Endorphins
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Endorphins: Mood Lifters and Depression BustersEndorphins are not dolphins with interior skeletons or cartoon characters. Endorphins are hormones. Not the kind that make your teenager act like a mutant beings. Endorphins are the nice-guy hormones. -
Endorphins - the Heart and Soul of Our Brains?Endorphins are a chemical release in the body. We feel them when we fall in love, when we are hurt, we even feel them pulse throughout our body after witnessing something majestic!
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Endorphins! Brain Chemicals! Transmitters!Do endorphins need to be released constantly for us to fight pain and feel good? Are We doing all we can to be healthy!? It has been reported that endorphins, neurotransmitters found in the brain have pain-relieving properties similiar to morphine.
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The Real Deal on EndorphinsNatural euphoria isn't as difficult as you thought. You've heard of endorphins, those powerful natural chemicals that give you the rush of elation. Here's you YOU can boost your happiness index! -
Increasing Endorphins Reduces Anxiety and DepressionEndorphins are our bodies natural defense against anxiety and depression, as well as pain management. Created internally, these chemicals (alpha, beta and gamma)can be influenced for release by food and physical activity.
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Releasing Endorphins: A Natural Way of Feeling BetterLooking for a natural way to feel better? Then look no further! Endorphins are our bodies natural way of feeling better and reducing stress.
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TENS Machines Are Helpful for Pain, and Can Help Produce Endorphins TooA commonly used machine for pain reduction, TENS units are also capable of stimulating your body to produce endorphins, or chemicals that help to improve your mood. These little machines are a little but mighty addition to pain sufferers' lives.
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Endorphins Are Natural Painkillers and Mood ElevatorsBesides behaving as a pain regulator, endorphins are also thought to be connected to physiological processes including euphoric feelings, appetite modulation, and the release of sex hormones.
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Booty Dance in the Kitchen Increases Endorphins for Kids and ParentsHumorous depiction of how to pick and chose parenting/child battles. Exercising with kids helps break tension and increase laughter in the house. -
Endorphin Induced HealthThe USA is being touted as a nation of over-indulged, obese, sports addicts. Maybe learning about endorphins could change all that. -
"It's Not What You Ride, It's that You Ride..."I had just gotten off my motorcycle and endorphins were still spinning through me allowing me to feel on top the world. -
Simple Stress Relief ExercisesEveryone could use a little stress relief. Physical, mental and spiritual exercises are simple ways to relieve stress. Physical exercise will release endorphins, which operate as natural mood elevators to relieve stress.
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I Wish I Had Known This While My Daughter was Playing Soccer for 9 YearsSports is such a great outlet and therapy for kids to keep active, keep the endorphins running and all the good physical and mental chemistry that goes with it.
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Laugh and Improve Your HealthYour sense of well-being depends more on your sense of humor than you suspect. Enjoying a good laugh with family, friends and co-workers relaxes tensions, improves relationships and releases endorphins. -
The Weirdest Thing I Did to Stop Myself from Eating Sugary CandyWe all love candy. And why not? It tastes good. It helps release certain endorphins into our blood stream. And it also helps us to gain weight and create cavities.
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Cold Water Therapy: Cold Showers Aren't Just for Disappointed LothariosThere are many benefits to taking a cold shower in the morning: improving your blood circulation, improving your immune system, and leaving you more exhilarted.
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Exercise Can Improve Your Mental Health and Ward Off DepressionExercise is a great way to improve your mood well as well as your overall health. Exercising releases endorphins in the brain that are often called natural mood enhancers.
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The Effects of DepressantsDepressants are classified according to the extent of their medical effect on the body. This class of drugs acts as endorphins and naturally blocks pain by reducing activity in the central nervous system.
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The Healing Power of HumorHumor's positive effects range from lowering blood pressure, moderating stress, lifting depression, and increasing endorphins. Laughter has the same effect as aerobic exercise on heart and lungs but requires no special equipment. -
'Runner's High' from Exercise Is Good for the Heart, Says StudyHere's another reason to get exercise every day - researchers have found that vigorous exercise protects our heart from heart attacks. Credit the endorphins and opioids our body releases.
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Laughter-The Health BenefitsScientific research has proven that laughter is good for us, emotionally and physically. Laughter strengthens our immune system, reduces the level of stress hormones, and increases endorphins (natural pain killers.)
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The Benefits of Exercise From a Former FattyExercise sucks. Yes, I said it, and I'm not the least bit embarrassed about it. All this garbage about how after a few minutes of exercise the mystical, magical endorphins kick in and make you feel wonderful ... pure crap.
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Laughter as MedicineLaughter boosts the immune system and lessens pain by boosting levels of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, and suppressing levels of epinephrine, the stress hormone. -
Can a Woman Be Allergic to Her Lover?We have all heard that love is a biological function, and yes there is a chemical attraction when those endorphins start raging and you get so hot for this particular man or particular woman.
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Exercising to Deal with GriefExercise is probably the best thing one can do to help deal with grief. When a person exercises, endorphins are released which are more or less "uppers" to the brain. -
Opiate Addiction: Percocet, Vicodin, Tylenol 3, Opium, Heroin, Morphine and CodeineOpiates are known to slow breathing rates because it works on the respiratory center of the brain. These can be very powerful pain relieving medications because they aide in producing endorphins when excessive pain is present.
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Taught by ExampleLaughter is a healer, biologically endorphins are released in the brain when we laugh and it makes us feel good. Psychological it can change our whole mood and whole perception of our world.
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Getting HIV Isn't a Death SentenceYou just got home from your doctor, your local sex clinic and you're still reeling. You will for a while. You're HIV Positive. There are some first steps you should take in dealing with this change - take it from the HIV Positive writer of this piece.
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A Look into the Alternative Healing Art of Therapeutic TouchThere's not a person out there that has never experienced some type of pain before - or comforted or been comforted one time or another! Face it, we all benefit from human interaction now and again.
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Breathing and Other Principles of Tai ChiWhether you're thinking about taking a Tai Chi class, or just interested in the ideas behind the martial art form, the principles of Tai Chi can be carried over into all aspects of life.
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First Time Mom Over 35This article provides practical tips for helping first time moms over 35 find support and rejuvenation.
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Best Beaches on Cape CodThe beaches on Cape Cod vary from wild waves and serious surf on the National Seashore to serene waters and tidal pools on Cape Cod Bay. No matter what your pleasure, you'll discover the best beach just for you on the Cape.
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Benefits of Baby MassageBaby massage is gaining popularity among parents. It has emotional and physical benefits beyond the bonding it permits between parents and their babies.
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Chasteberry Extract and Other Proven Ways to Treat PMS Without a PrescriptionAs many as 40% of women suffer from Premenstrual Syndrome, with symptoms including monthly fatigue, breast tenderness, anxiety and depression. Here are some lifestyle changes, over-the-counter herbals, and vitamins that really work.
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Acupuncture for Weight LossAcupuncture can bolster a patient's resilience, help fight cravings, and enhance a patient's ability to respond positively to good diet and exercise choices. -
5 Feel Good Things to Do TodayKindness is contagious! Whether you put one of these ideas into play or come up with some of your own, adding a bit of sunshine to someone else's life will add sunshine to yours as well.
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What to Expect from EffexorThe author took Effexor for 28 days to treat his suicidal depression. It worked, but had some significant side effects.
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5 Ways to Reduce Stress and Improve Your LifeEasy-to-follow, practical tips to help you avoid stress-related health problems and improve your quality of life. -
Acupuncture for Migraine HeadachesAcupuncture can be a very effective tool in the struggle to decrease the frequency and severity of migraine headaches, and in many patients can extinguish the migraine headaches all together. -
Are You Addicted to Tanning?We've heard of addictions to drugs and smoking, but what about to tanning? Recent studies show that the sun can be addictive, so if you tan more than eight times per month, you might want to read this.
