The Science Behind the Law of Attraction Magazine July, 2018 | Page 51

1. Get Enough Vitamin B-6 Foods like spinach, turnip greens, garlic, cauliflower, mustard greens, celery, and non-factory farmed fish (especially tuna, halibut, salmon, cod and snapper) can be great sources. 2. Eat Brain Boost ing Seed Grains Inst ead of Wheat This includes: Amaranth, buckwheat, millet and quinoa are seeds with grain-like taste and properties. These are healthy, high-protein carbohydrates and small amounts of the right carbohydrates are critical to boosting serotonin. Not only will you improve your mood, you will Sleep better too. A nice dose of serotonin in the early evening will help you sleep better at night. These grain-like seeds also provide important B vitamins. As just mentioned B vitamins play a critical role in brain health and in the manufacture of all your neurotransmitters including serotonin. Vitamins B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin) and B6 (pyridoxine) as well as vitamin D, folic acid and selenium plus calcium, and magnesium are needed to make serotonin. For protein meals: focus on digestion and food combining ? Eating foods that are high in protein ? and specifically have a higher percentage of tryptophan (like sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds), will provide much-needed tryptophan, the precursor to serotonin. But beware: because research shows that eating protein with carbohydrates actually works against your ability to make serotonin. Good to know: Plant-based protein helps to create more serotonin than animal protein does. To boost your mood and immunity naturally, protein and probiotics ? is the delicious natural answer! 3. Incl ude Ferment ed Food & Drinks In Your Diet Fermented foods and drinks greatly assist in digestion and assimilation of all the important nutrients you need for serotonin. Additionally, they boost the nutrients in your food by at least a hundredfold. Some examples are Sauerkraut, pickles, Kifir, Kimchee, Raw Cheese and Yogart Probiotics. Pineapple and ginger soda is easy to make and very refreshing! 4. Get Massages & Ot her Forms of Body Work We?ve heard about the healing power of touch, but now research backs it up! A study conducted by the Touch Research Institutes at the University of Miami School of Medicine shows that massage increases serotonin by 28% and decreases cortisol (the stress hormone) by 31% . Page 51 - Ju ly, 2018