by admin | Jan 24, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health
Binging on food is one of the disorders that can be caused by imbalances in neurotransmitter levels. The solution is to get the body the nutrients it needs to restore proper neurotransmitter function and prevent neurotransmitter depletion as much as possible – this is...
by admin | Jan 22, 2013 | Eating Naturally, Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health
Binge eating is thought to affect 2-3% of the general population and approximately 25-50% of the obese population. In many cases, binge eating can be triggered by low or fluctuating levels of a neurotransmitter called dopamine, whose precursor is the amino acid...
by admin | Jan 17, 2013 | Eating Naturally, Naturopathic health
Neurotransmitters are brain chemicals that act as chemical messengers in the body. Imbalances in neurotransmitters can cause a number of seemingly unrelated disorders, including depression, insomnia, fibromyalgia, Crohn’s disease and migraine headaches. They are also...
by admin | Jan 15, 2013 | Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health
Losing weight can feel like a hopeless struggle for many people. Eating right and exercising more and not losing anything. Or losing a little bit only to gain it all back again. All these ups and downs can make your weight loss goals seem unreachable. Recent research...
by admin | Jan 10, 2013 | Naturopathic health
Head injuries have gotten a lot of press lately. This has been driven by an effort in professional sports, particularly the NFL and NHL to recognize the seriousness of head trauma and has led to a lot more funding for research into the ways to protect and correct the...
by admin | Jan 8, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health
A previous blog post alerted you to the dangers of consuming grapefruit juice with many medications. However, the same mechanism that can cause grapefruit juice to lead to dangerously high levels of some medications has also been shown to be incredibly beneficial in...
by admin | Jan 3, 2013 | Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health
Many people enjoy a glass of grapefruit juice with breakfast – and why shouldn’t they – it’s healthy right?! The answer may surprise you. Grapefruit contains a substance that blocks the liver’s capacity to metabolize certain drugs. This means that grapefruit essential...
by admin | Dec 27, 2012 | Natural weight loss, Naturopathic health
Remember that ice cream you ate three hours ago? Well now it has been added onto your waist. As we finish off the Holiday season packed full of parties, drinks, appetizers, baked goods, treats, candies, and cookies, think about this: three hours. Researchers at the...
by admin | Dec 20, 2012 | Natural health products, Naturopathic health
Aside from being one of the most nutritious foods you can eat, cucumbers have an amazing number of uses to improve your health, your wardrobe and your home. Don’t believe me? Just look at all the things you can do with those cukes: Rub a slice of cucumber on your...
by admin | Dec 18, 2012 | Gut health, Natural Remedies, Naturopathic health
Many of us have known the health benefits of yoga for quite some time. However, did you know of the yoga poses that can actually help improve digestion? We want to consciously use yoga to try and find a balance between extremes and make everything we do sacred. This...
