THE TRUTH ABOUT
THE RUNNER'S HIGH
Have you ever been in your zone during a good run and afterwards felt like you were floating on clouds? Like many of us, I thought it was because of the flood of Endorphins in our brains during workouts. Endorphins are the body's natural pain reliever or sometimes called natural opioid. Recent Research has shown endorphins cannot cross the blood barrier, therefore making them an unlikely cause of the runners high.
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It is generally believed that synthetic nutrients are nearly chemically identical to those found in food. However, synthetic nutrients are produced very differently from the way plants and animals create them. So despite the fact that they have a similar structure, people may react differently to synthetic nutrients. Also, it’s not clear how well synthetic nutrients are absorbed and used in the body.
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