the greatest food ever: chocolate.

i'm home alone fantasizing about what would make this evening of solitude even more gratifying. at the top of my list tonight is stevie wonder (check), nikki giovanni (check), cabernet sauvignon (negative), a djarum (negative), good company (negative), and chocolate (negative). then i start thinking about how i've been craving chocolate and how i have pacified this craving for the past few nights now. and there's always the obvious reason (ladies) but other than that i wanted to know what it is about chocolate that makes me crave it more than any other food...

i found out that chocolate contains about 6 chemicals that alter natural brain processes. but these three are my favorites...

phenylethylamine is responsible for creating feelings of euphoria and excitement.

anandamide activates the same receptors as THC, the chemical found in weed that makes you feel "high".

tryptophan releases a chemical in the brain called serotonin which is what causes people to feel relaxed and at ease.

yum.