CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL When you go for your first functional neurology exam, youāll likely encounter exam procedures and tools not found a conventional doctorās visit. Although high-tech equipment isnāt necessary for a functional neurology exam, it can help the practitioner perform a more thorough evaluation. For the patient, the functional neurology exam [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL You donāt have to have to receive a concussion diagnosis to have an injured brain. Small but repeated insults to the brain ā falls, crashes, whiplash, being near explosions, landing on your tailbone ā damage brain tissue. Even if the head is not directly hit, a blow or jolt [...]
It has been a hundred years since a Nobel Prize winner discovered the thin barrier that surrounds and protects brain. Since then, weāve learned this mesh of tightly joined cells, called the blood-brain barrier, is highly selective in a healthy person. It allows the transport of compounds back and forth through an intricate transport system [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL If you watch TV, read magazines, or surf the internet, you canāt escape the ads for drugs to treat depression and other mood disorders ā antidepressants are touted as a magic bullet for the blues. True, these drugs help some of the one in ten people plagued by dark [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Brain cells, or neurons, are similar to muscles in that they are subject to the same basic āuse it or lose itā principle to stay healthy well into old age. Although genetics play a role in how well our brains age, the brain also responds profoundly to dietary and [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Most people worry about high blood pressure, and with good reason as it portends numerous health risks. However, low blood pressure brings a different set of problems, such as reduced brain function and increased mortality risk. If the upper or lower number deviates by more than 10 from 120/80, [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Although most people worry about skull fractures and brain damage when they sustain a head injury, the inner ear, or vestibular system, also is frequently damaged and causes long-term problems if neglected. Vestibular injury frequently goes undiagnosed and underestimated despite causing symptoms such as dizziness, anxiety, depression, moodiness, tinnitus, [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Youāve heard of leaky gut, but have you heard of leaky brain? If you have symptoms of leaky gut, or intestinal permeability, you most likely also have leaky brain, or āblood-brain barrier permeability.ā How do you know? You can perform a simple test with store-bought supplements to find out. [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Fish oil supplements tout their ratios of DHA and EPA. But how do you know how much EPA or DHA you need? If youāre looking to support and optimize brain health, go for the highest ratio of DHA to EPA you can find. While EPA tames inflammation, DHA is [...]
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CALL Is your brain on fire with inflammation? The brain doesnāt hurt like an inflamed knee does, so itās hard to know if inflammation is happening. However, the brain communicates inflammation in how it makes you feel. One of the most common symptoms of brain inflammation is brain fog, that [...]
