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People should read the various Low Carb diet books such as The Schwarzbein Principle and Potatoes not Prozac. Both books go into detail on how the release of insulin is necessary for the production of seratonin. Basically the book says to eat low carbs during the day and eat a small potato or starch close to bed time and the insulin release works with the tryptophan from all the good proteins eaten earlier in the day and produces seratonin. The insulin release also helps you get into that good restful sleep.

However, too many people who follow the Atkins diet does not follow the dietary guidelines in Atkins and never increase their carbs to a high enough level to keep the seratonin levels right. I no longer have the mood swings from hypoglycemia since I started low carbing and cutting out the refined products.

Let me clarify, Potatoes Not Prozac states to go low carb during the day and eat a small potato or starch before bedtime to have the insulin release, Schwarzbein allows more carbs during throughout the day, but still limited. The book explains how all of the hormones, neurotransmitters etc, work together.