Did you know that your happiness, excitement, pleasure, and rewards result from the hormone ‘dopamine’ produced in your body?  

This hormone contributes to your mood, decision-making, and motor functioning. If your body has the right amount of this hormone, then it is good but if you develop a deficiency of this hormone it can lead to serious mental disorders.  

To know more about dopamine read this article and learn how to manage your dopamine.  

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter produced in your brain and acts as a chemical messenger between neurons. This is the hormone that makes you feel pleasure, excitement, happiness, and enjoyment in your life. It also helps in many body functions such as sleep, decision-making, memory, focus, etc.  

Dopamine is produced by the adrenal gland (which is located on the top of the kidneys) and the hypothalamus of your brain to work as a neuro hormone. Having the right amount of dopamine is good for health but if you have too much or too less dopamine in your body it can lead your serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, depression, obesity, etc.  

So, it is particularly important to maintain dopamine levels in your body.  

Functions of dopamine 

Dopamine’s main function is to maintain your mood.  

Besides that, dopamine helps in these functions: 

• Learning 
• Planning 
• Productivity 
• Alertness 
• Focus 
• Motivation 
• Heart rate 
• Happiness 
• Pleasure 
• Blood vessel function 
• Kidney function 
• Lactation 
• Attention 
• Controlling nausea and vomiting 
• Control pain 
• Movement  
• Sleep 
• Urine removal  
• Protects GI (gastrointestinal) lining. 

How does dopamine affect your mental health? 

The dopamine hormone is a neurotransmitter that works as a chemical messenger between neurons that helps to maintain your mood throughout the day. Dopamine helps to maintain many mental and physical functions throughout the body, which is important to maintain your overall mental and physical health.  

As it is particularly important for your mental and physical health, imbalances in this hormone direct affect badly on mental health. Dopamine deficiency or having too much dopamine can lead to serious mental problems like depression, schizophrenia, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), etc.  

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 Diseases associated with high or low levels of dopamine 

If you have low levels of dopamine, these diseases can develop:  

• Restless legs syndrome 
• Depression 
• Parkison’s disease 
• ADHD 
• Mental illness 
• Sleeping problems 
• Cognitive changes 

If you have elevated levels of dopamine, these diseases can develop:  

• Obesity 
• Mania 
• Addiction 
• Gambling 
• hallucinations 

If you have both high and low levels of dopamine, you might develop a disease called schizophrenia.  

 How to maintain dopamine levels in my body? 

There are several ways you can follow to maintain the dopamine levels in your body: 

• If you have low dopamine levels, consider eating food with lots of protein because protein is made up of amino acids. And one such amino acid called tyrosine helps to create dopamine in our body.  
• Consume less saturated fats and fried food. 
• Exercise regularly. It helps to improve the mood. 
• Get enough sleep to maintain body functions and the production of hormones. 
• Listen to your favorite music to improve your mood and stimulate dopamine in your brain.  
• Perform meditation and mindfulness that helps to clear your mind, improve focus, and let your thoughts flow.  
• Take enough sunlight usually in winter to boost neurotransmitters in the brain.  

Dopamine is an important hormone for your mental and physical health. This is the hormone behind your happiness, pleasure, motivation, learning, thinking, and mood. So, it is important to maintain the levels of this hormone for good mental and physical health.  

Want to know more natural methods to maintain your dopamine levels? At Doral Health and Wellness, we have doctors that can help you manage your condition. For more information, you can visit us at 1797 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11212, or call us on 1-347-384-5690. You can also visit our website at https://doralhw.org or contact us at info@doralhw.org if you have any queries.