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Time to Convert Some Atheists
Behold the Power of Chocolate:
An ingredient in chocolate may actually be a more effective cough medicine than traditional remedies, a new study suggests.And not only that, the UK-based research showed that the cocoa-derived compound had none of the side effects associated with standard drug treatments for persistent coughs.
Turns out the compound theobromine does a better job of cough supression than even codine, the standard "against which others are measured". Next up: figuring out the proper dose for a desired effect. As someone who just lost a round with Olivia's "germ-fu", anything that helps me stop burning through my tongue with cough drops is a Very Good Thing.
hmmm - that's a good enough reason for me to eat more chocolate.
and as a side note, I'm disturbed (not surprised, mind you, just disturbed) that they've isolated just one ingredient, rather than looking at the potential combinations where the additive effects might be more than the sum of the individual constituents. Of course, that's Western medicine for you - cheapest, quickest.
Posted by: ron on November 22, 2004 04:10 PMhmmmm interesting post but could you explain the title? i dont get it...
Posted by: carrie on November 22, 2004 10:39 PM"Chocolate is wonderful, and now is proven to be good for you..."
Posted by: scott on November 23, 2004 08:30 AMI believe ther is a God is chocolate is proven good for me. lol
Posted by: Pat on November 23, 2004 11:30 AMLet's try again: I believe there is a God if chocolate is proven to be good for us.
Posted by: Pat on November 23, 2004 11:32 AM