Dopamine

Dopamine is another brain chemical which provides mental boosts and feelings of wellbeing.

It can be boosted by eating particular foods like almonds, bananas, green leafy vegetables but also chocolate and coffee which is great news.

We can also boost our dopamine by training and exercising regularly, this is no surprise I have to say and a common theme in this blog. 

Meditation is also mentioned as a means by which we can get a Dopamine boost. There are plenty of great meditations on buddanet.com. and headspace is a good app if you want meditation without any religious context.

Finally, setting and achieving goals, even modest, ones can provide us with extra dopamine. So how about some exercise goals?

Cheers