More on Walnuts

I found an interesting fact about walnuts. They have been shown to decrease the likelihood of gall stones by 25% by just eating 1 ounce per week. This is a pretty easy thing to do if you use a few walnuts as an afternoon snack or your sprinkle a few walnuts on a baked apple (no sugar added) or pear. This make great desserts and give you some of the essential nutrients to help your body.

Melatonin which is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland, helps us sleep. As we age we produce less melatonin and sometime supplementation helps, but many times not. So here is something you can try that is not only good for you, but as an evening snack may actually help you sleep. That's a bonus!!

Other Ways to Increase Serotonin

Research has shown that simple exercise can increase Serotonin and a sense of feeling good. I know you don't necessarily want to go to the gym, but you can do some very simple exercises at home which will assist you in creating more serotonin in your brain. If you are interested in more information about this, please respond to this post and I will give you more information.

Another thing that can increase Serotonin is bright light. The world had less depression in it when most eveyone worked outside for a good portion of the day in the sun light. Why? Because the sun light blocks the production of melatonin by the pineal gland - you may remember that this is the hormone which tends to put us to sleep. It also uses tryptophan which we need to produce Serotonin. If the pineal gland is not using tryptophan to produce melatonin, then there is more tryptophan available to make Serotonin.