The endorphins I am hormones and neurotransmitters which are responsible for reducing pain, increasing pleasure, and enabling the overall feeling of euphoria and well-being. Their absence or deficiency can cause states of depression and/or emotional imbalance, so it is important to know how to increase their production naturally.
According to Berta Garrido Reyes, specialist in endocrinology, the “hormones of happiness” they are released in areas of the brain that are central to pain suppression and are produced by the pituitary gland and hypothalamus during aerobic exercise.
The specialist also explained that it has been proven that fall in love, orgasm, acupuncture, produce a significant increase in the secretion of these neurotransmitters.
Garrido specifies that endorphins play an important role in recovery and have essential functions for health, such as:
- They promote calm.
- They create a state of well-being.
- They improve mood.
- They reduce pain.
- They delay the aging process.
- They improve the functions of the immune system.
- They reduce blood pressure.
- They counteract the high levels of adrenaline associated with anxiety.
How to raise your endorphin levels in the morning naturally?
1) Listen to music:
Experts say that music can help reduce pain, generate a feeling of well-being and joy. Anxiety is neutralized by listening to music, being one of the simplest and most effective ways to help the body secrete this hormone to a greater extent.
2) Have sex:
The passionate meeting between people, the kisses, the looks, the caresses, the excitement and the moment of reaching orgasm is the moment in which the greatest release of these hormones takes place. In addition, sex also helps blood circulate better through the body and improves the immune system and cardiovascular system.
3) Physical activity:
Sport causes the body to naturally produce endorphins and that is why a general feeling of pleasure and euphoria usually appears after training.
4) Eat:
Enjoying a good dish with all the senses (colour, texture, aroma, flavour) stimulates the whole body. Chocolate, for example, is an excellent ally when it comes to producing endorphins.
5) Relaxation:
Incorporating relaxing practices to start the day, such as yoga, pilates or meditation techniques is more than recommended to feel better, more relaxed and with a greater sense of happiness.
Source: Clarin
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