this is what happiness looks like

what is happiness

• Happiness is a sense of pleasure and general well being
• Endorphin- pain relief
•  Oxytocin- trust
• Dopamine- rewards
• Seratonin- importance

chocolate

what is chocolate made of

• beans from the Theobroma Cacao tree ground into powder
• the fat from these beans known as cocoa butter
• sugar
• milk
• soy lechtin 

CHOCOLATES AFFECTS ON THE BODY

endorphin

• pain killer
• natures morphine
• otherwise found in spicy foods

Beta endorphin

serotonin

• tryptophan
• found in nuts rice and other naturally fatty foods

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phenylethylamine

• creates a feeling similar to love
• raises blood pressure and sugar
• found in beans lentils nuts and seeds

Phenylethyl-amine

dopamine

• anandamide
• similar to tetrahydrocannabinol (25lbs)
• found in fatty foods

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Anandamide

Theobromine

• similar affects to caffiene
• found in tea plants and acai berries
• lowers blood pressure
• causes alertness
• what is poisonous to dogs and other animals

Theobromine

works cited

• http://www.thestoryofchocolate.com/What/ingredients.cfm?ItemNumber=3305
• http://www.diethealthclub.com/chocolate/chocolate-ingredients.html
• http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-neurochemical-self/201107/nature-g...
• http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro04/web1/kcoveleskie.html
• http://www.marksdailyapple.com/serotonin-boosters/#axzz33QsAZ141

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• http://www.marksdailyapple.com/serotonin-boosters/#axzz33QsAZ141
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/528433-foods-with-phenylethylamine/