brain injury
“The best of all medicines are resting and fasting.” ~ Benjamin Franklin Intermittent fasting is an important part of overall brain health and critical to brain injury recovery. If we eat too much or too little, this impacts our brain. The body goes from a...
brain injury
May is Mental Health Awareness Month The effects of Mental Health issues impact all of us. Historically, one in five people has a mental health diagnosis. However, according to early CDC reports, Americans reporting symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, substance...
brain injury
Have you been struggling with brain fog, memory and learning problems, or word recall? Your body uses choline as part of acetylcholine to trigger your nerve to fire thereby sending a signal to your brain to create a memory. When this is not a seamless process brain...
brain injury
Magnesium is a healing ally for Neurotransmission Disruption after a brain injury. It is an abundant cation (positive charged ion) that plays a vital role in cellular metabolism and nerve function. Magnesium acts as a calcium channel blocker, which helps to decrease...
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. Axonal Stretch Axons, nerve fibers that conduct electrical impulses, are vulnerable to any...
brain injury
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. In India where turmeric is widely used it’s been found to have a reduced incidence of...
