How to Increase Serotonin Level Naturally

Eat less sugar.

One of the symptoms you may feel when you’re low on serotonin is a craving for sugary foods.Because sugar and carbs trigger the release of serotonin and give us an instant mood boost. But this lift doesn’t last long, approximately an hour or two, before your serotonin levels crash. A better long-term way of increasing serotonin is to eat healthy carbohydrates. A research study found that the ingestion of a sugar-rich diet decreased serotonin metabolism in rats.