Being in love our body becomes a showcase in which chemical changes that occur internally are shown. We see one by one how these changes benefit our health.
You are beautiful! You're radiant! How young I see you! Sometimes the cause of these changes visible to others is love. Love is one of the five basic emotions present in all human beings and that has a clear survival function. Thanks to love we create our emotional bonds from birth, necessary for healthy emotional growth, and also thanks to love, we choose our partner to form our own family. As with all emotions, love is also located in the body and not only in the heart as we usually imagine. Being in love our body becomes a showcase in which chemical changes that occur internally are shown. Some of these changes are: greater release of endorphins, reduction in cortisol levels, increase in the production of dopamine, oxytocin and norepirephrine, increase in estrogen levels and melatonin release. Let's see one by one how these changes benefit our health.
1. Improve our defenses
When greater release of endorphins occurs , the feeling of happiness increases, since they are the substances known as better natural antidepressants, allowing us to enjoy life more. In addition, endorphins improve the functioning of the immune system, so love also improves our defenses against diseases.
2. Lower stress levels
The cortisol is the hormone that is released in response to stress and leads to increased blood pressure. Falling in love reduces this hormone so that the negative effects of chronic stress on our body are reduced, in a natural and pleasant way.
3. Decreases the risk of cardiovascular diseases
Thanks to love, the production of dopamine, oxytocin and norepirephrine is also increased , which helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, love is good for the heart! These substances are also responsible for everything to look good and cause feelings of happiness and pleasure to be triggered by the small things in life.
4. Rejuvenate our skin
By increasing estrogen levels , our skin improves and this makes them see us and make us look younger.
5. It gives us vitality
In addition, the release of melatonin produced by feeling love, improves self-esteem and gives us a sense of vitality difficult to feel if there is no love in our life.
6. It makes us more handsome
Thanks to the increase in estrogen during the stage of falling in love we experience noticeable physical changes such as beautification of the skin, hair and nails.
7. Increase our self-esteem
Loving and being loved helps us to make sense of our life, and to feel important, safe and with a sense of personal worth and basic self-esteem for psychological and integral health.
8. It gives us more health (and in all phases of falling in love)
Thus, we can say, from a scientific basis, that love benefits health not only in the first moments of falling in love but also when we already feel more stability and calmer with our long-lasting partner.
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