Cacao gives me a lot of energy
I've now been experimenting, on and off, with cacao. I can say with certainty that it has an enormous effect on my energy levels. The days I don't use it, PEM is almost guaranteed to set in. The days I do take it, PEM never sets in. I don't feel the need to sleep during the day.
I've been using 10-15g of raw organic cacao mass in hot water with some coconut milk, pinch of salt, cinnamon, cardamom and cayenne pepper. The spices are not necessary, but seem to accentuate the effects a little bit.
Since cacao impacts the heart, I would start slow, with maybe 2g, to see if there are any negative effects. I got some weird heart issues from LC, so I don't push it with cacao.
One negative I used to get with cacao, was anxiety on the "comedown". That has since passed, and haven't experienced that in a while.