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Joy Diet for the Winter

The days are getting shorter and seem to be filled with work only. By the time we finish our workday, the day is almost over. It is dark and cold outside and our moods may tend to swing a bit. And while some...

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Is Sugar Sensitivity Making You Sick and Tired?

Is there anything sadder than missing out on life because you feel too sick and tired to do anything? I suppose there may be, but it's sad all the same, especially if you have memories of a different time...

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Serotonin and Carbohydrates

In the not so distant past, doctors sometimes prescribed what they considered inert substances to patients when there was no real medicine to cure their ills -- or when they believed that a patient was a...

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5 HTP - What can it do for you?79

Does 5-HTP Reduce Anxiety and Stress?

5-Hydroxytryptophan or better known as 5 HTP is an amino acid that has been shown to help with serotonin levels in people suffering from anxiety and stress. People also take 5 HTP as a sleep aid,...

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The Dangers of 5-HTP

  Neurotransmitters are the chemicals within the brain that transmit impulses related to emotion and thought to the brain; should an imbalance in neurotransmitters occur there can be all manner of symptoms...

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Supplements That Boost Serotonin Levels

Neurotransmitters are essential chemicals in the brain which are required for the proper transmission of impulses to the correct centers that allow a person to feel emotions or think thoughts. Of the...

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The Signs of Serotonin Deficiency Syndrome

Serotonin is a key neurotransmitter in the regulation of mood, sleep cycles and so much more. Deficiencies in this essential brain chemical can be caused by a wide range of factors including not getting...

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High Carb Meals Related to Depression79

Depression: Are Carbs Making Us Sad?

I am 100% addicted to carbs! I crave them mercilessly. I dream about them at night! Like a dog with a bone, I salivate just thinking about them! Unfortunately, like many Americans today, I also suffer from...

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Addictive Personality-Social vs Biochemical Causes

Why is it that some people don't develop harmful habits and some people develop one, two or many. You may have seen it in your own children, one was impossible to get to stop sucking their thumb; the other never had that problem. How can two people of the same genetic material be so different?

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How to get a good night’s sleep

Millions of people across the world are going through life without adequate sleep. In fact, Sleep deprivation is reaching epidemic proportions not just in the developed world, but the under developed...

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