What is causing us to feel depressed, stressed, anxious and sometimes struggle even with making it through the day without breaking down, is one of the reasons why unfortunately a lot of us are consuming substances that temporarily can relieve us from that, but let's say, are definitely not the best substances for our long term wellbeing. Whether it be nicotine, alcohol, heavy subscription medicines, street drugs or even simply overexerting on certain foods is something I am sure each and every one of us has unfortunately faced at least at one point in our lives.
Our minds and bodies crave something to uplift our serotonin levels, especially when we suffer from social anxiety, depression or generally not feeling our best. Why do our minds feel hazy and our memories are unclear? Why do we find ourselves struggling with motivation to do regular activities, even though we know that we are not lazy people by nature?
Serotonins' biological function is very complex and is responsible for diverse functions including mood, memory, and learning functionalities. It also affects our sleep patterns and is directly related to our sleep quality. Serotonin is also directly responsible for how we perceive pain, and even conduct our sexual desires. That's why prescribed medicines to increase serotonin are designed to help with depression, however, those medicines can also be addictive and have their downsides.
So how do we replace our fixations with more natural ways to get the serotonin boost that we need so much? With implemented desires to invoke a general feeling of well-being, we can look for more natural ways to raise up our serotonin levels.
As with most beneficial things that can be found in nature, there are herbs that, when consumed on a regular basis, can naturally raise serotonin levels and improve our general well-being.
Some of the herbs that are known for boosting serotonin levels are actually quite familiar and most of us have heard of them. Plants, such as lavender, saffron, turmeric and ginseng are among the few that are great helpers in making our stress levels dissolve easily.
Lavender increases the amount of serotonin in the system and makes more serotonin available to the brain, which directly affects our improved mood and can even ease unpleasant anxiety and depression symptoms.
Another great solution known to most people is the citrus family. It is known that scents, like orange, lemon, and grapefruit can really boost your energy and make you feel more alive and refreshed.
Curcumin is another amazing and easily available herb that is known for treating mood disorders. Its extraordinary effects on the brain include boosting the brain neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine, reducing inflammation, and encouraging brain plasticity, thus making it an effective and natural antidepressant.
All of those mentioned herbs are not very expensive and are easily available and can help with replacing tobacco, alcohol, antidepressants and any other harmful substances.
Here is a list of Sono goodies that have some of those amazing herbs in them:
https://sonoherbs.com/collections/tired
