What is Dopamine Deficiency? - Deepstash
What is Dopamine Deficiency?

What is Dopamine Deficiency?

  • Dopamine is a neurotransmitter and a hormone. It communicates chemical messages between nerve cells in your brain or between your brain and the rest of your body.
  • It plays an important role in many of your body’s functions, including memory, motivation, learning, reward and movement.
  • Dopamine deficiency means having a low level of dopamine.
  • Low dopamine levels are linked with certain health conditions like Parkinson’s disease and depression. It may also make you more susceptible to taking risks or developing addictions.

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Understanding what dopamine deficiency is and how it may affect one's health, plus natural ways to help increase its level may be useful to increase our health consciousness.

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