Feel Good Chemicals



  • Dopamine: Dopamine is a neurotransmitter produced by the hypothalamus, a small region of the brain that helps you feel pleasure. It’s an important part in your reward system, meaning the brain releases dopamine when you do things that feel good or pleasurable or when you complete a task. Dopamine also helps with movement and motivation. 
  • Serotonin. Serotonin is another neurotransmitter produced when you feel satisfaction or importance. It also helps regulate your sleep, appetite and mood. Many anti-depressant medications are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) that help boost levels of serotonin. 
  • Oxytocin. Oxytocin is a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland that produces feelings of love and connection. Also known as the cuddle hormone, the brain may produce oxytocin during sex or maternal behavior such as childbirth or breastfeeding. 
  • Endorphins. Endorphins are opioid peptides produced by the hypothalamus and pituitary glands that operate as neurotransmitters. They trigger positive feelings when you do something you enjoy such as having sex, laughing or exercising. They also stimulate pain relief, which is the same reaction that occurs chemically when taking prescription opioids. The euphoric feeling endorphins produce helps mask pain.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Queen Of Chemsitry

Image
         Benzene ( C6H6)  is the 'Queen of chemistry'. Benzene is an organic compound with the chemical formula of C6H6. It is also considered a parent compound of the various Aromatic compounds. The properties of benzene is a colorless, flammable, and highly aromatic liquid with a sweet odor. In benzene, there are two carbon atoms in each carbon atom and one hydrogen atom. The C-C bonds in benzene represent the combination of single and double bonds in resonance structures of benzene.   Benzene Chemical Formula is C6H6   Benzene Molecular Weight is 78u    Benzene is a versatile organic compound  applied in the various chemical industries such as in the manufacture of plastics, rubbers, lubricants, and more. However, Benzene is toxic and carcinogenic and that is why it has some non-industrial uses. Here are some applications of structure of Benzene: Benzene can be used as a solvent in nonpolar substances such as oils, fats, resins, etc. It also helps in degreasing of the metals
Read more

What happens to our body, when we stop consuming sugar!!

Image
                     Sugar is naturally in lots of foods like fruit, vegetables, milk, cheese, and even grains. But manufacturers also add different forms of sugar and syrup to processed and prepackaged foods like ice cream, cookies, candy, and soda, as well as to less obvious products like ketchup, spaghetti sauce, yogurt, bread, and salad dressing. 1.Lower Triglycerides                   If your body weight is higher than it should be, you are more likely to have high cholestrol numbers, including triglycerides, a type of fat in your blood. Cut added  sugar and you could lower calories and body weight, which could improve your cholestrol.  2.Lower Herat Disease Risk                    High triglycerides raise your heart disease. If you get more than 20% of your calories from added sugar, even if you are at a healthy weight, you may be able to lower your heart disease risk when you cuty back. 3.Healthier Teeth                    Sugars are the primary food source for the bacteria that
Read more

Fun Facts of Chemistry- part 1

Image
  You can die from drinking too much water. Radioactive and nuclear elements actually glow in the dark. Glass is not a solid – glass is a liquid. Helium is lighter than air. Water is one of the elements which expands while freezing and according to scientists, water takes up 9% more volume when frozen in comparison to its liquid state.  Oxygen is said to be colourless but that is only applicable for the gaseous form. The solid and the liquid form of oxygen appear to be blue. The most expensive element is californium, it is used in industries. Copper is the only element which is naturally Antibacterial. Cloud is actually made of tiny drops of liquid. When the droplets gather and become heavy, that's when rain falls. You need to exceed temperatures of 1000 degrees Celsius to burn a diamond.
Read more