391: The Silent Epidemic Contributing to Mental Illness and How to Recover from Head Trauma with Dr. Kabran Chapek, ND from the Amen Clinics

What You Will Learn: The prevalence of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and mild TBIs and why they are the silent epidemic. How the Amen Clinics method of looking at the brain through SPECT imaging is revolutionizing brain health, destigmatizing mental illness, and optimizing treatment. How a concussion causes primary and secondary pathological changes in brain function and structure. How ongoing brain inflammation from a head injury can lead to more noticeable symptoms later in life. How a certain antioxidant can be used immediately after a brain injury to prevent neuron cell death. The patterns of brain dysfunction that show up on in SPECT imaging to help diagnose a brain injury as being the root cause of mental or cognitive issues. The “First Aid Kit” for your brain and how using this combination of supplements is imperative when there’s been a hit to the head. How there’s hope for rehabilitating brains that have been damaged long-term, as evidence by Amen Clinic’s NFL player study. What essential oils high in sesquiterpenes can assist with preventing excess brain inflammation.  Two supplement stars for preventing post-concussion symptoms.  How brain injury impacts hormones.  How contact sports impact brain health and hormones, especially in young brains. Why corticosteroids and magnesium threonate may not be helpful right after a brain injury. The role of melatonin for brain injury. How the acronym BRIGHT MINDS can help one to optimize brain health and prevent dementia. The role of the ketogenic diet after a brain injury and how it may not be the best for all brains in the long-term. Dr. Chapek’s essential oils DIYs for diffusing oils in the car and preventing smelly feet. Closing questions: (1) What Dr. Chapek does for self-care daily and (2) what he feels we should ditch and replace with instead for better health and self-care. Find Dr. Chapek at https://www.amenclinics.com/team/kabran-chapek-nd/. Bio of Dr. Kabran Chapek, ND Dr. Chapek is a true brain health warrior, a trail-blazing pioneer, an exceptionally brilliant physician, and expert in psychiatric care. He studied human biology at the University of Kansas and received his naturopathic medicine degree at the internationally renowned Bastyr University. Dr. Chapek has an extensive background in treating a wide range of mental health disorders. From 2007-2013, he began his clinical psychiatric experience as part of a multidisciplinary team in Edmunds, Washington. There he treated patients with severe mental illness and addiction issues in a partial hospital program. He later became their medical director before moving on to be a staff physician at the Amen Clinics. Currently, he serves as the Associate Medical Director at the prestigious Amen Clinics Northwest. Dr. Chapek provides his expertise in functional and integrative treatments and collaborates extensively with many of the Amen Clinics physicians. He has a special interest in the assessment and treatment of Alzheimer’s and dementia, traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, and anxiety disorders. Dr. Chapek was integral to the creation of the Amen Clinics Concussion Rescue Program and is the author of the Concussion Rescue: A Comprehensive Program to Heal Traumatic Brain Injury. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Chapek provides detailed, breakthrough and empowering solutions on how to recover from brain injury.  Links to Learn More About Dr. Kabran Chapek: The Amen Clinics IG @drkabran_chapek Concussion Rescue Program Book: Concussion Rescue: A Comprehensive Program to Heal Traumatic Brain Injury Watch Dr. Chapek with Professional BMX Rider Tyler Fernengel Discussing Concussions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices