7. Sort Out Your Carbohydrates

You don’t need to cut out carbs entirely from your diet – in fact, you shouldn’t! But it is important to figure out what kind of carbs are entering your bloodstream. While simple carbohydrates like bread, pasta, potatoes, and pastries are also known to increase serotonin levels (which is why eating them makes us feel so good), they also end up increasing your blood sugar by producing excess insulin because they are full of refined sugars. Needless to say, this isn’t ideal. That’s why you should opt for complex carbohydrates like blueberries, apples, garbanzo beans, sweet potatoes, etc.