Endorphins are morphine-like chemicals produced by the body that help diminish ppain while triggering positive feelings. They are commonly reffered to as the brian’s “ feel –good”chemicals, are are the body’s natural painkillers. The history of endorphins dates back to the 1960’s, when Cho li accidently found them by relieving effet of a hormone in the pituary gland- a pea-sized gland at the base of a human brain. Endorphns were found atlater at a pain receport sites in the brain and linked to being relase by the piturary glad when the body is under extremed stress. ( E. Quinn, 2016)
