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Body serotonin doesn't show brain serotonin.
Prolactin correlates with serotonin yes, but in some (rare) conditions prolactin might be low and serotonin elevated.
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Body serotonin doesn't show brain serotonin.
Body serotonin doesn't show brain serotonin.
Prolactin correlates with serotonin yes, but in some (rare) conditions prolactin might be low and serotonin elevated.
Do you think Brazil, Thailand and Australia demonstrate low serotonin personalities ?
Hey buddy,
But if I had to go by "clichés" and stereotypes, I would say yes, Brazil and Thailand are "low serotonin" personalities.
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Serotonin isn't necessarily the cause of each and every one, but it does play a role. Quite a few traits can be stopped by using a serotonin antagonist but elevated serotonin isn't the root cause of a personality disorder. The root cause is most likely a person with a malfunctioning metabolism or that have mal adapted after a certain period of time, and even though he isn't in that specific situation anymore that requires high serotonin, his serotonin stays elevated chronically. This happens all the time with trauma for example.Are there any negative traits that serotonin can't cause? Because this looks to me like a list of almost every human foible.
Not that I'm aware of. It contains a little bit of serotonin, tryptophan, phenylethylamine, tyrosine, tryptamine and tyramine but in general, these concentrations are irrelevant in healthy subjects since these compounds are metabolized in the intestinal mucosa, liver and kidneys by the monoamine oxidases (MAO).Does raw cocoa increase serotonin?
Yes it is, but some of my clients still don't feel mentally and emotionally optimal even though prolactin is low. That either indicates that prolactin and serotonin is not always a good correlation or that serotonin is not always elevated in mental disorders. Cortisol, low androgens, low dopamine, upregulated kynurenine pathway, estrogen, etc., can all affect the mood somehow. Sometimes it's as easy as correcting a magnesium deficiency, sometimes it's just a mindset.@Hans NVM! Found my answer in the thread. Georgi suggests prolactin as a good bio marker as well.
I think that "it's just a mindset" can be cop-out. I have done a good deal of rinzai zen and aikido training and am left feeling that something is lost in the translation of the ancient texts. It keeps ending up as "mind over matter."Yes it is, but some of my clients still don't feel mentally and emotionally optimal even though prolactin is low. That either indicates that prolactin and serotonin is not always a good correlation or that serotonin is not always elevated in mental disorders. Cortisol, low androgens, low dopamine, upregulated kynurenine pathway, estrogen, etc., can all affect the mood somehow. Sometimes it's as easy as correcting a magnesium deficiency, sometimes it's just a mindset.
Feeling emotionally unstable or on edge can be due to elevated catecholamines and possibly cortisol. So lowering that can be a good start. Magnesium is pretty effective. Tribulus helped me feel more solid. Boosting GABA can also greatly help you relax and not care so much how other people might react.
People's behaviour can be seen similar to how dogs behave. If you don't correct the dog for his bad behaviour, the behaviour might just escalate and get worse.I think that "it's just a mindset" can be cop-out. I have done a good deal of rinzai zen and aikido training and am left feeling that something is lost in the translation of the ancient texts. It keeps ending up as "mind over matter."
My colleagues are the most 'walk on eggshells' uptight authoritarian narcissists out there.
Oh yes, they can endure being heavily tatooed from head to toe, week long sesshins, fasting, and whatever joint-lock you can manueuver. GRRRR. Nothing bothers these cool cat warriors. err, except being asked a question? err, except bumping into them, err , except EVERYTHING!!!....
I think the more correct interpretation is there is a undying lamp of various factors that are under the influence of various other factors that are unclear to me.
But it is knowable. The mindset is not independent from the structure or the function.
Yeah, this is true.People's behaviour can be seen similar to how dogs behave. If you don't correct the dog for his bad behaviour, the behaviour might just escalate and get worse.
Similarly, people that treat other people bad have been allowed to become like that without receiving correction.
Diet, lifestyle, upbringing, stressors, etc., also play a role, but at the end of the day it's their choice to behave like that. They are just so far down that path that it might seem impossible for them to change, because they see it as normal and even beneficial to behave like that.
Yeah, it's almost impossible to change others if they don't want to change. Ignoring them would be the best. You can't beat them when you have to drop to their level.I always just disengage and avoid the nasty types. Because if you correct them, then you have been goaded into their cesspool. And you can't just give them a swift hard smack to cut through their mindset.
From what food did you get your protein from? Excluding BCAA and collagen? Some people go so far with this tryptophan depletion thing than they eat too little protein in general and get some mineral or vitamin imbalance.avoid foods with tryptophan, take BCAA or collagen with foods that have it in quantity