On Thu, 31 Jul 1997, Muriel Hykes wrote:
> >Personally, I take craving for red meat to mean that my body REALLY
> >wants/needs iron.
> I usually crave chocolate then. Chromium supplement takes it away,
> but why would I want to?
I think it has to do with the minor boost to serontonin levels provided by
theobromine or some other chemical in the chocolate...
Me too, btw! I generally subcumb and make myself a cup of lowcarb cocoa
(Droste cocoa, a good Dutch cocoa, plus a little creamer and sweet - n -
low.) I know it's not on Neanderthin, but it's only one cup of cocoa per
month, with no obvious adverse effects!
Corbie