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Hello, Serotonin is the coolant for the nervous system running from brain and all throughout body. It balances and counteracts the hyperactivite energizing qualities of dopamine, adrenaline and noradrenaline system, or the "Fight or Flight" response. Serotonin happens to be involved in many other mechanisms in the body, such as good mood, appetite, temperature regulation, sleep, and digestion to name a few. Dopamine may or may not be a malfunction in the Tourettes case. There may simply not be enough serotonin to calm the very driven, sensitive, energetic and stimulated personality of an individual. The "soul", or drive behind the thoughts in some people isn't so aggressive in life, and therefore when their serotonin is low, they are reclined in their bodies and don't push beyond. Touretters on the other hand keep going, so the brain tries to brake, but it can't, dopamine activity is fueled by thoughts. So then the mind needs to let off the steam through emergency break, tics. Serotonin is made from an essential animo acid L-Tryptophan. Since this is the most deficiency amino acid in our society (because 8 other amino acids compete with it for absorption), we need to supplement with pure L-tryptophan along with B-6, Vit. C and magnesium to help production. Taking 5-Htp supplements bypasses the rate limiting steps in serotonin production and is not advisable in my opinion, since body cannot regulate it precisely. Also, dopamine neurons can "malfunction" due to overwhelming oxidative stress. Increasing antioxidants would help this. Heavy metals such as lead, mercury, inorganic iron, cadium, aluminum, etc can also interefere with normal nerve transmission. Intestinal dysbiosis, Candida, and other bacterial infections are directly involved in neurotoxicity and the byproducts they release into the bloodstream are direct nerve irritants and should be eliminated. But each person needs a custom and comprehensive approach. What I mentioned are the most obvious and logical starting points. Good luck , Igor M. Healing Advisor

Each and every individuals Tourettes/tics symptoms are unique to their biochemistry and lifestyle. If he's had it since he was 10, you may want to ask if anyone else in his family had or has this. To determine how prevalent this "gene" if it is a gene in his case is. The most obvious steps to take would be to: 1). Check his diet for: Sugars, fake processed foods, white flours, wheat, caffiene, alcohol, do these make him worse? 2). Check how many silver mercury amalgams he has in his teeth. These are nervous system irritants and over time cause neurological problems in many. 3). You say he tics more during video game play. Sounds like when he concentrates and looks at visual stimuli, it aggravates. How is the rest of his personality? Positive, fun, energetic? Or negative, reluctant, depressive, resistant? Start with that, but basically you need to play a detective, like the Tics and Tourettes book correctly points out. lemme know if you want to discuss further. All the best, Igor M. Healing Counselor

Hi Carolyn, Unless your muscles have been physically strained beyond the "normal" activity than the process you're reffering to have to do with the mental/emotional resistance which results in body conforming to the pressure in your mind. You see the body listens and is constantly in communication with your brain, if your thoughts and emotions are constantly tense and resistant toward the surrounding world, then your muscles will have no choice but to reflect that. They "think" you are pushing and resisting something. So imagine you're pushing on a wall, would the same muscle groups tighten up? If so, This calls for a energetic / emotional release techniques to help the muscles and body feel safe and comfortable in the specific environment. All physical manipulation and relaxation techniques are only working on the symptom. Until the underlying cause is resolved, this issue will remain. Feel free to contact me for further guidance, or info. Be well, Igor M. Healing Counselor