The Runner’s High — Endorphin Rush or Endocannabinoids?

<p>The&nbsp;<em>endorphin rush</em>&nbsp;is an expression widely used in popular culture that refers to feelings of euphoria, elation, endurance, and decreased anxiety and pain supposedly caused by the release of endorphins in the brain.</p> <p>The endorphin rush has sunk deep roots in the popular culture. There are drinks and rock bands named after it.</p> <p>It is considered responsible for increasing the performance of athletes, the pleasure of sex and even &ldquo;sub space&rdquo; &mdash; an altered state of consciousness produced by pain in masochists.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/science-meaning/the-runners-high-endorphin-rush-or-endocannabinoids-7249ef996a7d"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>