If you've heard of two of the brain's chemical neurotransmitters, it's probably dopamine and serotonin. Never mind that glutamate and GABA do most of the work - it's the thrill of dopamine as the ...

Is food the key to happiness? Emotional eating is certainly a real concept, but there are foods you can eat that naturally contain tryptophan, a serotonin-producing amino acid. Other ...

If you’ve heard of two of the brain’s chemical neurotransmitters, it’s probably dopamine and serotonin. Never mind that glutamate and GABA do most of the work — it’s the thrill of dopamine as the ...

By now, most people have heard of the gut-brain connection. Some would go as far to say the gut is your second brain. Terms ...

You’ve probably heard about serotonin, the molecule known as the “happy hormone.” It’s widely thought to play a role in mood, sleep, learning, memory, digestion, and more—in fact, scientists think it ...

Even without lengthy questionnaires or clinical interviews, mental health professionals can make remarkably good predictions about a person's quality of life by knowing just one thing: how the person ...

Amy Mackelden is a freelance writer living with multiple sclerosis, ADHD, PCOS and anxiety. She's written about health and wellness for Healthline, The Paper Gown, SingleCare, the MS Society and ...