Endorphins, fitness, exercise, sunlight depression

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 Fitness Sunlight And Morphine Like Substances

Alen J Salerian MD

April 8, 2015

   Being fit and regular exposure to sunlight are of great influence to maintain robust intellectual and mental function and happy mood. This is because they activate endorphins our brains most influential chemical transmitter.

    Endorphins – our brains natural opiates- morphine like substances not regulated by DEA-get new energy from exercise and sunlight. Tanning machines and light treatment are artificial methods to mimic the effects of sunlight and may be beneficial.

   There may also be an interesting connection between physical fitness and brain growth and just the opposite brain tissue loss from chronic pain. Connecting the dots we can again appreciate endorphins as the crucial catalyst. Equally fascinating is the observation that depressed brains of suicide victims are endorphin – morphine starved.

Yes ,exercise induces endorphin production and chronic pain and stress deplete endorphin supplies.

Endorphins are  marvelous and grossly underappreciated by science because of political pressures. Can we change this?

Education, education, education.