First time commenting here. A friend linked this thread on Facebook, and have something to add about the possible mechanisms of light therapy.
So far as I am aware, the mood and concentration enhancing effects of light therapy work primarily on the Serotonin -> Melatonin synthesis that occurs in our brains.
Basically, when it gets dark and gloomy, our brains start manufacturing melatonin, to make us feel tired and sleepy. In animals such as bears, the winter induced melatonin is a signal that it is time to hibernate.
The interesting part is that the chemi... (read more)
I have read that typtophan supplementation is much better than 5HTP as 5HTP mostly winds up in the liver. OTOH, Ray Peat claims we're getting abnormally high amounts of tryptophan in our diets from over consumption of muscle meats anyways.
First time commenting here. A friend linked this thread on Facebook, and have something to add about the possible mechanisms of light therapy.
So far as I am aware, the mood and concentration enhancing effects of light therapy work primarily on the Serotonin -> Melatonin synthesis that occurs in our brains.
Basically, when it gets dark and gloomy, our brains start manufacturing melatonin, to make us feel tired and sleepy. In animals such as bears, the winter induced melatonin is a signal that it is time to hibernate.
The interesting part is that the chemi... (read more)