Category: Dopamine

Psychiatric Medication and Why, Behind Every Great Neurotransmitter is a Great Nutrient

6/23/2015

Courtney Snyder, MD

Psychiatric medications are a good thing ...for a lot of people....at least at this time in the history of medicine. They save lives and alleviate suffering and pain.

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Copper Overload - Too Much of a Good Thing

6/11/2015

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Courtney Snyder, MD

Who knew...copper, the essential trace element important in the synthesis of neurotransmitters, respiration, immune function, energy metabolism and growth, could wreak so much havoc on the mind and body?

I never gave much thought to copper until it presented itself to me in the most delightful way...a dream of a copper tiled ceiling - the most memorable dream I've had. Copper ... "associated with the goddess Aphrodite/Venus in mythology and alchemy, ...symbolic of love, balance, feminine beauty and artistic creativity." So taken with this dream, I painted a mantel copper.

We eventually moved and left that copper mantel and dream behind. Ten years later copper resurfaced at the Walsh Research Institute where Dr. William Walsh was teaching about copper overload - one of the most

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Psychiatric Medication and Why, Behind Every Great Neurotransmitter is a Great Nutrient

Copper Overload - Too Much of a Good Thing

Courtney Snyder, MD

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