Pain and itch are influenced by two chemicals , Serotonin and Dopamine. Eat the following whole foods to balance Serotonin, Dopamine and Endorphins and do get a hug too. Hugging can increase the production of dopamine in your brain. Endorphins are endogenous opioid neuropeptides and peptide hormones in humans and other animals. They are produced by the centralContinue reading “Balance your Serotonin, Dopamine and Endorphins with Happy foods”
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How sodium controls opioid brain signaling
SCIENTISTS SOLVE 40-YEAR MYSTERY OF HOW SODIUM CONTROLS OPIOID BRAIN SIGNALING Researchers discover how sodium influences the signalling of opioid receptors.… READ MORE… TARGETING CANCER’S ACHILLES HEEL NEUROSCIENCE NEWSNOVEMBER 6, 2017 Researchers report they have developed a new method for treating cancer that has shown to almost completely eradicate the disease in cell cultures within theContinue reading “How sodium controls opioid brain signaling”
My 82 yr old mom asked for pain killer and her doctor prescribed Tramadol
My own strategies for Combating the Opioid Crisis: Intervention and Prevention at the Community Level Education Empowerment with personalized, holistic , functional and integrated approach I believe in health education and providing the knowledge that is personalized and integrated to combat the opioid crisis in this country. When my 82 yr old mom asked forContinue reading “My 82 yr old mom asked for pain killer and her doctor prescribed Tramadol”
Deaths by Opioids, doctors must recognize addiction and stop it early
My senior client with Parkinson at age 79, demanded Tramadol even when she is not in pain. In front of the doctor, the doctor obliged with no plan for curving future addiction. In the fields, high school students in Central Valley mixes over the counter meds to be high, get addicted. Many families were brokenContinue reading “Deaths by Opioids, doctors must recognize addiction and stop it early”
Responding to Opioid Crisis, FDA Puts More Restrictions on Imodium
Responding to Opioid Crisis, FDA Puts More Restrictions on Imodium Latest Digestion News Kidney Donors Face Some Long-Term Health Risks Who Really Needs to Go Gluten-Free Health Tip: Understanding Probiotics Teen Drinking Ups Risk for Liver Diseases Later Surgery or Antibiotics for Appendicitis? Want More News? Sign Up for MedicineNet Newsletters! TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2018Continue reading “Responding to Opioid Crisis, FDA Puts More Restrictions on Imodium”
Love and the μ-Opioid Receptor
TWIS Orphan opioid | Science NOV. 2, 1995 Orphan opioid. Science 03 Nov 1995: Vol. 270, Issue 5237, pp. 713. DOI: 10.1126/science.270.5237.713f. Article · Info & Metrics · eLetters. Loading. Science: 270 (5237) … science.sciencemag.org/content/270/5237/713.6 DOI: 10.1126/science.270.5237.713f Painful marks of childhood abuse … Although studies indicate that the opioid system controls mood-related processes and social behaviors, whether and how stressful childhoodContinue reading “Love and the μ-Opioid Receptor”
Opioid receptor was present in the nerves associated with the portal vein that collects blood from the gut
The sensations of hunger and satiety are mediated through communication between the gastrointestinal system and the brain. Duraffourd et al. found that μ-opioid receptor (MOR)–1 was present in the nerves associated with the portal vein that collects blood from the gut. Peptide products of protein digestion can function
Opioid addiction—degrades health, saps productivity, spawns crime, and devastates families
New painkillers could thwart opioids‘ fatal flaw BY MEREDITH WADMAN | NOV. 15, 2017 Nov 16, 2017 … When people die from overdoses of opioids, whether prescription pain medications or street drugs, it is the suppression of breathing that almost always kills them. The drugs act on neuronal receptors to dull pain, but those in the brain stem alsoContinue reading “Opioid addiction—degrades health, saps productivity, spawns crime, and devastates families”
Best Practices in Managed Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Best Practices in Managed Substance Use Disorder Treatment In the United States, an estimated 22 million people live with a substance use disorder. Despite their prevalence, substance use disorders continue to go untreated: many individuals forgo help for addiction because of the surrounding stigma, while providers often lack the training to properly recognize and diagnoseContinue reading “Best Practices in Managed Substance Use Disorder Treatment”
Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015
The amount of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015. Despite reductions, the amount of opioids prescribed remains approximately three times as high as in 1999.
• Opioid prescribing varied substantially across the country, with average per capita amounts prescribed in the top-prescribing counties approximately six times the amounts prescribed in the lowest prescribing counties in 2015.
Beware of Kratom herb – plant
Mitragyna speciosa (commonly known as kratom, also ketum),[2] is a tropical evergreen tree in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) native to Southeast Asia in the Indochina and Malaysia phytochoria (botanical regions). M. speciosa is indigenous to Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia, Myanmar, and Papua New Guinea[3] where it has been used in traditional medicine since at least the 19th century.[4] Kratom has some opioid– and stimulant-like properties.[5][6] As of 2013, no clinical trials had been done to understand kratom’s health effects and it had noContinue reading “Beware of Kratom herb – plant”
Current Health News: Fatal Opioid ODs on the Rise Among U.S. Teens
Fatal Opioid ODs on the Rise Among U.S. Teens How can we help lower Opioid use amoung our young adult population? Email motherhealth@gmail.com We should have alternative pain herbal or holistic solutions instead of narcotics. Educating our population on the adverse side effects of narcotic pain medications is a must. We must stop using narcoticContinue reading “Current Health News: Fatal Opioid ODs on the Rise Among U.S. Teens”
OPIOID FALLOUT
OPIOID FALLOUT The opioid and heroin epidemic has ravaged swaths of the United States, with opioids playing a role in more than 33,000 deaths in 2015, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 30 states expanded Medicaid under Obamacare, making the healthcare law the most comprehensive financial government response toContinue reading “OPIOID FALLOUT”
How to End America’s Opioid Addiction
Prescription for Change — How to End America’s Opioid Addiction Visit the Mercola Video Library Story at-a-glance More Americans now use prescription opioids than smoke cigarettes. Opiates such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl and morphine also kill more Americans than car crashes each year In 2015, 27 million Americans used illegal drugs like heroin and/or misusedContinue reading “How to End America’s Opioid Addiction”