I thought it would be useful to summarise why Oxytocin is attracting so much scientific and media interest. Oxytocin is a hormone, and therefore, a naturally occurring substance produced by the human body. Women have this hormone in their systems to a greater level than men, and it has been found to increase during and after child birth, [...]
A study carried out by the University of Michigan found that caregivers tended to have increased life expectancy. What is interesting about this study is that the results have been interpreted as indicating that the physiological benefits associated with caregiving bring are responsible for the increase and that those physiological benefits are caused by an [...]
We can talk about the possible medical benefits of using Oxytocin nasal sprays to treat disorders such as autism and schizophrenia but 9 out of 10 men want to know : will Oxytocin make me attractive to women?
Raise the Oxytocin levels of you and your partner in the stressful Christmas period by making sure you touch and sweet talk each other every day. “Everyone knows how important it is to spend time with their partner, but 24 hours can go by and you realize you’ve barely noticed each other,” says sexologist Trina Read, author [...]
More evidence of the role that Oxytocin plays in regulating social behaviour has been uncovered by researchers at the University of Zurich. By giving a dose of the hormone Oxytocin to arguing couples via a nasal spray, they found that the stress hormone Cortisol would be reduced and that conflict levels were less than in [...]
