A Recipe for Love

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Sophie Ward makes a scientifically-accredited love potion. Don't try this at home.

Biomedic Sophie Ward makes a scientifically-accredited love potion with the help of neuroscientists, evolutionary anthropologists and aphrodisiac historians.

What makes us feel in love? And can we make ourselves feel it? 

Biomedic Sophie Ward sets herself the deluded task of making a scientifically-accredited love potion, with the help of neuroscientists, evolutionary anthropologists, aphrodisiac historians, and a smell scientist who really likes pumpkin pie. 

Ingredients: a neurochemical cocktail of oxytocin, dopamine, serotonin and beta endorphin, a metaphorical "good egg", a splash of kindness, a cup of communication, five figs, an entire tiramisu, a punnet of stewed plums and a stick of liquorice. 

Prescribed by the following doctors of various disciplines: Dr Anna Machin, Dr Helen Fisher, Dr Viren Swami, Dr Kate Lister and Dr Alan Hirsch. 

Produced by Becky Ripley

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