Fish Oil as a treatment for TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)

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    After (at Nordic Naturals, a company that distributes fish oils)

I recently watched "Sanjay Gupta, MD" A medical show with CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The show revolved around a young teenager named Bobby Ghassemi who was in car accident that left him in a coma. The physician suggested mega doses of Omega 3 Fish Oil. Two-weeks later after mega doses of Omege 3 Fish Oil, he awoke out of his coma. Amazing. Read these articles to get more details.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/19/health/fish-oil-brain-injuries/


http://www.prweb.com/releases/concussion/brain_trauma/prweb4500964.htm

I recently read an article in "Men's Fitness" (Jan/Feb 2014) regarding running. The question posed in the article is "is it better (on an injury standpoint) to land on your forefoot (toes)--a theory popularized by the "Barefoot Running" movement or on your rear foot (heels), which has been the accepted standard for many years.

It turns out that both types of landing patterns have their own negative orthopedic consequences, according to a recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The author's came to the conclusion that there is NO right way to land as both striking patterns cause harm.

"Heel Strikers" causes more force on the knees compared to "Toe Strikers". However, Toe Strikers causes more force on the Achilles tendon.

The article summarizes the above points as follows:

"People with knee problems can benefit from forefoot striking...and those with Achilles tendon complaints can benefit from rear-foot striking. So listen to your body--and if you're considering switching, do it slowly!"

The Weightless Project--BURN CALORIES TO FIGHT HUNGER

I just watched a lecture conducted by Deepak Chopra, M.D., and he was talking about his affiliation with the WEIGHTLESS PROJECT. The Weightless Project goal is to combat obesity and diabetes as well as malnutrition in the world. They have come up with a brilliant idea--for every 1000 calories you burn, a donation of $1.00 will be donated into usable funds.

Fitbit has partnered up with The Weightless Project to make it easy to determine calorie expenditure. The organization is also working on other devices/apps that can be used as well.

Check out the website below to sign up and get started:

www.weightlessproject.org