Amanda Hara

Love this idea!
I’m a renter in MN, so all my gardening is done in containers on our little patio (unless you count a bahjillion house plants), so
Watching a weekly/bi weekly progress and “tips” video would be awesome!! I’d love to be able to garden along, even in a much more scaled down version.
I love these great ideas!
I’d add, too, I would be avidly decimated to see “wild” foods make an appearance on these plots, and YES!! Measuring the nutritive qualities would be VERY interesting! Perhaps a different prize for whose food has the most nutrient density? (This would be a great intro to the importance and difference sustainable agriculture like biodynamic farming can make vs the conventional practices. Hmmmm... perhaps this could even be a different contest.... hmmmm.... or!! Eventually expand the contest to diff bio-regions- so people in diff climes and regions using what they’ve got to work with and successfully producing calories and nutrition... hmmm....)

I’m here for it. 😄

Analee Gomez wrote:I second Ty Glander suggestion about Keto and Intermittent fasting. But make sure you are doing it right, eat whole, nutrient dense foods, (liver, etc.) Don't be afraid to eat animal fats. Your brain is made of fat

Perhaps doing a blood test to check vitamin and mineral levels to be able to target what you need may help narrow the potential overwhelm at deciding what to supplement.

Also, a note about keto: some bodies register fasting as stress- and can horde calories and inflammation as a result.
For some all out fasting is a bit extreme, but going through a cycle of eating detoxing/clearing foods can be very helpful.
Totally agree with the above note of listening to your body.
When dealing with TBI/concussion, be gentle. Keep your diet simple and as clean as possible.
TBI can severely affect digestion and elimination processes- so adding good, nutritional dietary fiber (like acacia, etc (not so much psyllium)) and upping your water intake to accommodate it is really benificial for so many processes- including regulating blood sugar and escorting toxins out of the body.

Jane Mulberry wrote:If these are recent concussions, then rest is the #1 most important thing. Brain healing can't be rushed!
There are loads of other wonderful suggestions here which are helpful adjuncts to rest - diet, attention to gut flora, and lion's mane are things I find useful now. But there's no fast track to regaining brain health. Patience from the person with the TBI and patience from those around them is essential. Trying to rush recovery may seem to work at the time, but will increase the risk of long term consequences.

YES!! Go sloooowly. It feels like forever. But yes, be patient. Slow and steady.
Neuron take a long time to heal and restructure. They are soooo complex in their interactions. Go slowly. Be patient.
My biggest injury is almost 10 years out, and I’m *still* noticing improvements.  

Hello ❤️
I had a concussion and resulting TBI from a car accident back in 2013.
The result was a feeling I can only describe as “thinking through molasses.”

Two things that helped me tremendously are cranial sacral therapy and supplementing with Lion’s Mane mycelium.

Lions mane has a special affinity for brains, but damaged/injured ones in particular. The results I had in two weeks were noticible.

I worked in wholistic health care in one capacity or another for almost a decade, and am currently enrolled in a great 2 year program for herbalism.

The other pieces are DHA (a GOOD fish oil has a blend of DHA and EPA ratio- typically for brain growth/regeneration you’re looking for a higher DHA level than EPA.)

The other BIG helper to healing is to do everything you can to reduce bodily inflammation.
That often means cutting sugar, nightshades and red meats and other inflammatory foods out. Doing so clears out the detox pathways necessary for the body to clean up the injured areas and get things healing again.

And another big ticket? Exercise. Oxygenating those tissues, getting the lymph moving and circulation pumping (gently is fine) is beyond wonderful.
It may tire you out randomly and kick your butt unexpectedly, but for reals, it’s one of the best things you can do for yourself.

And, lastly? Sleep.
A lot. As much as you need to. There is a tremendous amount of healing and requiring that takes place when you sleep. Your brain consumes massive amounts of energy as it’s learning. Rest is vital to heal. ❤️

Good luck!!!