You’re probably familiar with endorphins; I tend to think of them as something you experience when eating a chocolate cup cake, feeling overwhelming love and affection for someone or while doing some rigorous exercise. Like most things in life, it turns out that endorphins are multifaceted, so read on to find out the whys and how’s of this interesting phenomenon.
Did you know that endorphins are really morphine like opiates naturally produced by our bodies? These chemicals can temporarily block pain receptors and dull our sensitivity to pain. Exercise causes us to release endorphins (this feeling is sometimes referred to as … Read More »
