Dr. Berga explains what serotonin is and how important it is to women.

Women can attest to the positive effects of chocolate upon our mood. According to an MIT study,

"snacking on readily digested carbohydrates, such as those in a cookie or bagel, can raise the brain's level of the chemical serotonin, the very same target of modern antidepressant medication."

Including protein with every meal, and small snacks in between, can help lift your mood by increasing your serotonin levels.

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Ask any new parent, particularly a first-timer, what they fear the most, and SIDS will probably be at the top of the list for most. It is one of the worst nightmares a parent can suffer, particular since no-one really knows why it happened to their particular child. It seems like such a senseless reason for a baby's life to end.

But new research has shown that there is a link between Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and a possible serotonin imbalance in a baby's brain.

Serotonin Levels Determine Sense of Fairness

byBy Ed Edelson
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Levels of a brain chemical known as serotonin govern the way people react to unfair offers when they play the game of life, a new study indicates.

Serotonin, which carries messages between neurons, is involved in emotional control. One recent study found that the expression of anger in women was affected by variations in a gene governing the receptors for serotonin in brain cells.

THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Levels of a brain chemical known as serotonin govern the way people react to unfair offers when they play the game of life, a new study indicates.

Serotonin, which carries messages between neurons, is involved in emotional control. One recent study found that the expression of anger in women was affected by variations in a gene governing the receptors for serotonin in brain cells.