Dopamine: This one chemical all you need to know for healthier and happier life.
" Once you understand the power and peril of dopamine, you'll better understand the human condition itself" —Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and When I emotionally feel the madness of this chemical and it's something I wanna be in, once I understand the very basics of my body's internal chemistry. How this is released and utilized in my brain and how with the mere techniques of yoga, meditation, and pranayama I could have control of this Master N eurotransmitter . Chemical Messenger The master chemical is dopamine , also known as a monoamine neurotransmitter, which is generated from amino acids. This molecule is produced by your body, and your nervous system uses it to deliver messages between nerve cells under certain circumstances. Thus, Chemical Messenger is another name for it. Chemical Formula of Dopamine The pleasure and reward responses are connected to the feel-good neurotransmitter. I will refer to it as the "Master Chemical" because it has se...