Monday Morning Blues? 5 Ways to Increase Seratonin Levels Without Drugs

By Jennifer Elizabeth Masters

What if I could tell you that you can get high without perscription drugs? Serotonin is the feel-good hormone that is produced in the brain. Following these suggestions daily will naturally increase the levels of this wonderful hormone to feel happy, joyful and high on life!

1. Mindfulness Meditation

Meditation has been scientifically proven to increase serotonin and dopamine levels in the brain and enhance mood. Meditation also increases the ability to synthesize serotonin, which is a double-positive-whammy of good feelings.

Meditation has been proven to prevent depression relapses creating a shift in focus from negative emotions to a state of relaxed positivity. Negative moods are related to negative outcomes.

Mindful meditation focuses on breath and bodily sensations rather than on problems and issues. Mindfulness and meditation both allow the individual to focus on what they are feeling rather than the problem or issue that is arising. 

Sitting in meditation only ten minutes a day can improve your mood, reduce pain and shift your emotional state from low to high.

A positive mood increases longevity as it increases your connection with something greater than yourself.  Instead of feeling alone, you feel connected. 

2. Get Outside in The Sunlight. We need light to be happy. Exposure to light all year round has been proven to raise serotonin levels in the brain. Not only has sunlight been linked to seasonal depression cures but also non-seasonal depression. Our internal workings are light-filled. The sun is our source of light and joy. The great thing about sunshine is that it is free. 

3. Conscious Lovemaking. Making love with someone you care about and have a connection with will increase levels of dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin. All these chemicals increase your level of well-being and connection, which are essential to feeling high on life. Loving touch increases our well-being and happiness. Feeling down? Make love. 

4. Exercise daily. Serotonin dopamine, and endorphins increase with daily exercise. All of these hormones make you feel good. The best form of exercise to improve your mood is aerobic exercise. 

Do some form of exercise you love. For me, it is dancing. I love music as it can shift my mood quickly while moving my body feels good, tones and charges me up with those feel-good hormones. Music has been proven to increase your level of engagement in an exercise and push you to higher limits of ability and challenge. The brain's ability to use serotonin also increases with exercise. Daily exercise keeps you in the zone of feeling happy. 

Take a walk where flowers and trees abound. Enjoy the beauty wherever you are. 

5. Breathe consciously. People who breathe deeply affirm life. Those who hold their breath and breathe shallowly have a low sense of self, or low self-esteem. Affirm life daily by breathing deeply. If you forget, set your phone to chime every hour and spend a few minutes breathing deeply. 

My daughter recently went through a breakup. She called me while walking. At the end of our conversation she reported feeling high. She was walking quickly and talking to me while she walked. She was breathing more deeply because of the intense exercise. It was a big surprise to her to see how much better she felt with the deep breathing and brisk walking. 

From someone who has grown up in the 70's I know what getting high feels like. The high I experience daily without drugs is far superior to the high back then low of taking drugs or drinking alcohol. 

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Jennifer Elizabeth Masters is the author of the forthcoming book: HAPPY HERE, HAPPY ANYWHERE. 

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9 Amazing Benefits Of Watching A Sunrise

By Jennifer Elizabeth Masters

Sunrise is a magnificent time of day. It is an awakening of the planet, birds, trees and wildlife. It is always a new beginning. If you have romance in your soul, witnessing this beautiful daybreak can bring joy into your mundane life. It doesn't cost anything to watch a sunrise. You could be on your porch drinking coffee, holding hands together. Or if you live alone like I do, you witness it with your dogs out in the desert. 

Even with a friend staying with me, being alone in the desert at sunrise was a spectacular and emotional experience this morning. I tried to go back to bed, but my cats weren't having it. I capitulated and got myself dressed. I am so glad I did because the beauty of this morning was overwhelming. 

Sun-gazing is an old method of healing. Our ancestors worshiped the sun for many reasons. This is what you will receive if you look up instead of down while you walk:

1. Grandeur. The sun is such a magnificent energy. Look up and witness the beauty. Notice the subtle changes in the sky as the sun rises up over the mountains, trees, houses or buildings where you are. For me, it was the dry dusty mountains to the east. 
2. Peace. At sunrise, the energy from the sun is one of peace. Open your heart and feel it. Allow it to permeate your being.
3. Beauty. There is a beauty all around us, yet, many never notice it. When you begin to notice the little things, your life takes on a brighter hue. You will find happiness in the smallest of details. 
4. Gratitude. You are alive another day. What? "Big deal," you say? Waking up is a gift. I know many people who die in their sleep. Being grateful just to be alive shifts your perspective. You will stop taking your life, partner, children, friends for granted. Each day is a beautiful gift. Be grateful. Say thank you to the sun for rising on this gorgeous day.
5. Healing.  The sun can recharge you. It is composed of ultraviolet light which the body needs for optimum health.The sun stimulates the production of melanin, stimulates the metabolism, (especially metabolism of minerals) is good for helping glands that take care of internal secretion.
6. Natural Source of Vitamin D.  In humans Vitamin D changes to calcium in the body which encourages the hormone endorphin production. Endorphins give you that feel good feeling which causes happiness and satisfaction which prevents depression. I wonder if more people got out in the early morning and walked, would we have fewer people taking anti-depressants?
7. Sunlight is good for the nervous system. Lack of sunlight is now linked to PTSD. Exposure to the sun can reduce anxiety. It is a known fact in Scandanavian countries that reduced sunlight causes nervousness, depression, and other health issues. 
8. Reduces  the incidence of major diseases. Many people have gone above and beyond to avoid being in the sun, wearing clothing that covers their skin up. Skin cancer is a smaller risk than most of these other diseases prevented from sunlight exposure. The list is long: breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, elevated blood pressure, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, ovarian cancer, Osteomalacia, prostate cancer, psoriasis, rickets, Seasonal Affect Disorder, (which I had living in Canada) tooth decay, tuberculosis. 
9. Unadulterated JOY! This morning I got down on my hands and knees and thanked the sun for the wonderful joy I felt witnessing the awakening of the world, another day of life and the love I have for all things God-like in this world. Without the sun, we would die. 

Vitamin D deficiency is rampant especially among the elderly. They are often housebound. Taking Vitamin D does not guarantee enough of a dosage, as the original FDA dosage was based on normal exposure to the sun. The elderly do not receive natural sunlight and therefore, are deficient in Vitamin D. 

On top of all the stunning beauty, watching a sunrise is a romantic event. I felt that in love feeling while walking through the desert. The sun gleamed sending a beam of light right to me, through me and all around me. What's not to love?

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