Chocolate
Hello All,
There is a story in the paper today that says that chocolate has been proven to cure coughs. Yes, medical research into tickly coughs has concluded that chocolate contains natural elements of a lung and brain relaxant, so that cough mixtures may not be required for the majority of minor coughs.
This reminds me of a personal anecdote. My friend's brother-in-law was told to eat chocolate for his low blood pressure problems. Certainly, chocolate is recognised as being an anti-depressant, and is good for pre-menstrual and menopausal women.
IMHO, doctors may be researching into the benefits of everyday foods in order to find cures for everyday ailments, in view of the antibiotic crisis.
Food for thought...(pardon the pun!)
Love,
Patsy.
xxxxx
Answers:
Yes I read that too in today Metro in London
Answers:
I heard on the radio this morning about chocolate and coughs so thought i'd try it out as i've had a bad cold & cough etc for a couple of weeks now and i've spent a small fortune on cough mixtures, medicines etc that make no difference at all![:'(] so today i went and bought myself a lovely bar of the brown stuff.........and hey, no coughing so far...i'm going to look forward to having a cold from now on! [sm=1syellow1.gif]
Answers:
Hi Patsy
I saw this on the BBC1 news at lunchtime. Apparently research has isolated a chemical, theobromine, which has been proved to be three times more effective than codeine. Dark chocolate contains the most theobromine, and side effects are on weight and teeth - no surprises there, then :D).
More here:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/news/38371.html
What antibiotic crisis? Please tell .....:)
Laura.
Answers:
They did mention that you had to eat large quantities. I think it was at least 200g. And drink three cups of hot chocolate.
Answers:
coughhh, coughhh, coughh, damn I'll have to have some choccy.:)
Thanks for that folks, you made my day.
Jan x
Answers:
Anyone got a cough I could catch from them ?
Answers:
I eat chocolate every day and guess what? I hardly ever get a cough.... coincidence... or is there something in this?[&:]
Answers:
I always thought anything with milk in (ie milk chocolate) caused muccus, hence making colds and coughs worse.
I think that green and blacks dark chocolate will cure anything
and its made with soya
xxx yum!
x nev
cough cough, ooh jan I have caught your cough!
There is a story in the paper today that says that chocolate has been proven to cure coughs. Yes, medical research into tickly coughs has concluded that chocolate contains natural elements of a lung and brain relaxant, so that cough mixtures may not be required for the majority of minor coughs.
This reminds me of a personal anecdote. My friend's brother-in-law was told to eat chocolate for his low blood pressure problems. Certainly, chocolate is recognised as being an anti-depressant, and is good for pre-menstrual and menopausal women.
IMHO, doctors may be researching into the benefits of everyday foods in order to find cures for everyday ailments, in view of the antibiotic crisis.
Food for thought...(pardon the pun!)
Love,
Patsy.
xxxxx
Answers:
Yes I read that too in today Metro in London
Answers:
I heard on the radio this morning about chocolate and coughs so thought i'd try it out as i've had a bad cold & cough etc for a couple of weeks now and i've spent a small fortune on cough mixtures, medicines etc that make no difference at all![:'(] so today i went and bought myself a lovely bar of the brown stuff.........and hey, no coughing so far...i'm going to look forward to having a cold from now on! [sm=1syellow1.gif]
Answers:
Hi Patsy
I saw this on the BBC1 news at lunchtime. Apparently research has isolated a chemical, theobromine, which has been proved to be three times more effective than codeine. Dark chocolate contains the most theobromine, and side effects are on weight and teeth - no surprises there, then :D).
More here:
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/news/38371.html
What antibiotic crisis? Please tell .....:)
Laura.
Answers:
They did mention that you had to eat large quantities. I think it was at least 200g. And drink three cups of hot chocolate.
Answers:
coughhh, coughhh, coughh, damn I'll have to have some choccy.:)
Thanks for that folks, you made my day.
Jan x
Answers:
Anyone got a cough I could catch from them ?
Answers:
I eat chocolate every day and guess what? I hardly ever get a cough.... coincidence... or is there something in this?[&:]
Answers:
I always thought anything with milk in (ie milk chocolate) caused muccus, hence making colds and coughs worse.
I think that green and blacks dark chocolate will cure anything
and its made with soya
xxx yum!
x nev
cough cough, ooh jan I have caught your cough!