Cheating with Chocolate

According to SCiencechannel.com, chocolate has a stronger effect on the body chemistry of women than it does on men. What this means for you gents (if you're a man reading this) is that if you are trying to invoke feelings of romance in your lady love, sharing some chocolate with her may have a rather uplifting desirable effect.

Much like the heat of chilli increasing your body temperate and mimicking your body reaction during foreplay, chocolate invokes similar feelings of desire. Not only is it very delicious, but because the melting temperature of chocolate is just below body temperature, it melts in the mouth, which on its own is stimulating.

Chocolate increases testosterone levels in women and acts as a powerful antioxidant. Without getting too technical or scientific, the reason why chocolate (dark chocolate in particular) acts as an aphrodisiac is because chocolate contains alkaloids (Serotonin and Phenethylamine), which work as aphrodisiacs, and increases serotonin levels in the brain. Whew! That was a mouthful! But seriously, serotonin is a neurotransmitter that induces feelings of pleasure and its level is known to increase for the first year of falling in love. Phenethylamine is related to amphetamines, which is a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy. It peaks when you are in love and surges into the brain at the time of an orgasm.

Even the ancient Mayans made a sweet concoction from cocoa seeds and used it for enhancing capability of copulation and procreation.

Regardless of its properties, most of its aphrodisiac qualities are linked to the simple pleasure that it gives when consumed. Enjoyed with a glass of red wine, it makes an even more enjoyable sensory experience.