MITOCHONDRIAL HEALTH SUPPORT DURING A CONCUSSION

The major cause of the problems we see from a brain injury are caused mainly from mitochondrial injury dysfunction. And it is not by coincidence that the highest concentration of mitochondria exists in the front of the brain. These brain injured cells impair...

VITAMIN C / GLUTATHIONE / VITAMIN E

Vitamin C / Vitamin E /Glutathione Vitamins are generally associated with a positive connotation with respect to perceived health benefits. Preclinical and more recently clinical studies have begun to support the use of vitamins E and C in reducing neuropathology and...

PROGESTERONE, VITAMINS D AND K2

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....

DECREASING YOUR CORTICOSTEROIDS (AND STRESS) IN THE BODY

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...

PROBIOTICS

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...

BRAIN NOOTROPICS

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...