One of the main things in life one wants to feel is happiness but does one ever wonder why or how happiness or any other mood comes to be? Serotonin is the answer! Serotonin is a neurotransmitter and has affects on so many different aspects of one's body such as your mood, social behavior, memory and many more. It is manufactured in the intestines and the brain. Serotonin vascular properties were seen around the year of 1912 as an "adrenaline mimicking substance" by O'Connor who identified its properties but did not isolate the compound. Later, Erspamer (1937) discovered serotonin in the gastrointestinal tract and following Rapport [1948, 1949] who discovered it in blood and identified its structure as the 5-hydroxytryptamine [1949].
The reason it is my favorite is because I am probably one of the happiest human beings in this world and knowing that it regulates the intensity or the more signals there are between the nerve cells in one's body makes me feel like I probably have so many signals going through my body indicating the happiness I feel! It is interesting to know the certain functions one's body has and what role it plays. Then there are some downfalls also. Depression. The reason for one to have low levels of serotonin. Studies indicates that depression may be the cause for ones serotonin level to have an imbalance.
Doing things that one enjoys causes the increase of serotonin so instead of going to the disorder of being depressed, increase your serotonin to never go through that path. There are many things that can increase your serotonin some of which are:
Eating bananas
Spending time in nature
Water Hydration (more energy, less stress)
Oats (eases depression)
Walking (clears mind, boosts serotonin)
Saving the best for last...SMILING (releases happy hormones)
Don't create an imbalance in your serotonin level and be happy!
Sources:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232248.php
http://positivemed.com/2013/06/15/facts-about-serotonin/
http://positivemed.com/2013/06/15/facts-about-serotonin/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24145072
It's interesting how your serotonin levels can affect your mood and how you interact with your environment as well.
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