The Best Way to Boost Serotonin

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[organicsuperman]

So i could grind up the butternut squash seeds in my coffee grinder and sprinkle them on meals ?

[adeday_mamo]

so much better with no intro theme sounds

[rayja]

Could you provide a table showing the levels of each amino acid [and their ratios viewing ease] for a range of seeds?

[Alhoneydrizo]

What are some other plant based foods that have high tryptophan? Your video was good, it brought to light something i was doing in my diet to increase seratonin naturally.

[swiftedg]

1:10: none of these differences seem significant.

[ScalerWave]

What is the recommended amount of Butternut Squash seed one should take? Which carb is best to take with it? How do they compare to pumpkin seeds for raising serotonin? Also, does one get the same benefit from Pumpkin Seed Oil as from the pumpkin seeds?

[Godspouse]

I'm vegan, but I still have depression, will these seeds help at all?

[conch]

feedback on this issue is sought: chronically taking Luvox for 20 years after unrelenting panic attacks after cocaine and psychedelics. sober but "stuck" in the antidepressant cycle. exploring alternatives to SSRI. peace and harmony to all.

[Godspouse]

Should I eat these everyday for anxiety and depression? I'd like to get off my meds eventually.

[JohnnyCatFitz]

Here's to improving the mood all over the globe 🌎😊
Is there a recipe for this?

[SoniaJbrt]

So how do I increase the levels of Seratonin in my brain so effectively that I don't have anxiety or depression or sleeplessness? And so much so that I can concentrate calmly and stay awake during the day! I feel like screaming at my Doctor! Seriously! I thought he was a good doctor!

[lilywilson]

So just eating butternut squash seeds works? Or do they have to be deoiled??? And how does one even deoil butternut squash seeds?

[veganevolution]

When you hear the spit-swallow at the begging, you know it will be heavy!

[RangeRover]

go see a psychologist. learn some autogene training or techniques to calm yourselft down. i recommend a behaviorist.

[rafalico]

Doesn't the last graph show that actually it was the mixed diet that worsened their mood and not that the vegetarian diet improved theirs?

[escalfeta]

LOL! Maybe that's way his voice sounds so weird that i miss half the message!

[EARLandPEARL-ci]

and within 6 weeks they were all anemic and their adrenals were taxed

[marcwirth]

Dear NF team,

Would it be possible to have the link to the full doi:10.1139/y07-082 study ? Wanto to see their methodology to see how much pumpkin seeds I should grind to try to replicate it on myself (I want to stop taking melatonin supplements).

As a trined physician I assure you I already did all I could do "hyginene" wise for my sleep so now meds / nutrition are the only options... (and yes don't worry I will take my nightly seeds with B6, magnesium and carbs to maximze the BBB passage) ;)

Thanks a lot!