To understand how nutrition can be used to help in the prevention and treatment of brain injury, we must understand some basic facts. Much like the engine of your car, all cells of the body begin to "misfire" when deprived of oxygen or sugar (glucose), or a combination of both. Without sufficient fuel, your car will sputter and smoke, slow down, then quit. This is what happens to your brain cells when they are deprived of the energy they need in the form of oxygen and glucose. The lack of fuel and/or oxygen produces "biological sputtering and smoke."

A.B., a 77 year old businessman was paralyzed by a stroke in 2002. A year later he received an injection of umbilical cord derived stem cells. Within three weeks, A.B. had regained 80% of his strength and motor function in his previously weak and paralyzed arm and leg.

The former head of general surgery at the University of Massachusetts and Red Flags columnist, explores the mechanisms by which head injuries and strokes cause harm to the brain and how the damage is measured.

The irreversible neuropsychiatric sequelae of head injuries ruins lives, are devastating for relatives, and cost a lot of money. Many of these consequences could be avoided by applying conventional treatment in a more timely and effective manner. Many more could be prevented by applying more appropriate treatments in a timely manner.

In 1988, H.D., aged 63, suffered a stroke and heart attack. Two weeks later, he came to our clinic. H.D. was given a combination of intravenous vitamins and hyperbaric oxygen and within ten days all the signs of his stroke had disappeared and he was able to go back to work.