facilitate the early encouragement of breastfeeding. Health benefits of breastfeeding for the newborn include lower risks of asthma‚ ear infections‚ diarrhea and vomiting and SIDS. Health benefits of breastfeeding for mom include “the release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary gland aids in uterine involution; a woman may return to her prepregnant weight sooner‚ and if menstruation is delayed‚ this may serve as a temporary family planning method and breast feeding may serve a protective function
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instance‚ according to Jim Al-Khalili‚ a theoretical physicist‚ “love is basically chemistry.” The attraction between two people originates “from the release of a whole set of chemicals‚” such as “pheromones‚ dopamine‚ norepinephrine‚ serotonin‚ oxytocin and vasopressin” in the brain. On another note‚ psychotherapist‚ Philippa Perry‚ suggests that there are several variations of the word love. First‚ there is Philia that
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Jeffrey Arnett presents 4 main reasons as to why she believes society has placed a negative label upon today’s emerging adults. The first one reflects the notion that the average time for adolescents to take on adult roles has changed dramatically over the past three decades. Today’s emerging adults have taken this time of life to continue developing themselves and building a stronger independent foundation rather than binding relationships‚ which in turn appears “selfish” to most adults. The second
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synthetic hormones bind to them hormone receptors 18. _______ stimulates both I- uptake and iodination of tyrosine residues on thyroglobulin TSH 19. _______ stimulates contraction of the uterus and ejection (let-down) of milk from the breasts oxytocin
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Roller Coaster of Love Two of the greatest things in life are love and amusement parks. When you think amusement parks you’re mind goes to either the food or even better‚ the roller coasters. You get a thrill like no other when you a roller coaster. How can that be compared to simply being in love? Although you may think riding a roller coaster and being in love are completely different‚ they do share similarities. Some people believe in love at first sight‚ then there are those who think
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10 Big Differences Between Men’s and Women’s Brains The differences between women and men are not only well-documented‚ but frequently at the heart of jokes‚ anecdotes‚ and good-natured (and not so good-natured) ribbing. Experts have discovered that there are actually differences in the way women’s and men’s brains are structured and in the way they react to events and stimuli. So the next time your wife‚ boyfriend‚ or parent starts telling you how you should have done something differently‚ then
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releasing endorphins in our bodies. Not only do cats just make us feel good but in a way they help us live longer and healthier. Also‚ that people with pets tend to be less depressed and lonely. Physical contact with cats leads to the body making oxytocin- a distressing hormone. Cat owners have a reduced chance of dying from a stroke or heart disease. Cats provide an attachment and a purpose for someone who is feeling depressed or even
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think that they know what love is. Is it really love what people feel on the outcome of their relationship that keeps them going? It’s not love that keeps people going it lust “lust is fueled by testosterone and companionate love by vasopressin and oxytocin’’. Lust is like a drug addiction‚ once it gets ahold of you tend to crave it whether it’s that man or women that you have your eyes on. Overwhelmed by physical attraction people in lust can’t keep their hands off of each other. They think about
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and other behaviors. The excess release of serotonin by MDMA likely causes the mood effects people experience (https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/mdma-ecstasy-abuse/what-are-effects-mdma). The drug also increases levels of the oxytocin and prolactin hormones‚ which can cause one to become less receptive to fear and more prone to be involved in social interactions. Low serotonin levels are associated with poor memory and being in a depressed mood. Acute effects on the use of ecstasy
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Human Biology – Nervous System HUMAN PERSPECTIVES PAGES 70-76 p 79 Review Questions: 2-8 AYK: 2-5 2. The three structures that protect the Central Nervous System are Bone‚ Meninges and Cerebral Spinal Fluid. 3. Cerebrospinal fluid comes from the blood and circulates throughout the CNS before returning to the blood capillaries. CFS is a clear‚ watery fluid containing a few cells and some glucose‚ protein‚ urea and salts. Occupies the space between the middle and inner layer of the meninges. It
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