Andrew Huberman· PhD
starchy carbohydrates will increase serotonin.
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starchy carbohydrates will increase serotonin.
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I've heard it said that carbohydrates in particular starchy carbohydrates definely can inhibit cortisol definitely and uh this could be through the uh tryptophan amino acid related pathway that ratchets up to uh serotonin release probably some other things too