{"id":10508,"date":"2024-09-18T13:16:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climsom.com\/blog\/?p=10508"},"modified":"2025-01-14T14:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T13:20:28","slug":"how-to-release-endorphins-and-ocytocin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climsom.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-release-endorphins-and-ocytocin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to release endorphins and oxytocin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Stress, pain, energy\u2026 How do endorphins and oxytocin improve your everyday life? As the hormones of happiness, they may well live up to their name!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While everyday actions encourage their secretion (sports sessions, emotional relationships\u2026), an original and natural method could give them a significant boost so that you can enjoy their many benefits\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1. High cortisol: reduce stress!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When we are stressed, our bodies register high levels of cortisol, a symptom of stress. This is why we also call cortisol the \u2018stress hormone<\/strong>\u2019. So a \u2018stress attack\u2019 will produce a spike in cortisol. Produced suddenly, this hormone can block lipolysis and thus be responsible for fat storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There are a few things you can do on a daily basis to reduce stress and cortisol production:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Massage to relieve tension<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Sleep to reduce stress-inducing fatigue<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Meditation for personal balance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Nature walks to recharge your batteries<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Cardiac coherence for better emotional management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Another less well-known approach is just as effective in combating stress: boosting oxytocin<\/strong>! This hormone of attachment and happiness helps to reduce cortisol. So boosting your oxytocin levels is an effective way of relaxing and de-stressing, through a simple exchange of hormones in the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If stress prevents you from sleeping or even triggers insomnia, getting rid of it will also help you sleep better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2. Endorphin, a natural morphine to relieve pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Endorphins, released by the hypothalamus and pituitary gland into the nervous system, are pleasure hormones. They lead to a state of well-being and even euphoria! What triggers it? Physical or psychological stress: sport, pain, anxiety, anger, etc. Endorphins can be produced as a defence mechanism against negative stress, or in a more beneficial way through positive behaviours such as sport or massage. The interesting approach is to know how to trigger them in a positive way, so as to achieve even greater well-being!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What effect does it have on pain?<\/strong> The term \u2018endorphin\u2019 is a contraction of \u2018endogenous\u2019 and \u2018morphine\u2019, so the word itself gives an indication of its role in pain management! Endorphins are opioids secreted naturally by the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its major advantage over morphine is that it does not create a physical dependency: endorphins remain natural, endogenous hormones! On the other hand, it is quite possible to fall under the spell of its effects on our well-being\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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3. Oxytocin: energy boost and fat-burning effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Considered to be the attachment hormone, oxytocin is secreted during emotional relationships: cuddling, massage, parent\/child relationships, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What if oxytocin could also have an effect on your figure?
Several studies have established links between low oxytocin production and obesity. Others have gone further and shown that oxytocin can activate brown fat: fat-burning fat<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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