Chocolate Gifts
History of Chocolate Gifts
Executive Summary by George Murray
Chocolate has long been given as a gift, particularly as a gift of affection or passion.The forerunner to chocolate was the Aztec drink xocoatl, a mix of water, spices and ground cacao beans. Later, The Aztec King Montezuma presented
Chocolate Gift Baskets
Cortez and his conquistadors with gifts of cocoa beans. It is recorded that the Aztecs favored the beans above gold.
In 1615 Spanish Princess Anna of Austria gave to her new husband, King Louis XIII, a gift of chocolate. Casanova believed in the aphrodisial qualities of chocolate and often plied his romantic interests with gifts of chocolate. Boxed chocolates have been given as gifts ever since.
During World War II American soldiers became well known to European children as gift bearers of 4-ounce chocolate bars.Modern chocolatiers produce the finest gourmet and hand-made chocolates in history, many elegantly boxed for gift giving.
For the Love and Thought of Chocolate - Give Chocolate Gifts
If you’ve been curious as to why this intriguing phenomenon occurs once having ingested a piece of chocolate, you should first know that chocolate is much more than it appears and has more than mere taste and treat benefits.
A Food With A Hidden, Happy Agenda
In fact, chocolate is a food with enough hidden potency to trigger particular areas in your brain that produce and prolong happy thoughts.
Chocolate On The Brain: Neurotransmitters Spur Happiness
Within chocolate exists a few essential ingredients that are known for their neuro-activating tendencies and overall mental stimuli statuses - of the active ingredients include both Tryptophan and Phenylethylamine.
Tryptophan triggers the brain to produce more serotonin, a neurotransmitter assigned to assist in the modulation of positive moods and sexualities, among other many other traits. Considerable levels of serotonin can be released into an individual’s brain after eating chocolate and the results are heightened feelings of excitement, elation and even ecstasy. With phenylethylamine as a neurotransmitter, after consuming chocolate, feelings of attraction, giddiness and apprehension are all rendered.
Giving Chocolate Gifts and Spreading Positive Feelings
So, with all this upbeat scientific knowledge, I’m sure you’re already enjoying a piece of chocolate or two already. (By E.S. Cromwell)
