How to raise our Levels of Serotonin Naturally?

1.Spend more time in bright daylight and sunshine:
Daylight is beneficial for seasonal depression and that people in northern countries who experience darker winters and cool summers are inclined to depression. However, patients with non-seasonal, mild to moderate depression experience a significant improvement in their symptoms when they increase their exposure to daylight and the sun. Daylight increases Vitamin D, serotonin and dopamine levels.

2.Exercise:
People who exercise regularly have reduced rates of depressive findings. The benefit is comparable to conventional medical treatment. Regular exercise increases both serotonin and dopamine levels.

3.Open air exercise:
You double the effects of no. 1 and 2.

3.Yoga, meditation and breathing exercises:
When done regularly these practices significantly increase serotonin levels.

5.Dance:
Part of the healing effect of dancing comes from its increasing of serotonin and dopamine levels.

6.Socialize:
Spending time with friends, talking, chatting over a tea or coffee; all increase your serotonin levels.

7.Get more tryptophan through foods (serotonin is made from tryptophan in the guts and brain):
Pumpkin and sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, chia, nuts, soybeans and its products, cheese, red meat, white meat, fish, shellfish, oats, legumes (especially chickpeas) and eggs.

8.Get a massage:
A massage helps you by increasing your serotonin levels while reducing your tension/stiffness.