Is Chocolate Really Better Than Love? |
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It`s been debated over for decades, maybe even centuries for all we know, but is chocolate really better than love? For many a hard-working woman running a household in tandem with a career, a block of Cadbury could easily be more appetizing than unfulfilling love with Mr Harry Three-Seconds, sitting on the sofa with bemoaning his need for dinner and a bottle of beer. On the other hand though, can a box of Quality Street really beat a hot, unbridled lust fest between a deeply in love couple? Can the smooth, creamy texture of chocolate be more tempting than the passion of flesh on flesh? It's indeed food for thought. Undoubtedly, ad agencies bank on people blurring the desire for those two tempting treats together, and hope that if one can't achieve sex, then at least there's chocolate to turn to. You can hardly ignore the sexual undertone present in a lot of the chocolate ads these days. Pros and cons aside, perhaps most of us would at least agree that chocolate is as good as sex. You can`t deny that the feel good effect of eating chocolates isn`t dissimilar to that satisfactory glow you looking into the eyes of your lover. But, in the words of Professor Julius Sumner Miller, why is it so? Well, there appears to be a scientific basis behind this as the good professor will be happy to know. If you`ve ever wondered if it`s possible to be addicted to chocolate, you can in a sense. This is because eating chocolate gives a chemical high from the release of dopamine into our brains. Phenyl ethylamine, a chemical found in chocolate, is believed to trigger those hormones which heighten bodily sensations. In short, chocolate gives you an artificial chemical high that can substitute for love. So aside from helping you work, rest and play, a Mars bar should also give you that nice rosy afterglow! As for addiction, one could argue that people are more inclined to overindulge purely because chocolate tastes good, but evidence suggests that it's this very high that you get that keeps you coming back for more. So if chocolate and love are just as good, perhaps we should look at which one is better for you. As long as you`re practicing it in it's safe form, there's very little about love that's bad for you. You can't overdose on it and it's a relatively cheap. Chocolate may be more readily accessible but overeating has dire consequences for those prone to weight gain. Obviously, falling in love does wonders for your self-esteem and you're often left with a inner glow for the entire day. Of course, some people get their jollies from scoring a good deal on Choices too! Still can't decide? Well, perhaps we should examine the idea of combining these two little pleasures of the world to achieve one hell of a dopamine high? It appears some scientists are already swooning at the prospect. Chocolate bars that could help men and women more easily fall in love with bars that will contain higher than normal levels of the chemical phenyl ethylamine, which the body releases when one is in love. Other reasons why chocolate is better then falling in love: - You can get chocolate from a newsagent - Chocolate satisfies even when it`s gone soft - Chocolate can satisfy for just $1.00 - You can make chocolate last as long as you like - You can have chocolate in front of your mother. - You can have chocolate on your desk at work without upsetting your colleagues (so long as you share) - With chocolate there is no need to fake it - Chocolate is easy to find - You are never too old or too young for chocolate - You can safely have chocolate while driving - You can ask a stranger for chocolate without having your face slapped
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