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When ____ ask ourselves what makes us happy, we often think of the circumstances we are in, what we have, or whom we are with.

From a biological point of view, however, happiness is largely ____ chemical experience.

Four main brain chemicals are responsible for creating the sensations and emotions we associate with happiness: endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, and ____

It is good news for us ____ happiness can be controlled.

Even when our lives ____ exactly what we would like them to be, we can improve our mood by engaging in pleasant and healthy activities that increase the amounts of these happiness chemicals.

Let’s take a deeper dive into what each of these ____ does and how we can increase their levels.

Endorphins are natural pain ____

They are “feelgood” chemicals ____ they can make you feel better and put you in a positive state of mind.

When our body feels pain or stress, the brain ____ endorphins to block the nerve cells that receive the pain signals.

This essentially turns off your pain, helping you continue ____ in painful and stressful situations.

The most well-known way to increase endorphins is through slightly challenging exercise which makes you a little short ____ breath.

Research ____ that about twenty to thirty minutes of exercise can help boost your endorphin levels significantly.

Another way is to have ____ good laugh.

Share funny videos, tell jokes, ____ laugh with your friends.

We don’t laugh because we are ____ we are happy because we laugh.

Serotonin is another brain ____ that plays a key role in balancing our mood.

It provides feelings of happiness and also helps decrease our worries and ____

When you feel ____ and all seems right with the world, you are feeling the effects of serotonin.

Serotonin is made from the essential amino acid tryptophan, which must enter our body through ____ diet.

____ eating foods rich in tryptophan like chicken, beans, eggs, and nuts can boost your body’s natural ability to make serotonin.

____ good habits like getting more sunshine and going on short walks can do wonders for boosting your levels of serotonin.

Dopamine: The Reward ____

Dopamine is an ____ chemical for motivation.

It is called the “reward chemical” because it rewards the brain with happy ____ for meeting goals and achieving things.

We can also feel a ____ rush when we imagine a future achievement.

In both cases, dopamine gives us feelings of joy and satisfaction, encouraging us to seek out more goals ____ find new challenges.

Choosing food higher in protein can be a good way to increase your dopamine levels naturally, because it can only be made with the amino acid tyrosine, which is found in many ____

Getting regular, high-quality sleep may also help keep your dopamine levels balanced and help you feel more alert during ____ day.

____ has also been shown to increase dopamine levels.

This, ____ turn, leads to improved focus and concentration.

Oxytocin is often ____ the “love hormone” because it promotes social bonding and trust.

It is mainly associated with ____ touches and close relationships.

Oxytocin will be released when you are connecting with people, and ____ reduces your stress level and calms down your nervous system.

Spending time with friends and loved ones is a great ____ to raise your oxytocin levels.

Giving or receiving a massage, shaking hands, ____ hugging can lead to higher levels of oxytocin as well.

If you have a pet, you can increase oxytocin for both yourself ____ your pet by hugging your little friend.

You may have heard the saying “Happiness depends on your attitude, ____ on what you have.”

Endorphins, serotonin, ____ and oxytocin help promote happiness, and you can give these happiness chemicals a natural boost with simple activities.

We cannot always choose the situations we ____ ourselves in, but we can certainly choose what to do for ourselves.

There’s a lot we can ____ to boost the happiness chemicals in our brains.

This means that we have ____ of our own happiness!