The Next Stage… I’m really excited about this next stage of this blog. We’re going to look at different mental illnesses and talk about not only the physiological components of each condition, but also what do people go through and what scripture shows. For those of you who don’t...

Sorry I haven’t posted much lately. I had some technical difficulties with my site and had to get some help figuring it out. Anyway, it’s time to go onto the brain! This is the really cool part. The brain is a MIND BLOWING (yes, pun intended) organ that is...

This is the end of the series on neurotransmitters. Again, there are over 100 identified neurotransmitters.  These are just a few that are important to our upcoming discussion on specific mental illnesses. Glutamate We talked about GABA last time.  Glutamate is it’s opposite.  GABA inhibits and glutamate excites neurotransmission. ...

I want to interrupt my posts about neurotransmitters and basic neurobiology.  This is something I thought may be interesting to my readers. For those of you who are not familiar with the current mental health system, I would like to explain a little about the current system in Oregon....

Hello everyone, I’m not much of a fundraiser but of all the causes close to my heart, this one is with a team from the Oregon State Hospital.  Here is my fundraising page in case you would like to donate.  Please don’t feel obligated, but it’s here in case...

Norepinephrine Norepinephrine is made in your adrenal gland which are nestled right on the top of your kidneys. We often think of it as related to the heart. Norepinephrine is the lowest during sleep. It’s increased during the day and is in excess when we become frightened or on...

This post is a little bit longer today.  There is so much more I would like to tell you about Dopamine, but I don’t want to make this post so long that you lose interest. I hope you enjoy learning and if you have questions, please reach out and...

Neurotransmitters: There are about 100 identified neurotransmitters we are aware of.  It is a very complex system.  I am going to discuss a few of the main neurotransmitters that are important when we address various mental illnesses.  When I talk about the specific mental illnesses, you don’t have to...

People have been asking me more questions about the purpose of my blog.  I would like to answer these questions and remind the readers about what is coming from this blog.  First, I am excited to talk about mental illness in more depth.  There is so much to learn...

The 1990’s were known as the “Decade of the Brain.” As we all know, the brain is a very complex organ, and in the past 20 + years we have made huge strides in understanding parts that we never understood before.  George W. Bush declared the 1990’s the Decade...