Why it matters:
Dopamine is important to because dopamine is the neurochemical of love, addiction, reward, motivation, learning, sleep, memory, movement, and many other things necessary to the proper function of the human body. Extreme and abnormal levels of this neurochemical can lead to certain serious diseases, both mental and physical. Low levels of dopamine can cause Parkinson's disease, addiction, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other things. High levels of dopamine can have just as bad of an effect, including the manic phase of bipolar disorder, psychosis, insomnia, paranoia, and again schizophrenia.
How to Utilize Dopamine: There are multiple ways to regulate dopamine, depending on whether there is too much or too …show more content…
Oxytocin is often referred to as the “trust chemical” or the “love chemical.” This chemical is what floods a woman's body during childbirth and allows the mother and child to form a bond, right from the start. This chemical allows communities and individuals to break down social barriers and anxiety by forming trust, increasing self-esteem, and optimism. Oxytocin has the ability to make individuals happier, but it can also make them more generous. Certain studies have shown a connection between the strength of an empathetic connection and levels of oxytocin in the body. In a research study participants who were required to give money to a stranger. Increasing oxytocin levels in the bloodstream was shown to increase generosity by as much as …show more content…
There is currently only one oxytocin drug available. Pitocin, is the name of the oxytocin drug, it is most commonly used to induce or strengthen contractions during childbirth. There is an unpleasant and untold impact for individuals whose mothers received Pitocin during labor. According to Michel Odent, MD, “it appears that the permeability of the blood-brain barrier can increase in situations of oxidative stress—a situation that is common when drips of synthetic oxytocin are used during labor. We have, therefore, serious reasons to be concerned if we take into account the widely documented concept of “oxytocin-induced desensitization of the oxytocin receptors.” In other words, it is probable that, at a quasi-global level, we routinely interfere with the development of the oxytocin system of human beings at a critical phase for gene-environment
Dopamine is important to because dopamine is the neurochemical of love, addiction, reward, motivation, learning, sleep, memory, movement, and many other things necessary to the proper function of the human body. Extreme and abnormal levels of this neurochemical can lead to certain serious diseases, both mental and physical. Low levels of dopamine can cause Parkinson's disease, addiction, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other things. High levels of dopamine can have just as bad of an effect, including the manic phase of bipolar disorder, psychosis, insomnia, paranoia, and again schizophrenia.
How to Utilize Dopamine: There are multiple ways to regulate dopamine, depending on whether there is too much or too …show more content…
Oxytocin is often referred to as the “trust chemical” or the “love chemical.” This chemical is what floods a woman's body during childbirth and allows the mother and child to form a bond, right from the start. This chemical allows communities and individuals to break down social barriers and anxiety by forming trust, increasing self-esteem, and optimism. Oxytocin has the ability to make individuals happier, but it can also make them more generous. Certain studies have shown a connection between the strength of an empathetic connection and levels of oxytocin in the body. In a research study participants who were required to give money to a stranger. Increasing oxytocin levels in the bloodstream was shown to increase generosity by as much as …show more content…
There is currently only one oxytocin drug available. Pitocin, is the name of the oxytocin drug, it is most commonly used to induce or strengthen contractions during childbirth. There is an unpleasant and untold impact for individuals whose mothers received Pitocin during labor. According to Michel Odent, MD, “it appears that the permeability of the blood-brain barrier can increase in situations of oxidative stress—a situation that is common when drips of synthetic oxytocin are used during labor. We have, therefore, serious reasons to be concerned if we take into account the widely documented concept of “oxytocin-induced desensitization of the oxytocin receptors.” In other words, it is probable that, at a quasi-global level, we routinely interfere with the development of the oxytocin system of human beings at a critical phase for gene-environment