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...
by admin | Feb 22, 2013 | Nutrition
The Natural Path Health Center and Optimal Body Balance would like to invite you to the first potluck of the New Year! Many of you have been clamoring for information and resources about cooking and nutrition – especially in the area of food sensitivities. And we also...
by admin | Feb 19, 2013 | Eating Naturally, Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health
This post comes to us from our friends at Optimal Body Balance. The typical person chews their food 15 times. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that when chewing was increased to 40 times, study participants ate less; 12% fewer...
by admin | Feb 14, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health
Headaches are a BIG problem; everybody has experienced head pain of one kind or another at some point in their lives. Unfortunately, many people suffer from intense head pain on a daily or weekly basis. Over 45 million people suffer from chronic headaches in the U.S....
by admin | Feb 12, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health, Nutrition
Does your family eat meals together? I know between school, extracurricular activities and social lives it can seem like it’s more trouble than it’s worth to get everyone sitting down at the same time. But new research shows that perhaps you should try a little harder...
by admin | Jan 29, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health
Many of us have already suffered through a winter cold, or two… or three. Here are three drug-free ways you can cut down your chances of future congestion and maybe even avoid the flu, if you’ve been lucky so far. Did you know that when it comes to treating the cold...
