Presenter: Peter Bongiorno, ND
Original Date: May 19 2024

Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) is the most calming substance in the body. We know when a patient takes a benzodiazepine which raises GABA, in the short term they feel more relaxed and generally happy. However, benzos are not healthy medications for they encourage dependence, tolerance and end up changing the brain in ways that can make it much harder to heal from an affective disorder in the long term.

Please join Dr. Peter Bongiorno, as he discusses GABA, this miraculous molecule of emotion. He will discuss GABA receptor structure and the reasons your patients have lowered GABA levels. Then he will discuss testing to understand your patient’s physiology (like hormones, nutrient levels, inflammation, gut tests, genetics and more) that can help you understand why a patient has challenges with their GABA system.

Finally, Peter will dive into his 20 years of clinical practice and review naturopathic protocols (lifestyle, foods, nature, supplements) designed to raise the body’s natural levels of GABA, as well as discuss how to use your new knowledge of the GABA receptor to create a patient – specific protocol that will naturally hit the right spots on the GABA receptor. This lecture will bring you clinical pearls and insights you can employ with your patients the next day.

NUNM is accredited by the North American Naturopathic Continuing Education Council (NANCEAC). This activity qualifies for 1.5 General CEUs.