Feeling alone? Suffering from heart health symptoms? Reaching out to friends can help both issues. Studies on the effect of friendships show that being with friends increases a person’s oxytocin…
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Love Prescription
The phrase, “Love is a drug,” has been proven true in a sense with research from Syracuse University. Oxytocin: the Cuddle Hormone According to researchers from Syracuse University, brain images…
Go Out and Touch Someone
February is the month for love; there really is no better time to show our care and compassion for each other than this month. Endorphins and Oxytocin We have great…
A Hug a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Why is a hug the best medicine? University of North Carolina researchers studied the effects of hugs on our health. The team studied partners as they measured the stress hormone…
