Serotonin is a chemical messenger that helps regulate many bodily functions such as mood, and sleep wake cycles. It also affects how you feel pain, wellbeing, and sexual desire.
Serotonin helps your blood to clot and wounds to heal.
It helps control muscles and how you move. Plays a role in bone health, appetite, anger, fear, stress, and addiction.
Low levels of serotonin may increase the risk of depression.
You can increase serotonin levels in your body by Exercising, Eating certain foods, and getting more Sunlight.
Regular exercise releases tryptophan, an amino acid that helps your brain produce serotonin.
Swimming, dancing, or playing sports helps. Start slowly and gradually increase the intensity or duration of your workouts
Tryptophan is also found in foods like eggs, nuts, cheese, turkey, salmon, tofu, and pineapple. Other foods that can help include leafy greens, pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower seeds, peanuts, fish, soybeans, broccoli, and peas.
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