Chocolate is a pain killer

Chocolate is not only an anti-depressant, but it seems that it's also a natural pain killer. How amazing is that. It gives us all the more reason to binge on some cocoa. A team of researchers says the distraction of eating or drinking for pleasure acts as a natural painkiller. So even sipping on a glass of water can act as morphine! The studies conducted to support this have been on animals, but the scientists believe the same effect takes place in people. Dr Peggy Mason, of Chicago University, found that rats were less bothered by pain if they were eating a chocolate chip or drinking water. ‘It’s a strong, strong effect, but it’s not about hunger or appetite,’ she said. ‘If you have all this food in front of you that’s easily available to reach out and get, you’re not going to stop eating, for basically almost any reason.’ I guess that's why people over eat so much. I'm simply happy that science is showing how awesome chocolate is too, so it's not just my taste buds that love it!