Your hypothalamus, a structure deep inside your brain, makes oxytocin. Your pituitary gland, found at the base of your brain, stores oxytocin and then releases it into your bloodstream when triggered by the electrical activity of neurons in the hypothalamus. Oxytocin and Labor Oxytocin is the hor...
The knowledge gained from such testing, scientists hope, will be used to make and keep people healthy. The brain has yet to give up all its secrets. It has, after all, some 100 billion neuron cells extending through its different regions. Still, studies are indicating that brain chemistry ...
it is the control center for your body. The hypothalamus constantly monitors what is going on inside you to keep things balanced. It regulates body temperature and emotional responses and controls your appetite. When something is amiss, the hypothalamus triggers a reaction that solves the problem...
The first step in optimizing your HGH levels is tomanage your weight effectively. Research has shown that overweight and obese individuals tend to have lower HGH production. By maintaining a healthy weight through a balanced diet and regular exercise, you can encourage your body to produce more ...
That SCN I wrote about above is a “master clock” in our brain that uses our exposure to light to coordinate all of the workings of our organs. Located in the hypothalamus, “an area of the brain just above where the optic nerves from the eyes cross, it synchronizes our circadian rhyt...
Thehypothalamus, a small region in the middle of your brain, constantly processes information from your senses and transmits signals to the rest of your body through your autonomic nervous system. The signals can either relax (parasympathetic nervous system) or stimulate (sympathetic nervous system)...
During pain or strong emotions, the hypothalamus will tell the respiratory centers to speed up. Nerve centers in the cortex can voluntarily tell the respiratory center to speed up, slow down or even stop (holding your breath). Their influence, however, can be overridden by chemical factors (...
This decrease affects your hypothalamus. Found in your brain, the hypothalamus regulates your body temperature. This is helpful in situations like when you exercise – as your body temperature rises, the hypothalamus will signal your body to begin cooling down, which is why your face might get ...
Our hypothalamus secretes CRH when we are stressed, which then goes on to promote the release of cortisol in the body (further increasing stress symptoms). We can lower our levels of CRH with antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Other treatment options like talk therapy and lifest...
To keep cortisol levels healthy and under control, the body’s relaxation response should be activated after the fight or flight response occurs.8You can learn to relax your body with various stress management techniques, and you can make lifestyle changes in order to keep your body from reacti...