What are Endorphins?

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What are Endorphins and what does our endorphins do to our body? Endorphins are made up from two words, endogenous and morphine. “The definition of endorphins is “morphine within” – natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure.” (Myers). What are endorphins made of? They are small, protein molecules that are produced by cells in your nervous system and other part of your body. Endorphins are important to our body because they are like a sedative, which is known to relieve pain. That is why they put morphine and endogenous together, morphine help relieve pain. They are located in our brain, spinal cord, and other nerve endings. Endorphins are not a single molecule, but actually come in a lot of forms, and can be anywhere from eighteen to five hundred times as powerful as any man made pain killers, and you do not get addictive to endorphins! Because endorphins are natural to our body, they are the best way to get a natural high. “They are one reason why soldiers wounded in battle can continue to fight or have the strength to save someone else; it also accounts for the so called runner's high, or why some people are drawn to dangerous activities like car racing, sky diving and bungee jumping.” (Health)
Endorphin was discovered in 1960 by a nuerochemist Choh Hao Li at the University of California in San Francisco. He was doing some research on pituitary glad for aided in the metabolism of fat. It was really hard, Li tried different camels, but they did not have a certain fat-metaboliser. He tried another amino acid substance from the camel pituitary, which is beta-endorphin, but It did not answer any of his questions and he never looked at it again. Thirteen years later, 1973, a team of researcher...

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... of long-term, monogamous relationships. Dr. Fisher believes that oxytocin and vasopressin interfere with the dopamine and norepinephrine pathways, which might explain why passionate love fades as attachment grows.” (Obringer).
The sun is also another way that endorphin are released. When it is rainy outside, all we want do to is stay inside, watch TV, sleep and get nothing done. When it is sunny outside people are more happy, and wanting to get out of the house and do things.

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