Producing Love Hormones: Simple Ways to Increase Oxytocin Levels in the Blood

13.02.2024 11:48

Oxytocin is a hormone that helps us feel connected to people.

The higher its level (within normal limits), the more tenderly we love our parents, children and our chosen ones.

Let's figure out what you need to do to feel goosebumps from the touch of your loved ones and bring back that feeling of "butterflies in the stomach."

Simple Ways to Increase Oxytocin

One of the most basic ways to feel tenderness and love is to simply hold the hand of someone you love.

A light massage will also help. Its action is also based on touch.

Love
Photo: Pixabay

Adopt a shelter animal. Caring for another living being is a natural source of oxytocin, which helps produce this hormone.

If you have, for example, an allergy to animal hair or saliva, you can turn your love to plants. This method is especially effective in cases where you have grown a flower from a seed yourself, rather than buying a ready-made one.

Short-term relationships also help to increase the level of the love hormone. However, it is those who are in long-term and trusting relationships who always have high levels of oxytocin.

Earlier, an endocrinologist revealed the benefits of kissing for a person.

Author: Irina Tint Editor of Internet resources