3. Sugar: A research study by the Cole Natural Health Centers LLC of Pennsylvania has found that the presence high levels of serotonin in the body could raise levels of anxiety. Sugar being one of the main sources of serotonin is a anxiety generator. A JAMA Psychiatry study shows there is a distinct connection between social anxiety disorder and serotonin synthesis. PET imaging tests carried out on 37 patients revealed that all of 18 patients with anxiety ailments carried increased levels serotonin in their body. The remaining 19 without anxiety had little or no serotonin found in them.
