change your brain, transform your life seminar
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Change your Brain,Transform your LifeDr. Dani Gordon, MD, CCFP, ABIHM
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You’ll Know Why..
Most chronic health problems start in the brain:
• Sleep
• Hormonal Imbalances
• Low Energy
• Weight Gain (esp. around the middle)
• Mood and Memory
• Aging
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The Good News
● You can get treat these problems by altering brain neural networks, activation patterns & Brain wave states
● AND changes STICK--unlike trying to change the brain chemically ie drugs (only temporary)
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Key Points
1. Why Problems in the body start in the brain2. Bangkok Superfoods and health food ‘imposters’3. LIVE brain DX 3D brain mapping demo: Neurofeedback in action
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Dr. Dani Gordon MD, CCFP, ABIHM
• Brain Optimization & Neuro Nutrition Expert
• Youngest American Board Certified Doctor in Integrative Holistic
Medicine
• 1st Major Publication Lead Author age 23
• Yoga Researcher
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What I Do:
Use Latest Brain Research + NeuroNutrition Protocols to Optimize:
● Sleep
● Weight Loss
● Hormones Balancing
● Energy Levels
● Concentration, Memory + Focus
● Immunity
● Digestion
● Stress & Anxiety Relief
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My ToolKit
‘Brain Down’ Correction:
• Neurofeedback, eMRI brain imaging and brain retraining
• CBH- Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy
• MBSR & CBT
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My Toolkit
‘Body Up’• NeuroNutrition Protocols
• Customized Natural Supplements to Support Mitochondrial Energy, slow cellular aging
• Therapeutic (Medical) yogic techniques eg. ‘brain-breathing’
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Why This Works.
• Last 100 Years Huge Advancements in Life expectancy
• Now issue is Quality of Life NOT life expectancy!
• Pills + Surgery Great for Acute Emergencies
• ‘Chronic’ issues’pill only’ approaches don’t correct root problems.
• Drug side effects, ‘covering up’ symptoms
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What Does Work
• Brain Down & Body Up Protocols
• Work on Root Causes NOT ‘covering up’
• Fact: Over 80% Chronic Illness From Stress
• Underlying Brain & Cellular dysfunction
• Drugs & Surgery can’t fix
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The HPA Axis
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HPA Axis Problems
• HPA axis dysfunction from daily mental threats • High PM Cortisol (wrong!!)• LC (locus ceruleus) gets turned on at night• Low melatonin in evening (= poor sleep) • Lack of AM Serotonin peaking (groggy, grumpy)
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HPA Axis Problems
• Ongoing HPA axis damage creates hormonal problems, mood symptoms• Turns off leptin-->’satiety switch’ = Metabolically Tummy fat (can’t lose it!)• HPO axis = PCOS, acne, ‘bad menopause’• HPT axis = Low Thyroid
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Limbic System
Limbic System Hyperarousal
• Brain gets ‘stuck’ and cannot activate prefrontal cortex properly
• eg. underactive front left hemisphere in prefrontal cortex is related to depression
• Underactive right side related to anxiety
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Wrong Brain Activation Pattern = Problems!
Problems with:
● Sustained Attention, memory and concentration● Emotional regulation● Sleep ● Fatigue● Thyroid ● Tummy Fat● Hormones● Aging
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Good News...
• Brain mapping, qEEG, & eMRI shows exactly where problems are
• Train brain, change neural patterns/pathways = changes seen in the BODY
• NF helps guide which supplements needed (CEC, physiology analysis and ISI)
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Specific qEEG patterns of Dysfunction:
● 4 main types of brainwaves qEEG focuses on: ○ Delta○ Theta○ Alpha○ Beta
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Delta Waves
Tells us about brainstem, hypothalamus ie HPA function and overall brain integration.
a. High frontal delta = problems with regulating emotions, stressb. posterior high delta = memory issuesc. High delta relative to beta: ADHD
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Theta Waves
• Memory and emotion • High T3: emotional processing difficulties• More theta in front vs. back esp. on right side: ADHD
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Alpha Waves•
• Resource allocation--what areas are idling-too much idling=red.
• Frontal slowed alpha--metabolic issues• Problems ‘letting go’ or relaxing• Increased alpha left prefrontal cortex-depression
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Beta Waves
• What areas of cortex is activating• Where using lots of glucose and oxygen. • Shifting tasks and processing speed• Low Beta-problems with underactivation, brain not working
hard enough (‘lazy brain’)
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Magnitude
• Key mapping metric, relates to amplitude• High slow wave:fast wave ratio-attentional issues• Elevated beta in back--issues with emotional stability, mood
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Brain Arousal Metrics
Used with ISI, CEC, physiology testing to tell if problem more likely due to:• Cortical damage OR Brain Activation Pattern Issue• Vs. Non-Cortical:
• nutritional deficiency• stimulants/drugs • emotional cause not yet affecting cortical activation
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Insomnia QEEG Patterts
• Insomnia NOT simply lack of sleep
• Disorder of hyperarousal Present both Daytime & Night
Brain Mapping/qEEG:
• Increased levels of beta and gamma power• Emotional & Executive processing problems• Over-arousal patterns
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How It Works: Neurofeedback ➔
➔ Brain Activity picked up by electrodes
➔ Surface potentials and Deep potentials to map what
brain is doing in ‘Real Time’
➔ Can change cortical with training how brain cells
‘talk’ to each other and what they ‘say’
➔ Based On Neruoplasticity
➔ Brain Unconsciously move towards Reward &
Stimulation
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How It Works: Neurofeedback
➔ Changes Neurotransmitters, cellular processes,
body & behaviours
➔ No radiation or electricity to head/brain
➔ Learning is Permanent-Operant Conditioning and
Neuroplasticity
➔ Takes Motivation out of Equation
➔ Changes are trackable
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The Brain Without Neurofeedback
• ‘Free Agent’
• Meeting it’s Own internal needs as sees fit
• Different Thalamic Setpoints for Stimulation ‘Needs’
• Brains goals NOT YOUR GOALS
• Brain Makes the Wrong Choice
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1. CBH recordings2. MBSR practice3. Nutraceuticals: brain and body cells must have optimal
fuel to work at peak
How you can start changing brain activation patterns at home:
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NeuroNutrition●
• Lack of Mitochondrial co-factors affect Brain Patterns
• CQ10 (Methylation)-Statins Deplete
• NAC (with Zinc)-Tylenol depletes!!
• Alpha Lipoic Acid with Acetyl-L-carnitine (electron
transport chain)
• D ribose
• Methylfolate
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NeuroNutrition
• Hidden food intolerances: Dairy, Gluten, Wheat, Corn• Stimulants-Caffeine, Nicotine• CNS Depressants-Alcohol • Drugs & Drug Side Effects-Statins, CYP 450 metabolized drugs
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Top Brain Foods
● Hemp hearts● Chia seeds● Holy/ Thai basil● Walnuts● Coconut-extra virgin oil● Fatty fish (salmon)● Pumpkin seeds● Frozen Berries● Deep Green Leafy Veggies
● Bison, Game meats (CoQ10)● S Pure Eggs (CoQ10)● Wheatgrass: easy to grow at home and juice it
fresh● Adaptogens:
○ Maca○ Reishi○ Cordyceps
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‘Healthy’ Impostors-peanuts
• Canola oil• Margerine / 'butter spreads"• Fat free yoghurt• "Wheat" or "brown bread"• Peanut butter,peanuts• Non-organic green juice• Most fruit juices
● Eat your fruits, drink your veggies● Cows milk● Cereal and flavored quick pre packaged
oatmeal-plain is good, steel cut oats best● Pasta● Chemical sunscreens ege oxybenzone- use
Ti or Zn oxides
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Top Brain Supplements
• Attention and Concentration: Cerebrum• Phytomulti-extra trace minerals, b vitamins, ala, Co Q 10, and mitochondrial co
factors, ecgc, polyphenol blend• Sleep: Benesom, Revitalizing Sleep formula: Look for GABA, L theonine, melatonin,
valerian, passionflower and hops• Hormones: Estrovera-special rhubarb extract ERr 731, a special extract of Siberian
rhubarb
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Questions & Brain DX Demo
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