by admin | Mar 12, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health
Part 2 of this series discussed how a neurotransmitter called dopamine is related to addictive behaviors, including addictions to foods (especially sugars and sweets). In addition, recent research has shown that overeating blunts the dopamine-controlled pleasure...
by admin | Mar 7, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a number of important functions in the brain. It is very important in the reward system whereby we feel pleasure, achieve heightened arousal and do much of our learning. Every type of reward that has been studied increases the...
by admin | Mar 5, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health
Neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine, are responsible for transferring chemical messages in the brain and body. Neurotransmitter imbalances can therefore lead to improper signals being sent and/or an inability to properly transmit and...
by admin | Feb 28, 2013 | Natural health products, Natural pain medications, Natural pain relief, Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health, Naturopathic medicine
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, migraine headaches affect more than 28 million Americans, 75% of whom are women. We routinely see people that experience migraines on a weekly basis, with some people having them every day....
by admin | Feb 26, 2013 | Natural health products, Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health, Naturopathic medicine
We are one drugged-out country. The average person in the United States is on an average of 11.5 prescription medications according to Verispan, a health care information company. To really sink in, that statistic bears repeating – the average person in this country...
