Brain Health
Struggling with fatigue, cognitive dysfunction (attention, concentration, and executive functions), memory impairment, or aphasia?
We address brain health with diet, lifestyle, therapies and nootropics.
The word “nootropics” may sound like a made-up term, but it’s utilized commonly in the medical community to describe a class of drugs that intend to enhance cognition in different methods.
Nootropics are used to improve memory, focus, and concentration, and they can help improve general cognitive function. These range from vitamins+ minerals to special intravenous nutrients + coenzymes. When paired with regenerative therapeutics, we are seeing amazing results with our patients.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuroinflammation is becoming more and more associated with a host of downstream comorbidities including depression, anxiety, addictive behavior, dementia and others. Concussion and the traumatic brain injury that follows can be devastating to the health and long term quality of life for those affected. It has been suggested that the delayed neuroinflammatory response to concussions is more damaging than the initial impact itself.
Many injuries don’t show up on imaging – including MRI, CT scans. We work on specific treatments to re-establish function and work on the health of the nervous system — tailored to each patient.
In our clinical experience, no single therapy equals the synergy of a multifaceted approach. The combination of the therapies mentioned below, as well as many others known in integrative medicine, are the best approach for the patient with TBI, mild TBI, and post concussion syndrome as advised by your doctor.
A Multifaceted Therapy Approach May Include:
Diet
What we eat absolutely determines the health of the body and brain. Eliminating triggering food and implementing an Anti-inflammatory Diet contribute to major aspects of the blood brain barrier and neuroinflammation. Intramuscular and intravenous nutrients aid in repleting necessary cofactors to supercharge enzymatic processes that aid in healing.
Glutathione
Nerve regeneration has been documented in an intravenous glutathione trial in humans with post-radiation nerve damage. Animal research into TBI has shown correlation to the pathogenic environment of the CNS from increased cytokine interleukin-1β, followed by an elevation of nerve growth factor (NGF). According to one study, this upregulates glutathione and has been observed to aid in nerve regeneration. Alpha lipoic acid similarly aids neuroregeneration.
Curcumin
In many papers, the ability of curcumin to modulate cytokines improve outcomes in central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory depression. Curcumin is a well-known integrative therapy and in cases of TBI and mTBI is a very appropriate inclusion into a treatment protocol.
Boswellia
Boswellia herb can modulate the inflammatory cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of mild TBI.
Neurosteroids
Neurosteroids are the CNS steroids involved in the anti-inflammatory activity as well as the repair mechanisms of the nervous system. In studies, Neurosteroids are also showing promise in the therapy of TBI. The most studies of neurosteroids include Pregnenolone, Progesterone and more recently DHEA. The effects of the neurosteroids are opposed by estrogens in the CNS.
The optimization of DHEA levels and the use of Pregnenolone and Progesterone as therapeutic interventions have shown in our clinical experience to be synergistic in the treatment of TBI and mTBI.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has been used for years in TBI and other non-healing injury states. A recent study showed that HBOT can induce neuroplasticity leading to repair of chronically impaired brain functions and improved quality of life in mTBI patients, even at at late chronic stage. In our practice, we have also seen synergy with HBOT therapy and the others mentioned above in cases of TBI and mTBI. In a clinical trial in the publication process, patients with mild to moderate TBI improved in the following areas after 35 treatments: Significant improvements 8/8 ANAM mood, 6/7 ANAM neurocognitive, and 7/10 CNS Vital Signs cognitive measures. Additionally, earlier intervention with HBOT, younger patients, military, and increased number of HBOTs correlated with improved outcomes.
Integrative Brain Health Therapies We Offer:
- Integrative Brain Health Therapies We Offer:
- Nutrition Education and Nutrition Response Testing
- Intravenous Nutrient Therapy
- Intravenous & Intramuscular NAD+ Therapy
- Peptide Therapy
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) Stem Cell Therapy
- Acu Needles
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Biomagnetism
- HomeopathyMind Body Practice
- Photodynamic Light Therapy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Ozonotherapy Injections & Intravenous
- Compounded Bio-Identical Neurosteroid Therapy
- Lifestyle Changes
Integrative Therapies We Refer Out:
- Hypnosis and Relaxation Techniques
- NeuroMuscular Massage Therapy
- Integrative Psychology
- Chiropractic
- Neurofeedback, Biofeedback, and QEEG
- Physical Therapy/CranioSacral Therapy
- Water Therapy/Burdenko Method
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Cognitive Remediation TherapyPsychiatry and Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Energy Healing
- Reiki