The Better Question: Is Your Brain Starving?

Could calming your brain be the first step toward lasting healing? In this episode of The Resiliency Method® Podcast , Dr. Erika Schultz welcomes functional nutritional therapist Laurie Hammer to discuss her remarkable personal healing journey and how amino acid therapy transformed her life after years of struggling with anxiety, depression, and an eating disorder. Together, they explore the role neurotransmitters play in emotional health, how targeted amino acids may help restore balance, and why calming the brain often makes every other aspect of healing easier. Laurie explains how deficiencies in serotonin, GABA, catecholamines, endorphins, and blood sugar regulation can contribute to chronic symptoms and shares how she combines nutritional therapy with lifestyle changes, detoxification, nervous system support, and whole-food nutrition. The conversation also explores the importance of vagus nerve health, breathing exercises, emotional resilience, faith, and supporting the body's natural healing capacity. Whether you're navigating anxiety, hormonal changes, chronic stress, or simply looking for a more holistic perspective on mental wellness, this episode offers practical strategies for supporting long-term brain and body health. \- - - - - Doing all the "right" health things but still not seeing results? Download Dr. Erika's free report to uncover hidden roadblocks and get a clear path forward. *Get your free report here:* https://www.drerikaonline.com/struggling-to-improve-free-report \- - - - - **About the Guest:** **Laurie Hammer** is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner specializing in anxiety, depression, eating disorders, neurological health, and women's wellness. After overcoming her own struggles with anxiety, depression, and a twelve-year eating disorder through amino acid therapy, Laurie dedicated her career to helping others restore brain health naturally. She is the creator of the Calm Mom Method, where she combines amino acid therapy, whole-food nutrition, lifestyle medicine, nervous system regulation, detoxification, and faith-based encouragement to help women reduce anxiety, regain energy, and build lasting resilience. Laurie also works with clients seeking physician-supervised support while transitioning away from psychiatric medications and toward a more holistic approach to healing. \- - - - - **Social Handles:** **Website:** https://www.lauriehammer.com/  **Facebook:** https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain  **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/?hl=en  **Youtube:** https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrainpodcast **Apple Podcasts:** https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-back-my-brain/id1684847484 \- - - - - **Paramount Wellness** **Website:** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://paramountwell.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ **Youtube:** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@paramountwellness3529⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ **Instagram:** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/paramountwellness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ **Linkedin:** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-erika-schultz-lac-dacm-acn-9167bb4/ \- - - - - **PODCAST** Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and share. This podcast is produced by DrTalks.com https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/