{"id":3889,"date":"2022-12-01T17:54:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/?p=3889"},"modified":"2022-12-01T17:54:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:54:47","slug":"fight-cortisol-with-oxytocin-spread-the-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/01\/fight-cortisol-with-oxytocin-spread-the-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight Cortisol with Oxytocin.  Spread the love!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">List of Activities That Trigger Oxytocin Release<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.destress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oxytocin_releasing_activities.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oxytocin, also known as the \u201clove hormone,\u201d is released in the human body in response to certain stimuli. Once it\u2019s released, it increases feelings of love, connection, well-being, and calmness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Physically, oxytocin can lower a person\u2019s blood pressure and heart rate, and it can directly fight stress by decreasing the release of the \u201cstress hormone,\u201d cortisol. Oxytocin can also work to boost the immune system. You can learn more here: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.destress.com\/relationships\/partners\/love-to-destress-oxytocin-and-stress-relief\/\">Love to Destress: Oxytocin and Stress Relief<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oxytocin Producing Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, we\u2019ve compiled a list of some of the activities known to elicit oxytocin release in humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hugging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cuddling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sleeping next to someone you love<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doghealth.com\/how-and-why\/gazing-into-your-dog-s-eyes-releases-love-hormone\">Gazing into your dog\u2019s eyes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breastfeeding your baby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Having sex<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watching an emotional movie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Petting or playing with animals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dancing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connecting with friends online<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listening to soothing music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Going for a walk in the sunshine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Looking into a loved one\u2019s eyes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Getting a massage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meditating while focusing on others rather than self<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharing a meal with a loved one<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember to provide these experiences for those you love as well, to boost their oxytocin. When your loved ones feel happy, secure, and safe with you, they will respond with oxytocin producing actions toward you. So give your friend a gift to boost her oxytocin. Listen intently to your partner while making eye contact to trigger his or her oxytocin. Send a friendly message to a friend to help his oxytocin level increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Send as much love-lifting energy into the world as you can and watch it come back to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.destress.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>List of Activities That Trigger Oxytocin Release Oxytocin, also known as the \u201clove hormone,\u201d is released in the human body in response to certain stimuli. Once it\u2019s released, it increases feelings of love, connection, well-being, and calmness. Physically, oxytocin can lower a person\u2019s blood pressure and heart rate, and it can directly fight stress by<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/01\/fight-cortisol-with-oxytocin-spread-the-love\/\" class=\"theme-btn theme-btn-line hvr-bounce-to-right\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[362],"tags":[813,815,367,814],"class_list":["post-3889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hormones","tag-cortisol","tag-feel-good","tag-hormones","tag-oxytocin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3890,"href":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889\/revisions\/3890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fitadelphia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}