Effects of Intentionally Enhanced Chocolate on Mood

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 485-492

  Radin, Dean ^a   Hayssen, Gail ^a   Walsh, James ^b  

^a Institute of Noetic Sciences   (United States)

^b Hawaiian Vintage Chocolate   (United States)

Author keywords

chocolate; Intention; mind matter interaction; mood; nutrition

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CACAO; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; MOOD CHANGE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AFFECT; BIOMEDICAL ENHANCEMENT; CACAO; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TASTE;

EID: 34648813413     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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