Which supplements and herbs actually increase serotonin in the brain?!
Question: No anti-depressants, just herbs and supplements...
Answers: No anti-depressants, just herbs and supplements...
Try eating more foods rich in Tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that's used by the brain - along with B6, niacin (or niacinamide), and magesium (known as the antistress mineral) - to produce serotonin, a neurotransmitter that carries messages between the brain and one of the body's biochemical mechanisms of sleep.
Tryptophan will help induce natural sleep; reduce pain sensitivity; act as a nondrug antidepressant; alleviate migraines; aid in reducing anxiety and tension and help relieve some symptoms of alcohol-related body-chemistry disorders and aid in control of alcoholism.
Best natural food sources of Tryptophan are; cottage cheese, milk, meat, fish, turkey, bananas, dried dates, peanuts and all protein rich foods.
Best natural food sources for magnesium are: leafy and green vegies, nuts and seeds, cold water fishes such as tuna, sardines, whiting and salmon.
Best natural food sources for niacin are: the white meat of chicken, whole wheat products, roasted peanuts, fish, eggs, avoacadoes, dates, figs and prunes.
Best natural food sources for vitamin B6 are: wheat germ, fish, soybeans, brewer's yeast, cantaloupe, cabbage, blackstgrap molasses, unmilled rice, eggs, oats, peanuts and walnuts.
Also, by taking a good quality multi B complex supplement including all the B's ie: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12 you will support your body and assist it in dealing with the everyday stresses life throws at us. ie: new job, new home, school studies ...... the B complex of vitamins is essential for healthy digestive, neural and immune systsem functioning.
Really importantly, make sure you hydrate your system on a daily basis with plenty of fresh filtered water as the happiest and healthiest body will always be the most hydrated one.
Try to cut back on the things that will rob you of your precious B complex of vitamins too ie: caffeine, sodas and soft drinks, alcohol are all brilliant B complex thieves ......... things such as the antiobiotics, antidepressants, laxatives, aspirin, diuretics will all also do a great job of robbing you of your B's.
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walnuts.....they are fantastic for brain....
20 minutes of sun to the face without sunscreen will dramatically boost serotonin levels.
5 HTP, it's an amino acid-like subsatance used as a precursor to make the neurotransmitter serotonin. Serotonin is important for balanced mood, sleep, pain control, and other important functions of the body. Don't take it with pharaceutical antidrepressants, antianxiety, or other psychiatric drugs. 50-100 mg 3 times a day on an empty stomach.