What can help the gut produce Serotonin ?

  • posted by Niceguy
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    I believe that I suffer from low levels of Serotonin which affect my mood change.
    I understand that the gut plays a major roll in producing it and therefore would like
    to know of foods that are likely to influence the GUT in its production and distribution
    to the brain.

    Michael Green

  • posted by Flipstick
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    I don’t think that you do actually want more serotonin in your gut as its role here is to speed up the transit of your food. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19361459
    This is why SSRI’s can give you diarrhea. Surely you don’t want to give yourself disasterpants?
    Gut serotonin cannot pass the blood brain barrier to affect your mood so you need to get the brain to make it (or keep it around longer).
    You can do this by providing the building blocks by eating tryptophan rich foods (carbs, turkey, supplements) and Vit B (thyamine and folic acid) and then get enough sunlight, sleep and exercise you are going to be doing something positive to help.
    http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/06/understanding-bodies-serotonin-connection-between-food-and-mood/

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