The Adventures in Brain Injury Podcast:
Exploring neuroplasticity, neurorehabilitation, and brain optimization.
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Fixing the Brain with Dr. Tom O’Bryan The brain is one of the most complex…
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This is the second in a series of podcasts with Dr. Alex Vasquez, DO, ND,…
No matter where we turn these days, COVID-19 is impacting communities worldwide. The challenges brought…
This is the first in a series of podcasts with Dr. Alex Vasquez, OD, ND,…
In 2010, Dr. Terry Wahls’ published her first book, Minding My Mitochondria. In 2014 she…
Meet my friend, Misty Williams. Misty has had quite a journey with her health and…
Meet my very good friend Diane V Capaldi (aka the Paleo Boss Lady)! V’s story…
What’s up, y’all?!?! Last podcast, I interviewed my current optometrist who has been very influential…
I originally met Dr. Deborah Zelinsky in 2014, when I presented for the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation…
Sometimes you meet someone who you totally resonate with on an experiential and mission level.…
Nora Gedgaudas is a board-certified nutritional consultant and a board-certified clinical neurofeedback specialist with over…
At the beginning of May, I had the privilege of attending the EPIC Functional Medicine…
It was six years ago when I was listening to Dr. Lauren Noel’s Podcast (here…
If you’ve been listening to the Adventures in Brain Injury Podcast for a while, you…
It’s awesome to have my friend, Jade Nelson, on the podcast! Jade is an Epilepsy…
Hello everyone, For those of you who are following my personal Facebook page, you know…
Dr. Venu Julapalli is one of our favorite MDs! Like many of the MDs we…
In 2015, I had the wondrous opportunity to meet Dr. Bonnie Kaplan, PhD at the…
Before keto became a thing, as I would consume a large amount of fat, many…
Dr. Kyle Daigle is professionally trained as a Chiropractor. He joined SNA Technologies (Systemic Neural…
Get ready to meet one of my favorite Austinites! These are some of the many…
This one goes out to all the warrior moms and dads! Change your mindset and…
It’s time for another adventure! I learned of Dr. Titus Chiu through his interview with…
Remember when we had Jessica on the Feed a Brain Interview Series? It was awesomely…
Today’s amazing episode is jam-packed with priceless powerful fixes and clinical pearls for both patient…
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!
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.
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.
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.
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“’How to Feed a Brain’ will change your life.”
-Dr. Terry Wahls MD, The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles
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“I really wish I had a resource like this years ago. I recommend it to anyone looking for practical information on how to heal a broken brain, optimize cognitive function, and live a better life.”
-Jordan Fallis, Health Journalist and Founder of Optimal Living Dynamics (optimallivingdynamics.com)
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”Cavin Balaster has accomplished something important in the field of nutrition and self-healing that few authors have been able to do, made even more remarkable by his own experience with traumatic brain injury.”
-Reed Davis, Founder of the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Certification Course
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“A sincere thank you to Cavin for writing this book, which will help so many people live a lifetime with better brain health.”
-Dr. Jeremy Schmoe DC DACNB FABBIR- Owner of Minnesota Functional Neurology (MFNC) mnfunctionalneurology.com
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“His ideas are absolutely in line with current neuroscience and have the added validation of personal experience.”
-Dr. David Perlmutter MD, FACN Author, 4X New York Times #1 Bestseller
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“Ten years ago most health professionals would have scoffed… Fortunately, this outdated paradigm is shifting, and ‘How To Feed A Brain’ will be a key piece of this change.“
-Robb Wolf, Former Research Biochemist and 2X New York Times/WSJ Best Selling author
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Cavin’s brain injury journey is astounding. His experiences and accomplishments since returning from the brink of death are incredible!
Dr. Leonard Press
Press Vision -
Cavin takes you on a captivating journey of challenging experiences that leads to an amazingly successful recovery. Cavin is a remarkable person who conveys a remarkable message in each of his talented motivational speeches.
Chip Howe, M.A.
Mary lee Foundation -
Cavin is wonderfully articulate and takes you through his long rehabilitation journey which involves expert medical care, intense family support, and several ingenious therapy procedures.
Susan R. Barry, Ph.D
Fixing My Gaze -
I’ve never heard a more superb and comprehensive combination of humor, courage, and integration of knowledge on how a patient with traumatic brain injury has put his life back together.
Dr. Curtis R. Baxstrom
Neuro-optometric Rehabilitation Association