The Moody Blues were Probably low in Seratonin

If you get the moody blues right before your period or have mood swings due to perimenopause, there are simple steps you can take to boost your serotonin levels and get relief for yourself and those around you. When estrogen declines, the body produces less of the feel-good chemical, serotonin.



Marie-Annette Brown, Ph.D. and professor at the University of Washington School of Nursing, has coauthored “When Your Body Gets the Blues”. In it, she and her colleagues describe a treatment program they have developed. They call it LEVITY for Light, Exercise and Vitamin Intervention Therapy. Clever and easy to remember.



The Light part is to stimulate your body to produce more vitamin D. If you read Tuesday’s blog entry, you know why I recommend vitamin D supplements rather than relying on the sun.



But I’m 100% on board with the rest of the LEVITY program. This month alone, seven of my twelve blog entries have been on vitamins and three on the importance of exercise. My website, Ageless Beauty is chock full of information on staying as healthy and happy as possible as long as possible.



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