Today, we'll explore the four molecules associated with happiness. We'll see what that model can teach us, and we'll land on seven practices for maintaining a balance that allows happiness to arise. We also discuss ways of corralling your reward center to do your bidding, instead of the other way around.

References
Dopamine

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22581-dopamine
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/dopamine-the-pathway-to-pleasure    
Fifty years of dopamine research

Endorphins

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23040-endorphins
Endorphins: The brain’s natural pain reliever
https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-0511(95)05118-T
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2003.12.019
https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-0511(95)05118-T
Release of Endomorphin Hormone and Its Effects on Our Body and Moods: A Review
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274331
https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1977.01770220061006
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Entedhar-Sarhat/post/what_hormones_are_released_during_pain/attachment/5b4e6c0d4cde265cb64fc318/AS%3A649507758960640%401531866125064/download/Release+of+Endomorphin+Hormone+and+Its.pdf
https://www.snexplores.org/article/sunlight-makes-pleasure-chemical-body

Serotonin

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22572-serotonin
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494274/


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