What are the benefits of endorphins?

By promoting an overall sense of well-being, endorphins have many

benefits, including:

Alleviating depression
Nearly one in fiveTrusted Source people will experience depression at
some point during their lifetimes. Many studiesTrusted Source have
looked at exercise in reducing the symptoms of depression, and the
majority of these studies have shown a positive benefit associated with
exercise. More research is needed to further understand the role that
endorphins have in treating depression.

Reducing stress and anxiety

Endorphins may play an important role in reducing stress and anxiety. A
studyTrusted Source in mice showed a direct relationship between
endorphin levels and anxious behavior in mice. More research studies
in humans are needed.

Boosting your self-esteem

Positive feelings also make you feel confident and optimistic, thus
giving your self-esteem a boost. In one small studyTrusted Source,
endorphins were associated with high self-esteem in a small group of
men. Much larger studies are needed.

Reducing your weight

The role of endorphins and other hormones in regulating your appetite
and food intake is complex. While eating good food is thought in
increase endorphin levels, higher levels of endorphins have also been
shown in animal studiesTrusted Source to help regulate the appetite.
More research in humans is needed to clarify these effects.

Helping you deal with pain during childbirth

Childbirth can be an incredibly rewarding, yet incredibly painful
experience. Endorphins can make labor a bit easier. A small
studyTrusted Source in 45 healthy women giving birth found that low
levels of beta-endorphin at the end of pregnancy were associated with
a need for additional pain treatment medications during labor.
Additional research is needed to determine the exact cause and effect.

What are the symptoms of endorphin deficiency?

Endorphin deficiency isn’t well understood. In general, if your body isn’t
producing enough endorphins, you might experience:

depression
anxiety
moodiness
aches and pains
addiction
trouble sleeping
impulsive behavior
How to naturally boost endorphins
You don’t have to run an entire marathon to experience the
pleasurable effects of an endorphin release. Your body also produces
endorphins naturally when you do the following:

eat dark chocolate

exercise (any form of exercise will do, but exercising in a groupTrusted
Source is even better)
have sex
create musicTrusted Source or art
dance
have a glass of wine
get acupunctureTrusted Source
laughTrusted Source
enjoy your favorite dish
get a massage
take a saunaTrusted Source
eat something spicy
try some aromatherapy
watch your favorite TV dramaTrusted Source
meditate
volunteer
Endorfina reduce intensitatea durerii si anxietatea, stimuleaza sistemul
imun, intervine in procesul invatarii sau in adaptarea la lumina sau
intuneric. Actiunea lor dureaza peste 30 de ore.

Endorfinele sunt eliberate in prezenta luminii puternice, a anumitor

alimente(ciocolata, ardei iuti), in cadrul exercitiilor fizice, in timpul
rasului, in cadrul stresului sau activitatilor sexuale.