Runners high; is it similar to the high experienced when smoking marijuana?
Runners high; is it similar to the high experienced when smoking marijuana? For most runners, the runners high is that great feeling you get after a long run. What exactly is it and what causes it? For years, it was thought to be caused by the bodies natural pain killers called endorphins. New information is now showing that the body’s own endocannabinoids, the chemicals that, like the cannabinoids in marijuana, lighten mood may actually be endocannabinoids, something our bodies produce. Check out this article recently featured in the NY Times health section. Homing In on the Source of Runner’s
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