Posted by paxvox on September 5, 2001, at 10:30:49
In reply to What drugs increase Endorphins ?, posted by pacha on September 5, 2001, at 8:02:08
> Apart from Exercise, sex and hot chili peppers what drugs increase Endorphins ?
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> PachaWell, obviously the opiates. However, from study of the placebo effect, I would be lead to believe that certain other activities will potentiate beta endorphin release. My suggestions, purely subjective, would be: meditation, visualization (i.e. you "visualize" in your mind's eye your body feeling good.....works for a lot of illnesses)bio-feedback, prayer (also proven to work)and hypnotherapy. If you find out anything else, I would be interested to hear about it.
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