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Aside from team rivalries and all-out victories, brain injuries are one of the hottest topics in sports today. According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, sports and recreational activities alone are responsible for nearly 21% of brain injuries. No matter how you have developed an injury, you can employ different methods to treat the condition, incorporating necessary medical attention as well as natural cures like omega-3 fats and turmeric.

What Is A Brain Injury?

Mayo Clinic explains a brain injury, or traumatic brain injury (TBI), as a condition that occurs when an external force causes brain dysfunction. The most common causes of TBI are a violent blow or a jolt to your head or body. An object permeating the surface of your skull can also cause significant brain injury.

The prevalence of symptoms associated with a brain injury varies depending on the severity of your condition. Some symptoms may also occur directly following the event or not manifest until days or weeks later. Nevertheless, common signs of a brain injury include loss of consciousness, headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, difficulty sleeping, and dizziness. Other symptoms include sensory issues such as blurred vision, sensitivity to light or sound, memory or concentration problems, and mood changes.

Natural Remedies for a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

It is always necessary to consult a medical professional when you suspect a traumatic brain injury. However, natural remedies can sometimes help expedite recovery from a brain injury.

Herbal remedies that offer support for TBI include options such as omega-3 fats, turmeric, and ginkgo. Likewise, treatments such as acupuncture and massage have also shown to be beneficial for treating brain injuries.

Omega-3 Fats

When you consider the composition of your brain, it is 60% fat, constructed from omega-3 fats. A daily supplement of omega-3s inhibits cell death, helps promote the reconnection of damaged neurons in the brain, and activates specific genes that help you cope with brain damage. Dr. Mercola suggests two to three 500mg capsules of krill oil, a natural omega-3 fat, each day for the best benefits.

Turmeric

The Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism supports using turmeric as a natural treatment for brain injury. Turmeric contains an important compound known as curcumin, which is used for relieving inflammation in the system. It also helps promote the brain's functioning and promotes adequate blood flow throughout your body to ensure you get plenty of oxygen flow to your brain. For the best results, take a 500mg turmeric capsule up to four times daily.

Gingko Biloba

Gingko biloba is another treatment option purported by the Vermont Center. This treatment contains glycosylated flavonoids that help reduce inflammation in your brain following an injury. This treatment also promotes circulation to the brain and improves moods. Take 240mg to 480mg of the extract daily.

Acupuncture

The Brain Injury Recovery Network also suggests alternative therapies, like acupuncture, for effective treatment. With a focus on rebalancing your body, acupuncture may help treat your symptoms and damage to your brain.

Massage

While massage may not seem like a directly related treatment for TBI, it helps restore proper function throughout your body. It also helps improve circulation, the flow of lymph fluid, and the metabolism of wastes in your body, which all work to rejuvenate your brain.

Continue reading below to learn which remedies and supplements helped Earth Clinic readers with brain injuries. If you have something to add to the list, please let us know!

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Developmental Movement Therapy

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Posted by Elizabeth (Seattle, WA) on 04/12/2008
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Developmental Movement Therapy is a cure for brain damage.

I myself have used this therapy to recover from minor brain damage due to pesticide exposure. The therapist I worked with was also working with adults with very serious brain damage due to CPS, and head injuries.

The therapy is non-invasive, and relatively inexpensive. Read more about it here: http://www.thresholddance.org/developmental_movement.htm

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That website doesn't work. Is it correct? Maybe it no longer exists. I have never seen a website address end in htm. Sounds great. Please elaborate.

Deirdre
(Earth Clinic)
07/17/2023

That website went offline in 2012, according to the Wayback Machine. It's a bit tricky to figure out, but you can view the content that was on the site. However, it looks blank because the font used was white. If you highlight the white areas, you'll see the text. Here is a page from when the website was crawled in 2008.

https://web.archive.org/web/20081120153711/http://www.thresholddance.org/developmental_movement.htm#

Learning and Movement
By Bette Lamont, M.A. D.M.T.
Developmental Movement Center
12351 Lake City Way NE, Ste 102
Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 525-8038
[email protected]

Swooping, diving, reaching and pounding, the body, articulate and bold, moves before us, a pleasure to behold. It has been suggested and observed by many writers on movement education that clear and articulate movement reflects clear and articulate mental processes; that those who move well, learn well.

So we send our children to swimming and dance lessons, basketball camp and gymnastics, helping them grow in the most well-rounded way we can provide. And we are wise to do so. Movement educators and dance teachers like Anne Gilbert and others on the faculty of the Creative Dance Center of Seattle, Washington, have long been exploring and demonstrating the relationship between movement skills and academic skills, between movement in the dance studio and movement throughout life.

The baby programs his motor/perceptual equipment, nerves and brain cells by using his whole body and all of his senses.

Yet even before children are old enough to touch small toes to the hardwood floor of a dance studio or the mats of a gymnasium, powerful movement processes
are at work helping them organize sensory and motor systems in order to make sense of their world. The brain has a plan for development that involves intensive and specific motor activities to make full use of our complicated nervous system. It is well known that the nervous system of each new human being must go though a definite series of developmental stages before the brain can operate at its full potential. The baby "programs" his motor! Perceptual equipment, nerves and brain cells by using his whole body and all of his senses.

This process, called "neurological organization, " describes the evolution of the central nervous system between birth and 6-8 years. (More recent studies have also documented essential activities of the healthy fetus, which will not be included in this article.)

The newborn infant, all nervous system pieces in place, is already well on the way to developing an organized nervous system. The apparently random squiggling of arms and legs around a torso that does not propel forward despite the baby's efforts will soon tum into a more organized pattern. Most babies will, by 2 1h to 7 months, begin to organize this movement to get themselves off the spot, often in an urgent push away from perceived danger (such as a loud noise or a wet diaper). As this early belly crawling evolves into a consistent workable pattern, the baby now has mobility, and is beginning to use horizontal tracking of the eyes, which will later contribute to reading. Lumbar and cervical curves become stabilized, as does the rotation of the hips in their sockets. The baby is putting together a sensory and motor world of a very specific nature that will put a foundation in place for the next stage of creeping.

As the baby begins to creep on hands and knees, sometime between 7 months and 1 year, he puts distance between himself and the floor. Now balance mechanisms must become developed. The curvy little baby legs start to align with hip sockets and feet in preparation for standing. A greater distance from the floor creates new demands on the eyes as they begin their journey toward convergence. Vertical eye tracking is a part of the growth triggered by creeping, and a skill that will be ultimately essential for academic learning.
While these observable changes are taking place, countless other neurological tasks become stimulated and organized by these very necessary stages of development. Among these, detail perception and focusing, body temperature and waking/sleeping cycles, suppression of newborn reflexes, and the emergence of a more mature human being begin to occur in very observable ways during this period of creeping. By 12 months, many children are doing those tasks that we recognize will lead to adult skills development, namely walking and talking. By 12 months, the brain has already learned 50% OF EVERYTHING IT WILL EVER KNOW! And the child hasn't even entered preschool.

The journey from 1 to 8 years old involves an explosion of learning as we know it: language and music, bike riding and clock reading, tying shoe laces, finding Seattle on a map. However, for those children who are slow to read, who fidget and distract others through 2nd grade, and who must still wear Velcro shoes at 9, this brief overview of development may provide a key to gaps that may be responsible for these problems. If, in fact, this step-by-step development of the central nervous system is a key to mature, organized learning and physical skill, then perhaps we could use this same process to put into place functions that were missed.

How could such basic instinctive activities be missed by any baby? The list of answers is long. In the name of convenience, love or safety, we often keep babies off the floor for much of their first year in walkers, jumpers, car seats, or loving arms. A baby who has had surgery in the first six months of his life is often restrained until stitches heal or bones knit; children who have lived their early months in extreme deprivation, such as orphans brought out of Eastern Europe, may never have had an opportunity to test their mettle against the floor, which the Gesell Institute calls, "the athletic field of the child." Even when developmental opportunity is not lacking, birth trauma, a high fever, a blow to the head, or experiences that emotionally traumatize the child (adoption, the death of a parent before age one, war, etc.) can cause neurological dysfunctions that may be responsible for what may later appear as learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, behavior disorders, memory programs, speech, balance or filtering programs, difficulty sleeping, .and a host of other difficulties that disrupt the flow of normal childhood development.

Often, taking children back through missed or disorganized developmental stages can correct flaws in their perceptual processes and enhance their intellectual, academic, and physical functioning and coordination. Parents whose children, for whatever reason, missed some of these early stages, may be surprised to find their child described in some of the words in this brief article. A review of the child's history and a check of basic sensory and motor skills can often provide answers to long-asked questions.

The Learning Process and Developmental Movement
The Impact of Movement on the Mind and its Growth

When Alice was first brought to the Developmental Movement Center she was 11 years old and had lived in a stable family situation for only 7 months. Before that time she had been living in a car with her manic-depressive mother in the streets of a northern California city. She had been physically abused and had received at least one
concussion -- from her mother, who hit her. Her earliest months had been equally difficult. Born to a mother who had used street drugs during the pregnancy, Alice was premature and was then given oxygen in excess at her birth.

When her father discovered her whereabouts from a newspaper article about the homeless, Child Protective Services sent Alice to live with him. He had been seeking effective therapy for Alice since her first month with him, including nutritional therapy, counseling, play therapy, and biofeedback. None of these had impacted her academic and behavioral problems. Her father reported she was four grades behind in all subjects and acted out violently in school.

The child he brought to the Developmental Movement Center in September 1987 was a pretty girl, physically immature for her age, who seemed disoriented and lost. Her father reported she was four grades behind in all subjects and acted out violently in school. A special educational program had been considering removing her from class because she could not be handled. She was disoriented in time could not understand that a week had seven days and a year, twelve months. Alice's speech was slurred to the point of being incomprehensible and she used frequent baby talk.
Physically, Alice was both stiff and clumsy. She hated being touched, and her right foot looked clubbed. She reported frequent pain in her right hip, leg, and foot. She was hypersensitive to light and sound, and she suffered from nightmares.

While Alice did have some very difficult problems, she was not atypical of the children and adults who benefit from Developmental Movement Therapy programs. Not only was Alice minimally brain damaged, she had also been denied the opportunity to do the developmental physical activities that are so essential to normal growth of both the body and the central nervous system.

We are born with a magnificent brain and central nervous system. After birth the growth of our nervous system and brain continues at a steady pace, completing its development in six to eight years. During those years, the child works hard at stimulating the nervous system through play activities that are typical of infancy and early childhood: creeping, crawling, tumbling, spinning, etc. If this process unfolds as designed, children will learn to walk, talk, sing, to choose and discriminate well, to plan, remember and create, to share their experiences, and to love. If a child is lucky enough to be born without trauma to the central nervous system or to receive damage to it later, and if parents have given the child the opportunity to do their important developmental work, this system serves the person well, creatively, for a lifetime.

At the Developmental Movement Center we work with the children and adults who are not so lucky. Alice is one of the not so lucky. The purpose of Developmental Movement Therapy is to stimulate the brain appropriately 10 impact neurological dysfunctions that affect learning, perceiving, motor function, and behavior.

We've all heard the phrase, "use it or lose it, " especially in relation to brain efficiency. Developmental Movement Therapy is based on the idea that you have to "use it, " I.e., to stimulate the brain in the right way. If you want to develop your biceps, you probably won't choose running as your primary physical exercise. Similarly, if you want to enhance the functions of lower brain areas, you don't practice French or long division. What you do is get down on the floor and do the activities that constitute the language of that part of the brain.

The Developmental Movement Therapy program goes back to the basics to allow the child or adult to re-grow themselves, in a sense, in a more healthy and safe environment. We choose and prescribe activities that stimulate sub-cortical and cortical structures of the brain, and find that this stimulation consistently brings about changes in behavior, perceptual and motor skills, and academic and social functioning. The activities prescribed are the same movements one sees in children from birth to 6+ years. When we work with a child like Alice at the Developmental Movement Center, we work first with the lowest, most primitive level of dysfunction, thus helping her re-grow herself on top of a solid foundation of neurological health.

Some of the early activities we prescribe for clients at the Developmental Movement Center may include crawling on the belly, and using body positions that are homolateral (the arm and leg on the same side are engaged, then the arm and leg on the opposite side). When the deepest levels of dysfunction have been successfully addressed, we begin to work on the next highest structures that test showing some dysfunction. For many children and adults, this means rising to hands and knees and creeping, emphasizing cross-lateral activities (right arm with left leg, and left arm with right leg), vestibular and sensory stimulation.

After two months of work, Alice continued to be behind in reading and one and a half years behind in math, though she had grown considerably in both areas. She still had a very poorly developed time sense. In the month following her re-evaluation, we saw her time sense awaken and we also saw a very difficult shift in her mood. Alice, now seeming to realize how old she was and at what grade level a child her age should be, became depressed and easily upset. In a sense, she had come out of her fog and didn't like the landscape. We revised her work and gave her many self-affirming activities to do on a daily basis.

After two months of these activities, Alice was again evaluated. At that time significant elements of her life were markedly different. She had jumped two grade levels in math and three quarters of a year in reading. She was no longer having tantrums in school, and her teacher commented on how well she got along with other students. Both the school and her father remarked that she had a much more pleasant attitude. Her memory, which had been poor, improved dramatically. She no longer used baby talk, and had very little slur in her speech.

She was no longer hypersensitive to light or sound. She was much less stiff, and her overall clumsiness was "50 percent better" by her father's estimate. Her right foot no longer appeared clubbed, and she had no complaints of pain in her leg. She had become very cuddly and her nightmares had completely disappeared.

While it is not the brain stem or lower cortical structures that ultimately learn to read, there are very important reasons for organizing these areas of the central nervous system first when working with learning disabled, head injured, or otherwise dysfunctional adults and children. Each brain, or section of brain, is enhanced by the brain above it, and that higher brain works through the lower portions to perform. However, when there is dysfunction, the lower portions of the brain use the upper portion, rather than the upper portion using the lower. This limits the use of our very brilliant cortex, which is one of the reasons why we are known to use less than ten percent of our upper brain. When, at the Developmental Movement Center, we take an individual back through their early development, we give them the opportunity to ultimately use more of the creative, artistic, intellectual, and civilized part of the brain.

What is so exciting about Developmental Movement Therapy is that with proper stimulation the brain keeps growing and changing. The brain is very plastic and at any age we can start changing. At the Developmental Movement Center, we have worked with a 70-year- old woman who was illiterate all of her life. When she began doing this work along with some tutoring, her life opened up and she began to be able to do all sorts of things-to read, to play the piano, and to ride the bus without anti-motion sickness medication. Her speech became more coherent, and fellow community college students said she was becoming much more lively and social on campus.

You don't have to wait until you are an adult with learning problems and perceptual and motor deficits. You don't even have to wait until a child tests learning disabled in the 3rd grade. There is much we can do for our children right now to enhance their neurological growth.

First, remember that the floor is a friend. Even the smallest newborn needs time on a warm, but smooth surface, on their tummy to stimulate reflexes and learn to crawl. Playpens, jumpers and walkers should be taken out of the homes of families that want to do the best for their children. Babies should be given as much time as possible in protected, hazard-free areas to learn to crawl, to creep, and to experiment with the movement their bodies can make.

We must respect the slow" but magnificent growth process of the central nervous system in the first six to eight years of life.

We should never encourage them to sit up before they are ready or to stand and walk when they prefer to move on hands and knees. Many of the children with whom we work were early walkers, and could get about quite nicely at seven to nine months. They are also learning disabled. We must respect the slow, but magnificent growth process of the central nervous system in the first six to eight years of life. If we give it time and encourage its full functioning at each stage, we are enhancing a lifetime of intellectual, artistic, and emotional health.

Dr. Daniel Amen Work

Posted by Lisa (Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa) on 11/10/2012

Sue M. and anyone else interested- This is an audio interview I received today in which Dr. Daniel Amen speaks on brain health and that the good news is that through diet and lifestyle we can have good brain health and even restore it from damage. Because I know many people who come here on EC are always looking for more ways to enhance our health and have optimal brain function I thought this would be of great interest. Of course, another fact is how closely related our gut health is to our brain health. Many who come on here have digestion/ gut issues so understanding this connection is important to know. I have been fortunate enough to see this very knowledgeable doctor speak live with much passion and care for humanity. His books too are amazing for those who would like to learn even more. Here is the link to the interview:

http://www.longevitywarehouse.com/Articles.asp?ID=451

I have learned so much from this man. I hope you enjoy. Lisa

EDTA

Posted by Robin (Melbourne, Australia) on 02/02/2011

Dear Ted, is it true edta cant cross the brain barrier? or go intracellular? What is the best for getting metal out of the brain? My brain arteries are full of ca. The prefrontal cortex is all damaged.

Replied by Pam
(Groveland, Fl)
09/16/2011

Check out grape seed extract pills.

Replied by Mike
(Central Ca)
11/11/2013

Try Serrapeptase to remove anything foreign from your system, including in your brain. ie. heavy metals.

Hyperbaric Oxygen

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Posted by Mommabear (Westport, Ct) on 10/10/2016
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy CURED my son's post concussion syndrome. He did 12 sessions in a medical grade chamber--not the kind you can buy online or in a store. You have to find a naturopath or someone like that to administer the more pressurized oxygen. It's very expensive though!! That's the downside. But beg, borrow or do whatever to have this therapy if you're still suffering and nothing else has helped!! After 3 sessions he noticed significant improvement from brain fog and after 12 sessions was totally better. It's a miracle.

Hyperbaric Oxygen, Amino Acids

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Posted by Miranda (Atlanta, Ga, Usa) on 01/22/2010
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My husband has had multiple concussions which have led to post-concussion syndrome. After his 3rd head injury, his MDs told him he'd never work or drive again, to learn to live with extreme pain and they only had pharmaceuticals, for symptom control/relief, or a shunt that they could offer. One of his MDs, at my request, found a clinic that would do hyperbaric oxygen treatments (hbot) for conditions AMA does not officially approve of for using hbot. My husband did 40 sessions, 1 hour at pressure, in a 100% oxygen environment, and 11 days later was back at work. The results were extremely significant and all forms of brain injury can respond to hbot. We saw other folks who were coming to the clinic making progress before our eyes, kids with cerebral palsy, people who'd had strokes. The sooner after a brain trauma the treatment begins, the better, but improvement can still come years later. There are many links for many different conditions there; brain injury is not the only condition that hbot can provide healing for. The results for my husband were so significant, we now own a hyperbaric chamber instead of having bought long term health care insurance. That chamber is our long term insurance.

In addition to hbot, we've found amino acid supplementation to be helpful in symptom control. The effects are often extremely quick - a few minutes literally.

Certain amino acids are precursors to brain chemicals, for instance l-tryptophan is a precursor to serotonin, phenylalanine is a precursor to dopamine, etc. Using amino acids requires observation and interaction on the part of the healer and if possible, the patient. For instance, my husband, unable to take gabapentin, a pharmaceutical involved in GABA brain levels, found great relief using GABA amino acid, but we had to have the powdered form and initially he could only use 1 grain at a time of the powder.

Neither hbot nor amino acid supplementation has provided 100% cure for my husband by any means, but they have provided significant and noticeable healing and/or relief. I am continuing my search for other routes to healing brain injuries and will share whatever I find. I am sorry that this post is over 2 years after the initial question, but hope this will still be helpful for some people.

Replied by Debleach
(Greenville, Ky, Usa)
09/18/2011

Miranda, could you send more info on hbot or provide an email address. I had brain injury years ago and could benefit I think.

Replied by Raudel
(Ca)
08/05/2016

Hello, Miranda. I've read what you shared 6 years ago. I am currently suffering from pcs, I am interested in hbot. Could you provide any info on how to make a hyperbaric oxygen tank or what ever it is. I hate pharmacyticals so now seeking alternate treatments. I want to thank you for sharing your husband's story as well as amino acid treatments I will try. I hope your husband recovered 100% or enough to get his life back on track.

Krill Oil, Astaxanthin and Coconut Oil

Posted by Prioris (Fl, Usa) on 01/05/2014

Some person I know hit their head when they fell backwards. They went to hospital for a couple days. They gave him oxycontin and antibiotics.

I am recommending that he takes 1500 mg krill oil and 4 mg astaxanthin along with 2 tsp of coconut oil.

Coconut oil being a fat will also help absorb the krill oil. The astaxanthin will neutralize any potential rancidity although I think studies have shown krill oil seems to have low rancidity factor. Ideally it should be taken with food especially any stomach discomfort but I would guess that having coconut oil that one could take the combination without food.

Fish oils in general tend to go rancid very quickly hence cause aging. One needs to take an good antioxidant.

It has been said that one should ideally give people these nutrients as soon as possible after head trauma. Arnica is another thing that gets suggested. If you have any other suggestions and thoughts on this, please reply

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(Denver, Colorado)
01/05/2014

Prioris: A lot more nutrients are required to repair injuries. On top of this neurons require a lot more nutrients than regular cells. The brain has a voracious appetite for raw sugar, raw protein, trace minerals, and b vitamins. Take the super foods freeze dried wild Alaskan blueberry powder, raw cocoa powder, desiccated liver, and Hawaiian spirulina every couple hours with 15-20g organic whole dried cane or raw honey with some spring water and coconut oil. When he gets up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom take another dose. The continuous supply of nutrients are very beneficial.

Replied by Prioris
(Fl, Usa)
01/06/2014

It will be difficult getting the person to take anything so I have to keep it a short and simple list. So if one had to make a list of just one or two things, what would have the biggest impact. For many people, all they think about is - give me something for the pain - so when the pain goes away they tend to ignore the underlying problem. I will suggest some things to him but ultimately they are responsible. So I have to make it as simple as possible.

Melatonin

Posted by Joy (Battleground, Wash) on 05/24/2013

I just found out that a head trauma can cause the brain to have trouble with the hormone melatonin , so adding some 15 minutes before bed can help. I also found a doctor commenting on valerian root in a comment about red raspberry leaf tea on amazon. She said valarian root works right up there with other anti anxiety / sleep aids. Another site had some warnings of valerian root rewiring the brain chemistry, pharms probably do also.

Multiple Remedies

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How to help heal brain injury fastest - spoken by personal experience

I already was passionate about yoga, ayurveda, chinese medicine, nutrition, and herbal remedies and had cured many a thing with the help of Earth Clinic over the years. :)
Then a truck hit me, and my head fell and cracked open onto the lava rock (like glass aa kind o rock) so I was in a coma 3 days but awoke, therapy, physical and mental - and weaned myself off of painkillers faster than most do - like a month or two after injury - and kept to my mostly vegan diet, mostly fruits n veggies with fish and omega fatty acid fish oil supplements - chia seed - hemp seed oil protien, etc, ashwaganda helps. really helps memory and is an adaptogen - so it helps with many things at once.

Lots of greens, keep body oxygenated! lots of aerobic exercise! I danced my heart out. pain help by yoga, meditation, deep breathing, "breath of fire" where one breaths fast in and out fully then fast like 108 breaths then fully in and out from sky to center of earth - there are videos online how to do it properly. do with shaman or elder is best, rainbow tribe know. :) <3

awa kava kava helps with pain - like turmeric - anti inflamatory - helps with mood too.

Funny enough, occasional, RARE organic tobacco smoke helped my brain have emergency energy sometimes, like if I as on a bike ride and couldn't make it home, too dizzy n weak, a puff o organic tobacco n I made it fine. :) helped heal headaches too. only thing that did! God made even tobacco for a reason. :)

Protein. I couldn't be vegan, I tried, after severe injury. one needs EXTRA protein to heal injury, and chinese medicine makes sense! One needs similar to injured area eaten to heal area with proper nutrients - so I needed meat. more organic fair trade free range the better. I ate liver too. grass fed cows. bone broth soup, gelatin, chew carleage off chicken bone etc all helps heal deeeeep stuff and rebuild deep tissue n bone.

I have two metal plates in my head, I guess titanium, so occasionally my head felt just painfully swollen with excess oil filled with METAL trying to detox out, so I took chlorella. also like spirulina, high in protein. :) Chlorella grabs like cilantro, heavy metals out of body.

Lymph healing massage helps too. gentle tickly almost along energetic channels along lymph nodes.
chi lel helps (healing chi exercises)

Yoga meditation breath work all. :)

Much love to you all <3 Aloha

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04/30/2016
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2 prefrontal cortex on right side o my head GABA helped immensely:

I forgot to add to post I just made, my social and balance and temporary memory short term part of brain was damaged so my wholistic minded doctor who was a neurosurgeon before family practice doctor <3 recommended G.A.B.A. I took chewable NOW brain and WOW WOW WOW. I immediately felt stonger in brain, plus helped DRASTICALLY with social anxiety, which I was always prone to but got worse after brain damage.

YAY FOR GABA TRY IT! Seriously, this is the most important info ever. Gaba. it's neurotransmitters! You can eat! For brain!

YAY <3

lilette
(usa)
07/18/2023

How Much did the former neurosurgeon recommend that you used a day, (my most important question)? Theanine as well? Throughout the day; only at night? Resistance to it over time?

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(Detroit)
09/16/2016

I wanted to say hi. I have been researching brain healing and recovery as I was recently the victim of a random violent crime. I was chased down and hit from behind with what we deduced was a baseball bat or metal pipe. The rear right of my skull was fractured into 12 pieces. My jaw was broken and my nose too. My forearm was cracked and my shoulder blade was broken.

I was in a coma for 10 days and on a ventilator, oral first and then a traech was put in. The ER sliced my scalp open to reassemble my skull and monitor for brain swelling. Another week under observation and then I spent about 3 more weeks in physical rehab and making arrangements for my release.

As of today I am in pretty darn good shape. Besides the scars, my only great concern is the paralysis of my right vocal cord. They tell me it's the direct result of the brain impact but the good thing is to expect total recovery from this particular affliction.

I made it thru with barely a care considering how close I came to bleeding to death first of all and then the internal bleeding in my skull was drowning my brain on the night of the event. I made it to the ER after I collapsed on someone's driveway at 3am after wandering around for hours with no clue.

So...I've read half the net regarding healing from this and I'm already very healthy and now taking many supplements to induce advanced brain functioning and healing. I was wondering if you have any advice or special words of wisdom to pass on that might aid my recovery. I invite a response and am happy that you too have survived a challenge as great as our situations have in common.

Thank you very much,

Jude

Replied by Timh
(Ky)
09/19/2016
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Jude: Thanks for your post and so sorry you have this to deal with but you are doing well it appears. Maybe consider recounting the incident in particular and how to prevent it for yourself & others.

Two remedies come-to-mind for healing especially bone or skull is Magnet Therapy and Silica. Hemp Oil/CBD and listening to Love528 Harmonics would be great for brain function and healing in general.

Hope to hear more of your recovery.

Replied by Pat
(Massachusetts)
02/21/2018

Jude, I'll pray for you, and expect the rest of your healing to come..

Replied by Tina
(Sioux Falls, Sd)
04/21/2018

What brand of gaba did you use? My system is almost prescription resistant, thanks to doctors misdiagnosing me and giving me prescription after prescription, thus affected how it metabolizes good vs bad brands of any type supplement.

Replied by Jason
(Jackson, MI)
12/21/2022

My son was in an accident 11 months ago and has a severe TBI. He has a lot of problems with his eyes and has some significant communication issues. Would like to see what the Earth Clinic community would recommend to help him.

Art
(California)
12/21/2022
2312 posts

Jason,

There are studies suggesting that Melatonin, Citicoline, Progesterone and Berberine may be helpful for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Most studies in this area are animal studies as it is difficult to put together and do studies for TBI in people.

There are other supplements, but the most important point is the earlier the remedies are applied, the better the results.

Art

Non- Cancerous Tumor

Posted by Friend (Houston, Texas) on 01/21/2011

Does anyone out there know if there is a natural cure for meningoma (Benign or noncancerous brain tumor). It is not actually on the brain, but is between the protective layer and the brain. It was discovered when I had a small seizure and showed up on a CT / MRI scan.

Replied by K
(Houston, Tx)
01/23/2011

Suzanne Somers (in her latest book, Knockout) interviewed a ground-breaking doctor --Dr. B________) who has his clinic right here in Houston (Stafford, TX). He specializes in brain disease, providing supplements for his patients, with excellent results! His success record rivals conventional therapy, his 40 years to FDA's 50 years, 80% vs. 5%! If you decide to get your own doctor's opinion of Dr. B_____, be prepared to have him call Dr. B_____ a quack. In fact, the FDA sued Dr. B_____ at least 9 times. There is even a MOVIE documenting Federal court proceedings, (here in Houston), complete with medical records, patient testimonials, etc. Dr. B_____'s patients have never given up, either. They've fought with him all the way toward acquittal, which happened, finally, in 2009. Dr. B_________ WON!!!!! Please research his record before you decide what to do. You will be AMAZED at what you DISCOVER (and so incredibly INFORMED)!

God bless you and Best of luck to you

Replied by Tan
(Canada)
01/30/2015

Parasites toxins. Dr hulda clarks book the cure for all diseases

Serrapeptase

Posted by Kimmy (Milwaukee Wis ) on 06/15/2023

Stroke and severe brain injuries. Diffuse axonal injury. Can serrapeptase help with a brain injury? Damage to axons?. Maybe heal brain. I know serrapeptase dissolves scar tissue. What about the brain?

Supplements and pH Balance

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Dearest Ted, I'm a dedicated reader of earthclinic.com and wanted to ask you if you could help me with my Cousin. He is now 21 years old and is a product of severe child abuse that led to severe brain damage. His grandmother (My Aunt) has been taking care of him since he was 3 years old. He can barely walk, he is very good at repeating people and he loves to sing. He is also very lovable but knows no boundaries. He has no understanding of pain and according to doctors, does not feel pain. So He's very hard to help because he doesn't' know if he's hurt. They told my Aunt that he wouldn't live past 10 years old and here he is at 21. He can't bathe himself, he can't go to the bathroom by himself, he is like a 2 year old but a very grown man and it has become increasingly difficult for my Aunt to help him. He screams all the time..very loud. Is there anything my Aunt could possibly do to help his brain recover...at all...even a minute amount? Something that I can do for him that would help him? He's on so many medications it's ridiculous. She gets no help from the state and most doctors tell her she should put him in a mental institution but she just doesn't have the heart to "throw him away" like that. And we also realize that if he goes to a place like that..he will most likely be drugged so that he isn't so difficult. It's heartbreaking. He was a normal little boy at one time but due to being severely beaten...is now living a half life so undeserved. I know that you are very very busy and probably get a million emails asking you for help. If you do find the time..any suggestions would be so very helpful. There isn't much about brain damage..or really nothing at all on earthclinic. But I thought, if I was going to ask...you might be my best bet. Thanks so much

Replied by Ted
(Bangkok, Thailand)
392 posts

Some neural growth is possible through certain supplements and alkalization also helps. This I know based on experience of several children of ADHD and autistics.

Smart drugs, such aseural growth supplements include L-Glutamine 2- 4 grams/day, hydergine, L-pyroglutamate (Nootropil), and lithium citrate (taken before sleep about 5-10 mg).

Usually I have seen some improvement in mental concentration with just 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda plus 1/4 teaspoon citric acid, taken twice a day with some magnesium cirate supplements. Vitamin C is seen sometimes as supportive. Lecithin now and then may also help, not taken often as well as vitamin B complex which are sometimes supportive of neural growth.

Most improvement I have seen is from the smart drugs, and baking soda. The key is to take only 4 days out of a week with 3 days off. Improvement is usually seen within a couple of days and the body often needs timeout also, assuming heavy metals is not at issue, which seems to be the case in children or adults with learning disorders. The extent of brain damage can be from metal toxicity, abuse, or other factors and differences in treatment is possible if the exact cause is known, but brain damage are relatively difficult to reverse, but some improvements can actually be seen. I remember certain cases where almost immediate improvement is seen with an injection of glutathione, which is a natural substances in reducing toxicity of the liver. So in some cases surprises can be seen.

Replied by Stranger
(Montreal, Q)
05/19/2010

Hi, I've read that some boxers use a supplement called "spirulina" to help repair brain injury. Apparently it encourages stem cell growth in the brain and some parkinson's patients use it to treat themselves. Research it on google yourself if you don't believe me.

Replied by Sandhya
(Kihei, Hawaii Usa)
07/21/2012

Around 10 years ago I suffered a bad brain injury just from a whiplash in a car accident. The logical side of the brain was fuzzy and it was hard to focus. I felt like an ADD kid with a right sided stroke. I found out about Brain State Technology which works with the frequencies of the brain. I got rid of most of the brain injury, PTS, flat affect, and grand mal seizures by doing several rounds of Brain State. It works with the pre frontal cortex and optimizes the brain. Both my brother and nephew suffered from brain injury as well we discovered NOT ADD as we were told. Their anger cleared up and they had much better social skills as well as getting off anti depression and pain pills. I then saw other friends do it with amazing results. Check it out..... My brain injury was 7 years old and the epilepsy was 32 years old.... And I had great results..... Very little brain injury left and no seizures. Check it out. Good luck.... It does work. There is help for more than just brain injury doing this work. Blood pressure, anxiety and panic attacks, addictions, OCD, etc. The list goes on. Good luck.

Replied by Jessica
(Houston, Tx,usa)
08/12/2012

My four month old baby girl is having seizures called infantile spasms. The EEG showed abnormal brain waves, The prognosis is severe mental and physical delay. The seizures are being controlled fot the most part with meds. What can I do to help her develop well mentally and physically?

Delly
(usa)
07/21/2023

Do some research on Taurine. "The activity of taurine on GABA A receptors counters seizures..." according to the NIH National Library of Medicine. They don't mention natural products very often. Pubmed: "Taurine, 2-aminoethanesulfonate, is a ubiquitous free amino acid abounding in the brain of humans and most animal species." Perhaps find natreopath or chiropractor, althernative health practitioner, in the know, who could help you with dosage. Therapeutic dosages are usually much more, and different from daily allowance.

Beltree
(London)
08/23/2023

Sadly we see this all too often after vaccinations. Hopefully this is not the case with your little one.

Replied by Timh
(Louisville, Ky)
08/13/2012
2048 posts

Jessica, consider the amino acid Taurine as it is very benificial for brain health. Sprinkle half a capsule in formula and stir. Also make sure her formula has DHA or change formula altogether. Is this your first child? Are you breastfeeding?

Replied by Rswuniontown
(Uniontown, Oh)
08/13/2012

Please look into the ketogenic diet for your daughter. It was started at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. A popular advocate of the diet is Jim Abraham whose son, Charlie, went from having over 100 seizures a day to none within 48 hours on the diet, after being on many different meds. You can find info at the charliefoundation if you google it. Best wishes!

Replied by Adc
(Phoenix, Az)
08/13/2012

For Jessica in TX - have you considered environmental toxins to be a possible cause for your sweet girl's seizures? I recently read of a case where a baby was having unexplained seizures. The parents had prepared the baby room with new paint, new carpet, new furniture (particle board-based), new baby mattress - everything new was off-gassing toxins. When the doctor suggested moving the baby to a different room, the seizures quit. Just a thought. Good luck!

Replied by Mae
(Oklahoma)
05/16/2017

I'm replying to C 2007 about the 21 year old young man with severe brain damage. Have researched CBD oil? There is help for people with brain damage by taking CBD. This is a pretty old post but thought I'd give it a shot. Lots of prayer to this family.

Gary
(Kitchener Onn)
07/22/2023

Hi Delly

My heart goes out to you and the baby.

I read awhile back that one of the causes of Seizures is low Vitamin B.

God Bless

Gary


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