Anandamide (or n-arachidonoylethanolamine) is a neurotransmitter which has been isolated in
cocoa in quantities which are significant enough to affect the brain. Anandamide is a cannabinoid
naturally found in the human brain. Anandamide is a lipid (a fat) known as "the bliss chemical"
because it is released when we are feeling good. (
anandamine is the French spelling)
It is true that anandamide has a similar effect to the compound THC in cannabis (marijuana), but it
acts in a different way; acts only on certain groups of brain cells and not the whole brain; and thus
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