Neurotransmitters: Keys to optimizing health through exercise, meditation, diet, and self-care

Abstract

For the holistic vision of Health, self-care is the cornerstone to improve quality of life, in this sense neurotransmitters are directly responsible for mental and physical health. The absence of these, the alteration in their production, reuptake, as well as variations in their concentration are associated with various diseases and disorders. In this bibliographic review, articles were taken from recognized bibliographic sources, recently published and relevant to mental and physical health; aiming to relate the changes of these neurotransmitters to the loss of health and its recovery through exercise, meditation, healthy diet, stress management and self-care, thereby increasing its production. In conclusion, mental health is directly related to the balance of neurotransmitters. Changes in these neurotransmitters can lead to loss of physical and mental health, expressed in depression, insomnia, anxiety, high blood pressure and increases in serum glucose levels and other disorders. It has been observed that physical exercise, a diet rich in tryptophan, meditation, mindfulness, yoga and self-care raise the levels of neurotransmitters and improve the health status of patients, decreasing the production of cortisol, the hormone of the body. stress, which shows that the WHO developed a strategic plan to promote self-care to optimize quality of life and collective health.