Hormones+and+Happiness

=__Happiness-Inducing Hormones__ = = = Within the body are many chemicals that are commonly responsible for the sensation of happiness. Although medical professionals cannot pinpoint an exact chemical formula, these hormone are shown to increase and maintain happiness when used in a proper balance.

Two hormones within the brain are neurotransmitters named serotonin [|1]  and melatonin [|2]  .Serotonin transmits messages in the brain. For example, if a person’s mentality is happy, it is serotonin that tells the physicality to act happy. Hence, serotonin is in action for every happy gesture, like a smile. Serotonin also acts to regulate happiness, so a lack of serotonin increases unhappiness and depression. Serotonin is caused in the brain by many events, but also has many natural catalysts, such as sunlight.

Serotonin’s partner, in a manner of speaking, is melatonin. Melatonin, rather than controlling happiness, controls sleep. The body needs an even balance of serotonin and melotonin, so ideally, you should by happy all day and sleep all night. Any other results would suggest an imbalance. These two are called the Happy Hormones, and a few others 3 also get included in this pair.

There are many hormones widely regarded as conducive to happiness. There are three that usually turn up in conversation. The first is dopamine. This hormone prepares the body for adrenaline—the feeling right before the adrenaline rush. Surely, this moment would be very exciting, but not necessarily happy. The second is oxytocin. This hormone is responsible for bonding, such as between mother and child. Once again, this is a happy situation, but this hormone is not conditional to happiness. The last, and most commonly heard of, are endorphins. These are a chemical released by exercise and are intended to reduce pain, almost the body’s natural morphine. This throws the body into a “high”, inducing a good mood and encouraging happiness and the feeling of pleasure.

1.@http://www.webmd.com/depression/recognizing-depression-symptoms/serotonin 2, @http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/tc/melatonin-overview 3.@http://www.naturalhormonetherapyonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1:happy-hormone-is-it-real&catid=1:hormone-therapy-articles&Itemid=2 , @http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/hp.asp