Dr. Michael Lewis shares his knowledge about traumatic brain injury, and how his years of experience helped him realize the amazing influence of omega-3s, in both prevention of disease and recovery.

Michael D. Lewis, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM, FACN, is an expert on nutritional and other non-pharmaceutical interventions for brain health, particularly the use of omega-3 fatty acids for the prevention, management, and rehabilitation of concussions and traumatic brain injury (TBI). In 2012 upon retiring as a Colonel after a distinguished 31 year career in the U.S. Army, he founded the non-profit Brain Health Education and Research Institute. Dr. Lewis is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Tulane University School of Medicine. He is board-certified and a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine and American College of Nutrition and completed post-graduate training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Now in private practice in Maryland, his pioneering work in the military and since has helped thousands of people around the world and regularly featured in the media, radio, podcasts, webinars, scientific conferences, and television including CNN’s Sanjay Gupta MD show. Listen to this podcast and start including what could be a lifesaver in your diet and your family’s.

Key Takeaways:
[:23] Brain injuries and fish oil.
[:35] Michael Lewis’s career.
[3:46] Getting people on fish oil before they have a brain injury.
[4:16] How did he start this career?
[5:42] Traumatic brain injury.
[6:40] healthbraineducation.org
[6:57] What are your recommendations on brain injury?
[7:05] Nutrition
[7:14] You are what you eat.
[7:42] Saturate the brain with omega-3 fatty acids.
[8:04] Nutritional foundation
[8:19] What is saturation of omega-3s?
[8:42] EPA and DHA 3000 ml
[9:20] 3 doses a day of fish oil
[9:43] Prevention
[10:20] Soybean oil and corn
[10:58] Balance in our bodies.
[11:50] What can we do now to make you better?
[12:02] Better in balance before an accident.
[12:37] Athlete prevention
[12:58] Supplementation is extremely important.
[13:30] Team sports and sense of belonging.
[15:00] Protect your brain.
[15:10] Other things that are recommended
[15:18] Curcumin, B vitamins
[15:46] Heart rate variability training
[16:06] CVD hemp oil
[17:06] Hyperbaric oxygen
[17:37] Nutritional foundation
[17:51] What do you do every day that makes a big difference in your life?
[18:00] Taking fish oil
[19:05] Whole food supply
[20:14] brainhealtheducation.org
[21:16] Food intolerance
[21:43] jjvirgin.com/book
[22:12] Traumatic brain injury is a forever recovery.
[22:30] Integrative approach
[22:40] Nutrition
[23:22] Mood instability
[23:36] Having a purpose and a community to support it
[25:36] jjvirgin.com/ask

Mentioned in This Episode:
BrainHealthEducation.org
JJVirgin.com/ask

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