Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 In the same study, the acetyl-l-carnitine arginine complex was able to help maintain calcium homeostasis in nervous system cells stimulated with glutamate, preserving healthy cerebellar cell function. In a separate study, acetyl-l-carnitine arginamide demonstrated itself as a potential support for maintaining healthy central nervous system function by promoting healthy neurite function. Neurites are the hair like projections of neurons, or nervous system cells, responsible for proper signal transmission. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 In other people, exposure could also be a factor in the development of Alzheimer's disease and other nervous system disorders.
The chemical causes these effects by preventing communication between neurons. Essentially, it slows the networking of neurons, and since the nervous system and brain function on a system of neural networks, the slowing of this network will suppress and impair the normal function of the brain and nervous system.
These finding were presented December 5th at the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Pomegranate: Anti-cancer, protects the heart and cardiovascular system
Blueberry: Lowers high cholesterol, protects the nervous system from oxidative damage (many people can eliminate statin drugs by eating more blueberries)
Acai: Anti-cancer, reduces digestive cancer risk, supports healthy nervous system function
Noni: Extremely potent anti-cancer, immune-boosting fruit (tastes terrible, though, if it's real)
Cherry: Anti-inflammatory. Reduces or ends arthritis pain. Anthocyanins are also anti-cancer. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Russell Blaylock, the author of Excitotoxins, MSG is damaging to the brain, nervous system, endocrine system and even promotes obesity by interfering with appetite regulation. Baby food manufacturers voluntarily removed MSG from baby foods decades ago after being accused by consumer advocates of harming babies' nervous systems with the chemical. MSG remains widely used today in canned soups, breakfast sausage, salad dressing and other commercial foods. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Healthy bodies and brains = increased work performance
For some reason, corporate America is slow to recognize that work is an extension of mental function, which is an extension of nervous system health. When you have a healthy nervous system, one that receives all the nutrition it needs -- including healthy oils, B vitamins and minerals -- you have a nervous system that is obviously going to perform at a higher level. That will translate into enhanced memory, creativity, moods and greater endurance on mental efforts. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Stop using antibacterial products while your nervous system is still intact
This abuse of antibacterial chemicals is destroying people's nervous systems. These chemicals are also hazardous to use on dishes because people eat their food off of those dishes. Hasn't this thought ever crossed anybody's mind? (Of course not; antibacterial chemicals have already harmed their nervous systems.)
So just in case you're ever concerned that your pencils might catch a cold, or AIDS, or some other infectious disease, you can now buy pencils that have been coated with antibacterial chemicals. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 Passionflower has been used to treat nervous and easily excited children, bronchial asthma, insomnia, nervous gastrointestinal disorders, and menopausal problems.
Throw Me a Lifesaver!
CANCER: Phytochemicals found in passion fruit were able to increase apoptosis (programmed cell death) in a line of cancer cells. The common phytochemicals thought responsible were carotenoids and polyphenols.
HYPERTENSION: An extract of passionflower significantly lowered systolic blood pressure in hypertensive rats. |
Lynne Mctaggart
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 In other words, did need allow someone greater access to effects from The Field? Were the more organized of us - biologically speaking - better at accessing this information and drawing it to the attention of others?
In 1983, Braud tested out this theory with a series of studies in collaboration with an anthropologist called Marilyn Schlitz, another consciousness researcher who'd worked with Helmut Schmidt. Braud and Schlitz selected a group of highly nervous people, as evidenced by high sympathetic nervous system activity, and another calmer group. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Prescription drugs damage your nervous system
Prescription drugs slam your nervous system and greatly impair cognitive function. Statin drugs are one class of drugs that has a highly destructive effect on nervous system function, including brain function, awareness, memory function, and so on. Of course, antidepressant drugs are also in that category. If you want to mess with your head, start taking antidepressant drugs. They say this is for people who are depressed, but people who take these drugs end up detaching from reality. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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 Pregnant women have a special need for folic acid because it's key to fetal development and nervous system functioning. The same goes for women who are planning pregnancies.
Vitamins B3 (Niacin), B6, B12
Niacin and vitamins B6 and B12 help to prevent cardiovascular disease by lowering homocysteine levels and raising HDL (good) cholesterol. They are also important for nervous system functioning.
These vitamins are most abundant in lean, fresh animal meats, including seafood. Refined grains don't contain many of these nutrients, but most Americans think they do. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 But the reality is that they're giving themselves nervous system disorders while actually promoting the breeding of resistant strains of bacteria. And thanks to the nervous system damage caused by these antimicrobial ingredients, people are probably accelerating Alzheimer's disease by using these products. No doubt, they are impacting the learning ability of their children by poisoning their nervous systems, too.
It turns out that this active ingredient is chemically similar to Agent Orange. That's right, this was the Weapon of Mass Destruction used in Vietnam. |
Lynne Mctaggart
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| Braud and Schlitz selected a group of highly nervous people, as evidenced by high sympathetic nervous system activity, and another calmer group. Using a similar protocol to the staring studies, Braud and Schlitz by turns tried to calm down members of both groups. Success or failure would be measured again by a polygraph tracing of a person's electrodermal activity.
The volunteers were also asked to participate in another experiment, in which they'd attempt to calm themselves down with standard relaxation methods. |
Ray D. Strand
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 It should come as no surprise to you now that even the brain (central nervous system) and our nerves (peripheral nervous system) are not out of the reach of oxidative stress. This common enemy has been strongly implicated in a variety of diseases that wreak devastating damage on the brain and nerves, known as neurodegenerative diseases.2 Some of these include Alzheimer's dementia, Parkinson's disease, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), multiple sclerosis, and Huntington's chorea. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Passionflower has been used to treat nervous and easily excited children, bronchial asthma, insomnia, nervous gastrointestinal disorders, and menopausal problems.
Throw Me a Lifesaver!
CANCER: Phytochemicals found in passion fruit were able to increase apoptosis (programmed cell death) in a line of cancer cells. The common phytochemicals thought responsible were carotenoids and polyphenols.
HYPERTENSION: An extract of passionflower significantly lowered systolic blood pressure in hypertensive rats. |
Michael T. Murray
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 This loss of hypoglycemia awareness has to do with diabetic damage to the autonomic nervous system, the part of the nervous system responsible for the most obvious hypoglycemia symptoms (such as sweating, shakiness, rapid heart rate, nervousness). These symptoms arise when blood sugar begins to drop and adrenaline is released by the adrenal glands and the autonomic nerve endings. As well, when any diabetic strives to achieve tighter blood glucose control, serious hypoglycemic episodes are more likely to occur. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 SEDATIVES
Sedatives are generally used to calm someone who is having an anxiety attack or to soothe extreme nervous tension. However, they are also often used to help those with insomnia, even if the sleep disorder is unrelated to nervousness or anxiety. Meprobamate (Miltown, Equanil) is a tranquilizer that can lead to addiction and should not be used for insomnia. Doctors rarely write prescriptions for it anymore.
Ramelteon (Rozerem) is a melatonin receptor agonist that is used for insomnia. Melatonin is a hormone of the body that is involved in the wake/sleep cycle. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Acai Berry Juice Protects Blood Vessels and the nervous System
There are some real potential benefits with acai berries. The berry is rich in antioxidants, and also very rich in anthocyanins, a class of flavonoids that have extremely high antioxidant activity and can reduce inflammation and protect blood vessels and the nervous system, including the brain. The berry contains a rich diversity of polyphenols, plant compounds that may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. |
Bryan Hanson, PhD
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 Action within the nervous system can lead to release of hormones which in turn affect the performance of organs. Although the endocrine system and the nervous system interact, much of the endocrine system is designed for long-term regulation of bodily function, while the nervous system is devoted largely to more immediate responses.
One of science's ways of coping with complexity is to classify or categorize observations and information, and scientists have done just that with the CNS. The first big division is between the voluntary and involuntary parts of the system. |
| The capacity of your heart and lungs increases in order to supply your muscles with needed oxygen, while other systems ramp up to release muscle fuel
Voluntary nervous system I Involuntary nervous system
(also called somatic) (also called autonomic)
Parasympathetic system
Sympathetic system
When activated: Increased heart output Increased lung capacity Sugar and oxygen available
When activated:
Efficient food digestion Efficient energy storage Heart and lungs resting to muscles Digestive activity minimized Senses heightened
FIGURE 7.1. Classifications of the nervous system. |
| Although true, this answer fails to remind us that the nerves leaving the spinal cord and traveling to specific organs are also an important part of the nervous system. In fact, much of modern drug therapy is really therapy of the nervous system, even if the patient doesn't realize it. For instance, if you have trouble with asthma, you probably view this as a lung disease. However, most drugs given in the treatment of asthma are actually affecting the nerve endings within the lungs, so a lung problem is really being treated via the nervous system. |
Ann N. Martin
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 Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine) Vitamin B-6 promotes red-blood cell formulation, maintains a strong immune system, and contributes to a healthy nervous system. Vitamin B-6 deficiencies may result in weakness, nervousness, slow growth, weight loss, and inflammation of the skin. Vitamin B-6 is found in bananas, bran, brewer's yeast, carrots, salmon, tuna, wheat germ, lentils, and whole grain cereals
Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin) Vitamin B-12 is used to treat anemia, promotes normal growth and development, and stimulates weight gain in puppies. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 Nervous system disease: About 60 to 70 percent of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of nervous system damage. Severe forms of diabetic nerve disease are a major contributing cause of lower-extremity amputations. þAmputations: More than 60 percent of lower-limb amputations in the United States occur among people with diabetes. þPeriodontal disease: Almost one third of people with diabetes have severe periodontal (gum) disease. þPain: Many diabetics fall victim to chronic pain due to conditions such as arthritis, neuropathy, circulatory insufficiency, or fibromyalgia. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Prescription drugs damage your nervous system
Prescription drugs slam your nervous system and greatly impair cognitive function. Statin drugs are one class of drugs that has a highly destructive effect on nervous system function, including brain function, awareness, memory function, and so on. Of course, antidepressant drugs are also in that category. If you want to mess with your head, start taking antidepressant drugs. They say this is for people who are depressed, but people who take these drugs end up detaching from reality. |
Fred A. Baughman, Jr., M.D. and Craig Hovey
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 ANSWER YES OR NO TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:
1) I feel anxious or nervous when making presentations for work or school (or almost always avoid these situations).
2) I feel anxious or nervous when interacting with others (or almost always avoid these situations).
3) I feel anxious or nervous eating or drinking in front of others.
4) I have trouble being assertive with family, friends, or strangers.
5) I have difficulty interacting with authority figures (i.e., boss or teacher).
6) I have used alcohol or tranquilizers to calm my nerves before interacting with others. |
Charles Barber
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 He demonstrated the molecular basis of learning, and even more broadly, he had demonstrated the plasticity of the nervous system.
So plastic are our brains that research over the last decade has shown that at least some part of the brain is capable of growing new neurons, which for a century had been thought to be impossible. Scientists had believed that the regenerative capacities of our bodies did not extend to the central nervous system—the brain and the spinal cord. The immutability of the brain was one of the central dogmas of neuro-science. |
Roberta Bivins
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 Similarly, Berlioz's cachet as one of the new French 'clinicians', his restrained empiricism, and his focus on nervous complaints suited the rather different needs and tastes of the early nineteenth-century medical marketplace. Paris had become the centre of the medical world, a hub for medical students from across Europe and North America, who thronged its great hospitals and exploited the abundant 'clinical material' and pathological specimens those institutions provided. |
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