Someone posted this on Facebook today.
http://www.themedguru.com/20101124/...-symptoms-chronic-fatigue-study-86142150.html
This was my thought:
interesting article...yet cocoa contains l-arginine, which in higher doses can cause problems with some CFS sufferers due to (latent) Herpes Virus. At the same time, L-arginine is that "heart friendly" amino acid. But, if you have Herpes ...simplex (1) or Herpes 2...L-arginine can potentially exacerbate outbreaks. So, I guess it would be important to take that into account. Whenever I get a cold sore (H1), the fatigue is +++ exacerbated...and I take L-Lysine which calms the Herpes virus. It's "food for thought though"....
http://www.themedguru.com/20101124/...-symptoms-chronic-fatigue-study-86142150.html
This was my thought:
interesting article...yet cocoa contains l-arginine, which in higher doses can cause problems with some CFS sufferers due to (latent) Herpes Virus. At the same time, L-arginine is that "heart friendly" amino acid. But, if you have Herpes ...simplex (1) or Herpes 2...L-arginine can potentially exacerbate outbreaks. So, I guess it would be important to take that into account. Whenever I get a cold sore (H1), the fatigue is +++ exacerbated...and I take L-Lysine which calms the Herpes virus. It's "food for thought though"....