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I previously posted this on another list:
As I see it, D-MER describes experiences and indentifies symptoms that
women are having. Giving something a name or "diagnosis" may make
people think we know what is wrong with them, but really we are simply
naming what we see. This is why holistic medicine does not rely on (and
in many cases discards) diagnoses.
Just as with so many other "disorders, conditions or diseases", there
is rarely a treatment that does not simply address symptom control as
opposed to systemic healing. Why is the mother having these
experiences? What is happening with mom's hormones? What is going on
nutritionally? What about her structure? I recently worked with a mom
with these symptoms and they resolved after a chiropractic/CST
adjustment. Mom has many food allergies and her adrenals are fatigued.
Symptoms resumed after several weeks and she needed another
adjustment--she had fallen and injured herself in between. Mom is also
now on a health-supporting diet and supplements that have likely played
a role in her improvement.
If an inappropriate dopamine activity is the cause, then what is
causing this? Again, food allergies and poor nutritional profile can
cause this. So can structural problems. I have real concerns about
mothers taking a drug to treat hormonal imbalances. People who take
these drugs often need to raise their doses over time to get the same
result. This is known to be true when you are trying to prevent
re-uptake of dopamine. And, preventing re-uptake does not actually
increase production of dopamine, which can be done nutritionally.
I also spoke with a naturopath about this and she said it is very
difficult to raise dopamine levels w/o raising norepinephrine.
Wellbutrin raises norepinephrine and seratonin and she doubts its
action as a re-uptake inhibitor would be the reason for its success, if
indeed there is success.
If you want to make more neurotransmitters, you need the co-factors.
This means good nutrition. B-complex, magnesium and tyrosine are the
most important co-factors for all neurotransmitters all along the
pathways. The first thing I have moms do when they have that "sinking"
kind of feeling is magnesium.
IMO, American women are terribly malnourished and that is the issue
that needs to be addressed. I would love to see these mothers evaluated
for inflammation and properly nourished, treated structurally and then
see what happens
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
Intuitive Parenting Network, LLC
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