“Laughter is very infectious, and why it should be so is a most interesting neurological problem. But it also has other, more physiological, benefits. Apparently it boosts the immune system, reduces stress hormones, massages the heart and diaphragm and engenders a 'feel good' factor.” FeelsShouldHeartProblemInterestingHumourBenefitsLaughterStressFeel GoodFactorsMost InterestingImmuneHormonesBoostMassageImmune SystemPhysiologicalReduce Stress Author:Semir Zeki
“Whenever we feel stressed out, that's a signal that our brain is pumping out stress hormones. If sustained over months and years, those hormones can ruin our health and make us a nervous wreck.” IfsFeelsYearsBrainMonthsStressNervousRuinsSignalsStressedWrecksHormonesStressed Out Author:Daniel Goleman
“Each of our cells is a living entity, and the main thing that influences them is our blood. If I open my eyes in the morning and my beautiful partner is in front of me, my perception causes a release of oxytocin, dopamine, growth hormones - all of which encourage the growth and health of my cells. But if I see a saber tooth tiger, I'm going to release stress hormones which change the cells to a protection mode. People need to realize that their thoughts are more primary than their genes, because the environment, which is influenced by our thoughts, controls the genes.” PeopleIfsNeedsEyeBeautifulCausesGrowthRealizingMorningEnvironmentBloodInfluenceFrontsPerceptionStressProtectionPartnersTeethReleaseCellsPrimariesGenesEntityOur ThoughtsTigersHormonesDopamineOxytocinGrowth HormonesStress Release Author:Bruce H. Lipton
“It is important to understand that while oxytocin may be the hub of the evolution of the social brain in mammals, it is part of a very complex system. Part of what it does is act in opposition to stress hormones, and in that sense release of oxytocin feels good - as stress hormones and anxiety do not feel good.” FeelsMayDoeImportantSocialBrainEvolutionAnxietyStressComplexesFeel GoodReleaseOppositionHormonesMammalsComplex SystemsHubOxytocin Author:Patricia Churchland
“Chocolate is an extraordinary source of key stress-fighting minerals including: magnesium, iron, chromium, vanadium, copper, zinc, manganese, and phosphorus. These minerals favorably influence a woman's hormone system, which explains why chocolate has always been considered important for a woman's monthly cycle.” ImportantFightingInfluenceSourceKeysStressExtraordinaryIncludingIronCyclesChocolateHormonesMineralsCopperMagnesiumPhosphorusZincChromium Author:David Wolfe
“During meditation, our breathing slows, our blood pressure and heart rate decrease, and stress hormone levels fall.” HeartFallLevelsMeditationBloodStressPressureRateBreathingDecreaseHormonesBlood PressureHeart Rate Author:Deepak Chopra
“We found if you took the dog out for 45 minutes a day and worked with it that the solitary stress hormone, cortisol, went down. But then it went right back up again because they didn't keep doing it.” IfsFoundMinutesDogStressSolitaryHormones Author:Temple Grandin
“Male love circuits get an extra kick when stress levels are high. After an intense physical challenge, for instance, males will bond quickly and sexually with the first willing female they lay eyes on. Women, by contrast, will rebuff advances or expressions of affection and desire when under stress. The reason may be that the stress hormone cortisol blocks oxytocin's action in the female brain, abruptly shutting off a woman's desire for sex and physical touch.” FirstsMayReasonEyeActionDesireSexChallengesLevelsBrainWillingExpressionFemaleStressLaysMalesAffectionIntenseBlockInstanceKicksExtrasContrastSexuallyHormonesCircuitsOxytocinUnder StressRebuffStress Levels Author:Louann Brizendine
“Lower your cortisol level. The happiest people have the lowest level of cortisol, a stress hormone that raises blood pressure and weakens the immune system. Cut the stress-more yoga, less road rage-and you'll cut your cortisol production.” PeopleHappinessLevelsCuttingBloodYogaStressPressureRaisesProductionsRageLowestImmuneHormonesImmune SystemBlood PressureRoad Rage Author:Daniel Gilbert
“What basically happens is your hormones get out of whack. Because of the stress in your life your body says, 'I need more hormones.' So, your hormones are trying to produce and produce and produce, and it's even more stressful and it is this wicked cycle.” NeedsTryingBodyHappensProduceStressYour BodyWickedCyclesStressfulHormones Author:Marie Osmond
“Researchers have shown that the flooding of stress hormones resulting from a traumatic separation from your parents at a young age kills off so many dendrites and neurons in the brain that it results in permanent psychological and physical changes. One psychiatrist I went to told me that my brain looked like a tree without branches. So I just think about all the children who have been separated from their parents, and there's a lot of us, past and present, and some under more traumatic circumstances than others--like those who are in internment camps right now--and I just imagine us as an army of mutants. We’ve all been touched by this monster, and our brains are forever changed, and we all have trees without branches in there, and what will happen to us? Who will we become? Who will take care of us?” ChildrenBrainStressTraumaImmigrantsHormonesUndocumented ImmigrantsUndocumentedBrain Trauma Book:The Undocumented Americans Source: The Undocumented Americans