Micronutrient testing could reveal a deficiency in vitamin B12 or other major wellness markers essential for brain injury recovery and long-term health. Vitamin B12 deficiency is common in adults and the elderly. Yet, after a concussion or traumatic brain injury, B12 levels and many other micronutrients could plummet, worsening immune and overall cognitive health [...]
Cyrex Laboratories is fast becoming a front runner for traumatic brain injury lab tests, delivering much-needed testing options to doctors and their patients for the detection of common brain injury-related health problems. There are few FDA approved tests available for the early detection of traumatic brain injury. The brain injury blood tests can help [...]
Immediately after a traumatic brain injury, damage to brain cells and inflammation can ignite a continuous flow of destruction known as the secondary injury effect. The primary injury, identified as the initial physical insult to the brain, is likely to include a breach of the blood-brain barrier. During the secondary injury effect, slow neuronal [...]
Self-care and keeping it simple may be the two most important factors for surviving holiday stress after a traumatic brain injury. The holiday season is a glorious time of year to celebrate, dressing in our seasons best to attend events, parties and visit with family and friends. It's also a creator's paradise for those [...]
Autoimmune reactions after a traumatic brain injury could begin within hours if the blood-brain barrier and gut-brain axis become compromised. The future of medicine for traumatic brain injury patients is changing. Current research and studies conducted during the past five to ten years surrounding the autoimmune antibody connection to traumatic brain injury indicate the [...]
Along the pathway through life, our plans could become abruptly altered in a way that mere words cannot describe. Patti Foster’s miraculous story of survival truly defines hope after brain injury. Through her remarkable recovery from multiple bodily injuries and a severe traumatic brain injury, her story of faith, courage, perseverance, and transformation will [...]
Could addressing both our physical and mental health result in healing the root cause of emotional problems after a mild traumatic brain injury? Years of medical research continues to define the role our endocrine system has in our physical and emotional health. Our hormones are the basis of our feelings and emotions. Emotional problems [...]
Brain injury advocates are making a difference and giving a voice to many survivors who remain hopeful for further recuperation and healing. Every year millions of people throughout the world become affected by some form of traumatic brain injury. Finding the right health resources to rehabilitate and heal can leave some patients, their families, [...]
Today is a day of deep reflection and honoring for our Military Veterans who have served our country, both past and present. They have sacrificed so much. For many of us, we may not fully understand the true meaning of Veterans Day. It might be a day off from work, a three-day weekend filled [...]
Damage or pressure to the vagus nerve after a brain injury can contribute to inflammation and symptoms similar to other post brain injury conditions. Neuroinflammatory responses from PTSD, chronic pain, syncope, chronic fatigue syndrome, and IBS are a few conditions signaling a vagus nerve problem linked with a concussion may exist. Dueling conditions can [...]