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Serotonin, impulsivity, and eating disorders by Carrie A. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Serotonin is the brain chemical we've all come to know and love. It's sometimes called the "happy chemical." Why? People with depression tend to have low levels of serotoni ... Read on »
Serotonin and healthy or weak bones by Dr. Judith Wurtman Doctor of PhilosophyHealth Maven I was losing the argument. According to my neighbor, it was possible to take serotonin as a supplement and not only lose weight but also vanquish the symptoms of stress, PMS and menopause. “Just go to the website and you will see all the testimonials f ... Read on »
LSD and Serotonin by Dirk H. Patient Expert ... crucial piece of the puzzle. According to an early theory, the aberrant mental functioning produced by the tiniest dose of LSD was due to interference with normal levels of serotonin in the brain. In 1954, chemists D.W. Woolley and E. Shaw had published an article in Science strongly arguing that serotonin was the likely biochemical basis for maj ... Read on »
Serotonin and Dopamine: A Primer by Dirk H. Patient Expert The Molecules of Reward Serotonin and dopamine are part of a group of compounds called biogenic amines. In addition to serotonin and dopamine, the amines include noradrenaline, acetylcholine, and his ... Read on »
Low Serotonin and Fibromyalgia by Dr. Daniel Kalish Doctor of Chiropracty ... t people because of different genes, diets, toxic exposures, lifestyles, beliefs, emotions and life experiences, in other words…stress!So what is fibromyalgia and how can low serotonin be a common factor?Fibromyalgia is recognized as a chronic condition that causes intense pain in various places around the body, including muscles, connective tissue ... Read on »
Serotonin – How It Affects Your Health by Healthy Lifestyle .. Patient Expert Serotonin is a neural chemical that is responsible for sending signals across the brain. Though this type of neurotransmitter is synthesized in the brain, where its major func ... Read on »
New Osteoporosis Research: Serotonin Could Control Bone Formation by Sheryl R. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Most treatments for Osteoporosis only slow bone loss, but a new finding may provide new hope for the 10 million Americans who live with this disease. Turns out serotonin could play a very important role in bone formation.The New York Times reports:At its heart is serotonin made by the gut rather than the brain, whose role outside the ... Read on »
Platelet serotonin in systemic sclerosis. by Jan People's HealthBlogger Award Nominee By P. S. Klimiuk and Colleague Platelet serotonin concentrations were measured in 43 patients with systemic sclerosis, in 11 patients with primary Raynaud's phenomenon, and in 38 normal controls. Patients with the C ... Read on »
Is Clinical Depression Caused by a Serotonin Imbalance? by Jeff L. Doctor of Philosophy Is Clinical Depression Caused by a Serotonin Imbalance? A Response to Peter KramerWORKING PAPERJonathan Leo, Ph.D. Jeffrey Lacasse, Ph.D.INTRODUCTIONThe claim that depression is caused by an imbalance of serot ... Read on »