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Oxytocin Factor: Tapping the Hormone of Calm, Love, & Healing
Oxytocin Factor Tapping the Hormone of Calm Love Healing Author:Kerstin Uvnas Moberg Recently, there have been exciting scientific discoveries about a hormone whose role in the human body has long been neglected. Oxytocin is the powerful hormone involved in bonding, sex, & childbirth, as well as in relaxation & feelings of calm. It is the mirror image of the stress hormone, adrenaline, which triggers the ''fight or flight'' syst... more »ems in the body. The importance of oxytocin is known only to those in obstetrics & physiology & to some psychiatrists. This book reveals the importance of the oxytocin system for a general audience. Both the new research findings & the potentially beneficial applications of this hormone in reducing anxiety states, stress, addictions, & problems of childbirth are of great significance in our lives. Illustrations.« less