They say "LOVE HEALS ALL" and now science is backing up this philosophy

Dear friends, lets do a meditation practice. Close your eyes and think about the person who has been a source of love and support for you and just embrace what you are feeling without any resistance. Do it for 30 seconds. Open your eyes and check how you feel.

Do you feel enthusiastic, morally positive and filled with a sense of heightened self-esteem. If the answer is yes then congratulations to you. You have just boosted the "Moral or Motivation Molecule" in your body. It's called Oxytocin.

Oxytocin, also called the "Bonding hormone" is produced during lactation and sex. This creates a bonding between mother and child and between romantic partners. Even kind words, empathy and words of consolation also produce this hormone.

Oxytocin is produced from the blood as well as the brain (pituitary gland, to be specific) but is very short-lived.

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Okay! But how it influences our health?

Ayurveda tells us that the root of almost all diseases is in our gut. So if we have a healthy and well-functioning gastrointestinal system we can evade almost all diseases. Our gut is allegedly called the "Second brain" due to its massive network of nerves called the "Enteric nervous system". Latest research has shown that the gut is a producer as well as a receptor of Oxytocin. No wonder that increased levels of Oxytocin is linked with reduced gastrointestinal inflammation, food sensitivities and autoimmune disorders, and improved gut motility.

It helps to treat psychological wounds, buffers stress hormone, specially cortisol thereby reducing anxiety and depression, and boosts morale, trust, motivation, social interactions and self-esteem. It also reduces hypertension and risk of heart diseases.

The healing properties of this hormone is endless. It works on the basis of a positive feedback mechanism. The more you bond, the more is the hormone produced which induces further bonding.

The best part is that it is free. Below are several activities that produces Oxytocin.

1) Kissing, hugging and sex.

2) Shaking and holding hands

3) Yoga

4) Meditation

5) Massage

6) Loving and caring for yourself and others

7) Playing with your favorite pet.






Loving-kindness Meditation is shown to flood the body with Oxytocin and improve health.

Also maintain a healthy gut to produce more Oxytocin by consuming fermented foods and probiotics.

It seems our body is fully-equipped with all the resources necessary to heal ourselves. We just need to learn to utilize them properly.