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...study's co-authors, says that when asked a day after surgery, some patients reported that massage delivered about as much pain relief as a dose from a morphine drip. Hinshaw suggests that massage functions by creating a competing sensation to block pain or by generating endorphin-like chemicals in the body, which reduce pain and promote a sense of well-being. He also notes the crucial - and often forgotten - role of touch in medicine: Human touch can help alleviate anxiety and ease pain. "Patients crave contact," says Hinshaw. "They want some kind of comforting presence...
...very hard to get into our purely visceral selves and react to something on a feeling basis,” she says.“I listen to pop music to anchor my day,” she explains. “It’s music as endorphin, not music as intellectual.”But balance is everything, and Birnbaum claims that a healthy dose of irony can be the only way to truly stomach some pop. “I think it’d be hard for anyone I know...
...hollow black ottoman packed with BDSM books—from technical manuals to historical works of literature. Mark knows how BDSM fits in to any culture you can name. He can tell you about the Christian flagellants who whipped themselves in the name of God and experienced intense endorphin rushes in the process. He can explain the story of SM’s rise in America: a population of gay men left the military after World War II but held onto that structure and order, and then, in tight leather pants, let biker bars act as their camouflage. He?...
...like someone who likes to eat. That's my niche." Lawson eschews things like measurements and specific ingredients (Forever Summer's grilled sea bass recipe begins, "You don't need to grill sea bass for this. Similarly, you don't need to use sea bass") in favor of an endorphin-fueled dive into food prep. Her cooking show, Nigella Bites, is often called gastro porn in her native England, while in the U.S. its host is frequently referred to as the anti-Martha. Lawson does justice to both categorizations by announcing, "I've worn an elastic waist this evening...
...Scientists discover a natural opiate, now known as an endorphin (endogenous morphine), in the brain...