Chocolate is My Medicine

Was Googling for cough suppressants and found this on Wikipedia:

Recent studies have found that theobromine, a compound found in cacao, is more effective as a cough suppressant than prescription codeine. This compound suppresses the “itch” signal from the nerve in the back of the throat that causes the cough reflex. It is possible to get an effective dose (1 g, though 0.5 g may be sufficient, according to PMID 15548587) from 50g of dark chocolate, which contains 2 to 10 times more cacao than milk chocolate. Cocoa powder contains roughly 0.1 g per tablespoon (5g). Theobromine was also free from side effects in the blind test

Medicines have never tasted this good. I ought to give this a try.

Sir John and The Common Cold

That sounds like what I would name my band, if I ever play in one.

Bonbon, Elisa and I are going to watch Sir Elton John and his band who are playing at the Singapore Indoor Stadium tonight. Yep, trying to catch him before he expires – I don’t know how much longer the magical Sir John can keep his singing and piano banging up.

I caught a cold + cough when I got back from Jakarta but I must must must be well enough to go through the concert tonight! Comon I’ve paid a hundred and one bucks for it! Singapore! And when else can I catch him? Alive? I just hope I don’t start hacking like mad (but maybe that will grab Sir John’s attention huh).

The cough syrup from the doctor is pretty potent and pretty much wonderful. A dose gets me very drowsy and pretty high and it’s a wonderful feeling when you’re slipping in and out of sleep while your eyes stay open the whole while. Like now. I sympathize with those who chug the syrup to get high. But I’m in a dilemma, if I take the syrup I’ll start getting high and “bengong-bengong”, rendering me almost useless even for minimum brainwork. But if I don’t take my dose, I’ll start coughing and hacking like mad. Elisa suggested to reduce the dose, but Shelly has a point – I will start coughing and also bengong-bengong.