Serotonin
Serotonin is the hormone of happiness in the human body. This hormone is composed of the amino acid tryptophan. This hormone works to modify the mood and transmit happiness in the same person. This hormone can be obtained from various sources in the natural, whether food, or exposure to the sun , It is also possible to get this hormone from exercise, as well as sleep for hours sufficient and comfortably increases the proportion of this hormone.
Serotubin in the body
Serotinin is usually found in the brain, nervous system and platelets, and is also present in the digestive cells. The hormone is a neurotransmitter that transfers nerve impulses. It also works to reduce the volume of blood vessels. This hormone regulates bowel movement. Serotopin regulates the action of the heart muscles.
Effects of serotonin deficiency
Serotubin deficiency leads to a range of symptoms:
- Mood disorders.
- Increase in weight fast and noticeable.
- A person becomes depressed.
- Serotonin deficiency also affects memory.
- Hypothyroidism decreases the secretion of insulin.
Sources of serotubin
Serotubin can be obtained from several sources:
- There are high levels of fruits such as: pineapple, banana, kiwi, walnut.
- Protein-rich foods such as chicken, liver, and meat.
- Colorful vegetables such as: carrots, okra, spinach, pumpkin.
- Fish, especially fatty fish such as salmon, fish oil and foods high in omega-3 protein, contain high levels of serotonin.
- Black chocolate, increases the proportion of serotonin.
- Carbohydrate-rich foods, because carbohydrates stimulate secretion of serotonin.
- Chewing gum increases the secretion of serotonin.
- Foods rich in soy, stimulate secretion of serotonin.
- Eggs: Egg is high in its ability to raise serotonin, because it contains a high proportion of omega-3 fats.
- Whey protein, this protein improves the amount of sugar in the blood, strengthens the body’s immunity, and increases the levels of serotonin in the body.
- Flax seeds, or flaxseed oil, eat about four spoons of one, improves mood, raises the level of serotonin in the body, and flax from natural substances that contain a high proportion of omega-3 fats.
- Buckwheat works to raise the hormone serotonin, containing a proportion of vitamin “B” that works to expel depression, and active secretion of insulin, which in turn removes various acids from the blood.