TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY – WHAT ARE TBI AND CTE?

So last week we talked about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). There is actually a big difference between TBI and CTE even though they both have to do with damage to the brain from trauma. CTE is a progressive degenerative...

TOLERABLE RISKS? PHYSICIANS AND YOUTH TACKLE FOOTBALL

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published an article, “Tolerable Risks? Physicians and Youth Tackle Football.” Some of the highlights of the article was about the rates of concussion in youth football and how the minors and parents are apparently making...

WHY DOCTOR ORDERED REST IS SO IMPORTANT AFTER A CONCUSSION

First-of-Its-Kind Study Explains Why Rest Is Critical After a Concussion Published in the March 2016 issue of American Journal of Pathology, a study about repeated mild head trauma was performed in order to investigate brain damage that occurs after a sports, military...

KETONES AND CALORIE RESTRICTION

Exogenous Ketones and Calorie Restriction Exogenous ketones Exogenous ketones are just that, synthetic ketones that function in the body like ketones. Ketones by definition are simple carbon structures that contain a carbon-oxygen double bonds. Ketones are substances...

FISH OIL AND OMEGA FATTY ACIDS

Nutrition has traditionally involved in supplying energy and hydration. In emerging concept of using omega-3 fatty acids to increase the resilience of the brain is appearing in many studies. Type of omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexanoic acid (DHA) is found in high...