Something New to Consider: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Progesterone, Vitamin K & Vitamin D Deficiency (*Inadequacy) Vitamin D Vitamin D Inadequacy is common in patients after TBI and is associated with impaired cognitive function and severe depressive symptoms....

The relationship between the Brain, the Autonomic Nervous System, and the Heart is basically the 3 legged stool of stress.  Anything that affects any of these things will in turn increase or decrease stress and in turn affect the healing in your body, including the...

The next thing you need to take during a brain injury is probiotics to optimize your gut bacteria. Whether you get them from pills or food or both, it doesn’t matter. Bacteria in food can affect brain function. Your bacterial environment in the gut can affect brain...

Nootropics, a Greek word meaning ‘Towards the Mind’, are compounds that directly or indirectly enhances cognitive potential. In the brain, there are neurotransmitters called acetylcholine that bind to cholinergic receptors. The cholinergic theory of brain injuries is...

CREATINE Creatine is important for cognitive and neuronal health and affects the expression of over 250 genes in the body. Creatine is a naturally-occurring organic acid (protein building block) that’s found in meat, eggs and fish. It is made by the human body in the...

Whenever we hear the clashing of two heads, that “clud” and “thunk” sound, we as humans (and animals) elicit a visceral reflex. Unconsciously, a visceral feeling instantly occurs in our stomach, and then our minds follow immediately with thoughts of “ouch, that had to...

Taking magnesium can help with brain injuries in several ways. Magnesium decreases seizures, relieves cramps, helps nerves and much more. But the studies for giving magnesium to improve a brain injury are mixed at best. There is a causal relationship between low...

Optimizing sleep during a brain injury is essential, yet difficult. Sleep disturbances are common, affecting 30 to 70% of individuals. Insomnia, fatigue, narcolepsy and sleepiness are the most frequent post brain injury sleep complaints. In addition, depression and...

The build up to a MMA bout is serious business. Often 8 to 10 weeks are spent in strategic training camp. The workouts are rigorous and designed to help the athlete peak when it counts the most, on fight night. However, once the fight is over many athletes just want...