To study these connections, scientists looked at red-haired mice that also have higher pain thresholds and a non-functioning version of this receptor. As it turns out, the receptor may also be connected to another unique trait that some studies have found red-haired people to have-a higher threshold for pain.
The inactive variant of this receptor in redheads is why their skin doesn’t tan. Typically, when this receptor is activated by hormones, melanocytes switch from producing yellow and red pigments to brown and black pigments. And it’s not only the color of their hair that makes them unique their melanocytes, or pigment-producing skin cells, have an inactive variant of a hormone receptor called melanocortin 1. Have you felt a wave of comfort in a moment of trouble? Maybe someone is meditating, sending you a tiny cloud of world peace.At less than 2% of the human population, red-haired people are rare. I can close my eyes in the dark when I’m trying in vain to fall asleep and visualize a precious piece of solace around a friend. I can do this kind of ‘work’ even when I’m exhausted. What it is doing is making me feel happier. Is it praying if there are no words? Is it really meditating since I haven’t learned an organized method? What is it? Am I justifying the hours and days I have to sit quietly? Probably. The strange thing is that I don’t do this with words. Sometimes, all I can conjure in my mind is a color. I try to imagine a soft blanket or jacket. When I’m meditating, I imagine this person who has a problem, then I try to picture them sitting in the sun on a cool day, closing their eyes and feeling its warmth. I’m trying to embrace my tiny precious life.
It’s sort of a way to disengage for just a moment from my problems. This new life is more about listening too since talking takes energy. One of my favorites is to focus on one of my friends who has told me they’re struggling with something. I’m not supposed to sleep when I’m meditating, but if you struggled with sleep the way I do, you’d do anything. And I’m going to make more mistakes than I used to. I’ve decided to keep posting here but shorter in case there’s one person who’s still tuning in.
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