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Hormones are chemical messengers produced inside our body, which control many processes by sending messages to different organs through the blood. These affect mood, sleep, appetite, digestion, stress, energy and emotional health. When we talk about happiness hormones, it means those special hormones that improve mood, increase positive feelings in the brain and help in reducing stress. These hormones keep the body relaxed, reduce mental fatigue and maintain emotional balance. With their correct levels we feel more happy, calm and energetic. Therefore, their balance is very important for mental health and good life quality.
happy ones hormones The main four are dopamine, serotonin, endorphin and oxytocin. Dopamine is associated with motivation, self-satisfaction and productivity, hence it is also called reward hormone. Serotonin controls mood, sleep and appetite and brings a feeling of peace to the body. Endorphin is considered a natural painkiller because it reduces pain and gives instant happiness. Oxytocin is called love hormone, which increases trust, connection with loved ones and emotional bonding. All these hormones keep the body mentally balanced, reduce stress, reduce the risk of depression and maintain energy in daily tasks. Due to their deficiency, one starts feeling irritability, sadness, fatigue and lack of motivation, hence it is very important to maintain their balance.
How to increase the hormone of happiness in the body?
Dr. Subhash Giri in the Department of Medicine at RML Hospital It is said that the easiest way to increase happiness hormones is to make small changes in lifestyle. First of all, do regular exercise. Yoga, walk, dance or any light physical activity increases endorphins. Sitting in the sun for 15 to 20 minutes naturally increases serotonin and improves the mood instantly. Good sleep is very important, because poor sleep reduces both dopamine and serotonin. Include dark chocolate, bananas, dry fruits, curd, eggs, oats and vitamin D rich foods in your diet. These increase hormones that make us feel happy.
Apart from this, talking to loved ones, hugging, spending time with pets, meditation, listening to favorite music, learning new things, all these increase both dopamine and oxytocin. Creating small moments of happiness for yourself during the day, reducing stress and maintaining positive thinking also helps in maintaining emotional balance.
This is also important
Do exercise or walking for 30 minutes daily.
Make a habit of sitting in the sun.
Limit mobile/screen time.
Consume plenty of water, healthy diet, less sugar.
Spend time with your loved ones.
Adopt a good sleep routine.