Stress Gone With Hugs

How often do you hug a husband, boyfriend, brother or your best friend? Do not under estimate efficacy of a hug. Because according to the study, a hug can relieve stress.

 

Based on research results released by the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, a warm hug to release oxytocin, a hormone associated with feelings of love and peace. These hormones will suppress the hormone that causes stress on the body initially languished.

 

To conduct this research, Dr. Karen Grewen, researchers from the University of North Carolina to collect 38 pairs in one place. To-38 couples were asked to talk about happy things they've ever experienced. They were also asked to watch a romantic movie for five minutes and then hugged for 20 seconds. Before all the above activities performed, Dr. Karen assisted his colleagues to do the measurement of blood pressure, stress levels and the amount of the hormone oxytocin. As a result, the level of stress all the observed decrease.

 

Cause of the stress hormone, cortisol and norepinephrine, decreased in number due to be replaced by the hormone oxytocin. And the end result can contribute to your heart health.

 

Research also shows women are more responsive to hug his partner. According to Dr Karen, this is because oxytocin is more closely related to the hormone estrogen produced by women. In real life the hormone oxytocin can be created in a healthy marriage. This means that marriage is not marriage that is often tinged squabbles and even violence.

"Not everyone has a happy marriage. But the quality of the marriage relationship can be measured by one's health," explained Grewen, as quoted from Seacoastonline.

A cardiologist who comes from the American Heart Association, Dr. Nieca Goldberg adds Grewen explanation above. "The core of this research is to show that emotional and psychological support can affect the health of heart and mind," he explained.


"Women who are unhappy in her marriage, had a higher tendency to have a heart attack. The lack of support for their negative impact on health," added Goldberg again.

From the research of Dr. Karren we also learned friends with people who have same sex can reduce the stress level of the mind.


"Friend, pets can increase the amount of the hormone oxytocin, and is certainly a positive thing," he added. So, the arms do not always have to be obtained from the pair. Create your alias Singles singles, a hug with a friend or a pet cat can reduce stress. Congratulations to cuddle!

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