Intermittent Fasting for Brain Injuries
From a brain injury perspective, fasting can address the effects of the neurometabolic cascade. Oxidative stress, inflammation, energy crisis, mitochondrial dysfunction, and glutamate toxicity can all benefit from intermittent or long-term fasting periods.
Choline for Neurotransmission
Choline or Citicoline (CDP-choline) is a nootropic sodium salt. It participates in synthesis of phosphatidylcholine.
Magnesium: Ally for neurotransmission disruption
Magnesium is a healing ally for Neurotransmission Disruption after a brain injury.
WHAT is neurodivergence, and WHY important in brain injuries?
Autism and brain injuries share several cognitive and physical presentations. These include; gastrointestinal symptoms, learning challenges, seizures, sensory processing disruption, and behavioral symptoms.
Neurotransmission after a Brain Injury
Neurotransmission gets altered after a brain injury. The causes for this are multifaceted and include; mitochondrial dysfunction, axonal dysfunction, and changes in ion flux.
Curcumin: A Powerful Anti-inflammatory
Curcumin or Turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory herb. It is effective in modulating the pathways involved in oxidative stress, inflammation, cell death, and autophagy.
Inflammation after a Brain Injury
After a brain injury, your brain can feel like it is on fire. Leading to constant brain fog, headaches, intolerance of light or noise, inability to focus or concentrate, sleep disturbances and much more.
Resveratrol: a Powerful Antioxidant
Resveratrol is shown to reduce oxidative stress, excitotoxicity, and reduce inflammation.
Oxidative Stress after a Brain Injury
Reducing the possibility of long-term symptoms requires stopping secondary influx, including Oxidative Stress. Oxidative stress is basically ‘the straw that breaks the camel’s back’ in TBI recovery.
Neurometabolic Cascade: An Introduction
Neurometabolic Cascade is pathophysiology, or the disordered physiological processes, associated with mild to severe traumatic brain injury.
Sleep More to Heal Your Brain Injury
Getting a good night’s sleep is an important part of staying healthy. It is key to general brain health and critical when recovering from traumatic brain injury.
Importance of Fish Oil in Brain Health
Fish oil is a heavy duty anti-inflammatory and can interrupt the secondary injury cascade brought from a traumatic brain injury.
The Science: Post Traumatic Headaches
All about the science behind post-traumatic headaches
Post-Traumatic Headaches
Headaches are the most common condition that occurs after any brain injury. Surprisingly, they are more common with mild concussion brain injuries. This headache condition is referred to as post-traumatic headaches (PTH).
How’s your head? Car accidents and brain injury
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 35% of non-fatal traumatic brain injuries are due to motor vehicle-related injuries. In a car accident, an impact or jolt to the body can cause injury to your brain. Simply put, you do not have to hit your head for a brain injury to happen.
Why is Brain Health so important to me?
I understand how it feels to just–not feel yourself. I also understand the nuances of the challenges you’ll face on this healing journey. I strive to listen to your story and experience so we can get to the root cause of your symptoms and onto your path to a stronger, healthier brain.