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I'm Never Going To Take Our Christmas Tree Down!

Gloria Faye Brown Bates @GrannyGee (3517) • Louisburg, North Carolina 14 Dec 22

Gracious... we have had many grey, gloomy days lately. I have to say days like this can pull my mood down ... I am a sunshine girl. Shorter days, less daylight can cause SAD ... seasonal affective disorder. You can Google it,...

seasonal affective disorder

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Dark Room

any riza @ladyhero (3846) • Indonesia 1 Mar 21

hi good morning, do you like to sleep with the lights on, or off? a dark room is my favorite, because I can sleep soundly, without thinking about anything, or dimly lit, according to research the body's serotonin will work...

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Serotonin is a blessing!

Shubhu @shubhu3 (36463) • New Delhi, India 28 Sep 18

Each one of us tend to strive towards achieving our dreams, marrying the one we love, building connections and so on. But what does all this ultimately gives us? "HAPPINESS". We all strive towards happiness in some or the other...

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Does jaifal or nutmeg induce sleep?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 31 May 16

Jaifal or nutmeg is a brilliant spice found in West Bengal hills, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India and Srilankan hills. It has a chemical called serotonin which induces sleep for the persons consuming it. It cures skin problems...

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How do you get over Depression?

katie0 @katie0 (5203) • Japan 28 Mar 11

Hello there people, Let's go, let's help people who have depression by telling tips and ways to get over it. I think that happiness it's a decision really. Sure there's times that serotonin is not being produced and a person...

happiness is decision

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Is happiness a choice?

carrie1390 @carrie1390 (157) • United States 26 Jul 09

A lot of people think that being happy is a choice. I remember when I first started suffering from depression people told me I could chose to be happy and just stop being unhappy. Even today when I'm suffering with a bout of...

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Anyone ever used 5 HTP and found it to help them sleep better?

ThisSongIsFree @ThisSongIsFree (62) • United States 17 May 09

5 HTP is a natural supplement (amino acid) that converts in the brain into Serotonin. Serotonin is thought to affect mood, behavior, appetite and sleep. I have just started taking this supplement and wanted to hear from some...

sleep disorders

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Chemicals responsible for our emotions.

alokn99 @alokn99 (5717) • India 25 Mar 09

Our emotions and feelings are aptly expressed and undertood with words, happy, hate,love,joy..... We have advanced in leaps and bounds in understanding the human body, its entire make up and have tried to understand the reasons...

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Did you know that some food makes you sleep?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 23 Feb 09

This was something new to me. But when I heard if from the radio, it got me all curious. So I did some search on the internet and found that it is true. No wonder some of the breakfast I took or the meals I had for lunch makes...

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chocolate

andrusko @andrusko (49) • Croatia (Hrvatska) 3 Dec 08

Do you think that chocolate really raises level of the serotonin in your brain?

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Winter blues have scientific basis. Lack of sunlight can cause depression .

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (16568) • Philippines 11 Aug 08

Serotonin is a substance that is usually decreased in depression. Lack of sunlight dercreases serotonin in our body and therefore is one of the various causes of depression. Although there are many factors leading to depression,...

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Bananas and depression

janisspaggiari59 @janisspaggiari59 (656) • United States 1 Jan 08

Bananas are a food that can have a good effect on depression.There are so many people these days that suffer from depression.Depression has occured in my life also.I've been through it,and my mother,my brother has been there and...

foods that help

having depression

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Random acts of Kindness

soul0629 @soul0629 (94) • United States 20 Jan 07

Here you have it - to those who suffer helplessness or depression. Recent study suggests that random acts of kindness will increase your serotonin. Serotonin plays an important role in regulating our mood and feeling. Best of...

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Are You on Prozac? Are you trying to get off?

cujobyte @cujobyte (47) • United States 14 Nov 06

I've been on Prozac for like 15 years now. Any time I tried to ween off of it, my symptoms of depression would come rushing back. This year under a Doctor's supervision I have been able to cut down from 60 mg to 40 mg. I'd like...

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