WELL, WHEN WE EXERCISE YOUR BODY RELEASES CHEMICALS CALLED ENDORPHINS INTO THE BRAIN.
Endorphines
WHEN THESE ARE RELEASED THEY MAKE US FEEL POSITIVE AND IMPROVE OUR MOOD.
SO WE MIGHT NOT HAVE A HAPPINESS TREE BUT DOPAMINE, SEROTONIN, OXYTOCIN AND ENDORPHINS ARE THE QUARTET RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR HAPPINESS
ODDLY ENOUGH I USED TO OWN AN AROMATHERAPY COMPANY AND I DISCOVERED THAT VANILLA AND LAVENDER WERE LINKED TO THE PRODUCTION OF ENDORPHINS
HOWEVER,WHEN PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION THEY ARE OFTEN PRESCRIBED ANTI-DEPRESSANTS BY GP’S INCLUDING SSRI’S (SELECTIVE, SEROTONIN, RE-UPTAKE INHIBITORS) WHICH CAN WORK ON THE PRINCIPLE OF INCREASING THE LEVEL OF SEROTONIN TO THE BRAIN TO ENCOURAGE BETTER AND MORE POSITIVE MOOD AND THERE IS MUCH DISCUSSION ON THE WAY FORWARD FOR TREATING DEPRESSION.
THIS IS A SHORT EXPLANATION OF A FAIRLY COMPLEX SUBJECT.