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Microblog: 95% of the Serotonin Is in the Gut

Microblog: 95% of the Serotonin Is in the Gut

Remember, even though serotonin is mostly in the gut, it regulates mood, anxiety and fear.

šŸ—Serotonin requires B-vitamins, tryptophan and omega-3 fats to be made.

šŸ¤’RPers say to measure body temp for thyroid health. They don’t recommend PUFA fish or chicken (omega-3s and tryptophan). Well, serotonin also controls body temperature.

šŸ’”Maybe we should be focusing on gut health as root cause and not thyroid health.

šŸ“šStudies show that IBS-C patients have an imbalance in serotonin transmission, causing alterations in GI hormones and neurotransmitters. Deficient serotonin seems to be associated with constipation.

šŸ“•Mast cell activation (histamines) has been shown to be associated with hypersensitivity experienced in all types of IBS.

⛑Heal. The. Gut.

šŸ’ŠIf you take SSRIs (Zoloft), consider healing the gut instead of forcing the brain to keep more circulating serotonin.

šŸ’”Heal the gut = more serotonin.

šŸ’¤Serotonin also manages our sleep-wake cycle and produces melatonin (sleep hormone).

šŸ“˜Low serotonin contributes to increased anxiety and poor sleep but Increasing serotonin via tryptophan has shown to improve sleep.

šŸ’¦If you have hot flashes at night, it’s likely the activation of your fight or flight response.

🚨Likely, in your sleep, your blood sugar went too low and cortisol, norepinephrine was released to keep you alive and manage your blood sugar levels (thus the sudden increase in glucose levels).

šŸŽ¢Night sweats are similar to the fight or flight response we have, right before we give a presentation. Something in the diet, stress and life is causing you to have a blood sugar imbalance and cortisol has to come to save the day.

āš ļøIf you aren’t sleeping well on carnivore, consider these things. Are you:
ā“eating enough?
ā“eating too much protein, not enough fat?
ā“eating too close to bedtime?
ā“eating too much honey, orange juice, and fruit?
ā“managing life stressors?

🐻Perceived stress and real stress is the same to the body. This will keep your body in a chronic stressed state and you don’t want that blood sugar rollercoaster constantly ā€œonā€ in the body.

šŸ’”Heal the gut. Manage stress. Remove carbs. Eat more fat. Mg spray. And then get more sleep.

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