The mating game has been going on for hundreds of thousands of years and our brains are hard-wired to achieve success. And success is very important. Some say It is the most important thing there is in life after personal survival. Failure is painful on many different levels. You have much to gain or much [...]
Posts Tagged ‘love chemicals’
Clear, Timely and Manageable
Posted in cuisine, love, tagged chemistry of love, falling in love, intimate communication, love chemicals, love chemistry, mating game, natural on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Even More Surprising
Posted in love, tagged adrenaline, goals, love chemicals, noradrenaline on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What that last exercise shows is that there is a powerful connection between the way that the mind affects the body and the body affects the mind, revealing the power that simple words can have over the body when filtered through your mind.
It also shows that chemicals within the body can be triggered by actions [...]
The Completely Natural Chemistry of Love
Posted in cuisine, love, tagged dopamine, endorphins, L-arginine, love chemicals, norepinephrine, phenylethylamine, serotonin, tryptophan on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, let’s get back to the chemistry of love. Are you ready? Good.
Put simply, eating foods that are high in protein, increases the amount of dopamine and norepinephrine in the body. Your body changes protein into the amino acid called tyrosine, which is then made into dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain. Serotonin can be [...]
