How Foods and Nutrients Control Our Moods

The main neurochemicals that are associated with this calm network are serotonin (which makes us feel happy), oxytocin (which makes us feel connected), and endorphins (which make us feel a sense of euphoria).

That’s just serotonin. Your gut produces more than thirty neurotransmitters. In Chapter 3 we will discuss one of the major ways that your gut can improve brain health—through short-chain fatty acids. A healthy gut microbiome is able to extend its influence across the blood–brain barrier to keep our mind sharp, our energy level high, and our mood re

vitamin D, omega-3s, vitamin C, vitamin B12, dopamine, serotonin, or even testosterone (both women and men), you could experience mild to severe brain fog, fatigue, lethargy, anxiety, stress, and depression, all of which will severely impede your ability to remain focused and reach your goals. It’s like putting a plant in toxic soil and willing it

In the limbic system, signals are decoded according to four fundamental programs, known as the Four F’s—fear, feeding, fighting, and fornicating.