If you’re feeling depressed or low in motivation it may be that you don’t have enough feel-good chemicals in your brain. We need sufficient levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin to help us feel happy and enough noradrenalin to keep us feeling motivated. By eating a diet rich in the right nutrients you can boost levels [...]
Too many caffeine-containing stimulants such as black tea, coffee and chocolate can leave you running on adrenaline and in the long run leaves you feeling exhausted and prone to mood swings. There are so many great tasting alternatives in the shops that you don’t have to feel deprived when trying to ditch your regular pick-me [...]
Phenylethylamine (PEA) is a neuromodulator or neurotransmitter in the brain. It has a positive effect on mood and is commonly known as the ‘love molecule’ as it has been identified as one of the chemicals associated with falling in love. Recent research indicates that PEA levels increase with moderate exercise and may cause the euphoric [...]
What we eat very much affects how we feel and our state of mind. The importance of eating enough food, and the right types of food, is clearly demonstrated by a study carried out by Keys et al back in 1950. In the study, 32 healthy male volunteers were put on a semi-starvation diet for [...]
A number of studies suggest that those prone to anorexia or bulimia nervosa have a special dietary need for tryptophan, which is an amino acid precursor for the neurotransmitter serotonin. Serotonin is essential for good sleep and mood as well as appetite control.
One can develop a sub-optimal level of serotonin for a number of reasons. [...]
With the clocks going forward on 28th March, we can officially say good bye to the winter blues and look forward to the start of British Summer Time. Getting outside and making the most of the extra hour of daylight is a wonderful way to top-up your vitamin D levels, which are likely to have [...]
