Oxytocin

Yeah.

Oxytocin increases activity of

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population of inhibitory neurons.

Pitocin is a medicine.

It's also known in some countries as Cintocin, which is the artificial form of oxytocin or the synthetic form of oxytocin.

One of the risks to Pitocin is that it can cause the uterus to contract and contract and contract a whole bunch because we're releasing a lot of Pitocin in the system and that can cause the oxytocin receptors all on the outside of the uterus to get a little overwhelmed and to even shut down.

And this is called oxytocin receptor downregulation.

Why would someone choose to have an induction? What are the reasons? Induction is a valid choice.

And I'll just want to make it clear right off the bat that I am not anti-induction or pro-induction.

It doesn't know that the fear you're having or the stress you're experiencing is not an actual threat.

Your brain thinks that your fear is an actual threat.

does.

And at a very basic level, when a woman has sex with a man, oxytocin gets released in her.

Oxytocin also gets released when you breastfeed your baby.

The purpose of oxytocin is to bond you to that person, right? So the woman, like the problem with, you know, having sex outside of a covenant or committed relationship like marriage is is that you are having sex with someone and your body is speaking the language of permanency and commitment when you have sex.

But it's within a casual sex culture, which isn't speaking the language of commitment and permanency.

But it's this motivational molecule that also has an addictive element to it.

Oxytocin is the connection chemical, creates our desire to love and be loved and feel seen and to contribute to the world and form connection.

Serotonin is all about our mood and energy.

It really wants our body to be functioning as well as possible.

It also is happening within when we see our family, when we hang out with our kids, our friends.

We're constantly thinking that pleasure is what our brain is looking for, not love.

Oxytocin is when we pursue the feeling of love.

And really biochemically, there's actually nothing more enjoyable in the world than the experience of love.

The room where you give birth has more influence over your labor than you might expect.

Oxytocin, that's the key hormone that drives labor and stress hormones can interfere with it.

So a birth environment that feels calm, safe and private can help labor progress efficiently and comfortably.

The good news is that you have options and this goes for no matter where you plan to give birth.

If they sense danger, their bodies trigger a surge of fight-or-flight hormones, which can halt their labor until the threat is gone or they find safety.

Humans operate the same way.

Oxytocin is the key hormone driving labor, and it's responsible for contractions and keeping labor progressing.

However, when stress hormones, catecholamines, also known as adrenaline and noradrenaline are released, they can interfere with oxytocin production and slow labor.

When it comes to the solar plexus, you have acetylcholine.

With the heart, you have oxytocin and anephrines, which oxytocin is the bonding chemical.

Oxytocin is released when you become intimate.

Even a six-second kiss releases oxytocin in the body.

It's something me and my girl practice every day.

We can look at how our brains work to see how powerful this actually is and why we need to heed to the truth of the word, how God instructs us around sexual union and the covenant of marriage, why it's so important.

When you engage in sexual acts, Oxytocin gets released by the brain, and it's the bonding hormone.

And so when things like touch and arousal and climax happen, closeness, trust, and attachment, they're the strong feelings that come through in our bodies.

Dopamine's another hormone.

Now let's go deeper.

Could biology affect trust? In 2005, researchers Michael Kosfeld, Markus Heinrich, Paul Zak, Urs Fischbacher, and Ernst Feyer published a study in Nature titled, Oxytocin increases trust in humans Participants received either intranasal oxytocin or placebo before participating in a trust game The researchers reported that oxytocin increased trusting behavior and argued that the effect was specific to social risk rather than a general increase in willingness to take risks That finding became extremely famous But here's where we need to be careful.

The study does not mean oxytocin is the trust hormone.

It does not mean more oxytocin automatically makes people trustworthy.

A sleep study.

and the full overnight brainwave brainwave sleep test so that's like when you go to these centers and then you have to sleep over with all these things in your head and that and they have found that couples show sleep stage sync synchrony synchrony shifting through stages at the same time throughout the night which is really interesting yeah so co-sleeping also has real hormonal benefits Oxytocin, which is a so-called love hormone, is released during physical touch and cuddling, promoting relaxation, lowering blood pressure, and even reducing cortisol, which is the primary stress hormone.

Physical closeness before sleep can genuinely help you fall asleep faster.

But here's a complication.