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Interesting. I know that caffeine can induce psychosis and there is also caffeine in both tea and cacao.

Got to be careful in consuming some of these foods and supplements (pre workouts etc, fat-burners) in large quantities.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cns-spectrums/articl...

>> Myself, I cannot drink green tea or eat chocolate because it inhibits NOS1 and I have a genetic sensitivity (NOS1AP) that causes them to trigger mania, anxiety, and insomnia as do many of the phenols in many plant foods.

Whoa. Never heard of that, that is quite interesting. I wonder if some people have that sensitivity and not know it.

How did you encounter that you have that genetic sensitivity?

Obtained my genetics from 23andme, downloaded the raw data and went to work. Learned nutritional genetics in my spare time.