Dr. Lewis is a renowned expert on brain health, particularly the use of omega-3 fatty acids for the prevention, management, and rehabilitation of concussions and traumatic brain injury. He founded the Brain Health Education and Research Institute in late 2011 when he retired as a Colonel after a distinguished 31-year career in the U.S. Army. His pioneering work has helped countless thousands of people around the world and recognized by the American College of Nutrition with their prestigious 2015 Humanitarian Award. See brainhealtheducation.org for more on Dr Lewis, and the release of his new book When Brains Collide: What Every Athlete and Parent Should Know About the Prevention and Treatment of Concussions and Head Injuries.
Rapid Response for Detecting TBI
Dr. Adrian Harel (Finland) has served as CEO, owner or founder of more than nine life sciences and biotech companies. He holds more than 12 patents, and is a frequent contributor in scientific publications.
His current company Medicortex designed an entire pipeline of neuroprotective drugs and biomarkers for brain injury. They are currently developing a rapid diagnostic kit for the detection of TBI, multifunctional drug molecules for the treatment of TBI and halting the cellular deterioration initiated by TBI. See medicortex.fi for more.
After the Cheering Stops and CTE Sets In
For 29 years, author Cyndy Feasel was married to former NFL player Grant Feasel, an offensive lineman who toiled in the trenches, battering his body with every snap of the ball.
In her newbook, After the Cheering Stops: An NFL Wife’s Story of Concussions, Loss and the Faith That Saw Her Through, Cyndy Feasel shares how the repeated hits taken during her husband’s ten-year career in the NFL and the unknown effects of a degenerative brain disease (CTE) turned her life upside down and ultimately killed the man she loved.
Most people don’t know or understand how CTE, and the repetitive collisions most football players and athletes take day after day, affect the athletes and their families. She wants to show a human side—and share a female perspective—of what happens off the field. See site: afterthecheeringstops.com
Veterans Day and Our New Leader
We honor Veteran’s Day and welcome our new President-elect!