HAPPINESS HORMONES

HAPPINESS HORMONES

• Hormones

◦      Hormones are chemical substances that regulate various metabolic events that are released from the inner glands of cells and the body.
◦      Adjust the secretion, nutrition, growth, and reproductive activities in ceertain cells.

• Physiological functions of hormones;

•      To deal with stress
•      Energy production, storage and use
•      Reproductive
•      Growth and development

• Hormones are divided into three according to chemical characteristics;

•      Protein Structure
•      Amine Structure
•      Steroid Structure

• Working mechanism of hormones;
• Happiness Hormones

•      Serotonin
•      Oxytocin
•      Dopamine
•      Endorphin

SEROTONIN
◦      Serotonin boosts our mood and makes us more agreeable and sociable. Lack of it can cause irritability and depression.
◦      How does serotonin make us feel; Happy, Relax
◦      How do we feel in the absence of the serotonin? ; Depressed, pessimistic, angry
◦      To increase serotonin; Exercise, benefit from sunlight, eat foods containing tryptophan (eggs, chocolate, cheese), sleep regularly
You can boost levels of these hormones with some simple lifestyle changes, like diet, exercise, and meditation, and possibly improve your mood in the process.