THE LOVE DRUG: OXYTOCIN

This is the one drug you won’t mind being addicted to! It feels so good and it will keep giving you that high, that feels too good to be true. And here’s the good part… it’s extremely healthy for your body and brain.

Have you ever randomly helped a stranger and just felt really good afterward? Just last year alone, Americans gave an estimated $449.64 BILLION to charities. That’s a crazy amount of money!

But why do people give so much money and time to help others? Did you know that there is a scientific reason for that feeling? That feeling is a hormone called Oxytocin or as some may know it as… The Looooove Drug.

Because Giving Feels So Good!

Oxytocin is most associated with childbirth and breastfeeding. When this hormone gets released, it goes straight into the brain and the bloodstream. To be clear, this is not just a female hormone. Oxytocin is actually found in most species on the planet and in both male and female sexes.

It plays a super important role in social bonding, with social memory and attachment, sexual and maternal behavior, and in bonding and trust.

Calming and Connecting

Oxytocin plays an even larger physiological part in our brains by making us calmer and wanting to connect to others. Which are qualities, I feel we NEED MORE of as human beings and living on this planet, together.

This calm and connection which is contributed by Oxytocin are important not only to connect to others but to realign ourselves mentally. It internally facilitates growth, healing, recharge of energy, and better social interactions. All of these qualities make us more open and willing to connect to ourselves and others.

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How To Release More Oxytocin

Maybe giving getting pregnant and giving birth aren’t an option for you right now. Good thing there are other ways to get Oxytocin pumping through your blood and to your brain… fast!

Studies have shown that when a face-to-face interaction of generosity happens, your body will release 80% more Oxytocin into your system! That’s a huge increase to your body and brain, by just doing kind things for other people.

That is a pretty easy way to get more of that love drug in you, by just doing a little good. When you have more Oxytocin being released, the qualities of receptivity, closeness, openness to relationships, giving, and nurturing will be pumping through your veins.

The next time you decide to help a stranger out or just sit and listen to a friend, think about the amazing benefits Oxytocin will give you by pumping a little more of that Love Drug in you.