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Feel happier by holding hands!

There’s a scientific reason you hold your partner’s hand to express love, or your child’s hand when they’re scared: Because skin-to-skin contact produces the bonding hormone oxytocin. Psychologists at DePauw University say skin contact also causes a calming drop in blood pressure and heart rate in BOTH of you. So, next time you need to feel calmer or happier or think a loved one does, grab their hand and give it a squeeze.

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Science says gratitude is good for your health (and ours too) & Anniversary Post Winners -

Science says gratitude is good for your health (and ours too) & Anniversary Post Winners –

 Research shows that when we think about what we appreciate, the parasympathetic or calming part of the nervous system is triggered and that can have protective benefits on the body, including decreasing cortisol levels and perhaps increasing oxytocin, the bonding hormone involved in relationships that make us feel so good. Curious Critters Winners of our One-Year-Anniversary-CelebrationDr…

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