Endorphins In Chocolate, A Tasty Way To Feel Better

It's not exactly a secret that people love chocolate, and that when your stressed you tend to crave comfort foods in the form of sweets, most containing chocolate. In fact, especially around my group of friends, the common phrase synonymous with "I'm having a bad day" is usually "I need chocolate". But have you ever wondered why chocolate has that effect on people?

Chocolate actually does more then release endorphins, it contains several natural chemicals and neurotransmitters that react positively on not only your body, but your mood and mental state as well.

Some Of The Best Endorphins, Are Massage Endorphins!

Endorphins are a wonderful thing in life, they help to regulate pain, increase your mood and help you to relax in the short term. Long term endorphins are even more helpful, activating the bodies immune system, helping to reduce diseases and kill cancerous cells, and even help to slow the aging process. 

So with all of these benefits of endorphins a cynical person would expect it to come at a high price, and if you don't like exercise that can seem like it's true. Working out, even something as simple as a walk can release endorphins into your system. But whether you like to work out or not there is a way that is, in my opinion even better then working out to get endorphins... A good old fashioned massage!

Can I Have An Endorphins Addiction?

Endorphins are a naturally released hormone in the body, it is released as a natural pain reliever and is designed to help us get through situations of increased physical, or emotional stress. But is it really possible to have an Endorphins Addiction?

The answer is a bit of a sticky one, it's not so much that you can become addicted to endorphins as it is more that you can become addicted to the activity that causes you to produce the endorphins, mainly over exercising. This does not mean that you should not exercise, in fact just the opposite you should exercise 5 to 6 days a week if possible. The problem seems to arise when you get to the point in your exercise routine where if you miss a day you become very irritable and just generally in a bad mood. Lets explore some of the things you can do for this shall we?

What Causes Sleep Paralysis?

What Is Sleep Paralysis?
The term sleep paralysis refers to being unable to move just before entering or leaving sleep, it can also be accompanied by a feeling of pressure, like something is pressing on your chest, or a choking feeling. It is a harmless occurrence but can be very stressful if you don't understand what is happening or why, it can also be disturbing if it occurs after particularly frightening dreams.

What Causes Sleep Paralysis?
When you sleep your body moves between different phases of sleep, including Rapid Eye Movement Sleep or REM sleep. Dreaming occurs during REM sleep and as a precaution to avoid injury our body will turn off our muscles ability to move. That way if your having a dream about going for a jog you don't end up kicking your dresser, or your spouse while you are having your dream. What causes sleep paralysis is when your body doesn't get the signal to turn your muscles back on and you wake up without the ability to move for a few seconds to a few minutes. This can be a very disturbing and frightening but isn't harmful.