...it's damn near a checklist.

[azurelunatic]

Foods rich in serotonin:

• avocado


• banana


• kiwi


• octupus


• pecan nut


• pineapple


• plum


• tomato


• walnut

(from here)

Foods on that list that I don't associate with having my mouth get scraped raw:

• octopus


• pecan nut


• plum

And I have never tried octopus, and haven't had pecans or plums lately.


Another list:
avocado, banana, kiwi, pineapple, plantain, plums, eggplant, tomatoes, butternut, pecans and walnuts

Never had plantain, don't like eggplant, haven't had butternut squash in a while.

Then, a lot of my childhood "don't like" was based on whether or not it would take off the inside of my mouth.

Edit: and dates. Which take off my mouth too.

Comments

[amberite.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I know carbohydrates are tied to serotonin production, too.

[amberite.livejournal.com]

Er, and that comment is only relevant if you're examining the listed data with connection to depression rather than with connection to food-allergy thingies.

[azurelunatic]

Which I am.

I am currently peeved that I'm showing a significant number of the signs of SAD-type depression, and that the above list of foods is giving me all the biological signs that they're Really A Bad Idea to eat more often.

[amberite.livejournal.com]

Also, do you know anything about 5-HTP?

I use it to bolster my serotonin levels, on an occasional basis. It's a precursor to serotonin, and unlike most antidepressant-type-thingies, doesn't require daily use to work . .

[azurelunatic]

I know very little about it but what I've found in tonight's readings.

[amberite.livejournal.com]

Well, it's got my recommendation, for moderate use. :-)

[machinegirl.livejournal.com]

I find it odd that you associate avocados with your mouth being scraped raw, since the insides are all mushy. Maybe you mean scraped raw in a different way?

Octopus is actually really good. Quite chewy. And if you get it at sushi bars, it's purple.

[azurelunatic]

Something about the composition of avacadoes -- and the rest of the problem list -- makes my mouth peel. Nastily. It's as if the insides of my mouth were chemically scraped off.

[machinegirl.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! That makes more sense to me now. I was thinking raw as in rubbed raw.

[azurelunatic]

No -- that's potato chips.

[sithjawa.livejournal.com]

Plantains are very much analogous to bananas.

Octopus is much like squid. Both are too chewy for me.

[azurelunatic]

Chew my squid!