by Dr. Oler, ND | Aug 15, 2016 | Amino Acid Therapy, Health Partner News, Neurotransmitter, Neurotransmitter Function, Neurotransmitter Imbalances, Underlying Metabolic Imbalances, Weight Loss
Neurotransmitters are a class of chemical messengers in the body that help regulate many body functions. Most people have heard of several common neurotransmitters, including serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine (also known as adrenaline) and are familiar with some of their functions in regards to mood and sleep. What many people do not know is that your neurotransmitter balance may dramatically affect your ability to lose and maintain your weight. Read more…
by Dr. Oler, ND | Jul 20, 2016 | Amino Acid Therapy, Areas of Weight Loss Resistance, Health Partner News, Neurotransmitter Imbalances, Underlying Metabolic Imbalances, Weight Loss
Neurotransmitters are a class of chemical messengers in the body that help regulate many body functions. Most people have heard of several common neurotransmitters, including serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine (also known as adrenaline) and are familiar with some of their functions in regards to mood and sleep. What many people do not know is that your neurotransmitter balance may dramatically affect your ability to lose and maintain your weight. Read more…
by Dr. Oler, ND | Jun 15, 2016 | Health Partner News, Neurotransmitter Imbalances, Trichotillomania
Most people that pull out their hair – whether it be from their head, eyelashes, eyebrows, arms, legs, armpits or pubic area – don’t talk about it. Many don’t want others to know about their pulling and will go to great lengths to hide it from others.
There are many things that drive people that pull their hair out to keep it from others, including shame, thinking that something is wrong with them or that their behavior isn’t socially acceptable. But it also has an unintended consequence: when people hide their pulling it makes others that pull feel like they are the only ones in the world that do it, and it makes it very hard for those people to find the help they need to stop pulling their hair out. Read more…
by Dr. Oler, ND | May 25, 2016 | Amino Acid Therapy, Health Partner News, Neurotransmitter, Neurotransmitter Function, Neurotransmitter Imbalances
When most people think about neurotransmitter imbalances, they think of things like depression, insomnia and obsessive-compulsive disorders. That’s because the medications used to treat these disorders often try to shuffle around neurotransmitters in an attempt to relieve symptoms.
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by Dr. Oler, ND | Dec 4, 2012 | Areas of Weight Loss Resistance, Neurotransmitter Imbalances, Underlying Metabolic Imbalances, Weight Loss
Did you know that Twinkies and addictive drugs both impact the brain in the same ways? (more…)
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by Dr. Oler, ND | Feb 8, 2012 | Hormone Imbalances, Natural Weight Loss, Neurotransmitter Imbalances, Weight Loss
The full diet is a 500 calorie per day plan plus daily injections of the pregnancy hormone hCG. Obviously, you’re going to lose weight eating only 500 calories a day. The hormone was included because it was thought that it would help people on the diet reduce their hunger. It was also believed that the hormone would help mobilize fat from areas where it’s typically hard to lose. (more…)
