Mmm, medicine

[andygates]

According to Wikipedia, theobromine is an effective antitussive.  This is good:

1. Antitussives stop those little annoying coughs allowing enough cough to build for a good productive phlegm-clearer.
2. Theobromine is found in chocolate.
3. Theobromine is found more in dark chocolate, such that about 50g has an effective dose.

This means that the stick of Bournville I just scarfed is medicine.  Clearly, Green & Black's would be better, but you take what's availaible.

The office, which is a hack-bed of lungbutter right now, is investigating this potential palliative with great enthusiasm. 

Comments

[thudthwacker.livejournal.com]

Hm. Now, if only I can find a way in which G&B's would be a preventive measure of some kind, so I can medicate myself without having any actual maladies.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Whey hydrosylate, BCAA powder, Maya Gold. Obviously :)

[ehutch.livejournal.com]

It's also an antidepressive... Bring on the G&B especially the cherry one...

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

No fair.

You get to eat G&B. I get to sit here twiddling my thumbs impatiently waiting for my bulk order of L-Leucine to turn up.

And it's your fault.

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

Prevent what?

Bet I could think of something. I can set the crew on it.

Bob recommends the butterscotch. Obviously he doesn't say what for, cos he never does.

But butterscotch.

It's only cos I don't like the butterscotch so he knows I won't be tempted.

[despaer.livejournal.com]

I eat lots of dark chocolate. The higher the cocoa percentage the better and as those who know me will attest I am hardly ever ill.

So that constitutes all the scientific proof ANY of you need. I have 3 medicinal bars of Lindt dark chocolate with lime sitting next to my monitor just waiting to leap to my defence even as I type...

[thudthwacker.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Butterscotch.

Bob recommends the butterscotch. Obviously he doesn't say what for, cos he never does.
...
It's only cos I don't like the butterscotch so he knows I won't be tempted.

Maybe it builds character.

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

He says it's preventative.

He actually said it's a prophylactic. Only I don't think he meant in the sense of "Something for the weekend, sir?"

Every so often he gets his words confused, bless him.

[simoneck.livejournal.com]

Lots of goodness in chocolate apparently
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/health/story/0,,2028541,00.html

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Just leucine or the whole BCAA morass? And where from? Mine was at El Extorto rates from the high street.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Eat chocolate and live for ever. Take that, Gillian McKeith!

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

Just leucine.

http://www.myprotein.co.uk

If you're going to order, use my discount code: MP14349

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Ooh, discount code! Just as soon as I've necked the current stash, I may do that. Ta :)

[andygates.livejournal.com]

So are you really an escaped velociraptor?

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

IIRC, that was lysine.

Leucine is the one that Max in Dark Angel needs to take.

Go on. You can laugh.

[andygates.livejournal.com]

Ha!

Magnificent.