Neurotransmitters gone wild

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NEUROTRANSMITTERS are the brain chemicals that communicate information throughout our brain and body. They relay signals between nerve cells, called 'neurons'. The brain uses neurotransmitters to tell your heart to beat, your lungs to breathe, and your stomach to digest. They can also affect mood, sleep, concentration, weight, and can cause unwanted symptoms when out of balance.

NEUROTRANSMITTERS are the brain chemicals that communicate information throughout our brains and bodies. They relay signals between nerve cells, called ‘neurons’. The brain uses neurotransmitters to tell your heart to beat, your lungs to breathe, and your stomach to digest. They can also affect mood, sleep, concentration, weight, and can cause unwanted symptoms when out of balance. Neurotransmitter levels can be depleted in many ways. In fact, an estimated 86% of Americans have suboptimal neurotransmitter levels. Stress, a poor diet, food allergies and allergies, neurotoxins, genetic predisposition, medicines (prescription and leisure), the alcohol and the use of the caffeine can cause these levels to be out of optimal range. There are two types of neurotransmitters – EXCITATIVE AND INHIBITORY . Excitatory neurotransmitters are not necessarily arousing – they are what stimulate the brain. Those that calm the brain and help create balance are called inhibitors. Inhibitory neurotransmitters balance the brain and are easily depleted when excitatory neurotransmitters are overactive.

INHIBITORY NEUROTRANSMITTERS

SEROTONIN is an inhibitory neurotransmitter – meaning it has an inhibitory effect on the neuron. Adequate amounts of serotonin are needed for a stable mood and to balance any excessive triggering of excitatory (stimulating) neurotransmitters in the nervous system. If you use stimulant drugs or caffeine on a daily basis, it can lead to a depletion of serotonin (and other important neurotransmitters) over time. Serotonin also regulates many other processes such as carbohydrate cravings, sleep cycle, pain control, and bowel motility. Low serotonin levels are also associated with decreased immune system function and gluten sensitivity.
GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter often referred to as “of the nature of Valium as a substance”. The GABA receptor is the target of the majority of sleeping pills. When GABA is out of range (high or low urinary excretion values), it is likely that an excitatory neurotransmitter is firing too often in the brain. GABA will be released during exercise in order to slow down this overheating. Dopamine is a special neurotransmitter because it can act as both an excitatory and an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Having adequate dopamine helps with depression as well as focus, which you will read about in the excitatory section.

EXCITATORY NEUROTRANSMITTERS

DOPAMINE is our main neurotransmitter. Examples of ineffective dopamine would be not remembering where we put our keys, forgetting what a paragraph says when we’ve just read it, or just daydreaming and not being able to stay on task. Dopamine is also responsible for our drive or desire to get things done – or our motivation. Stimulants such as ADD/ADHD drugs and caffeine push dopamine into the synapse to improve focus. Unfortunately, constant dopamine boosting can lead to exhaustion over time.
NOREPINEPHRINE is an excitatory neurotransmitter responsible for stimulation processes in the body. Dopamine is converted into norepinephrine by the enzyme dopamine β-hydroxylase, and eventually into epinephrine. Noradrenaline also helps make epinephrine. This neurotransmitter can cause ANXIETY at high excretion levels as well as some “MODDLE SWINGS” effects. Low levels of norepinephrine are associated with LOW ENERGY, decreased ability to concentrate, and sleep cycle problems.
EPINEPHRINE is an excitatory neurotransmitter that reflects stress. Epinephrine is made from norepinephrine inside the adrenal medulla (the inner part of the adrenal gland). This neurotransmitter will often be elevated when ADHD-like symptoms are present. Long-term STRESS or INSOMNIA can lead to decreased (weak) levels of epinephrine. Epinephrine also regulates HEART RATE and BLOOD PRESSURE.
L’HISTAMINEEpinephrine also regulates HEART RATE and BLOOD PRESSURE. is an excitatory neurotransmitter that reflects ALLERGY or INFLAMMATION in the system, often gut-mediated. Elevated histamine will trigger excessive stimulation of the respective catecholamines (dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine). Often when histamine is elevated it reflects dysbiosis in the digestive tract or underlying offending foods in the diet.TEST neurotransmitter imbalances is unfortunately not the current standard of care. Evaluation and treatment of mental health disorders and chemical imbalances are based solely on individually reported symptoms and clinical observation, followed by trial-and-error dosing of pharmaceutical medications. Despite the absence of measured biomarkers, these subjective measurements lead to effective treatments for many individuals. However, many of these treatments have harmful side effects that contribute to treatment failures and can lead to relapse.Although neurotransmitter testing has been used for over sixty years, urinary neurotransmitter excretion values alone are not considered diagnostic. To date, no test can measure the concentrations of living neurotransmitters in the synapse. However, when combined with a health history, it provides objective and relevant insight into the individual’s biochemistry and aids in the development of a truly personalized functional therapy protocol that can provide the natural precursors of the neurotransmitters in question. . Origin26 offers a variety of panels that measure many or all of the neurotransmitters listed above. Are you ready to know your neurotransmitters? Get tested!

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