Brain Imaging Explores The Myth Of Runner’s High

Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Kele Ding

04 Mar 2008
Throughout the world, amateurs, experts and the media agree that prolonged jogging raises people’s spirits. And many believe that the body’s own opioids, so called endorphins, are the cause of this. But in fact this has never been proved until now. Researchers at the Technische Universität München and the University of Bonn succeeded [...]

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Aromatherapy May Improve Mood But Will Not Make You Better

Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Kele Ding

05 Mar 2008
A recent US study on a small group of people found that aromatherapy oils had no physiological effect although they may improve mood for some people.
The study is the work of researchers at Ohio State University and appears in the April issue of the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology.
Described by a doctor speaking on the CBS [...]

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