How to hack your happy hormones 🤙🏼
Hormones are chemicals produced by different glands across your body. They travel through the bloodstream, acting as messengers and playing a part in many bodily processes! Certain hormones are known to help promote positive feelings, including happiness and pleasure 🤍
These “happy hormones” include:
👩🏻🎓 Dopamine - The reward chemical
✨ Complete a task
✨ Achieving a goal
✨ Eating food
✨ Self care activities
🤗 Oxytocin - The love hormone
✨ Helping others
✨ Petting animals
✨ Socializing
✨ Physical touch
🎵 Endorphins - The painkiller
✨ Exercising
✨ Listening to music
✨ Laughter
✨ Watching movies
🧘🏼♀️ Serotonin - The mood stabilizer
✨ Be with nature
✨ Sunbathing
✨ Mindfulness
✨ Meditation