DOPAMINE
•Enables motivation, learning, and pleasure.
•Gives you determination to accomplish goals, desires, and need.
OXYTOCIN
•Feeling of trust,motivates you to build and sustain relationships
•Known as “Cuddle or Love Hormone, plays a role in bonding.
SEROTONIN
•Feeling significant or important among peers
•Calm form of accepting yourself with the people around you
ENDORPHINS
•Releases a brief euphoria to mask physical pain
•Response to pain and stress that alleviates anxiety and depression
How deficiencies affect you.
Lack of Dopamine
•procrastination
•low self-esteem
•lack of motivation
•low energy or fatigue
•Inability to focus
•Feeling anxious
•Feeling hopeless
•Mood swings
Lack of Serotonin
•Feeling lonely
• Stressed
•lack of motivation
•Low Energy or fatigue
•Disconnect of relationships
•Feeling anxious
•Insomnia
Lack of serotonin
•Low Self-esteem
•overly sensitive
•anxiety/panic attacks
•mood swings
•Feeling hopeless
•Social Phobias
•Obsession/compulsion
•Insomnia
Lack of endorphins
•anxiety
•Depression
•mood swings
•aches and pains
•insomnia
•impulsive behavior
How to increase these brains chemicals?
How to Increase dopamine
•Meditate
• Daily to-do list
• Long term goals
• food rich in L-Tyrosine
• exercise regularly
•Create something: writing, music or art
How to Increase oxytocin
• Physical touch
•Socializing
•massage
•acupuncture
•listen to music
•exercise
•cold shower
•meditate
How to increase serotonin
•exercise
•cold showers
•sunlight
•massage
How to increase endorphins
•Laughter / crying
• Creating music / art
• Eat dark chocolates
•Eat spicy foods
•Exercise / Stretching
• Massage
•Meditate
