14/02/2022
O X Y T O C I N
The hormone of love, calm and connectedness 🤍🤍🤍
Oxytocin levels increase during hugging, physical intimacy, orgasm, childbirth and breastfeeding.
Oxytocin switches on the reward centres in our brain- fostering a sense of social connection, empathy, sexual activity, and trust.
It reduces stress levels and makes us feel safe, connected and ‘in love’.
Oxytocin is also one of the key hormones of birth - oxy (fast) + tocin (birth).
It’s responsible for causing the rhythmic uterine contractions that bring our babies into the world and creates a euphoria that fosters a deep rooted connection and desire to protect this special little soul above all else…making birth like the best first date ever!
But we don’t have to give birth to become familiar with oxytocin…
We can all experience the effect of this hormone right now, simply by hugging someone special (for >6 secs) or taking a moment to sit and feel gratitude. It’s that warm, tingly buzz you can feel spreading from your heart to your entire body…
Try it and see!
Jess x
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