Cullen and Robert Whytt were two of the many physicians who turned to the nervous system to find a physiological connection between emotions and disease. These physicians hoped to find in nervous system physiology a compromise of sorts between traditional ideas linking emotions and disease and the new desire to extend the reach of localistic pathology. Since the nervous system was enormously complex and its functions were subtle and elusive, it could be the locus of “functional” disorders, which were characterized by disrupted activity but where no inflammation or “appreciable morbid change in the nervous structure” could be found. By the 1840s and 1850s, functional disorders of the nervous system (also called “neuroses”) and the emotional causes that precipitated them had become a major area of clinical study, as is clear in Austin Flint’s popular A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine.
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Grow your nerves to prevent depression – medications – drugs causes it
It’s often said that depression results from a chemical imbalance, but that figure of speech doesn’t capture how complex the disease is. Research suggests that depression doesn’t spring from simply having too much or too little of certain brain chemicals. Rather, there are many possible causes of depression, including faulty mood regulation by the brain, genetic vulnerability, stressful life events, medications, and medical problems. It’s believed that several of these forces interact to bring on depression.
Skin and nerves need Vit C, A, D, E, calcium-magnesium and B complex
Neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered how the sense of touch is wired in the skin and nervous system. The new findings, published Dec. 22 in Cell, open new doors for understanding how the brain collects and processes information from hairy skin.
“You can deflect a single hair on your arm and feel it, but how can you tell the difference between a raindrop, a light breeze or a poke of a stick?” says David Ginty, Ph.D., professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins. “Touch is not yes or no; it’s very rich, and now we’re starting to understand how all those inputs are processed.”
Immune Cells Could Help Rebuild Damaged Nerves
A Little Myelin Goes A Long Way To Restore Nervous System Function
Calm worries and increase cognitive flexibility with exercise and nutrition
The Anterior Cingulate Gyrus (ACG) affects you when it works too hard and you are over 50 years old with chronic stress and poor nutrition. Nutrition, sunshine, volunteering, whole foods, massage, caregivers and physical exercise can help calm worries and cognitive flexibility. It increases your energy and can distract you from thoughts that loop around your mind.
Know Your A1C: What This Blood Test Can Tell You About Your Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Know Your A1C: What This Blood Test Can Tell You About Your Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease The higher the A1C level, the greater the risk of developing diabetes-related complications. By Martin Tibuakuu, M.D., M.P.H. and Erin Michos, M.D., M.H.S. | Aug. 24, 2016, at 6:00 a.m. MORE Know Your A1C: What This BloodContinue reading “Know Your A1C: What This Blood Test Can Tell You About Your Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease”
Brain foods and keeping a healthy nervous system
Eating foods good for the brain, exercise, adequate sleep and keeping a healthy nervous system are important factors for a healthy brain. Brain Foods Green, leafy vegetables. Leafy greens such as kale, spinach, collards, and broccoli are rich in brain-healthy nutrients like vitamin K, lutein, folate, and beta carotene. Research suggests these plant-based foods mayContinue reading “Brain foods and keeping a healthy nervous system”
Vitamin B12 is important in the utilization of carbohydrates
This report consists of a brief summary of experimental studies which emphasize (a) the dominant role played by vitamin B12 in the utilization of carbohydrates, (b) interrelationships between vitamin B12 absorption and endocrine function, and (c) some relationships of vitamin B12 to diabetes mellitus. (1) Weanling rats fed a diet, rich in carbohydrate and lowContinue reading “Vitamin B12 is important in the utilization of carbohydrates”
How do dopamine and serotonin interact?
From Norwegian Institute of Public Health DA/5-HT interaction can be conceptualized on a system and on a neuronal level. On the neuro-anatomical level, 5-HT neurons in the raphe nuclei project to DA neurons in the VTA and substantia nigra, as well as to their targets in striatum and the PFC. The clearest evidence for the influenceContinue reading “How do dopamine and serotonin interact?”
Glycosylation , liver disease and 80% of nervous system disorder
Glycosylation and carbohydrate processing by the liver Glycosylation is the process by which a carbohydrate is covalently attached to a target macromolecule, typically proteins and lipids. This modification serves various functions.[4] For instance, some proteins do not fold correctly unless they are glycosylated.[1] In other cases, proteins are not stable unless they contain oligosaccharides linkedContinue reading “Glycosylation , liver disease and 80% of nervous system disorder”
How the Gut Feeling Shapes Fear
We are all familiar with that uncomfortable feeling in our stomach when faced with a threatening situation. By studying rats, researchers at ETH Zurich have been able to prove for the first time that our ‘gut instinct’ has a significant impact on how we react to fear. An unlit, deserted car park at night, footstepsContinue reading “How the Gut Feeling Shapes Fear”
Mitochondrial function between the heart and skeletal muscles and biomarkers of Heart Failure
Heart failure (HF) is a chronic and devastating illness becoming an increasingly important burden on the health care system. Reduced exercise tolerance is an independent predictor of hospital readmission and mortality in patients with HF [1], and is thought to be a therapeutic target [2]. Although central factors such as ejection fraction (EF) or cardiacContinue reading “Mitochondrial function between the heart and skeletal muscles and biomarkers of Heart Failure”
Healing ways from within by Connie Dello Buono
The many healing powers There are many healing powers: positive images, positive words, positive feelings, positive energies from people and places and positive belief from You. The start of wellness or good feeling of wellbeing is enabled by the owner of the body and mind, YOU. There are many documented stories of coming back toContinue reading “Healing ways from within by Connie Dello Buono”