Women need different foods because their brains have much more serotonin than men. Maria Carlsson and her colleagues at the University Gothenburg Sweden, found that the serotonin neurons of the female brain have a greater storage capacity, a higher enzymatic activity with a higher rate of serotonin synthesis and are thus generally more developed than in the make. This difference arises because female sex hormones enhance serotonin activity, while male hormone inhibits serotonin.

Women’s higher levels of serotonin may be of fundamental importance for such functions as appetite, sexuality, impulsive behavior, and aggression. Serotonin also controls the way women eat, drink, and even seek pleasure. Serotonin is like a surrogate parent, discouraging negative actions and comforting us during hard times. Serotonin is what gives women the power to better withstand stress and be more nurturing, serene, and peaceful than men.

Women are not as subject to impulsive behaviors. They’re more cooperative. They’re more intuitive. Simply put, serotonin makes women different from men. So our gang of wonder women met, worked, and lived together. We cried, laughed, and teased each other. I don’t remember a moment of jealousy, envy, or proprietary behavior. In fact, each of us was more concerned for the others than we were for ourselves.

Women with low serotonin cannot experience a sense of well being. Low serotonin creates a sense of panic, anxiety, and depression. Without the help of serotonin, small problems can become large. Think of serotonin as being the police force that prevents a small disturbance from escalating into a riot.

At some time, almost every woman has suffered from some preventable malady brought on by low serotonin. It affects every woman differently. Some woman knows they are ill. Others think their infirmity is just a normal part of living, the result of age, or just another “women’s complaint” that must be endured. The vast majority are not even aware that low levels of stress are not an inherent part modern life but rather symptoms of a nutritional disease. Symptoms of low serotonin include, weight gain, depression, stress, tendency toward substance abuse, PMS, food craving and eating disorder, sexual dysfunction, anxiety and disturbed sleep.

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