Georgi Dinkov on Serotonin: Happiness or Stress Chemical?

In this fascinating interview with Bioenergetic Health researcher Georgi Dinkov we discuss whether serotonin is really as good for our mental health as we've been told. Georgi explains how serotonin could be driving schizophrenia, psychosis, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. He tells us natural methods we can experiment with to lower our serotonin exposure, as well as how this will simultaneously raise our dopamine. Most interestingly for me, he also explains some of the connections between this bioenergetic health perspective and traditional Chinese medicine, drawing on his past experience with the Eagle Style Kung Fu internal martial art.
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[@melissad.2908]

I wonder if it’s because I was homeschooled- but I’ve found it shocking how few people understand that anyone can learn anything. The “expert” mentality is destroying progress and science (real science) in my opinion. I’m glad he shared his story- more people need to know that they are capable if they are interested. You learn how to ask the right questions when you tackle new material, and the more you learn without relying on “experts,” the more you see that their views are often opinion based. “Experts” are helpful but I’ve learned quickly if they are not explaining the biochemistry in an understandable way- they are probably replying on a presupposition rather then on data driven information. They are using and manipulating data to prove a set theory that they are personally tied to. It’s human nature, and it’s why we should always keep digging.

[@LisaHerald-no2cy]

Georgi Dinkov is a gem. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and teaching us. Orange juice and Aspirin, I love it. May God Bless him for what he does for humanity. Thank you so much. Learning so much from him, couldn't believe I listened to Dr. Mindy Pelz, messed me up like crazy. Loving Coke and ice cream!! Thanks for bringing common sense back.

[@TheNickLoffree]

He’s fascinating eh?

[@TravisTellsTruths]

Wherever Georgi and Ray Peat goes.... there I am. I can say that everything in this video is true. I've been studying for over 16 years on my own including 6+ years listening and reading from Ray Peat and Georgi Dinkov. The Danny Roddy Generative Energy podcasts are priceless. We have the keys to health already. But it's much deeper. We are under great threat from the evil one. Educate yourselves wisely. Use logic, reason and intuituon. Always listen to your gut and also your heart but filter these heart signals through the mind. Observe yourself. Know yourself. Learn to know your enemy. We all have the lizard within us. And we all have God within.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Love this!

[@nathanblair3143]

Cruel cruel world. All we can do is educate ourselves and try to convince our peers

[@strzala01]

Thank you! Good luck on the way! There are many of us.

[@TravisTellsTruths]

@Jim Beanie many people are "on the forum" because they ALREADY had become super ill following the so called "scientific consensus" (an oxymoron) and the proverbial 'collective wisdom' of 'modern' society. Question everything. And sugar is the primary food group my friend....

[@TravisTellsTruths]

@@nathanblair3143 just lead by example. Trying to convince others who really aren't open and receptive and willing usually backfires. Juzt ask Jesus about mankind.... or Bruno Groening....

[@bevnae]

Please do this again. Absolutely loved you two together!

[@mirtaifiqbal1952]

The perception of Georgie about reality ...mind-blowing

[@DrivingaMercedes]

Thank you Georgi for all your research and sharing it with us. Life changing!

[@TheNickLoffree]

He’s the best!

[@huviba5826]

Fantastic Lecture. Georgi you are the best.

[@Takae7]

Thank you,Georgi, for sharing your knowledge. Many of us rely on the information you provide. This was a brilliant dialogue.

[@karenschmidt3037]

That was very interesting....more information or interviews on bioenergy please! Especially around the diet recommendations.

[@randlecycling2462]

Great interview, really good vibe and got into some great stuff, appreciate the layout being able to see both you guys easily.

[@SimplyHealthyWomb]

Missing Ray, I like having Georgi here to carry on the torch!

[@yogawithnicolespirit]

Fascinating interview! Thank you for this, Gregori is like our cosmic uncle.😃

[@tawnipargman8237]

Thank you so much. Idealabs' products changed my life and helped me heal from keto and fasting.

[@AmyBelisle]

Excellent- thank you for your story!! We need to hear this, Nick!! So many are suffering from this.

[@gwynnesamuelson5150]

Lots of good information here. Thank you BOTH so much!!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thanks Gwynne!

[@candacedalrymple4171]

Fascinating NIck, more such interviews would be welcome

[@allahajen]

Awesome podcast, you two had great chemistry together! Would definitely like to see another one :)

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thanks! Hope to have him back soon :)

[@marykimberlyhayes]

haidut is a rebel character(s) that lived on the fringe in Bulgaria. Similar to the character in Edward Abbey's book The Monkey Wrench Gang, 'Heyduke' '. He explained it at the end of one of his interviews with Paul Saladino. Georgi has encylopedic mind and puts it all together Holistically! Good Stuff! Great Conversation. Next time ask him about Collagen vs Gelatin Powder, please. He prefers Gelatin as does Paul Saladino. I would like to know why? Thanks

[@TheNickLoffree]

Id like to know that too! Thanks :)

[@FilthyBRobinson]

Thanks!

[@wintertime331]

Such a great interview. Georgi and Ray are the man !👍👍👍👍

[@BakersfieldClogging]

Interesting, informative. Thank you

[@Shado415]

I wish I saw this sooner, my brother was schizophrenic and died during an episode a year ago.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Oh man, I’m sorry to hear that 😢

[@Shado415]

Thank you, its by far the worst thing that’s ever happened. The way it came about for him and his experiences are incredibly similar to yours. I’m so happy to hear you overcame it!

[@tractordriver8950]

@@Shado415sorry for your the loss of your brother but how does one die from a psychological disorder?

[@tommy92660]

Thank you❤

[@VeI_2.0]

I CAN'T wait to watch

[@secarl]

anyone who uses a vodka bottle to balance a larger box atop a smaller box is my kinda guy.

[@TheNickLoffree]

😂 top comment

[@aramzadikian]

Too good

[@sophie4636]

He's so cool 😂❤

[@pmmac2382]

Georgi is terrific and you have a great interview style 👍

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you kindly!

[@allaprima5097]

I wish I could live in Georgi’s brain

[@strzala01]

Came a similar way into pro metabolic perspective. It works, most of success comes from self experience and trying different things what those geniuses are talking :)! Respect life, it has a way to balance itself out.

[@linaD08]

Encore, please!! 👏👏👏

[@chuck1804]

Georgi is a prolific researcher and orator of the bioenergetic view. Much love for his tireless work in empowering and educating people back to health!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Agreed 👍 he is the bomb!

[@justpassingthrough3410]

I love Qi qong and just started doing your vids after having doing Marissa Cranfill's vids for a year. I have experienced so much benefit from qi qong and also a very moderate application of Peat's work done with some careful trial and error so it's so weird to see my two health worlds coming together.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Ha you may be the first of my followers to bring it together! I think it’s wild how much Peat’s theories mirror eastern medicine.

[@colinzanobe5883]

All Hail Haidut

[@TheNickLoffree]

🫡

[@birage9885]

Pearson and Shaw talked about fructose as far back as the 80s in their second book. Keep up the great work Georgi.

[@neversurrender2337]

Outstanding!

[@briannalee174]

Okay, very interesting! I will stop obsessing over serotonin now lol

[@LoloOoo453]

The Fantastic Georgi 🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@brucefree8]

The body is not a machine but that is the model that still guides all this chemical research.

[@Starchaser63]

Enjoyable, but remember the Interviewer should always allow the guest to finish without being interrupted 😊

[@starflower999]

My friend was taking antipsychotics. He developed a swallowing problem and choked to death. Went to his funeral a couple of weeks ago.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Oh wow 😯 I’m sorry to hear that 😔

[@operamaniak81]

Thank you!!

[@alistairproductions]

I think some personality types wouldn't be craving novelty, and not to do with them being hyper serotonergic people. Some personalities naturally do just crave stability and regularly and habit

[@baaaaaa2898]

Serotogenic personalities. Dopamine makes you crave novelty.

[@alistairproductions]

@@baaaaaa2898 I think the jungian style types, and similar models certainly feature certain types that wouldn't be described as novelty seeking, and I don't think it's due to some nutritional error or the wrong hormones, "neurotransmitters" (for lack of better term) expressing. Maybe within any given type they could be more or less novelty seeking due to those factors.. I'm inclined to believe in type, that's it's fairly rigid. I don't believe all healthy people will necessarily come off to others as creative

[@baaaaaa2898]

@@alistairproductions It could very well be true what you say. Not everything can be explained by a “thing” , chemical reaction, neurotransmitter, hormones etc. Still those things matter. Many inrividuals that do not seek novelty simply lack energy to meet the demand to do something new and out of the routine. I am sure even the most rigid personalities are sometimes feeling “playful” and ready to explore new things depending on their current state being more optimal.

[@alistairproductions]

@@baaaaaa2898 yeah, even with the 16 types things no type is inherently creative or dull. But from an outsiders perspective, if they have an idea of what constitutes plainness vs exploration, my concern was maybe they'd pathologize simplicity and routine, when really the individual might be living well

[@ab78001]

Such an interesting conversation! I'm wondering how cannabis affect serotonin production. My suspicion is that it increases serotonin.

[@tractordriver8950]

It does from my experience

[@kathya1956]

We are all lifting now!

[@nightknight436]

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) apparently decrease serotonin in the brain and lowers catecholamines, something to the effect that it does that by competing with tryptophan and tyrosine for the amino transport... I consumed it for couple of days when it was available at my local grocery as sports drink, and surprisingly the auditory hallucinations lessened, as well as my headache... it could be an interesting dietary angle to look at

[@TheNickLoffree]

Interesting!

[@belindadoyle7716]

So is cellulose from fruit a safe substrate for the gut bacteria?

[@eastaro101]

Can we get a pt2?

[@davincibz1]

How do i quit SSRI? I tried and had terrible feelings for days on end.

[@LunarVamp]

Any update? I quit last month because nausea and bad sides. Also we both subbed 2 a lot the same channels lul

[@CarolineK250]

Where can we get more info on the issues with eccentric movement? Have never come across this concept before and mind us blown, keen to find out more!!

[@eastaro101]

Look up loaded carries

[@luckydogsanctuary]

Chosen foods makes a coconut oil mayo that is really tasty =)

[@Wds__99]

If low carb is so bad why do so many thrive on carnivore?

[@whatabouttrish]

I would question that. I would love to see their labs and their arteriograms!

[@lindaabernathy4876]

At about minute 30:23, Did I hear you say Omega 3's are "bad for you"?

[@TheNickLoffree]

That’s one of Ray’s many divergent ideas, yes.

[@daves1107]

How about discussion directed more toward what's happening further upstream than hormones, bioenergetics, and biochemistry. These topics only scratch the surface, biophysics directs everything. Have to recognize the quantum and then have some knowledge with application of that knowledge, This is where the real game of life is being played and this is where you'll find the truest-truth. Get the fundamentals down and everything else will follow. Don't miss the white elephant that is sitting in your living room, it is where you need to start. The general practice of meditation, yoga, tai chi, etc are good practices but the same concepts can be applied with more specific applications that are quick, efficient, and effective and produce demonstrable change in real time, that's what I'm talking about.

[@tractordriver8950]

Do you know if stem cell clinics in Europe treat schizophrenia?

[@davo4hollin707]

Sorry I missed the name of that article about aspirin. Could you link it here please?

[@davo4hollin707]

Found it! 😂

[@esterm.641]

W O W. Can I share this video on my socials?

[@TheNickLoffree]

Yes!

[@tropicaoptica]

So why does MDMA make you feel so happy and good with zero anxiety?

[@TheNickLoffree]

I think I asked him that question in the interview. If I recall, he said something about it activating dopamine as well.

[@tropicaoptica]

@@TheNickLoffree I wonder what the long term effects of taking a lot of MDMA are? I used to take a lot from like age 17-28.

[@VeI_2.0]

1:10:40 save

[@markaguilera493]

Why is Dinkov constantly harassing non-specialists with this subject?.. Why doesn't he debate the subject with actual specialists?.

[@TheNickLoffree]

If you can think of someone who would agree I’d be happy to host the debate! Been wanting to hear this discussion myself for a while.

[@markaguilera493]

@@TheNickLoffree Maybe Huberman?.. Isn't he supposed to be a specialist of biochemistry?.. Or is it endocrinology?.. Bart Kay fancies himself as some kind of expert and he strongly disagrees with everything Dinkov claims.

[@Heracleetus]

My liver hurts when i breathe in sometimes too.... What is that?

[@TheNickLoffree]

I actually only ever found the Chinese Medicine explanation for mine, which was “stagnant Chi in the liver”. A good enough prognosis for me to do something about it. I think in the west we would say the liver is overloaded with too many toxins, or possibly has a fatty liver issue, a bile flow issue, or any number of other issues caused by poor functionality.

[@bryanutility9609]

Where is this data on eccentric lifting problems? I have never heard this before.

[@colinzanobe5883]

Look up DOMS eccentric

[@pearlverdun]

40.28m for excess serotonin and schizophrenia. Watching a family member withdrawing from clozapin...cuts dopa n previous history of serotonin syndrome. Horrible to watch. How do i help??

[@TheNickLoffree]

Gosh that’s hard, I’m so sorry. I suppose a big takeaway here it that cyproheptadine may help serotonin syndrome and dopamine may not be the culprit we think it is. In my experience very hard to help anyone who doesn’t know they need help, which is so often the case with Schizo disorders. Anything that helps lower stress for them I think is helpful. Massage, yoga, healthy diet, l-theanine, GABA, emodin, all useful in small ways I think.

[@kaylabryson1932]

Oh man … the cut off was disappointing!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Ya, technical bummer for sure haha

[@starflower999]

where can i direct my friend with bipolar to? - youtube videos, talks, websites...thanks

[@TheNickLoffree]

I think Georgi has written some good articles on it. Try googling his handle “haidut” and bipolar.

[@starflower999]

@@TheNickLoffree Thanx

[@wehz0r]

This is fascinating but I think a lot of the ideas are a bit off. Its not excess serotonin that causes these hallucinations but its the antihistamine effect blocking the immune system from reacting to food allergens like gluten and casein. My friend is taking abilify and it acts like a phytoestrogen sort of in the sense that it binds to the receptors of dopamine activating it but it is much weaker than dopamine and blocks it. It also has serotonin blocking activity AND antihistamine properties as well. Estrogen is thought to act like an antipsychotic because women have a much lower frequency of schizophrenia and I think it's due to its immune suppressing effect which ironically enough is also why women suffer from more autoimmune diseases over all

[@wehz0r]

Schizophrenia may be caused in large part due to an allergen in gluten and dairy products and that is brought up by Dr John McDougall and is still up on hos website after many years. What supposedly happens is intact peptides from gluten and dairy can get into the blood and brain through leaky gut and there it binds with antigens. These antibody antigen complexes form the hallucinations and youd never know because these are common foods consumed by nearly everyone

[@binathere2574]

That's interesting

[@damirsyoutube]

Who's this Ray guy you guys mention?

[@sophie4636]

Ray Peat, he was an amazing scientist from the 1960's who died recently. He came up with a theory of Bioenergetics. He has a website that has his essays on it. Jay Feldman is also a Ray Peat Bioenergetics proponent who has a podcast and KZbin channel discussing his theories.

[@vanmajk1940]

I don’t speak english, what about pssd?

[@briannalee174]

Would you say then if someone was on ssris for years that they need to work on lowering serotonin?

[@gregorydoyle4804]

Yes 100%

[@justpassingthrough3410]

I was on antidepressants for years and took a neutrotransmitter test when I got off of them and it said my serotonin levels were super lower. Less than half of the lowest part of the range. From what I read it can lower serotonin over time.

[@briannalee174]

@@justpassingthrough3410 oh great, idk what to do anymore lol throwing my hands up!

[@tinttiakka2028]

Just be happy and enjoy life no reason to be depressed

[@briannalee174]

@@tinttiakka2028 lmao

[@snowlion8923]

I wish they added the names of these drugs on the bottom cuz i cant spell any of these corrupt latin words that stem from grimoire

[@TheNickLoffree]

The anti serotonin drug he kept mentioning is spelled cyproheptadine

[@ancient_embers]

thank you!@@TheNickLoffree

[@m.rebel-lion4648]

White bread is back on the menu !!

[@bryantcofty2709]

On the desirable carbs list, what about sprouted bread?

[@SeknaTS]

If you tolerate starch well, then it's not too bad. Sourdough is better I think. There is still gluten, but very little compared to unsprouted, unfermented bread. There is also more protein as the gluten has a high nitrogen content, and the enzymes during soaking and sprouting create a higher amino acid to nitrogen ratio. The starch is probably broken down more, too, making it more quickly digestible, but I'm not sure.

[@jddavisism]

why doesnt transcript work?

[@cherylking8683]

How do you spell phypohephern??? Seroheptrofen??

[@SimplyHealthyWomb]

Cyproheptadine

[@mayapetkova7355]

❤благодаря ти Георги !!!!

[@muhhumedalkebab4180]

1:00:26

[@kevinw.weiser9820]

I'm surprised to see Georgi drinking from plastic. I would think that if anyone knows the endocrine disrupting potential of plastic bottles it would be he.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Ya me too. I thought it was glass but looking again im not sure 🤔

[@DoritoWorldOrder]

What was the TCM acne formula?!

[@TheNickLoffree]

I wish I knew! I’ve been thinking of contacting the herbalist and seeing if we can package it for wholesale. In the meantime you could visit a chinese medicine practitioner and see if they can help with a custom formula. I had to go through 3 different practitioners before i found one that helped, but once it did, it worked incredibly well.

[@cathyraymond]

​@@TheNickLoffreedid you find the acne remedy?

[@kathya1956]

I’m a bit worried Georgi is overweight.

[@GeorgeKnew]

Many "Peaters" think sourdough bread is ok... no?

[@TheNickLoffree]

Certainly seems better for you than regular bread.

[@GeorgeKnew]

@@TheNickLoffree thanks! Any thoughts on Chlorpheniramine? VERY interesting stuff... antihistamine and antidepressant? Serotonin problem? Georgi loves methylene blue, which also is a serotonin agonist... so what gives?? www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449970/

[@tractordriver8950]

@@TheNickLoffree Will using an oxygen breathing machine raise serotonin? What do you recommend when hyperventilating?

[@jedoqa9313]

Just eat whatever you want. Following diets is just stupid, it’s all a business anyways

[@niranjanpaul2176]

Diet is only one part of the mix ...