In this episode, we discuss the science behind dopamine, our pleasure and reward neurotransmitter. I talk about what dopamine is, where it comes from and how it works so that you can gain an understanding of what dopamine does in our bodies.
Watch the video version of this podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/3I_uGF8U2Rk
We then go on to talk about dopamine stimulation and dopamine exhaustion, and I share a variety of methods which you can apply in order to potentially increase your dopamine levels, reduce dopamine overstimulation and maintain a healthy baseline of dopamine throughout your system.
The role of dopamine in dynamic effort-reward integration (2020)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-020-0669-0
Cortisol decreases & serotonin & dopamine increase following massage therapy
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00207450590956459
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