When endorphins bind to the opioid receptors in the CNS, dopamine is released and you feel pleasure. Endorphins then can be considered precursors to dopamine. Any issue with endorphin function can then directly impact your body’s release of dopamine. Dopamine is synthesized or created from an am...
When you work out, you tend to feel good. This is due to chemicals called hormones that are released when you’re physically active. Most forms of aerobic and endurance exercise involve moving your legs. For example, walking, running, cycling and swimming are all examples of aerobic and endu...
There are five types of chemical reaction, single and double displacement, synthesis, decomposition, and combustion. Chemical reactions occur when the activating energy point is reached to cause the reaction to start. Once this point is reached many reactions will continue on their own. ...
In some people, an adrenaline rush can make your brain release special chemicals calleddopamineand serotonin. Dopamine and serotonin are neurotransmitters that are involved in regulating your mood. When dopamine and serotonin are released, you may feel a sense of wonder, freedom, and purpose that i...
In a blood test, doctors take some of the child's blood and add possible allergens to it and then look for chemicals in the blood that indicate a possible allergic reaction.A problem with both the skin test and the blood test is that neither will show how severe an a...
Researchers have studied chocolate and found it to contain phenylethylamine and serotonin, which are both "feel good" chemicals. They occur naturally in our bodies and are released by our brains when we are happy or feeling loving or passionate. It produces a euphoric feeling, like when you're...
That also helps explain why sweating doesn’t work as well when the air around us is humid. On humid days, the air is already full of moisture. That means your perspiration has more difficulty escaping your skin. And that’s why more humid weather feels hotter to us, even if the overal...
That is why it's only supposed to be released when it is necessary. It can wear down your body greatly, mainly your heart. Bytheheat009— On Nov 30, 2007 I know adrenaline is what your body uses for 'fight or flight' but is it always involuntary? I heard there are some, very rar...
While phthalates have been linked by previous studies to numerous health disorders, the Food and Drug Administration published information stating that the kind of chemical compound containing phthalate, allowed for use as fragrance chemicals are diethylphthalate (DEP). The phthalates considered harmful ...
That also helps explain why sweating doesn’t work as well when the air around us is humid. On humid days, the air is already full of moisture. That means your perspiration has more difficulty escaping your skin. And that’s why more humid weather feels hotter to us, even if the overal...