How It Works

What is love?

“Your heart is just one of the impacted organs, but is also the one that we romanticise the most”

The male sex hormone

During lust, this hormone is found to be at high levels in males, while during the latter stages levels are reduced to normal. This chemical, which increases desire for physical connection, is essential for reproduction.

The heart-racer

Released in the body to prepare you for ‘fight or flight’, this natural stimulant is responsible for the rapid heart rate you may develop. Produced during times of excitement, it

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