Give your BEST HUGS- 10 Surprising benefits of hugs

Hugs are definitely the most powerful therapy for healing. So I thought I should come up with the amazing benefits of hugs. Hugs are the way of expressing love, warmth and protection in all the relationship. You Hug your friends, family, adult babies. Also, Research shows that a proper deep hug can benefit you in many ways.

Benefits of Hugs

#10. Increases Bonding

increases-bonding

While we hug a hormone called oxytocin is released from the brain. As a result, increases bond with the partner. Also, it causes a rise in commitment and intimacy which strengthens your bond. You are able to share feelings openly when this bond increases. So many benefits just by hugging. A hug, which looks like a small gesture can improve your relationship with your partner. Great! Isn’t it?

#9. Alleviates Our Fears

Alleviates Our Fears

Hugs reduces worry. The Research found that even if it was a toy like a teddy bear even that can help to reduce fears. The touch of hugs gives you a feeling of protection. Interpersonal touch is so powerful that even objects touch by another person may help people to come out of any fear.

#8. Relaxes the body and relieves pain

Relaxes the body and relieves pain

Hugs make our muscles relax, releases tension in the body. Hugging someone washes away the cares of the day. When you hug someone it releases endorphins. It relieves pain by blocking pain pathways. Also soothes aches by improving circulation to soft tissues. This process removes pain-stimulating peptides like Bradykinins.

#7. Improves mood

 Improves mood

We hug through our arms. But it isn’t just felt in our arms. As earlier said, The cuddle hormone, oxytocin  is released, which makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside. And so hugs improves our mood since it connects people and when you connect with people you automatically feel good. See, how hugs have health and biological foundation. It increases the production of serotonin from the brain, which reduces the level of depression, loneliness.

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