Help your brain help you boost your happy hormones. To explain exactly how these "happiness" chemicals work, I spoke to Loretta Breuning, founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and author of . Below ...

When was the last time you were truly happy? If you're yearning for happiness, the good news is that your body produces four main hormones that affect your mood. Dopamine, serotonin, endorphins and ...

Feeling good after exercising is caused by the release of hormones called endorphins. But you don't have to hit the gym to get the same rush. There are a bunch of activities you can do that boost your ...

SAN FRANCISCO – There's no doubt that laughter feels good, but is there real neurophysiology behind it and what can you do about it? In a paper being presented in an American Physiological Society ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 77, No. 10, [Part 2: Biological Sciences] (Oct., 1980), pp. 5972-5974 (3 pages) Anti-α -corticotropin [anti-ACTH α ...

Before talking about happiness hormones, it is important to understand what hormones are and how they are produced. The endocrine system works together with the nervous system to influence many ...

New research indicates that cancer radiation therapy causes the skin to produce the hormone β-endorphin, and that elevated β-endorphin levels contribute to fatigue after treatment Blocking β-endorphin ...

Touro University researchers have found that particles in the blood shuttle hormones through the body, including the brain.

Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She's written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women's Health, Business Insider, and ...