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45 grams per day of high cocoa content dark chocolate, or about two blocks.. Polyphenols are present in large quantities in dark chocolate. Polyphenols have been linked to reductions in blood pressure, as well as other health advantages. Atkins and team believe the polyphenols are having an impact on levels of serotonin in the brain. Only 10 patients in trial study, though. None of the trial participants put on any weight during the pilot study. After two months of treatment, some patients went back to work.

Polyphenols have been linked to reductions in blood pressure, as well as other health advantages. Atkins and team believe the polyphenols are having an impact on levels of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is also believed to play an important role in the regulation of anger, aggression, body temperature, mood, sleep, vomiting and appetite. So taking a couple of blocks of dark chocolate a day - not milk chocolate - can be good for you, but actual CFS is another matter.

CFS symptoms: Symptoms relapse after mental or physical exertion, Sleep is unrefreshing, Concentration and memory are significantly impaired, Muscle pain, Aches and pains in multiple joints, New types of headaches, Sore throat, The neck and/or armpit lymph nodes are tender.