Posted by KaraS on August 29, 2004, at 2:11:41
In reply to re: PEA(s) » KaraS, posted by lil' jimi on August 29, 2004, at 1:15:51
> Kara S posted:
> > NO, phenylethylamine (PEA)
>
> Oh!
> rather, Doh!
>
> Larry's post about the CECD study got me to reading about the endocannabinoids.
> i found anandamide's chem name, arachidonylethanolamide, abbreviated as AEA and its relative, palmitoylethanolamide got shorten to PEA.
>
> so, my mistake. sorry.
>
> yet it would appear that this abundance of chocolate neurotransmitters stimulating both the endocannabinoid and endorphin/opioid systems may go a way towards explaining Linkadge's "getting a real twist" from chocolate indulgence.
>
> but i've been wrong before.I don't know enough about endocannabinoid and endorphin/opioid systems. Are the two explanations mutually exclusive?
> i discovered a lot at http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Phenylethylamine thanks to your valuable keyword for PEA.
>
> thanks,
> ~ jim
>
> p.s. i'm going to get some dark chocolate now.
>
>p.p.s. I like milk chocolate better. Lindt is the best. mmmmm
-K
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