What food will increase serotonin naturally?

Answer 1

bananas

Answer 2

Actually, all food increases serotonin. Serotonin is responsible for the feeling of fullness and satisfaction that you feel after a meal. Perhaps some obese people who do things like binge eating are trying to self-medicate their serotonin levels. But if you are looking to increase serotonin because you are depressed or otherwise lacking serotonin, medication might help you more.

EDIT: The article below is interesting; I certainly wasn't completely aware of the connection between tryptophan and serotonin. But eating more tryptophan-rich foods will not necessarily increase your serotonin levels if you are already getting enough tryptophan in your diet. It would most likely only help if you are malnourished with respect to tryptophan in the first place. If your body has enough tryptophan around but is only making a certain amount of serotonin, eating more tryptophan probably won't encourage your body to make any more.

Answer 3

Yes, there are a couple other ways. You can find the food and serotonin link in items that are somewhat healthier. Try turkey, black eyed-peas, black and English walnuts, almonds, sesame or pumpkin seeds, and cheddar, gruyere or swiss cheese. Also helping to a lesser extent are whole grains, rice, and other dairy products (grandma was right – drink a glass of warm milk before bed!).

Examples of food with tryptophan:
wheat germ - 0.4g/1cup
granola - 0.2g/1cup
cottage cheese - 0.4g/1cup
egg - 0.1g/1
duck - 0.4g/quarter lb
turkey - 0.37g/quarter cup
chicken - 0.28g/quarter cup

I WISH I thought of that myself, I got that from an article, I'll paste the link below, I didn't even know you could produce serotonin from food!

Answer 4

turkey, but buy 5http instead