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Chocolate, Wine And Tea Improve Brain Performance
Science Daily ^ | Dec. 24, 2008

Posted on 12/24/2008 6:00:13 AM PST by CE2949BB

All that chocolate might actually help finish the bumper Christmas crossword over the seasonal period. According to Oxford researchers working with colleagues in Norway, chocolate, wine and tea enhance cognitive performance.

(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...


TOPICS: Food; Science
KEYWORDS: brain; chocolate; oenology; performance; tea; wine
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1 posted on 12/24/2008 6:00:13 AM PST by CE2949BB
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To: CE2949BB

Chocolate and Tea I can do at work.

Wine? The boss might not like that too much.


2 posted on 12/24/2008 6:02:28 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: CE2949BB

Well, I think YOU win today for BEST POST EVER!

I’ll drink to that!

Those Ferro Rocher candies are mighty tasty. And champagne! And we drink tea by the gallon, all day every day, no sugar.

one of our cats, Siamese, is Champagne and Mink color.


3 posted on 12/24/2008 6:03:06 AM PST by buffyt (Have yourself a MIGHTY CHRISTMAS! And a Freepin' Wonderful New Year!)
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To: WayneS

Then WAIT and have a glass of wine after you get home!!!!!

Problem SOLVED!


4 posted on 12/24/2008 6:05:09 AM PST by buffyt (Have yourself a MIGHTY CHRISTMAS! And a Freepin' Wonderful New Year!)
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To: buffyt

But I don’t NEED my brain at home. Do I?

;^)


5 posted on 12/24/2008 6:06:14 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: Apple Blossom

ping


6 posted on 12/24/2008 6:07:14 AM PST by bmwcyle (McCain had no honor when he failed to defend Sarah Palin, Leno was not enough)
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To: CE2949BB
I'm not much of a tea drinker so I compensate with double wine and chocolate.

ML/NJ

7 posted on 12/24/2008 6:20:32 AM PST by ml/nj
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To: buffyt

There’s a brand of chocolate called Keiko. It’s a German brand posing as an oriental co. to appear Eastern and wise and all that nonsense, sort of like when Biden had his eyelids surgically pulled sideways to appear sage. One of their lines is called the Green Kiss. They have many products in that brand, including little squares, mignonettes, that are made with chocolate and green tea. They are so good, so different. They might be an ideal combination with some dessert wine - maybe a Moscato or a Riesling? I don’t know, I haven’t tried.

Here’s a good combination - Choxie truffles (Target’s brand) with a tawny port. So nice after dinner.


8 posted on 12/24/2008 6:25:38 AM PST by definitelynotaliberal
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To: CE2949BB

All of the Republicans in the next U.S. Senate, as well as all conservatives everywhere, will seriously need as much of these things as humanly possible in order to get through all of the profound “mess” that’s really coming this country’s way!


9 posted on 12/24/2008 6:28:29 AM PST by johnthebaptistmoore (Conservatives obey the rules. Leftists cheat. Who probably has the political advantage?)
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To: definitelynotaliberal
OK, V....I'll try it. I'm a Lindt/Ritter fan, with a Graham's 85 Port on special occasions. AM’s brace is always a breakfast tea; usually Lipton.
10 posted on 12/24/2008 6:34:47 AM PST by Loud Mime ("Only the dead have seen the end of war" Plato)
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To: CE2949BB

Yes! Another vote for my Chocolate addiction :)


11 posted on 12/24/2008 6:58:12 AM PST by Clintons Are White Trash (Lynn Stewart, Helen Thomas, Rosie ODonnell, Maureen Dowd - The Axis of Ugly)
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To: CE2949BB
If wine increases brain performance I should send my resume to NASA ... they're always looking for a rocket scientist. ;^)
12 posted on 12/24/2008 7:06:00 AM PST by BluH2o
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To: Clintons Are White Trash

My recipe for brain power....Lindt 85% dark chocolate, a decent bottle of red and a some nice soothing tea the following morning. Ahh, I feel smarter already.


13 posted on 12/24/2008 7:07:43 AM PST by marlon
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To: CE2949BB

I’m still experimenting with steak, beer and coffee. I’ll let you know the results in a few more years.


14 posted on 12/24/2008 7:10:21 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: CE2949BB
Chocolate, Wine And Tea Improve Brain Performance

Wine and tea? Can't say. Chocolate? Clearly, not.

15 posted on 12/24/2008 7:27:10 AM PST by snarks_when_bored
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To: CE2949BB

Neat! Interestingly enough, this year I wound up with a habit of going to the library and getting a hot chocolate to do some last-minute review just before my exams, and now I feel like it might have been worth it!

However, I don’t do tea, and I’m still just a bit too young to be able to test out the wine part =P


16 posted on 12/24/2008 7:43:06 AM PST by Hyzenthlay (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Hyzenthlay
However, I don’t do tea, and I’m still just a bit too young to be able to test out the wine part =P

Well, when you are, always remember: in moderation.

No matter how smart a person is, they will act like a dummy when drunk. ;)

17 posted on 12/24/2008 7:48:44 AM PST by CE2949BB (Fight.)
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To: CE2949BB
Well yeah.


18 posted on 12/24/2008 7:54:58 AM PST by Daffynition ("Beauty is in the sty of the beholder." ~ Joe 6-pack)
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To: Daffynition
Now that is a party! :D
19 posted on 12/24/2008 7:59:54 AM PST by CE2949BB (Fight.)
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To: WayneS
But I don’t NEED my brain at home. Do I?

Depends on whether you're married to an intelligent woman.

Mine speaks three languages.
Sometimes I don't know if whe's telling me she loves me or is cursing the day I was born. ;^)

20 posted on 12/24/2008 8:05:18 AM PST by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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