Can Money Buy You Happiness? June 2014 | Page 13

How to increase

dopamine levels within

the brain, through food

Eat foods rich in tyrosine,

because your body requires the

amino acid tyrosine in order to make

dopamine. Foods containing tyrosine include bananas’, almonds, low fat dairy, meat and

poutry. Also can eat foods that are rich in

the amino acid phenylalanine, and that

is a precursor of the amino acid

tyrosine so hence can also

produce dopamine.

Foods include soy

products.

Take a look at how to eat

healthy on a student

budget