{"id":938,"date":"2021-01-27T13:29:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T12:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beautyforabetterworld.org\/?p=938"},"modified":"2021-01-27T13:29:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T12:29:26","slug":"love-is-the-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beautyforabetterworld.org\/?p=938","title":{"rendered":"Love is The Drug"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Neurologist Rebecca Saxe presented the most beautiful  photo of the year. The magnetic resonance image captures what happens when a mother kisses her two month old son. The lips placed on the little man&#8217;s head immediately trigger a reaction in his brain. Dopamine is released -which makes us feel good-  but also oxytocin, baptised  the love hormone because it&#8217;s responsible for affection and bonding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beautyforabetterworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/mama-and-baby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beautyforabetterworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/mama-and-baby.jpg 676w, https:\/\/beautyforabetterworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/mama-and-baby-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beautyforabetterworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/mama-and-baby-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kissing causes a chemical reaction in the little one&#8217;s brain, an explosion of oxytocin. 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