An Age of Magic

Forget the paracetamol just reach for some chocolate!

October 14, 2009 on 8:52 pm | In Culture | No Comments

This has to be some of the best news ever to come from the world of science; studies have shown that eating a bar of chocolate can relieve aches and pains just like a couple of paracetamol and you can forget your fat burners afterwards as choccy is not that fattening…

In fact just nibbling on  a piece of chocolate or even sipping a small glass of water can relieve minor aches and pains according to recent new study. A group of researchers claim the distraction of eating or drinking something enjoyable also acts as a natural painkiller by releasing endorphins into the bloodstream.

Although to date these new findings only come from studies on animals however the scientists believe the same effect takes place in humans.

I can see the point to all of this however the day I will be really convinced is when they offer a crunchie bar to a woman in labour instead of an epidural – that’s got to be the real test!

 

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