Neurotransmitters and Your Health

With a determination of your neurotransmitter profile we can begin to correct some long standing health problems.

Many adverse health conditions are related to brain chemistry imbalances. Your brain chemistry affects these conditions and the conditions affect your brain chemisrty. Here a further explaination about the effects of imbalanced brain chemistry on these typical health concerns:

Stress Issues

Your body’s way of dealing with stress is very biological.

Let’s use a simple example: You are walking down the street and all of a sudden the oncoming car starts to cross the yellow line and is headed right for you. The driver is not paying attention to where the car is going and it is up to you to get out of the way of danger. You feel this surge of energy and you jump out of the way. The driver finally realizes that he has crossed the yellow line and quickly corrects the car's path. Now to explain, the car coming toward you is stress. Your surge of energy, sometimes called an adrenaline rush, is your body’s reaction to that stress that allows you to get out of the way safely.

In biological terms it is all about stress and reaction. Adrenaline is what allows us to react to stress. Adrenaline is a hormone, but it can also act as a neurotransmitter that gives us energy on a daily basis. The interesting thing about stress is that it has evolved. Stress used to be instances that affected our survival like out-running a bear or stepping out of the way to avoid a car. Now stress is bombarding us from all directions, it may be smaller stresses like getting bills paid on time, work deadlines, and family commitments, but it is constant.

Constant stress requires our bodies to constantly respond. Responding at that rate quickly depletes our bodies and can lead to serious health problems like low mood, anxiousness, sleep difficulties and weight gain.

When your body is constantly “switched on” and it never gets the relief it needs. This can lead to changes in the levels of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters.

Is stress negatively impacting your life? Neurotransmitters can be measured, and with that information, we can recommend the best program for you. Ask Mary Ann how the NeuroSelect Neurotransmitter Profile can help you get started to better management of the stress in your life.

Depression Issues

Have you ever experienced any of the following: constant feelings of sadness, irritability, or tension, decreased interest or pleasure in usual activities or hobbies, loss of energy, feeling tired despite lack of activity, a change in appetite with significant weight loss or weight gain, a change in sleeping patterns, decreased ability to make decisions or concentrate, feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, or thoughts of suicide or death?

Can you believe that all of these things can be “red flags” for depression?

It is no wonder that one out of every six Americans will have depression during their lifetime. Although depression is a real medical illness, many people still mistakenly believe it is a personal weakness. That “weakness” is a genuine problem with roots in your body’s nervous system. Your nervous system can be addressed and supported to relieve your symptoms. You can take charge of your life again!

Depression has no single cause; often, it results from a combination of factors. Some of the causes may include, certain diseases or illnesses, negative thinking patterns, family history of depression, difficult life events, certain medications, and/or frequent and excessive alcohol consumption. Whatever its cause, depression is not just a state of mind. It is related to physical changes in the chemicals of the brain.

Ready to learn more? These chemicals can be measured, and with this information, we can recommend the best program for you. Ask Mary Ann how the NeuroSelect Neurotransmitter Profile can help you get started feeling better.

Anxiety Issues

Anxiousness affects approximately 19 million adults in the US. They are highly treatable, yet only one-third of those suffering from anxiousness receive treatment.

Why is that?

Maybe you see your anxiousness as something you must endure, something about yourself that is unchangeable. Is it because you think “worry wart” or “crabby” are just personality traits like “bubbly” and “happy go lucky”?

If you are having emotional symptoms including; excessive worry, recurring thoughts that reflect exaggerated fears, fears of dying, fears of losing control, irrational worries about being judged or embarrassed, the ”reliving” of a traumatic event, or the avoidance of everyday, common situations, you may be experiencing one of the many types of anxiousness.

Have you ever had feelings of jumpiness, unease or unnecessary fear?

This is because anxiousness may also be accompanied by physical symptoms; muscular aches, sleep difficulties, irritability, trembling, dizziness, heart palpitations, chest pains, sweating, routine compulsions, repeating phrases and poor concentration.

Each of these different types of anxiousness can be linked to imbalances in brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters can be measured, and with this information, your doctor can recommend the best program for you. “Worry wart” is not a personality trait, is it a physical problem with real answers.

Ready to learn more? Ask Mary Ann how the NeuroSelect Neurotransmitter Profile can help you get started toward better management of your anxiety and moods..

Attention Issues/ ADHD

Lazy, Unorganized, Impulsive, Problematic, Emotional

Have any of those words been used to describe you? Has anyone described your child using those words?

Have you just been trying to cope with the behavior because you don’t like your options for treatment? NeuroScience Inc. has done extensive research in the area of attention disorders. Attention disorders, also known as ADD/ADHD, affect children and adults. About 60% of children diagnosed with an attention disorder continue to exhibit symptoms as adults.

Hyperactivity and inattention have been well studied and found to be a nervous system disorder. Nothing is worse than knowing that you are capable of completing a task exceptionally, but not being able to because your own thoughts and actions are out of your control. Brain chemicals, called neurotransmitters, are crucial in balancing out the “miss fires” in the brain.

Neurotransmitters can be measured, and with this information, we can recommend a program for you. Ask Mary Ann how the NeuroSelect Neurotransmitter Profile can help you get started improving your attention and ADHD.

Insomnia Issues

Do you dread that morning alarm? Have you spent all night tossing and turning, unable to get comfortable or shut out the “noise” in your head long enough to fall asleep?

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!

More than 70 million Americans are affected by sleeplessness or have sleep difficulty. Sufferers typically complain of being unable to close their eyes or 'rest their mind' for more than a few minutes at a time.

Sleep difficulties has been on the NeuroScience Inc. priority list because of its strong interconnectedness to other problems. We understand that without a restful night’s sleep, vicious cycles can begin leading to fatigue, performance, and mood disruptions. We want to break those cycles and focus on getting you back to your natural rhythm.

Sleep is a complex neurological chain of events. Many neurotransmitters and hormones are necessary at certain levels to achieve sleep, AND just as many can prevent us from attaining a good night’s sleep. NeuroScience Inc. has been able to help many of their customers battle their sleep difficulties.

Scientific research suggests that imbalances in any one of the many hormones and neurotransmitters involved in the sleep process may lead to sleep disturbances.

Neurotransmitters and hormones can be measured, and with this information, we can recommend the best program for you. If you are having trouble getting the sleep you need, ask Mary Ann how the NeuroSelect Neurotransmitter Profile can help you get started toward restful and restorative sleep.

Migraine Issues

Your head is pounding, like someone is trying to flatten it like a pancake. Your vision has blurred. The lights all of a sudden are glaring at you as if you were in the spotlight. And why does someone have the volume turned on high? All you can do is find the quietest places to lay down. You know that no matter who needs you, what deadlines you have, and where you are supposed to be, you won't be there until tomorrow. Oh well, everyone will have to understand, there is nothing you can do about it….it’s another migraine.

Not so fast...

A migraine could be your body’s way of telling you that something more is wrong. Did you know that approximately 1 out of every 10 Americans experience migraines, with women being affected three times more often than men? This vascular headache is most commonly experienced between the ages of 15 and 55, and 70% to 80% of sufferers have a family history of migraine. Symptoms may be, but are not limited to, intense throbbing often on one side of the head only, visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increased sensitivity to light, sounds, and smells, stiffness of the neck and shoulders, tingling or stiffness in the limbs, and an inability to concentrate.

A variety of factors can trigger a migraine. Triggers include alteration of sleep-wake cycle; missing or delaying a meal; medications that cause a swelling of the blood vessels; daily or near daily use of medications designed for relieving headache attacks; bright lights, sunlight, fluorescent lights, TV and movie viewing; certain foods; and excessive noise.

But that’s not all, even stress and/or underlying depression are triggers that can cause a migraine. Wow, isn’t the body an amazing thing? It can give a clue as obvious as a migraine to remind you that you are forgetting to take care of something very important…YOU!

Migraines can prevent you form enjoying your life to the fullest, and anyone who has had a migraine can attest to that! Don’t let something “stop you in your tracks.” Research has linked the migraine headaches with imbalances in brain chemicals called neurotransmitters.

Neurotrasmitters can be measured with the NeuroSelect Neurotransmitter Profile. With that information, we can recommend a program likely to improve your migraines.

Fatigue Issues

Now, we don’t need to tell you that today’s lifestyles are faced paced and energized. Do you feel like you are making the most of your days? Or are you just dredging through each day completely unmotivated? Does fatigue have an unshakable hold on you?

Fatigue is different from drowsiness. In general, drowsiness is feeling the need to sleep, while fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Complaints of fatigue are too often ignored in general practice. Fatigue can be a normal and important response to physical exertion, emotional stress, boredom, or lack of sleep. However, it can also be a nonspecific sign of a more serious psychological or physical disorder. Fatigue that is not relieved by enough sleep, good nutrition, or a low-stress environment should raise concerns.

Chronic fatigue is characterized by at least six months of extreme fatigue that is not relieved by rest while concurrently having four or more of the following symptoms: substantial impairment in short-term memory or concentration, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle pain, multi-joint pain without swelling or redness, headaches of a new type, pattern or severity, unrefreshing sleep, and post-exertional malaise lasting more than 24 hours.

There are brain chemicals, called neurotransmitters, that “excite” us and give us energy. When we use up all our stores of these excitatory neurotransmitters and don’t properly replenish them, it is logical that fatigue will follow. Prolonged fatigue may also lead to serious problems like depression or drug abuse.

Neurotransmitters can be measured, and with this information, we can recommend the best program for you. If fatigue has got a hold on you, ask Mary Ann how the NeuroSelect Neurotransmitter Profile can help you get started toward regaining your natural vitality. Ignoring an important “red flag” from your body could lead to more serious problems. Fatigue can also be a sign of some underlying issues like anemia, sleep disorders, pain, asthma, or an under active thyroid and we'll take that into consideration in our evaluation of the test results.

Weight Issues

We have a simple test for you. You know that spot right below your belly button?

Pinch it!

Surprise, if you pinched an inch or more then it is likely that you are overweight. Can you believe that you are supposed to have less than an inch to pinch there! If you are like most people, the older or the more stressed we get, the more we have to pinch.

Weight is a serious issue. Excess weight is a problem facing an estimated 97 million adults in the United States. Currently, about one-fifth of all U.S. adults are believed to be considerably overweight. There are more "obese" people in the U.S. today than ever according to several medical journals and the American Dietetic Association.

We should be clear about what is meant by 'obese' and 'overweight'. You are said to be obese if your body weight exceeds 20% more than the average desirable weight for a person of your height and is defined in terms of an excess of body fat. Overweight describes people whose weight is 10% greater than the average desirable weight.

As we all know, being overweight or obese can affect our mood, emotional well-being, and personal and family relationships. But what you don’t know is that our brain and neurotransmitter/hormone supply affect food intake, appetite regulation, and energy balance.

Neurotransmitters and hormones can be measured, and with this information, we can recommend the best program for you. If you are “pinching an inch”, ask Mary Ann how the NeuroSelect Neurotransmitter Profile can help.

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