Sentences with phrase «called endorphins»

For example, the sheer physical act of smiling releases chemicals called endorphins that act as natural antidepressants... even if you're purposely faking it.

So naturally, licking reminds him of something happy and releases pleasure hormones called endorphins.

Exercise can also cause the release of chemicals called endorphins into your blood stream.

That rush is actually real and is caused by the release of mood - elevating neurotransmitters called endorphins.

They believed that this was due to the release of those feel good chemicals called endorphins in the brain during sex and which act as natural pain killers.

Let's also look at the awesome benefits: exercise produces brain chemicals called endorphins, which make you feel elated and happy.

Scientists have found that when people experience a decrease in pain from a placebo, certain compounds, called endorphins, are released in their brains.

When you do vigorous exercise that gets your heart rate up, particularly running, your body releases chemicals that boost well - being, the so - called endorphins.

He also says that when we eat wheat it not only triggers an insulin response that promotes the storage of fat — especially belly fat — but due to the presence of compounds called endorphins, it also increases your appetite so that you eat more calories.

It's also better for your PMS - helping to release the feel good hormones called endorphins.

Another theory suggests that acupuncture stimulates the body to produce narcotic - like substances called endorphins, which reduce pain.

They're called Endorphins.

The mood - lift one may experience after swimming is simply because of the release of feel - good chemicals called endorphins.

Exercise causes the release of helpful chemical messengers called cytokines as well as chemicals that are responsible for elation called endorphins.

Exercise in the right amount promotes the release of feel good chemicals called endorphins.

If you exercise on a regular basis, you start filling your body with chemicals called endorphins which will make you a lot more cheerful and a pleasant company for others.

I believe it's called endorphins.

Breast milk contains a chemical that suppress pain called endorphins.

That year he posed a theory that the warm afterglow and the constant craving for chile are due to capsaicin triggering the release of the body's natural painkillers called endorphins, which have been called «the body's natural opiates,» are the cause of the so - called runner's high, and are capable of turning a painful experience into a pleasurable one.

Not exact matches

A compound in chocolate called phenylethylamine, actually increases the amount of endorphins released in the brain... the chemical that makes us feel good!

To establish a link between capsaicin and endorphins, Etscorn used a drug called naxalone, which can reverse the effects of a heroin overdose by blocking brain receptors that respond to the heroin.

By replacing fear with relaxation, a different set of chemicals come into play: oxytocin, labor hormones called prostaglandins, and endorphins combine to relax the muscles and create a sense of comfort.

Interest sparked with the discovery of endorphins — morphine - like molecules, often called opioids, that the body produces during exercise and that have painkilling or euphoric effects on the brain.

On the one end are endorphins, but on the other end is melanocortin and what used to be called MSH.

Such a release — called an «endorphin rush» - is also thought to happen with alcohol or with exercise.

Both endorphins and opioids latch on to proteins called opioid receptors on the surface of nerve cells.

Similar to the effect of morphine, the body will naturally release chemicals throughout the body called «Endorphins» when the body is subjected to the strain of physical activity.

Just as when you go for a run, sauna use increases endorphins (the happiness hormone) and opiods (the body's natural pain reliever), as well as a molecule called brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the brain.

A chemical in our brains called beta endorphins are a big reason why so many people who are depressed or lonely crave sweets.

This explains why you may crave chocolate when you're feeling frazzled: It contains a couple different compounds that help us chill, one of which — called phenethylamine — triggers the release of the same feel - good endorphins that flood our body when we're in love.

A compound in chocolate called phenylethylamine, actually increases the amount of endorphins released in the brain... the chemical that makes us feel good!

It actually triggers the release of the so - called «happy hormone» endorphin.

The body's natural opiate is called «endorphin.»

But obviously the female demographic was paying attention, and in 2005 People magazine named McConaughey its 20th annual «Sexiest Man Alive,» calling him a «one - man endorphin rush,» despite his reported disinterest in using deodorant.

Laser therapy speeds healing by calling on the body's own natural healing techniques, releases pain - killing endorphins, lessens scar tissue, reduces nerve pain, and combats tissue infections.