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This list of foods that help the body make dopamine is from the site below I sent you. Note the phenylalanine reference: Don't know who wrote this, but its someone trying to quit smoking. Ray. Below is a list of the foods that will help your body make dopamine that I've compiled from various websites. Interesting that I have craved some of these foods..I mean, who craves beets, cottage cheese, or sesame seeds? Also interesting is that sunflower seeds are on the list.I usually have eaten tons of sunflower seeds in the shell at the beginning of a quit and if I don't, I don't feel as good as when I've eaten them, but sometimes I haven't used them because of the calories and salt. I'm going to include as many of these as I can in my daily diet.I hope this list helps someone else, too. . Almonds . Apples . Avocados . Bananas: As a banana matures, it produces dopamine quinine, a naturally occurring form of dopamine. Although small brown areas on the fruit indicate bruising, these portions also contain the highest levels of dopamine. . Beans & Legumes, particularly lima beans and red beans. . Beets . Cheese, particularly cottage cheese . Chicken . Eggs . Fish: Omega-3 fatty acids are found in seafood, especially mackerel, salmon, striped bass, rainbow trout, halibut, tuna, and sardines. These fatty acids have many jobs in the body, including a possible role in the production of neurotransmitters (dopamine is a neurotransmitter). . Seeds: pumpkin, sesame and sunflower . Watermelon: Watermelon juice is fat free and loaded with vitamins A, B6, and C! Vitamin B6 is used by the body to manufacture neurotransmitters such as serotonin, melatonin, and dopamine. . Wheat Germ: Wheat Germ is a good source of phenylalanine. Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid found in the brain and blood plasma that can convert in the body to tyrosine, which in turn is used to synthesize dopamine. Other suggestions: . Eliminate caffeine: Caffeine boosts the neurotransmitters in the brain and increases serotonin temporarily, but after the spike, dopamine levels sink. . Reduce your intake of sugary foods and saturated fats. These reduce dopamine levels . Purchase natural amino acid supplements to get a dopamine boost. These are available at health food stores or online. Tags: depression, diet, dopamine, relapse Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 12:47 PM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Phenylalanine Dopamine site > http://www.righthealth.com/topic/Phenylalanine_Dopamine > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn