Wednesday 18 May 2016

Endorphins or Natural Opiates

Also referred to as ‘hormones of happiness’ endorphins are produced by the brain, inducing feelings of euphoria, boosting the body’s immune system, improving human relationships, reducing the feeling of pain, etc. Similarly to the effects produced by corticosteroids and morphine, is considered to be ‘the happiness drug’.

Its production is stimulated by exercise, sexual relations, successfully completed work, music, art, the sciences and activities that involve creativity.
A number of studies have shown that when humans and animals play together levels of endorphins are increased in both of them. Visual gestures of love also cause them to segregate, including the video of this pair of otters holding hands whilst sleeping so that they don’t lose one another. An example of love for everyone.

Dr. J. Hurtado Martínez
Medical Director of HealthSalus

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