When Britney Spears had her nervous breakdown early last year, reporters had a field day calling her crazy. But there is truth behind the usual jab when someone says it must be a hormonal imbalance.
I don’t know for sure if Spears’ breakdown could have been prevented, but very often, mood swings are caused by serotonin deficiency.
A seratonin deficiency can lead to depression, anxiety, poor sleep, panic, obsession and suicidal tendencies.
The famous antidepressant drug Prozac works by increasing serotonin concentration in the brain because of reuptake inhibition. As per my knowledge the most of serotonin is produced in the gut.
It is known that the deficiency can be caused by a bad diet, so maybe we should fix out diet and hence our gut to avoid mood swings and dangerous behaviors such as we witnessed in this star?
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