What is serotonin - Serotonin is a compound which is located in your blood platelets. It's a neurotransmitter which is responsible for many of your moods. Mainly enforcing and upholding the pleasure center of your brain. Serotonin is released when certain things please you.
Excitement, stimulation and joy, Serotonin, is that buzz you feel and want to feel again.
Once under MRI Scan the brain lights up like a Christmas tree when stimulated.
You see this perky little fella. Has a direct influence on moods relating to : Social Desire. Function, sleep and learning (Two in the same, well at least for me heh heh) Social behavior and appetite. Well I know I can get a little grumpy if I've not eaten. But I guess, you'd not have known that was actually down to low Serotonin.
Now the mind blowing thing, really is. That Serotonin directly influences most of the 40 million cells in our brains.
Bet you didn't know it was so important? Well you do now.
Wanting more in you blood stream? Well the bummer is, your going to have to start eating healthy.
That's because foods high in tryptophan, Protein,Iron,Riboflavin and vitamin B-6 All contain this Amino acid.
But google would have you know that. This Amino acid only occurs outside of the human body, derived from fruit, veg, protein and vitamins. The truth is. That Serotonin, is naturally found in all areas of the body. That said, it cannot pass the blood brain barrier. An as such must if used in the brain. Be created within it.