Yes, I agree, there are health benefits to chocolate. I am not a big chocolate fan, but hubby is. I have some now and then, but he has it every day.

We both find the dark more satisfying.

As far as MSG goes, I've already posted this...MSG is BAD for nerves. It sets off peripheral neuropathy symptoms too, so I would expect it to be very problematic for RSDers.

It stimulates the NMDA pain receptors.

It has been my experience that most doctors are very poor chemists. They have very little chemistry, or medicinal chemistry in their training. Many doctors therefore do NOT understand how most drugs work. (they only listen to salespeople sell their products). When other issues appear therefore in the research doctors don't have the skills to evaluate the papers.

That comment about 10 grams of phenylethylamine is totally wacko. Alkaloids found in food are always in the microgram or low milligram level. Example... common caffeine. 100-200mg in a strong cup of coffee and much less in tea. And that is alot for an alkaloid found in a foodstuff.

Yes, I think an MSG thread would be very useful here. I'll make contributions, too, if you start one.

Also for example... The esteemed Dr. Latov in the PN field, recently wrote a book...on the various forms of peripheral neuropathy. He did not proofread or didn't understand his own words...he has TWO errors in the text telling people to take 500MG of B12.
This probably was meant to be 500mcg... but even that is low borderline. 1000mcg daily is better and more effective. So he must be friends in kind to Dr. Hooshmand?