The most up-to-date resource on nutritional supplements for the prevention and improved management of concussive injury, TBI, and PTSD

• Provides an easy-to-follow program of supplements to optimize the benefits of treatment programs and offer a method of prevention beyond the use of helmets

• Shows how standard treatments do not address the oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and high glutamate levels that promote brain injury progression

• Explains how single micronutrients do not provide the same preventive benefits as the synergistic combinations explored in the book

The human brain is highly complex. When brain injury strikes, whether from a blow to the head or the shock of physical or emotional trauma, successful treatment requires a multilevel approach, taking into account the health of the brain prior to injury. Multilevel, complementary treatment approaches can also be applied to strengthen the uninjured brain and help prevent neurological injury for those at high risk of concussion, post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury.

In this practical scientific guide, leading researcher in cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s prevention Kedar N. Prasad, Ph.D., reveals the latest revolutionary discoveries on the use of antioxidants and micronutrients to manage and prevent concussive injury, TBI, and PTSD. He explains that increased oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and glutamate release are common underlying factors in these conditions and should be addressed for improved management. He debunks the flawed conclusions of the neurological community that vitamins and antioxidants are ineffective for these conditions, revealing how their studies focused on specific micronutrients rather than synergistic combinations. The author details his easy-to-follow supplement program to treat and prevent these injuries, outlining the correct daily amounts and proper combinations of vitamins, antioxidants, micronutrients, and polyphenolic compounds such as curcumin and resveratrol.

Offering the missing complement to standard medical care of brain injury as well as a form of prevention beyond the use of helmets, this guide provides a truly holistic approach to the prevention and management of concussive injury, TBI, and PTSD.

Kedar N. Prasad, Ph.D., is the chief scientific officer of the Premier Micronutrient Corporation, the former director of the Center for Vitamins and Cancer Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and the former president of the International Society of Nutrition and Cancer. The author of several books, including Fight Alzheimer’s with Vitamins and Antioxidants, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Foreword by Stephen Bondy, Ph.D.

Preface Why Should You Read This Book?

1    Structure and Function of the Human Brain

2    Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and the Immune System

3    The Antioxidant Defense System

4    The Role of Antioxidants in Reducing Oxidative Damage

5    Concussive Injury: Causes, Symptoms, Incidence, and Costs

6    Treating and Managing Concussive Injury with Vitamins and Antioxidants

7    Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury: Symptoms and Long-Term Effects, Incidence, and Costs 

8    Treating and Managing Penetrating TBI with Vitamins and Antioxidants

9    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Causes, Symptoms, Prevalence, and Costs

10    Treating and Managing PTSD with Vitamins and Antioxidants

Appendix Values of Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)/Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)

Abbreviations and Terminologies

Bibliography

Index

About the Author