Touched By God

Oxytocin is a hormone released during human touch.* Besides helping people bond, it:

• Increases generosity, empathy, and trust
• Reduces fear, stress, depression, and physical pain
• Lowers blood pressure
• Improves sleep

It’s good for heart health, both physical and emotional. 

I am fascinated by the complex, specific ways God has created our bodies for friendship, family pets, love, marriage and parenthood. Oxytocin is not an accident of evolution but a part of God’s intelligent, loving design.

It's an indication that we are designed for community, meant to interact with other human beings, not simply on social networks, but face to face. It means we need each other to be healthy.

Why not consider how you might improve the health of an elderly friend, troubled child, lonely neighbor, parent, or friend by simply giving them a hug, a squeeze of the hand, or a friendly pat on the back today.

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us” 1 John 3:1
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Sources: 10 Surprising Benefits of Sex;  About Oxytocin;  Med Terms
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