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Natural High

July 20, 2021 Paige Halas

Is there really such a thing as a NATURAL high? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. WHY run for fun? Many do it for RUNNER’S HIGH! Natural opioids known as endorphins are thought to cause this feeling. BUT could something else be going on? Michael

Addictive Orb

April 10, 2020 Loh Down Staff

Can it be that we are addicted . . . to the sun? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet David Fisher of Harvard Medical School. According to his new study, exposure to the sun’s UV rays releases endorphins, the body’s feel-good hormones. These activate