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#99 Using Amino Acid Therapy to Balance Neurotransmitters with Dr. Doni

How Humans Heal

Release Date: 03/07/2022

#291 The Glutathione Revolution: Why This Antioxidant Is Your Body's Best Defense Against Disease with Dr. Nayan Patel show art #291 The Glutathione Revolution: Why This Antioxidant Is Your Body's Best Defense Against Disease with Dr. Nayan Patel

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Hi and welcome to How Humans Heal. I'm Dr. Doni Wilson, and in today's episode I'm talking with Dr. Nayan Patel. He's a PharmD (a pharmacist) and owns two compounding pharmacies. Dr. Patel is also the author of "The Glutathione Revolution: Fight Disease, Slow Aging, and Increase Energy." He does incredible work in product development and research at Auro Wellness, and he's here to share that knowledge with us. As a pharmacist, Dr. Patel has a wealth of wisdom and decades of experience. Dr. Patel has been a pharmacist for about eight years now, and before that he worked in a compounding...

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#290 Burnout and HPV: The Hidden Connection Your Doctor Isn't Telling You About show art #290 Burnout and HPV: The Hidden Connection Your Doctor Isn't Telling You About

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What does burnout have to do with testing positive for high risk HPV? What does cortisol have to do with getting an abnormal pap smear result? If you're wondering whether stress, burnout, and cortisol have anything to do with why you have an abnormal pap smear and potentially abnormal cells, you're in the right place because that's exactly what I'm going to talk about here. I'm Dr. Doni Wilson, a naturopathic doctor, certified professional midwife, and clinical nutritionist. I've been helping women for over 25 years to resolve abnormal pap smears and high risk HPV so they can get HPV to...

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Hi and welcome to How Humans Heal. I'm Dr. Doni Wilson, and today I'm really excited to introduce you to the Holistic Kids. Abdullah, Zain, and Emaad are not only the hosts of the Holistic Kids podcast, but they are also the best-selling authors of the new book called The Teen Health Revolution. I think this is amazing because they are actual teens who are helping other teens to improve their health. They’ve already been winning awards and doing speaking engagements everywhere, talking about this important topic. I'm so grateful for them joining me here on How Humans Heal. We’re here to...

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#288 Breaking Free from the HPV Nightmare: The Real Way to Clear High-Risk HPV show art #288 Breaking Free from the HPV Nightmare: The Real Way to Clear High-Risk HPV

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Here's the message I'll never stop sharing: if you're testing positive for high-risk HPV virus and experiencing vaginal infections like bacterial vaginosis or yeast infections, or maybe bladder infections, you need to pay attention. If you're waking up feeling tired and dragging through the rest of the day, reaching for caffeine every chance you get, your body is trying to tell you something. If you're having anxious thoughts racing through your mind, constantly thinking about this virus and what it could do and how it could ruin your life, you're not alone. If you're feeling constipated or...

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In this episode of How Humans Heal I'm excited to introduce you to Dr. Mariza Snyder. She's here to share with us about her newest best-selling book called "The Perimenopause Revolution." When I heard that she was writing this book about perimenopause, it made me so happy because who better to be teaching women about how to not only survive perimenopause but how to thrive through perimenopause and menopause. That's exactly what this conversation is all about. When we have the knowledge and we feel confident navigating the menopause transition, we are future proofing our health. We’re here to...

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#286 The 5 Tests You Need to Do To Feel Better Without Being Told All is Normal show art #286 The 5 Tests You Need to Do To Feel Better Without Being Told All is Normal

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Too often when women are dealing with health issues—whether menstrual-related problems, perimenopause, menopause, vaginal infections, recurrent yeast, BV, high-risk HPV, or abnormal pap smears—we're left without enough information. Women are experiencing fatigue, weight they can't seem to lose, autoimmunity, gut health issues, skin rashes, anxiety, depression, and migraines. I've been there. I've experienced these symptoms too. I know how difficult it is to get answers and to get real help. The standard medical approach, particularly for women's health issues, relies on very few test...

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Hi and welcome to How Humans Heal. I'm Dr. Doni Wilson, and in today's episode, I'm looking forward to introducing you to Nagina Abdullah. She's a weight loss coach for women in midlife and founder of the website MasalaBody.com. She helps women improve and boost their metabolism naturally. This is important because so many women have questions around metabolism and body weight, especially in midlife. I first met Nagina in a hot tub at a conference. It was like friends at first sight. We discovered that we both have backgrounds in science. I studied science for my bachelor's degree as well, so...

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#284 Why Menopause Is Making You Susceptible to Infections (And What to Do About It) show art #284 Why Menopause Is Making You Susceptible to Infections (And What to Do About It)

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Are you in perimenopause or post-menopause and dealing with recurrent infections, wondering why now? Why am I having bladder infections or vaginal infections when maybe I haven't had them any other time in my life, or not since many decades ago? I'm Dr. Doni Wilson. I'm a women's health expert, a naturopathic doctor and midwife, and I've been helping women with their health, including their vaginal and urinary health, for over 25 years. This is what I think about and help patients with every day, and I'm so glad that you're here listening in for this information. Maybe you've been searching...

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#283 From Exhausted to Energized: Exercise That Actually Works in Menopause with Debra Atkinson show art #283 From Exhausted to Energized: Exercise That Actually Works in Menopause with Debra Atkinson

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Welcome to How Humans Heal! I'm Dr. Doni Wilson, and today I'm excited to introduce you to my friend, a pioneer in menopause fitness and the founder of Flipping Fifty, Debra Atkinson. She's been helping women exercise based on their age and menopause status for a long time, and now it's becoming way more popular. It's at the forefront right now, with everybody talking about menopause, their estrogen levels, and hormone replacement therapy. With Debra's expertise, we can talk about how we should be exercising when we're over fifty because exercise is different at that stage of life. ...

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Neurotransmitters are messengers in the nervous system. They affect our mood, energy, focus and sleep. So if you are feeling tired, anxious, brain fog, distracted, and/or having trouble with sleep…it could your neurotransmitters! 

 

Examples of neurotransmitters are serotonin, dopamine, GABA, norepinephrine and epinephrine. They can be categorized as calming or stimulating to the nervous system. Optimally we would have a balance of calming and stimulating.  

 

When we are exposed to stress of various types, which we are as humans, then our nervous system and neurotransmitters respond to help us deal with the stress. And, depending on our genetics and stress exposure, our body metabolizes neurotransmitters uniquely. So one person may run out of serotonin faster than another person.  

 

 

Our neurotransmitters are made from amino acids, which come from protein in our diet. If we run low on a certain neurotransmitter, we can take more of the precursor amino acid for that neurotransmitter to support the body to make more. 

 

It is important, however, not to just guess what your neurotransmitter levels are. It is better to do a urine test, which is a specialty test I offer to my patients and in my programs, to measure your neurotransmitter levels. With that information, I can guide you on exactly which amino acids, and other nutrients, in what order and dose, to rebalance your neurotransmitter levels.  

 

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I explain all about neurotransmitters, how they get thrown off balance, and how to reoptimize them in my new book – Master Your Stress, Reset Your Heath – which you can order here: https://doctordoni.com/msrh/   

 

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And I offer supplements containing amino acids to rebalance your neurotransmitters in my supplements – Nature Empowered Nutritionals – available at DrDoni.com.  

 

 

If you have been taking medications to address your mood, energy, sleep or focus, it is important to work with a practitioner like me to help you address your neurotransmitters effectively and successfully. I’ve been helping patients with this for over 20 years.  

 

 

To meet with me so I can help you, you can set up an initial comprehensive appointment here: https://doctordoni.com/health-breakthrough-session/  

 

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Books and Resources: 

 

Pre-Order my new book: https://www.amazon.com/Master-Your-Stress-Reset-Health/dp/1953295576

 

Stress Warrior Book (FREE) 

HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/STRESSWARRIOR   

 

Stress Warrior Stress Resiliency Facebook Group (FREE) 

HTTPS://FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/STRESSWARRIOR  

 

7-day Stress Reset (FREE) 

HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/STRESS-RESET  

 

HPV & Cervical Dysplasia Guide (FREE) 

HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/HPV-AND-CERVICAL-DYSPLASIA-GUIDE/  

 

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Personalized Solutions: 

 

If you’d like to meet with Dr. Doni one-on-one for your health, request a Health Breakthrough Session: HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/BREAKTHROUGH  

 

To get an idea of more comprehensive options, read about Dr. Doni’s Signature Consultation Programs: HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/SERVICES

 

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