I'm getting an adrenaline rush just from writing this!

That's a lie! That would be pretty depressing about my physical condition and mental state if that was true. This week I'm commenting on blog posts of my peers, and I'd like to say it's not because a lack of creativity but I don't want to lie. And it's also required for my chemistry class.

So one post that really drew my attention was how the body reacts to emotions as written on the amazing blog, http://avogadrosalad.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/feeelings/

In the article, a research is described that discovered feelings humans generate can cause your body to react in specific ways and degrees. Look at the picture below! Or not. It's your choice.

Though it's lightly touched upon by avogadrosalad (the blog writer's name; don't worry, some parent out there did not name their child avogadrosalad. That's when you call child services) is how the reactions of the body make sense when you think about it. For when your happy, your whole body seems to light up like shown in the picture! So make people happy and you will literally light up their day! Then if you look at depression, it affects their entire body which we can all relate to! And even love, which is very focused in the chest and head which may explain why we sometimes lose our reasoning while in love...

Though it does not appear to have the biggest reaction, the feeling of fear heavily affects the body through the production of adrenaline! Some of the coolest survival stories are because of adrenaline (or epinephrine) as told in this article! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/29/three-lift-a-car-off-10-y_n_1923951.html

In this article, three bystanders in New Zealand lifted a car of a young boy trapped beneath the vehicle! Now we're not talking about a Mini-cooper; there are toy cars bigger than that. It's amazing how this one substance produced by one emotion can instantly make you stronger and your body enter an entirely different state! As mentioned at the end of the article, a man even lifted an SUV to save a man trapped beneath it. But beware! Adrenaline also raises blood pressure and heart rate! Guess the heart wasn't made for these superhuman powers. 

So study biochemistry so you can learn how to turn into a superhuman! Woo chemistry! Biochemistry is probably the most helpful area of science, for we need to learn how our body works and reacts! So if an asteroid ever comes to destroy Earth again, all of mankind can lift it because of adrenaline like it's no problem!