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Food Fantasies That Fight Pain

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Next time you’re wincing from menstrual cramps or a migraine, try thinking about rich, sweet chocolate. University of Wisconsin researchers found that people who fantasized about foods they love upped their pain threshold—they could bear more discomfort and anxiety. Here, the top five food fantasies that curb pain.

  • Chocolate 32%
  • Roast Dinner 31%
  • Pasta 14%
  • Pizza 8%
  • Fruit 4%

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Last Updated: July 15, 2009
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  • Muryal Braun

    This is a fascinating thought. How nice if you don’t even have to get close to the food — just think about it and have help for pain!

  • Doreen

    this is awesome! chocolate isn’t just yummy but has good effect !! I want some chocolates now!!

  • Mary Watts

    Home Pemedy for Acid Reflux, stell out if this is what i got, been to many Dr’s waiting for test to come back, got me on Zegerid, Help

  • Michael Davidson

    What is “Roast Dinner?”

  • bens

    the pharma companies will not like it, but i wish medicines would act on us the same way. have a headache? think aspirin. wow!

  • phil

    I though this story would be a about food that hurt my RA . It was not so found it Did Not apply

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