Remove Stress: Don't Manage It! Adam Farrah explains this useful distinction in our Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast. Following Tim Ferris's 80/20 Rule, Adam talks about upgrading the 20% we do that brings 80% of our results. And shares how he gets through recovery from illness with help from Yoga, Meditation and Medical Marijuana. Adam writes regularly (and eloquently) on anxiety, depression, the adrenals and more in Paleo ... Keep Reading >
Depression
Anxiety and Addiction
GABA is our main inhibitory neurotransmitter, and a key regulator of both anxiety and addiction. It helps us stay in that calm, healing, para-sympathetic mode, and avoid the sympathetic flight or fight mode. It governs dozens of functions in the mind and body. Along with Serotonin, GABA provides the brakes in our body, much as Dopamine and Acetyl-Choline provide the "go-go". Like yin and yang, we need "go" and "slow" to be ... Keep Reading >
Wendy Myers Interviews Beverly on Brain Chemistry: PODCAST
I'm talking brain chemistry today on the Wendy Myers podcast, Live to 110. Wendy asked me to discuss neurotransmitters, one of my favorite topics! Check out her website here at www.liveto110.com. Here's some things we discuss: Are you on anti-depressant SSRI's like Lexapro? Do you wonder how they work? Have you ever considered what a neurotransmitter is, and how these prescriptions change us? Is there an issue with ... Keep Reading >
Neurological Effects of Gluten
The neurological effects of gluten are wide-ranging. Whether you have true Celiac Disease, or whether you "only" have lesser gluten antibodies and intolerances, gluten can cause multiple neurological issues. Depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and a wide variety of Neuromuscular Disorders can have their roots in gluten antibody side effects. I have seen improvements in ALS, MS, CIPD, Tourette's, seizures, and other complicated illnesses ... Keep Reading >