Monday, April 14, 2014
Week 14 Cognition: Bringing Forth A World
My favorite article this week was about cuddling and the release of Oxytocin. I loved this article because I think it's easy to forget how healing the simple act of touch can be. I know, from personal experience, that being touched and surrounded by love helps tremendously to heal. Something that Western medicine might be missing is using the sense of touch more as a means of healing. I think the more studies that come out, the more Western doctors will start paying attention. Although, I think most of us already know that love and touch can really help to bring about not only more of "the feel good feeling" but also can allow us to reach a parasympathetic state easier and faster. Yay for touch!
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Oh, so true! Oxytocin is also amazing because, during labor, it operates in a positive feedback loop, unlike most hormones in the body. And who wouldn't want more oxytocin? It's also funny that we have to find a reason that something like cuddling feels good - any preschool teacher could tell you that humans like to be touched and held. But, if it inspires more people to set aside time for cuddling to know that science backs them up, great!
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