All You Need To Know About Serotonin - Bright Minds Biosciences
Serotonin is a compound in serum and blood platelets, acting as a neurotransmitter. It carries messages throughout our body from nerve cells. Too high or too low serotonin levels in our body can cause mental and physical distress. The chemical name of serotonin is 5-hydroxytryptamine, which acts as a hormone in our body. Serotonin has an essential role in the human body, encouraging happiness, influencing learning, and regulating sleep, hunger, temperature, and sexual behavior. Lack of enough serotonin in the body leads to health conditions like anxiety, depression, and many more. Mechanism of serotonin Serotonin is predominantly present in the gut of the human body. Around 90% of the serotonin is present in the human gastrointestinal tract’s cell lining, and our brains produce the rest 10%. The chemical is released into our blood circulation, and platelets in the blood absorb them. Our bodies cannot produce essential amino acids. We have to get them from the foods we consu...