"Serotonin can control your state of mind and influence levels of
boredom."

Serotonin is naturally produced in the Pineal gland (via amino acids found in bananas, pineapples, plums, turkey, milk ) which lies deep at the centre of the human brain. The average adult human possesses only 5 to 10 mg of serotonin, 90 % of which is in the intestine and the rest in blood platelets and the brain.

Of the approximately 40 million brain cells in a human brain, most are influenced either directly or indirectly by serotonin. This includes brain cells related to mood, sexual desire and function, appetite, sleep, memory and learning, temperature regulation, some social behavior and boredom.

Low serotonin levels are believed to be the cause of depression which can lead to symptoms such as anxiety, apathy, feelings of worthlessness, fatigue and boredom.

Generally speaking when you are motivated, active and enthusiastic about something you are in a constructive frame of mind that subconsciously influences your behaviors, thus making you productive (increased serotonin levels). On the other hand, if you are in a bad mood, upset or tired you generally have no or little motivation to be active thus you unintentionally have placed your self in a state of mind which ultimately affects your productivity and vigor towards engaging yourself in current or future activities (low levels of serotonin).











Diagram of serotonin molecules

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