Running: A FEVER

RAF153: Why is Oxytocin Called the Love Drug


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This is the fourth in a series on brain chemicals. See Episode 139 "Brain Chemistry" for an overview on how these chemicals fit into our survival as a species. (http://RunningAFEVER.com/139).

To review, oxytocin is associated with love, trust, and friendship. It is triggered by physical contact, hugging, shaking hands, acts of human generosity (witnessed, received or done). But not generosity with money. Time and action are the important things here. It inhibits addiction, boosts the immune system, and takes time.

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Running: A FEVERBy Michael Davis

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