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what is serotonin

as you may have already guessed, happiness is just a feeling you experience on the release of a certain hormone,this hormone is called serotonin.serotonin helps in lifting your mood, keeping you energetic and preventing depression .one of the main factors affecting serotonin release is exposure to sunlight , it was found that if you didn't get enough direct sunlight on a certain day you may experience some mood swings and even bad mood attacks during the period where sunlight starts to fade away.

serotonin and lack of direct sun light

some people have a bad habit of waking up late and so not being properly exposed to direct sunlight,thi may decrease serotonin level in their blood and so cause them bad mood attacks. try to include in your schedule a little time to walk in the sun light and you will see the difference in two weeks . some doctors even reported that some depressed patients felt much better within two weeks after going for a 30 min walk a day in the sunlight.

in case you cant get direct sunlight buy a light box

if the nature of your work prevents you from being up in the morning like working night shifts, consider buying a light box which is a device specially designed to emulate the effect of sun rays , using a light box may result in the same effect that staying in the sun has.

Mood lifting and weight gain

Some foods can help you increase your serotonin levels like carbohydrates, chocolate and proteins. This is the main reason some people feel like eating chocolate when feeling bad. The problem that sometimes arise is that some people gain weight only because they always seek food for lifting their moods. These people usually put on weight for reasons that are not related to food itself but rather to their own emotional state. In my book The ultimate guide to weight loss i explained how depression, stress and anxiety can be the reason that someone is over eating. Don't fall in this trap and don't keep eating just to lift your mood or to make yourself feel better, instead, find the real reasons that are making you feel bad and deal with them.

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did that help ?

no, i have friends who don't feel bad in the sunset, why am i different?

yes but are there other factors that increase serotonin levels?