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JS014 How Oxytocin impacts Fear, Anxiety and Love
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:08:17
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OXYTOCIN is a hormone and it is often called the “love hormone” because of its crucial role found in relationships, social bonding, maternal behaviour and intimacy. Oxytocin spikes are found to be the highest during an orgasm or during an act of kindness. Oxytocin is a powerful hormone and a neuropeptide that is produced in the hypothalamus and also secreted from the Pituitary Gland. Oxytocin was discovered in 1952 and is currently listed on WHO - World Health Organization's list of Essential Medicines (the most important medication needed for healthier function of human health system.) An example of oxytocin is when two individuals are attracted to each other and the feelings of care and compassion arise, that’s all because of the rising levels of oxytocin, which we further call Love. So Why is this hormone so important? Well, this one hormone has the power to change the world and we literally mean it . Here is a study to back this claim. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, when we pe