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a type of neurotransmitter. Your body makes it, and your nervous system uses it to send messages between nerve cells. That’s why it’s sometimes called a chemical messenger.

Dopamine plays a role in how we feel pleasure. It’s a big part of our unique human ability to think and plan. It helps us strive, focus, and find things interesting.

Your body spreads it along four major pathways in the brain. Like most other systems in the body, you don’t notice it (or maybe even know about it) until there’s a problem.

Too much or too little of it can lead to a vast range of health issues. Some are serious, like Parkinson’s disease. Others are much less dire.

29 Aug 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Serotonin – the NET effect

Diet and Nutrition, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, The NET Effect Series5-HIAA, 5-HT, 5-HTP, 5-Hydrotryptophan (5-HTP), 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid (5-HIAA), 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), Antidepressant, Anxiety, Blood brain barrier (BBB), Bradykinin, Brain serotonin, Cancer anger, Carcinoid heart disease, Carcinoid rage, Carcinoid syndrome, Depression, Desmoplasia, Diarrhea, Dopamine, Endocrine, Flushing, Foregut, Hindgut, Histamine, Hormones, Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), NET syndromes, Neuroendocrine, Neurotransmitter, Norepinephrine, Nutrition, Oxitriptan, Prostaglandin, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI), Serotonin, Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), Serotonin syndrome, Serum serotonin, St. John's wort, Thorson-Bioerck syndrome, TPH1, TPH2, Tricyclic antidepressant, Tryptophan, Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH)

This blog provides general educational information only. It does not offer medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Patients should always consult their clinical team for personalised guidance. Background I'd never heard of Serotonin until I was diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Cancer in 2010. It is frequently discussed, often with contrasting views from the respondents. One common assumption/question is that it is responsible for many things that can go wrong with Neuroendocrine Tumour (NET) patients who have serotonin-producing tumours. To a certain extent, that's true but statement such as "it's the hormones" is an easy assumption to make; or an easy answer to…

12 Jun 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Neuroendocrine Cancer Nutrition Series Part 4 – Amines: Food for Thought?

Diet and Nutrition, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, SurvivorshipAdrenaline, Amines, Ascending colon, Biogenic amines, Carcinoid crisis, Carcinoid syndrome, Catecholamines, Diet, Dopamine, Histamine, Hormones, Malabsorption, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Nutrition, Pressor amines, Probiotic, Quality of LIfe (QoL), Right hemicolectomy, Serotonin, Small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), Small intestine NET (SI NET), Somatostatin analogues, Surgery, Tryptophan, Tyramine, Vasoactive amines

Reviewed and updated 23rd January 2024 Neuroendocrine Cancer Nutrition Series Part 4 – Amines: Food for Thought? Background Nutrition is an important subject for many cancers, but it can be particularly important for many Neuroendocrine Cancer patients. When I started writing my nutrition series (listed below), I said that my intention is not to tell you what to eat, even though that might be a challenge for many, and this theme continues. The issue with Nutrition and Diet, in general, is that it's very individual and what works for one may not work for another. Often the the best diet…

05 Sep 2020

By Ronny Allan

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Flower power and the happy hormones

Inspiration, Living with Neuroendocrine CancerBrain serotonin, Dopamine, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Oxytocin, Peripheral Serotonin, Serotonin

One of the featured pictures below is a sunflower from 2015, something I planted with my own hands, and it grew taller than me (not difficult), even taller than my garden fence (more difficult). Of course, I have to mention my wife Chris because she does infinitely more gardening than I do, and she would have nurtured the sunflower from start to finish after I planted it. Nonetheless, I still felt a remarkably close association with the outcome! It made me happy just to look at it! My most liked Facebook posts in 2020 (the year of COVID) related to plant…