Will a Low-Carb Diet Lower Your Serotonin Levels? – Dr. Berg

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hi guys had another question about low carbs and serotonin someone said that well I’m I don’t want to do a little carb on your key dough plan because that’s gonna lower my serotonin okay so I mean it sounds good in theory but it’s absolutely not true I’m gonna understand I help you understand like the background of why that isn’t true first of all serotonin is a neurotransmitter okay neurotransmitter and neurotransmitters are made from protein the precursor the thing that turns in the serotonin is called tryptophan this is an amino acid it’s protein now could be that you’re not consuming enough protein in your diet that could be one fun cause it could also be that you’re not able to digest the protein because your stomach is not acid enough that’s another cause but the more likely cause is this thing right here called high insulin when you have high amounts of insulin because you have insulin resistance you can’t absorb amino acids that well so you can’t absorb proteins that well and that alone will cause low levels of serotonin now because you have high insulin that’s gonna bring the sugars lower initially so you’re gonna end up with low blood sugar issues especially few don’t eat and you’re gonna feel kind of Moody and then you eat carbohydrate and you feel better and you’re like wow this makes sense I need carbs to increase my mood but in fact it’s not gonna work long term because as soon as you eat that carb it’s gonna bring it down again it’s gonna affect your mood high amounts of insulin and low blood sugars will actually really mess up your focus or your cognitive function so long term if we fix this you’ll be able to absorb the protein and the glucose and you’ll fix the blood sugar issue and so it’s not true that you need more carbs to increase your serotonin it’s just the opposite you need to lower the carbs to fix your serotonin but really you’re fixing insulin resistance so you can absorb the precursors to build serotonin high amounts of insulin will never make your mood better it’ll never increase serotonin alright thanks for watching hey if you haven’t already subscribed press the button below and I will keep you in the know hey that rhymes