Human Neurotransmitters in Plants
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2012-08-01

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DESCRIPTION: The consumption of certain fruits is suggested as a potential treatment for depression, given the presence of psychoactive neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and melatonin in many plant foods. This is the first of a four-part video series on boosting the levels in the brain of the so-called "happiness hormone," serotonin. Drugs like Prozac do this, but are there more natural ways without so many side effects? Tomorrow's video-of-the-day The Wrong Way to Boost Serotonin (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-wrong-way-to-boost-serotonin/) will talk about tryptophan supplements. Then A Better Way to Boost Serotonin (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/a-better-way-to-boost-serotonin/) dispels the common myth about tryptophan and turkey. Finally, The Best Way to Boost Serotonin (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-way-to-boost-serotonin/) discusses a strategy to maximize the transport of the serotonin precursor across the blood-brain barrier. This whole saga reminds me of the Aspirin Levels in Plant Foods story (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/aspirin-levels-in-plant-foods/) and of Power Plants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/power-plants/) in general. Please check out my other videos on Improving Mood Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/improving-mood-through-diet/), as well as my full-length Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death presentation (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/uprooting-the-leading-causes-of-death/). This video content is mentioned in the suicide section. If you haven't yet, you can subscribe to my videos for free at http://nutritionfacts.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c1bae6687e1e6ab175fb56913&id=40f9e497d1. Welcome to volume 10! More information on volume 10 can be found at http://nutritionfacts.org/2012/07/31/new-latest-nutrition-dvd-now-available-proceeds-to-charity/.

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