If you ever feel low energy in your daily routine than it's likely related to your levels of this important neuro-chemical. Dopamine is one of many important neuro-chemicals to keep in balance.
There are some great foods and other natural ways of keeping these in balance - for dopamine the amino acid tyrosine is very important. I just found this list of foods for boosting tyrosine so I've been playing around with these.
Foods That Increase Dopamine
Dopamine is made from the amino acid tyrosine. Eating a diet high in tyrosine will ensure you’ve got the basic building blocks needed for dopamine production.
Here’s a list of tyrosine-rich foods: (3, 4, 5, 6)
- all animal products
- almonds
- apples
- avocado
- bananas
- beets
- chocolate
- coffee
- fava beans
- green leafy vegetables
- green tea
- lima beans
- oatmeal
- sea vegetables
- sesame and pumpkin seeds
- turmeric
- watermelon
- wheat germ
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