Fibromyalgia syndrome is a musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder manifested by diffuse myalgia [muscle aches and pain], localized areas of tenderness, fatigue, lowered pain thresholds, and nonrestorative sleep. This description comes from a paper titled: Fibromyalgia and the serotonin pathway The paper discusses how low serotonin is often a contributing factor with fibromyalgia and how […]
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GABA helps with Lyme anxiety (while addressing the underlying disease)
GABA is a calming amino acid that helps to reduce anxiety and panic attacks in individuals with low GABA levels and helps to address the anxiety that many individuals experience when they have Lyme disease. At the recent IMMH/Integrative Medicine for Mental Health conference Dr. Suruchi Chandra presented on Neuropsychiatric Lyme Disease and shared that: Lyme […]
Healthy ME Summit: Overcoming Depression and Anxiety
The “Healthy ME Summit: Overcoming Depression and Anxiety” online event starts this week! You will discover 50 of the brightest and most brilliant minds in the field of mental health and wellness. The interviews are a collection of experts, as well as individuals sharing their inspirational personal experiences. The culmination of both of these points […]
MTHFR, Depression and Anxiety with Carolyn Ledowsky
The Healthy ME Summit: Overcoming Depression and Anxiety runs Jan 7-17, 2016. Here are some snippets from the excellent interview with Carolyn Ledowsky, Naturopath, Herbalist, Nutritionist: MTHFR, Depression & Anxiety. MTHFR is a gene that helps the conversion of folate to the active form. When you eat leafy greens the body goes through many metabolic […]
GABA, the calming amino acid: products and results
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a calming amino acid that when taken orally works to relax, calm, ease anxiety and social anxiety, quiet the mind, help with sleeping better, reduce neck tension, remove uneasiness and worry, and give hope. Even though we have recent research that it does work we still hear the naysayers saying “why bother […]
My Anxiety Gift ideas for you!
I’ve got some great gift ideas for you for the anxious person in your life, and for you too because you deserve a gift (or two) too! A national tradition of Iceland is called Jolabokaflod or the “Christmas Book Flood”. It involves giving books as presents on the night of the 24th and people spend […]