"Can a hug lower your blood pressure?

Hugging releases oxytocin, the 'cuddle hormone' that promotes feelings of relaxation and bonding. This hormone can lower blood pressure, heart rate, and stress levels, making hugging a healthy way to reduce stress.

As Dr. Paul Zak says, "Hugs are a universal language of love and affection."

What's the most comforting hug you've ever received?

#Oxytocin #Hugging #StressRelief"

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/apr/14/art-sex-nature-why-is-everything-sold-to-us-as-a-means-to-an-end-rather-than-an-end-in-itself. "In the years between witnessing #hugging for #happiness & #creativity for #longevity, I have seen countless other examples of all the things that are good in life being promoted not for their own sake but for the #material #benefits they bring. This instrumentalisation has become normalised so insidiously that we don’t even notice that it is odd, let alone wrong. Nor do we seem to be aware of quite how pervasive it is."
Art, sex, nature: why is everything sold to us as a means to an end, rather than an end in itself?

How a reductive worldview is stripping meaning from our most valued activities

The Guardian

"Do hugs make us happier?

Hugging triggers the release of oxytocin, often called the 'cuddle hormone'. This hormone promotes feelings of attachment, bonding, and relaxation, reducing stress and anxiety.

"Love is not only something you feel, but something you do." - David Wilkerson.

So, how often should we hug a loved one to release oxytocin?

#Hugging #Oxytocin #Relationships"

Emma getting love hugs from Andriana

Art Commission by @StarryBibi

Andriana Cinccino & Emma Emolga belong to ME

#Andriana #Cinccino #Chinchilla #Emma #Emolga #FlyingSquirrel #Pokemon #Girl #Woman #Baby #Cute #Diaper #Nappy #Babyfur #Diaperfur #Dress #Hugs #Hugging #love

β€œThis life is for loving, sharing, learning, smiling, caring, forgiving, laughing, hugging, helping, dancing, wondering, healing, and even more loving. I choose to live life this way. I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, 'aw shit, he's up!”
― Steve Maraboli

#Bot #Quote #Caring #Dancing #Devil #Forgiving #Healing #Helping #Hugging #Inspirational #Laughing #Learning #Life #Loving #LovingChoices #Motivational #Sharing #Smiling #Wondering

Tiffany hugging her Teddy Bear Plush

YCH Reward by @Rileykit

Tiffany Tuxedo Kitty belongs to ME

#Tiffany #Tuxedo #Kitty #Cat #Kitten #Girl #Baby #Cute #Diaper #Nappy #Babyfur #Dress #Diaperfur #Diapered #Teddy #Bear #Plush #Plushie #Hugs #Hugging #Sitting #Cuddles

Learn how to run large language models locally for enhanced data privacy. This guide covers hardware requirements, software frameworks, quantization techniques, and security measures to protect sensitive data in on-premises deployments.

#LLM #NVIDIA GPU #Google TPU #PyTorch #Hugging Face Transformers #Model Quantization #Data Privacy #Secure Communication #Access Control #TLS 1.3

https://dasroot.net/posts/2026/02/running-llms-locally-data-privacy/

Running LLMs Locally for Data Privacy

Learn how to run large language models locally for enhanced data privacy. This guide covers hardware requirements, software frameworks, quantization techniques, and security measures to protect sensitive data in on-premises deployments.

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