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    YOUR FEEL-GOOD TOOLKIT

    Dec 30, 2019 4 minutes
    WORDS: LOUEE DESSENT-JACKSON

    1 Wait for the drop

    That chill you feel at the crescendo of a song you really love (You Raise Me Up? No judgement here) is a sign that your brain is pumping out dopamine, a reward neurotransmitter linked to serotonin. A study in Nature Neuroscience found that levels of the chemical rose nine per cent in those listening to spine-tingling tracks, a phenomenon scientifically referred to as a ‘musical frisson’. Time to dig out your mum’s Josh Groban CD.

    2 GET A GRIP ON YOUR MOOD

    Skin-on-skin contact is a proven antidepressant: touch, massage and stroking have all been linked with an oxytocin boost (which then triggers serotonin) and are thought to be

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