Adventures in Brain Injury

This is the third and final part of a three part series of podcasts with Dr. Alex Vasquez, DO, ND, DC. Be sure to check out the first and second episode with Dr. V as well. Dr. Vasquez is the most prolific human I know. He holds 3 different doctorates and is on the board […] The post Episode 56 – 4 Components of Successful Viral Treatment with Alex Vasquez, DO, DC, ND appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

This is the second in a series of podcasts with Dr. Alex Vasquez, DO, ND, DC. Be sure to check out the first episode with Dr. V, and after you finish this one, check out listen to the next one! Dr. Vasquez is the most prolific human I know. He is a doctor of osteopathic […] The post Episode 55 – The Politics of a Pandemic with Alex Vasquez, DO, DC, ND appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Laura Bedell has been an ER and Critical care nurse in NYC for 42 years. She currently works at New York Presbyterian in Queens, the second hardest hit COVID-19 hospital in America. In this interview, Cavin and Laura talk about the real life experience in working with this virus in the heart of this pandemic, […] The post Episode 54 – What COVID-19 is like for an ER Nurse with 42 years experience at 2nd hardest hit hospital in NYC appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

This is the first in a series of podcasts with Dr. Alex Vasquez, OD, ND, DC. Be sure to check out the next episodes! Since COVID-19 has been shaking up the globe, people have been thrust into a state of confusion, uncertainty, and of loss of control. These ingredients create a perfect recipe for fear […] The post Episode 53 – AntiViral Nutrition with Dr. Alex Vasquez appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

In 2010, Dr. Terry Wahls’ published her first book, Minding My Mitochondria. In 2014 she published The Wahls Protocol. And she just released the new revised Wahls Protocol with even more for your mitochondria!  This brilliant souls’ work has truly been revolutionary for me and it’s always a pleasure to have her on the show. […] The post Episode 52 – More for Your Mitochondria appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Meet my friend, Misty Williams. Misty has had quite a journey with her health and she has become an amazing advocate and guide for women who are trying to navigate their way to health. Misty spent years struggling to reclaim her health and vitality.  After a botched surgery to remove an endometrial cyst, debilitating brain […] The post Episode 51 – Your Best Sleep Ever! appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Meet my very good friend Diane V Capaldi (aka the Paleo Boss Lady)! V’s story is remarkable. She is one of the most powerful, smart, strong, bad-ass ladies I know!  What Does MS Have to Do With Brain Injury? Because the cells within the central nervous system are what are affected in ANY neurological condition, […] The post Episode 50 – How to Rock Your Life in The Face of Adversity And The Hemp Revolution appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

What’s up, y’all?!?! Last podcast, I interviewed my current optometrist who has been very influential in the trajectory of my recovery, and yet again, I get the opportunity to interview someone who has truly made a massive difference in my life! Two in a row!!!!  I believe that every health crisis is the beginning of […] The post Episode 49 – Filling the Gap in Medicine: The Hero’s Journey of a Health Crisis appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

I originally met Dr. Deborah Zelinsky in 2014, when I presented for the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA). After my keynote presentation (watch here), she approached me with a whole lot of inspired encouragement for my mission and a desire to collaborate. I have been in touch with Dr. Zelinsky for years, and I am so […] The post Episode 48 – The Eye Exam Upgrade: Leaving 20/20 in The 20th Century appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Sometimes you meet someone who you totally resonate with on an experiential and mission level. Josh Perry is a super cool survivor and thriver who I am honored to have on the podcast!  Josh Perry grew up as an athlete in sports and eventually got into skateboarding and rollerblading until he saw that bikes could […] The post Episode 47 – Qualifications from Experience and Outcome appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Nora Gedgaudas is a board-certified nutritional consultant and a board-certified clinical neurofeedback specialist with over 20 years of clinical experience. A recognized authority on ketogenic, ancestrally based nutrition, she is a popular speaker and educator and the author of the best selling book, Primal Body, Primal Mind, as well as Rethinking Fatigue. Her newest book, […] The post Episode 46 – Using Nutrition with Neuro-Feedback Can Improve Your Brain appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

At the beginning of May, I had the privilege of attending the EPIC Functional Medicine Conference where I met a lot of amazing and inspiring practitioners who are really changing the game in healthcare. Dr. Robert G. Silverman was one of the first speakers, and he really set the stage with a powerful presentation about […] The post Episode 45 – What Have You Done for Your Brain Lately? appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

It was six years ago when I was listening to Dr. Lauren Noel’s Podcast (here she is on my podcast), where I learned of a conference where many people I looked up to for advice to reclaim my health were going to be speaking. And it was happening in Austin, TX… In my backyard! At […] The post Episode 44 – How to Get What You Want From Your Doctor: Patient Empowerment appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

If you’ve been listening to the Adventures in Brain Injury Podcast for a while, you may have noticed the improvement of my speech over time. Well, on this episode of the podcast, I’m interviewing MY main speech-language pathologists (SLP). Ms. Kathryn Hayes specializes in rehabilitation following neurological insult. In this episode, we talk about the […] The post Episode 43 – Speech, Language, and Neurology appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

It’s awesome to have my friend, Jade Nelson, on the podcast! Jade is an Epilepsy Advocate, Community Health Educator, and Licensed Massage Therapist. When Jade was only 8 years old, she was diagnosed with Epilepsy. She spent the first 28 years on one or more anti-epileptic medications, yet she was never seizure free for more […] The post Episode 42 – Keto for Brain Health, Seizures, and Self-Care appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Hello everyone, For those of you who are following my personal Facebook page, you know that I was robbed on the Friday before Christmas… WHILE I WAS HOME! I’m pretty shaken up from the event. See this Facebook post from one of my best friends: https://www.facebook.com/1168685587/posts/10215289500368636/ All of the presents I had been wrapping all […] The post Episode 41 – The Magic of Our Thoughts and Attention: Cavin Vs. The Grinch appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Dr. Venu Julapalli is one of our favorite MDs! Like many of the MDs we correspond with, he is humble, curious, powerful, and collaborative toward his patients’ care. He does not place himself on a pedestal like an “MDiety!”

In 2015, I had the wondrous opportunity to meet Dr. Bonnie Kaplan, PhD at the International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience in Orlando, FL. Bonnie is passionate about nutrition for optimal brain function and repair… Me too! Needless to say, we get along!

Before keto became a thing, as I would consume a large amount of fat, many people would ask me if I was worried about my cholesterol. And with the prevailing nutritional recommendations and guidelines over the past 30 years and the idea the cholesterol is the cause of heart disease, it is obvious why this […] The post Episode 38 – The Keto Doctor: Is Keto Actually Healthy? appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Dr. Kyle Daigle is professionally trained as a Chiropractor. He joined SNA Technologies (Systemic Neural Adaptation) in December 2014 as the President, Chief Medical Officer, and Managing Director for SNA Global. He is the Co-Inventor of a Patent Pending Digital Therapy Software program called Neurosage. Keeping his finger on the pulse of his patients as […] The post Episode 37 – Neurosage: The Video Game that Can Reboot Your Brain! appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Get ready to meet one of my favorite Austinites! These are some of the many reasons why: Ali Miller has dedicated her career to revolutionizing food-as-medicine in treatment and prevention of disease. She has a passion to create public awareness regarding the significant role diet plays in our overall health with her philosophy of Food-As-Medicine. […] The post Episode 36 – Anti-Anxiety Diet and Supplementation: The 6 Foundational R’s to Your Health appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

This one goes out to all the warrior moms and dads! Change your mindset and overcome limiting beliefs with 3 simple exercises that you can do today to take charge of your health, mind, and life. Check out our new podcast with JJ Virgin.   JJ Virgin is a celebrity health expert and 4 time […] The post Episode 35 – The Mindset for Miracles: Transforming Your Health Starts by Transforming Your Mind appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

It’s time for another adventure! I learned of Dr. Titus Chiu through his interview with Dr. Mark Hyman for the Broken Brain Mini-Series. If you didn’t  get a chance to watch it, I highly recommend that you check it out! Dr. Titus Chiu is an award-winning Teacher, International Speaker, Author and Functional Neurologist who specializes […] The post Podcast 34 – Post Concussion Syndrome: It’s All in Your Head appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Remember when we had Jessica on the Feed a Brain Interview Series? It was awesomely deep! Well… We did it again with Michelle on board, and it was really good! You see, Jessica Flanigan is a healer and she comes to it through the unified field of Loving. Illness is a way of broadening our […] The post Podcast 33 – The Difference Between Fixing and Healing appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Today’s amazing episode is jam-packed with priceless powerful fixes and clinical pearls for both patient and practitioner, coming from a newly found AiBI favorite! We have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Kat Toups, MD, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (the highest honor bestowed by the APA), Board Certified by the American Board […] The post Podcast 32 – The Inflammatory Tailspin of Brain Injury appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

My New Year’s Resolution: to be more bad-ass than I was the year before. Jerod is the most bad-ass Quadriplegic I have ever met! His strength and serenity and his command of his perspective and thoughts is so powerful! The post Podcast 31 – The Power of Thought with a Bad-Ass Quadriplegic appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Music is very powerful. In this episode we explore how music can be used to influence brain plasticity with Hope Young, a music therapist who is able to treat movement conditions and disorders through music. The post Podcast 30 – Music & The Brain appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

In this episode, we get to interview Dr. Dan Engle, MD, who not only brings forth a comprehensive manual for concussion repair, but healing beyond brain injury and into peak performance. The post Podcast 29 – Better Than Before: Beyond Concussion Repair appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

I like brains. I like helping them work better. So does Dr. Nate Keiser, who Michelle and I get to interview on this episode about injury, dysautonomia, and hangovers. The post Podcast 28 – Brain Injury, Dysautonomia, and Hangovers appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Dr Terry Wahls, author of "The Wahls Protocol" talks about how nutrition saved her life from debilitating MS. This is one of those podcasts that has to potential to change many lives, so listen up! The post Podcast 27 – How Nutrition Saved My Life appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

By seeing how our brain is behaving, we can train our brains! If we are anxious most of the time, we can use feedback to reward our brains for being calm, and train ourselves out of anxiety. That’s pretty cool! The post Podcast 26 – Automatic Brain Training with Kelsey Brenner appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Meet Dr. Sanet, a world-renowned educator and practitioner in the fields of behavioral optometric care, vision training, and practice management. The post Podcast 25 – Neuroplasticity and Finding Gifts of Adversity appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Are you ready for the future? Meet Indrani Das, the winner of one of the country’s most prestigious science fairs for her work on a novel mechanism for treating brain injury and disease! The post Podcast 24 – An Award Winning Novel Treatment for Brain Injury appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Someone very important to me graced our show this week and Michelle and I are so blessed to have the chance to share her radiance with you all! Meet Dr. Lauren Noel, a hard working, brilliant, accomplished and successful naturopathic doctor who changed the trajectory of my recovery.. And the trajectory of my entire life! The post Podcast 23 – Shine On With Dr. Lauren Noel appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Wanna meet my current functional neurologist? In this episode, Michelle and I interview Dr. Joshua Flowers, owner of Revive Treatment Centers of America. The post Podcast 22 – Revive: Restoration of Life or Consciousness appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Dr. David Traster takes the time to speak with Michelle and Cavin about how opening his mind took him down roads that eventually saved his life. The post Podcast 21 – The Importance of Open Minds in Both Patient and Doctor appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Cavin and Michelle interview Dr. Charles Shidlofsky. A brilliant optometrist, he received his OD all the way back in 1988 and has been very active in neuro-optometry for most of his 29 years in practice. The post Podcast 20 – Pieces to the Sensory Puzzle of the Brain appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Michelle and Cavin interview Dr. Alessandra Wall, a licensed clinical psychologist, coach, speaker and entrepreneur. In this interview, we explore her methodology to create a better everyday and to feel inspired by life again. The post Podcast 19 – In Focus After Trauma appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Dr. Jerome D. Lubbe, a migraine sufferer and functional neurologist who practices in Georgia, takes the time to chat with Michelle and I about his journey from patient to doctor. The post Podcast 18 – Empathy in Practice: From Patient to Doctor appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Michelle and I interview Dr. Jeremy Schmoe, a functional neurologist certified through the American Chiropractic Neurology Board who works with patients locally and internationally. The post Podcast 17 – The Power of Functional Neurology (This stuff is so cool!) appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

I announce that Michelle Malmberg (my guest on the last podcast) is our new co-host on the Adventures in Brain Injury Podcast! And, for our first episode together, we take the opportunity to interview Tim Page, a professor in both the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and the Thornton School of Music at the University […] The post Podcast 16 – Music and Relaying TBI Experiences with Tim Page appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Michelle Malmberg tells the first part of her amazing, inspiring, and resilient acquired brain injury story on the Adventures in Brain Injury Podcast with Cavin Balaster. The post Podcast 15 – Brain Tumors, ABI, and Plasticity with Michelle Malmberg (Part 1) appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Cavin and Alek sit down to reflect on the five year anniversary of Cavin's severe traumatic brain injury and the lessons he's learned along the way. The post Podcast 14 – Celebrating Five Years Since my Brain Injury appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Cavin and Alek interview Dr. Lynn Hellerstein to talk about her book "See it. Say it. Do it!" and her methods for finding success in life, healing, and rehabilitation. The post Podcast 13 – Healing and Success Through Visualization appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Cavin and Alek discuss TBI Model Systems Centers with Clinical Research Coordinator for the Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai, Gabrielle Guetta. The post Podcast 12 – Gabrielle Guetta & TBI Model Systems Centers appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Cavin and Alek interview TBI survivor Kimberly Archie about her life and work on the front line of protecting child athletes. The post Podcast 11- Kimberly Archie: A Survivor’s Fight for Sports Safety appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Cavin and Alek interview musician and TBI survivor Cristabelle Braden about her organization and the power of music through rehabilitation. The post Podcast 10 – Cristabelle Braden & Finding Hope After Head Injury appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

What's going on inside the brain after injury? We sat down with Dr. Peggy Mason to better understand how can we use that information to prevent and treat head trauma. The post Podcast 9 – A Look Inside the Brain After Head Trauma appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

In this hugely important episode, Cavin and Alek Interview Dr. Unini Odama to define the word "concussion" and discuss strategies for better awareness and prevention in sports. The post Podcast 8 – Confronting the Concussion Crisis appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Brain injury survivor Cavin Balaster and co-host Alek Hess review "Concussion" and discuss the highly anticipated film's impact on public understanding and professional sports. The post Podcast 7 – Game Changer: A Review of the Film “Concussion” appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.

Brain injury survivor Cavin Balaster and co-host Alek Hess interview fellow survivor, recent author, and contributor to the Huffington Post, Amy Zellmer. The post Podcast 6 – Amy Zellmer & Finding the Road Back to “Normal” appeared first on Adventures in Brain Injury.