Did you know that the byword, "Happiness is all in the mind," has a scientific underpinning in the form of the endogenous substance named phenylethylamine HCl. Phenylethylamine HCl, also called phenylethylamine or PEA is what is in chocolate that temporarily brightens your mood when you eat this treat. Therefore, you have a scientific justification when you indulge in chocolate when you are down, and in this connection, even the giving of chocolates to ladies by their sweethearts, unaware they may be, mixes some science into it, as well, as it also has some effect on the feeling of love.
PEA naturally occurs in the body and has control over areas of the brain associated with your mood, your awareness of pleasure, love, passion, your mental focus alertness. To give you a clearer idea of its effects on you, look back on moments you have underwent when you were fully absorbed by something you were doing, like enjoying the grandeur of classical music or head banging to the tune of your favorite rock n' roll track, or being gripped by a page-turner, or when you were passionately lip-locking with your dream girl or guy, and the world seemed to freeze, or it seemed to not exist and you lost concern over other matters during that instant due to your preoccupation with what you were doing. Those are instances when your level of PEA in the brain increases. The times when you are in love and walking in cloud nine occur at the same time when the level of PEA in your brain is high. This was how PEA gained the title "love molecule." While its supplemental form had been bestowed the label, the "love drug."
As you orally take it, phenylethylamine HCl crosses the blood brain barrier with relative ease, thereby, allowing it to quickly perform its duties in the brain. When in the brain, phenylethylamine HCl blocks the receptors where dopamine normally attaches to, hence leaving dopamine free to roam. This leads to the accumulation of dopamine in circulation, hence, setting off dopaminergic transmission. Because of this effect in dopaminergic transmission, your mental focus is improved and your sadness flies away.
Aside from dopaminergic transmission, PEA has also been deemed to activate norepinephrine transmission, a process in the body that spurs the feeling of happiness and subdues appetite. An additional effect of phenylethylamine HCL is as an appetite suppressant, an effect also linked to the scenario earlier described when you were so riveted to an activity that you lose consciousness of what is happening around you, you do not even feel the pangs of hunger anymore. Because of this effect on appetite, phenylethylamine HCl has been used in conjunction with other fat burning supplements used to lose weight.
If you are considering taking phenylethylamine HCl and enjoy its benefits, it is encouraged that you discuss it first with your physician as you may have conditions that make you not in good condition to take this supplement.
