I've been eating in a paleo fashion for a couple of years but I can't  
really say I was paleo as I had a fairly constant consumption of  
chocolate and caffeine.

I finally had to admit I was powerless before chocolate and caffeine  
and asked for help from a higher power, which in this case was my  
desire not to feel cranky, moody and over-amped most of the time. My  
consumption of caffeine would be considered pretty minor by many  
people, as in a cup of decaffeinated a day. Still I felt the results  
afterward.

30 days now and I definitely feel calmer and less reactive plus other  
related symptoms have lessened or gone away like pounding heart  
sensations or low-level headaches.

Todd

On Mar 13, 2007, at 8:11 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:


>
> This stuff is human catnip.
>
> What amazes me most is that chocolate is a psychoactive and  
> potentially addictive drug.  I believe it's somewhat analogous to  
> tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana and needs to be taken with the same  
> degree of seriousness.  To see children on Halloween hopped up on  
> chocolate is quite an experience.  (Why not just give them shots of  
> vodka instead?)  In our family we speak of "three days of detox"  
> after the kids do a chocolate binge.  They don't sleep well,  
> they're unbelievably moody, cranky, inattentive and depressed.
>