In today’s episode, Jeff interviews his sister Dr. Gina Gould, an evolutionary biologist, paleontologist, and geologist who is the President of the Museum of Science and Innovation in Schenectady, NY.

In their wide ranging discussion, Jeff and Gina discuss a number of topics relevant to those struggling with TBI. They begin with a discussion of the weather and how the summer heat can affect some people’s mood. Similar to SAD (a winter-time disorder), a similar phenomenon affects certain people including Jeff. Gina and Jeff discuss ways to address this summer time malady.

They then turn their attention to recovery from injury, something relevant to anyone with a TBI. But in this case, Gina discusses how animals process recovery after they’ve been injured and Jeff then contrasts that with how many people mistakenly approach the injury recovery process.

Next, Jeff and Gina discuss diet and how that impacts recovery from TBI. Jeff discusses his own experience with a low-carb diet, sustaining ketosis, and how that benefitted (and continues to benefit) him.

And finally Gina discusses the groundbreaking work of the Russian psychiatrist, Dr. Yuri Nikolayev. Nikolayev discovered (and many have confirmed) that fasting is a powerful therapeutic mechanism that can help the body heal from a number of illnesses. (See links below).

‘Humans are programmed for loss': Why therapeutic fasting could be the answer to ‘lifestyle diseases"

The Science of Fasting - documentary

In this episode, Jeff discusses things that anyone can do (and should do) to maintain a healthy brain. As Jeff explains, there is a tight correlation between diet, exercise, water intake, and learning as steps all of us can take to maintain a healthy brain.

And why is this important? Whether you've suffered a traumatic brain injury or not, your brain is the neurological center of your body. And as you age -- and suffer injury to your brain -- you need to follow a regimen to keep one of your body's most important organs healthy and vibrant.

By the way, if you haven't checked out Jeff's new website, do so now! He's opened up a practice to help people with TBI and works with clients both locally (in Dallas) as well as across the country. Here's the link to find his new site.

In this episode, Jeff discusses why he created Labor of Love Intervention and how it is different than other TBI healing methods. Building on his personal experience with a TBI combined with his experience as a licensed substance abuse intervention specialist, Jeff has created a therapy model that blends key elements of western functional medicine with Eastern medicince practices as well. In addition, Jeff's team uses many other tools including a comprehensive nutrition plan. As Jeff describes his team's practice, we are "personal strength trainers for the brain."Jeff's firm's website is www.laborofloveintervention.com and he can be reached at [email protected]

In this episode, Jeff Gould explains what neurofeedback therapy is and how it can be used to "smooth the rough edges" of TBI. Drawing on his own personal experience with neurofeedback (both under the care of a provider and using an at home device from www.healthmath.com), Jeff discusses the powerful ways that controlled, coherent breathing - a key part of neural feedback - can be used to regulate the heart, increase heart rate variability (HRV), and achieve a higher level of coherence between the heart and the brain.
Jeff, a TBI survivor and thriver, works with clients suffering from TBI. He can be reached at [email protected]#tbi #traumaticbraininjury #neurofeedback #healthmath #tbirecovery #hrv #coherentbreathing

In this episode, Jeff Gould discusses the impact that a traumatic brain injury can have on the pituitary gland, a pea sized gland at the base of the brain. The pituitary gland controls the function of most other endocrine glands and is therefore sometimes called the master gland. As Jeff explains, it has been documented that clinical depression and anxiety are common with pituitary disorders. Some patients report memory and mental confusion, anger and/or rage and even changes in a patient's overall sense and awareness of themselves.#tbi #traumaticbraininjury #pituitarygland #clinicaldepression

In this first episode, Jeff addresses these questions:
What brought Jeff into this work? Why does he focus on helping those with TBI? 
What are some of the challenges in serving the TBI patient in a treatment setting?
What would Jeff say to the parent or a person with traumatic brain injury himself who might be feeling hopeless?
Is it possible to have a brain injury without having been diagnosed? What do you do if you are not sure? 


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