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How To Increase Serotonin Levels

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is derived from the amino acid tryptophan.  Most people know that serotonin is associated with mood.  It has long been marketed that high serotonin results in happiness, and low serotonin results in major depression.  Despite the incessant marketing of serotonin to the mainstream by pharmaceutical companies, serotonin does more than …

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Low Serotonin Levels (Symptoms)

Everyone’s heard that low serotonin levels are associated with depression. While the serotonin theory of depression may be valid for some people, clearly not everyone with depression has low serotonin. However, we do know that for the majority of people, SSRIs (selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors) help treat depression. This has lead many people to wrongfully conclude …

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