How do endorphins control pain and pleasure?
Endorphins are several peptides secreted in the brain that have a pain-relieving effect like that of morphine.Then when you have pain it releases these endorphins in the brain which cause a rush or a high. Like doing exercise releases the chemicals endorphins and serotonin, which improve your mood and make you more able to cope with pain. There are many reasons why two people choose to maintain a close and loving relationship, endorphins may be a factor. The blissful feeling one often experiences after making love is due to the body’s production of endorphins: in fact, endorphin production can increase 200% from the beginning to the end of sexual activity. One survey found that men and women who have sex four to five times a week look more than 10 years younger than the average person, who has sex only twice a week. Now, I think we have found something here!