September 14th 2019 Meeting # 474
Is Brain Health an American Medical Crisis?
Dr. Daniel Herlihy, Osteopathic Doctor (ret), author of “Chewy: A Doctor’s Tail, Above the Shoulders: Brain Injuries Explained (release date 9/19), and Brainblown-a Memoir of Traumatic Brain Injury (pending release date 10/19)”, will discuss how Brain Health is an essential thing in everyone's life. Students in college want to
improve their ability to take tests, yet those over 60 wonder where their memory went. With the aging of America, brain efficiency and plasticity must be addressed as an emerging emergency. Dementia and Alzheimer are a real threat, and more importantly, he argues that we all want to be 90 years of age and still as sharp as we ever were. Daniel raises questions: “Has the traditional medical system addressed this health issue adequately? Why has the search for a pill for Alzheimer's failed? Do you know the options to maintain your brain though every age?” He argues that maintenance of grey matter for a teen is different from your 40s when the notable decline begins. Dr. Herlihy will touch on his medical history of a motor vehicle accident, subsequent chronic pain, and severe traumatic brain injury. Having used over 20 therapies, Daniel reports the pluses and minuses of the traditional medical approach. He argues that in reviewing the case, we will find out what exactly is the best thing to make all ages of brains healthier. Lastly, Daniel will discuss how therapeutic approaches contrast against what was called complementary alternative medicine, or functional medicine. He will point out how our brains are affected by prescribed pharmaceuticals, medical massage, acupuncture, osteopathic manual therapy, neurofeedback and EEG therapies, nutritional approaches, pulsed electronic magnetic therapies, heart health, herbal solutions, and Tai-chi. Also covered is Dallas Center for Brain Health approach to a SMART brain, hyperbaric oxygen chambers, and direct trans-cranial electric therapies, Dr. Herlihy contends this is a brain health presentation you will never forget.
See also brainblown.org.
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