Unlocking the Brain Using Neurofeedback with Cameron Center | Johnson Medical Associates Podcast
Dr. Alfred Johnson and Cameron Center, Director of Neurotherapies at Johnson Medical Associates talk about brain function and how it affects our body system.
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Introduction and speaker background 0:08
[Music] [Music] good morning I am Dr Johnson with good morning I am Dr Johnson with good morning I am Dr Johnson with Johnson Medical Associates I am the Johnson Medical Associates I am the Johnson Medical Associates I am the primary physician and owner and it is my primary physician and owner and it is my primary physician and owner and it is my pleasure today to have with me Cameron pleasure today to have with me Cameron pleasure today to have with me Cameron Center Cameron is head of our brain Center Cameron is head of our brain Center Cameron is head of our brain division uh at Johnson Medical division uh at Johnson Medical division uh at Johnson Medical Associates at Johnson Medical Associates Associates at Johnson Medical Associates Associates at Johnson Medical Associates we deal with many chronic disease we deal with many chronic disease we deal with many chronic disease problems uh those problems involve all problems uh those problems involve all problems uh those problems involve all parts of the body uh the brain is parts of the body uh the brain is parts of the body uh the brain is affected by many of those so if a person affected by many of those so if a person affected by many of those so if a person has allergies it affect brain function has allergies it affect brain function has allergies it affect brain function if they have a traumatic brain injury if if they have a traumatic brain injury if if they have a traumatic brain injury if they have a toxic exposure uh food they have a toxic exposure uh food they have a toxic exposure uh food reactions uh affect brain function so reactions uh affect brain function so reactions uh affect brain function so it's very important for us to understand it's very important for us to understand it's very important for us to understand the brain part of how we feel the brain part of how we feel the brain part of how we feel and then how actually it affects the and then how actually it affects the and then how actually it affects the rest of our our body's systems it is the rest of our our body's systems it is the rest of our our body's systems it is the control part that controls control part that controls control part that controls our not only our thought process but our our not only our thought process but our our not only our thought process but our digestion our digestion our digestion our movements uh our breathing uh our sleep movements uh our breathing uh our sleep movements uh our breathing uh our sleep patterns so it is important we patterns so it is important we patterns so it is important we understand understand understand it uh over the years has been my it uh over the years has been my it uh over the years has been my experience that we need to develop experience that we need to develop experience that we need to develop techniques uh to evaluate the different techniques uh to evaluate the different techniques uh to evaluate the different parts of the body whether it's pulmonary parts of the body whether it's pulmonary parts of the body whether it's pulmonary function for lungs whether it's stress function for lungs whether it's stress function for lungs whether it's stress test for heart or diagnostic test that test for heart or diagnostic test that test for heart or diagnostic test that help us determine what the liver uh the help us determine what the liver uh the help us determine what the liver uh the kidneys are doing uh measurement of kidneys are doing uh measurement of kidneys are doing uh measurement of toxins in the system to look at our uh toxins in the system to look at our uh toxins in the system to look at our uh body's uh load of toxins uh our genetics body's uh load of toxins uh our genetics body's uh load of toxins uh our genetics on how uh our body is handling what on how uh our body is handling what on how uh our body is handling what we're exposed to whether it's uh we're exposed to whether it's uh we're exposed to whether it's uh exogenous toxins or whether it's exogenous toxins or whether it's exogenous toxins or whether it's medications so today uh we're going to medications so today uh we're going to medications so today uh we're going to discuss with Cameron uh the evaluation discuss with Cameron uh the evaluation discuss with Cameron uh the evaluation of the brain uh there's many ways to of the brain uh there's many ways to of the brain uh there's many ways to evaluate the brain uh most commonly we evaluate the brain uh most commonly we evaluate the brain uh most commonly we see people have CAT scans or MRIs the see people have CAT scans or MRIs the see people have CAT scans or MRIs the brain to look at brain structure uh then brain to look at brain structure uh then brain to look at brain structure uh then there's different ways to look at brain there's different ways to look at brain there's different ways to look at brain function and today we're going to talk function and today we're going to talk function and today we're going to talk about brain function evaluation which about brain function evaluation which about brain function evaluation which involves central nervous system involves central nervous system involves central nervous system evaluation uh how good your memory is uh evaluation uh how good your memory is uh evaluation uh how good your memory is uh what it looks like uh in shortterm what it looks like uh in shortterm what it looks like uh in shortterm long-term memory as well as then how to long-term memory as well as then how to long-term memory as well as then how to help repair the brain uh and so Cameron help repair the brain uh and so Cameron help repair the brain uh and so Cameron it is a pleasure to have you today with it is a pleasure to have you today with it is a pleasure to have you today with us Cameron has a Bachelor's of Science us Cameron has a Bachelor's of Science us Cameron has a Bachelor's of Science in in in Psychology uh Psychology uh Psychology uh business and counseling correct and then business and counseling correct and then business and counseling correct and then he also is board certified in neuro he also is board certified in neuro he also is board certified in neuro feedback and it's been my pleasure to feedback and it's been my pleasure to feedback and it's been my pleasure to work with him and also prior to that I work with him and also prior to that I work with him and also prior to that I worked with Cameron's father yeah who's worked with Cameron's father yeah who's worked with Cameron's father yeah who's uh in Fort Worth and as a PHD uh in Fort Worth and as a PHD uh in Fort Worth and as a PHD psychologist uh so it's been a family
Why brain function matters 3:20
psychologist uh so it's been a family psychologist uh so it's been a family thing for you right astion and so could thing for you right astion and so could thing for you right astion and so could you tell us a little bit about your you tell us a little bit about your you tell us a little bit about your background and then exactly what uh background and then exactly what uh background and then exactly what uh neuro Fe feedback is and what it's neuro Fe feedback is and what it's neuro Fe feedback is and what it's useful for and how it can uh help people useful for and how it can uh help people useful for and how it can uh help people to improve their Sleek patterns or to improve their Sleek patterns or to improve their Sleek patterns or different uh functions of the brain that different uh functions of the brain that different uh functions of the brain that they may be struggling with absolutely they may be struggling with absolutely they may be struggling with absolutely so there's a lot to unpack that right so so there's a lot to unpack that right so so there's a lot to unpack that right so we'll start by how I kind of got into we'll start by how I kind of got into we'll start by how I kind of got into the field of neuro feedback and qeg the field of neuro feedback and qeg the field of neuro feedback and qeg assessment so as you alluded to my my assessment so as you alluded to my my assessment so as you alluded to my my father works in the field and he started father works in the field and he started father works in the field and he started working for in neuro feedback while he working for in neuro feedback while he working for in neuro feedback while he was finishing his counseling and Psych was finishing his counseling and Psych was finishing his counseling and Psych ology degrees and was working in mental ology degrees and was working in mental ology degrees and was working in mental healthc care hospitals and he'd come healthc care hospitals and he'd come healthc care hospitals and he'd come home on you know never forget he'd come home on you know never forget he'd come home on you know never forget he'd come home at 10:00 at night be exhausted way home at 10:00 at night be exhausted way home at 10:00 at night be exhausted way more exhausted than when he would come more exhausted than when he would come more exhausted than when he would come home from military service you know to home from military service you know to home from military service you know to spend 23 years in the Marine Corps spend 23 years in the Marine Corps spend 23 years in the Marine Corps retired and then got involved in retired and then got involved in retired and then got involved in counseling and psychology and he would counseling and psychology and he would counseling and psychology and he would complain about how the system was sicker complain about how the system was sicker complain about how the system was sicker than the people that came in to get help than the people that came in to get help than the people that came in to get help and so um I just never forget him and so um I just never forget him and so um I just never forget him expressing that frustration with the expressing that frustration with the expressing that frustration with the fact that he he wants to help people but fact that he he wants to help people but fact that he he wants to help people but doesn't really know how to help people doesn't really know how to help people doesn't really know how to help people and so he started working with Dr Aon um and so he started working with Dr Aon um and so he started working with Dr Aon um in the change Your Brain Change Your in the change Your Brain Change Your in the change Your Brain Change Your Life Book realizing that why is it that Life Book realizing that why is it that Life Book realizing that why is it that psychiatrists are the only doctors in psychiatrists are the only doctors in psychiatrists are the only doctors in the medical industry that don't image the medical industry that don't image the medical industry that don't image the organ they work on and it doesn't the organ they work on and it doesn't the organ they work on and it doesn't make any sense you know if you broke make any sense you know if you broke make any sense you know if you broke your arm and you went into the hospital your arm and you went into the hospital your arm and you went into the hospital and they tried to put a cast on you and they tried to put a cast on you and they tried to put a cast on you without an x-ray you'd say wait we're without an x-ray you'd say wait we're without an x-ray you'd say wait we're skipping a step here but people who go skipping a step here but people who go skipping a step here but people who go into mental health facilities frequently into mental health facilities frequently into mental health facilities frequently don't have their their brain imaged or don't have their their brain imaged or don't have their their brain imaged or or any other organ image to see what's or any other organ image to see what's or any other organ image to see what's going on in terms of biological going on in terms of biological going on in terms of biological processes so long story short my dad processes so long story short my dad processes so long story short my dad started getting EEG equipment so that he started getting EEG equipment so that he started getting EEG equipment so that he could kind of unpack and unravel what could kind of unpack and unravel what could kind of unpack and unravel what are ways to assess the brain to combine are ways to assess the brain to combine are ways to assess the brain to combine with other therapy modalities like with other therapy modalities like with other therapy modalities like counseling or eventually what it led it counseling or eventually what it led it counseling or eventually what it led it into was neuro feedback so my first into was neuro feedback so my first into was neuro feedback so my first experience was his guinea pig in high experience was his guinea pig in high experience was his guinea pig in high school I got hooked up to the EG uh cuz school I got hooked up to the EG uh cuz school I got hooked up to the EG uh cuz my sisters didn't want the gel in their my sisters didn't want the gel in their my sisters didn't want the gel in their hair so I I got to you know I Vol was hair so I I got to you know I Vol was hair so I I got to you know I Vol was volun told right and so uh that was my volun told right and so uh that was my volun told right and so uh that was my first experience you know just with the first experience you know just with the first experience you know just with the hookup process and seeing how the hookup process and seeing how the hookup process and seeing how the technology worked and then I helped him technology worked and then I helped him technology worked and then I helped him you know set up his business just you know set up his business just you know set up his business just putting furniture together and just saw putting furniture together and just saw putting furniture together and just saw him kind of grow from working in the him kind of grow from working in the him kind of grow from working in the mental health care hospitals into you mental health care hospitals into you mental health care hospitals into you know working specifically with patients know working specifically with patients know working specifically with patients using this technology so when I went off using this technology so when I went off using this technology so when I went off to college I I you know went to go do my to college I I you know went to go do my to college I I you know went to go do my own thing I was pre-law um and got the own thing I was pre-law um and got the own thing I was pre-law um and got the opportunity around my junior year of opportunity around my junior year of opportunity around my junior year of high or of college rather to work as an high or of college rather to work as an high or of college rather to work as an intern um while I was finishing on my intern um while I was finishing on my intern um while I was finishing on my psychology degree and so um i' gotten a psychology degree and so um i' gotten a psychology degree and so um i' gotten a call and said somebody was looking for call and said somebody was looking for call and said somebody was looking for some technical help who needed and some technical help who needed and some technical help who needed and somebody to just set up computers and somebody to just set up computers and somebody to just set up computers and printers and all that kind of stuff and printers and all that kind of stuff and printers and all that kind of stuff and so that was my first experience just so that was my first experience just so that was my first experience just working in a clinic and it was with a working in a clinic and it was with a working in a clinic and it was with a social worker it wasn't even with a social worker it wasn't even with a social worker it wasn't even with a medical doctor and what they were medical doctor and what they were medical doctor and what they were working with was specifically biof working with was specifically biof working with was specifically biof feedback teaching people um how to calm feedback teaching people um how to calm feedback teaching people um how to calm their heart rate through different their heart rate through different their heart rate through different breath breath breath exercises um and then also into the exercises um and then also into the exercises um and then also into the introduction into qeg so we kind of introduction into qeg so we kind of introduction into qeg so we kind of alluded to um measuring brain function alluded to um measuring brain function alluded to um measuring brain function and using you know technology to assist and using you know technology to assist and using you know technology to assist in our assessments of brain health and in our assessments of brain health and in our assessments of brain health and what we use is quantitative EEG and what we use is quantitative EEG and what we use is quantitative EEG and quantitative EEG is similar to quantitative EEG is similar to quantitative EEG is similar to neuroquant which is a quantitative MRI neuroquant which is a quantitative MRI neuroquant which is a quantitative MRI where it takes the raw data of an where it takes the raw data of an where it takes the raw data of an electroencephalography and Compares it electroencephalography and Compares it electroencephalography and Compares it to a normative database so that you can to a normative database so that you can to a normative database so that you can see in a comparison to healthy brains see in a comparison to healthy brains see in a comparison to healthy brains what areas of the brain may be uh what areas of the brain may be uh
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what areas of the brain may be uh overactive or underactive in terms of overactive or underactive in terms of overactive or underactive in terms of using too much energy or too little using too much energy or too little using too much energy or too little energy talking too much or talking too energy talking too much or talking too energy talking too much or talking too little or going too fast or going too little or going too fast or going too little or going too fast or going too slow slow slow um and so that was kind of my intro was um and so that was kind of my intro was um and so that was kind of my intro was just getting thrown into it you know just getting thrown into it you know just getting thrown into it you know with my dad being involved in the field with my dad being involved in the field with my dad being involved in the field and then um getting some hands-on and then um getting some hands-on and then um getting some hands-on experience in college and so when I experience in college and so when I experience in college and so when I started working as an intern I was like started working as an intern I was like started working as an intern I was like man this is really cool work people are man this is really cool work people are man this is really cool work people are getting a lot better when they're you getting a lot better when they're you getting a lot better when they're you know training the brain instead of just know training the brain instead of just know training the brain instead of just talking about their issues or just you talking about their issues or just you talking about their issues or just you know taking medication to try to address know taking medication to try to address know taking medication to try to address their mental health symptoms and so I their mental health symptoms and so I their mental health symptoms and so I finished finished my degree in like you finished finished my degree in like you finished finished my degree in like you said psychology counseling and business said psychology counseling and business said psychology counseling and business um and had you know wanted to go on for um and had you know wanted to go on for um and had you know wanted to go on for a higher education but there really a higher education but there really a higher education but there really wasn't anything available to me at the wasn't anything available to me at the wasn't anything available to me at the time so I got my certification and neuro time so I got my certification and neuro time so I got my certification and neuro feedback continued working at the clinic feedback continued working at the clinic feedback continued working at the clinic that I was interning at but was you know that I was interning at but was you know that I was interning at but was you know now the lead neuro feedback technician now the lead neuro feedback technician now the lead neuro feedback technician and then around 2020 was when I got a and then around 2020 was when I got a and then around 2020 was when I got a call from you saying that you were call from you saying that you were call from you saying that you were looking for somebody to you know come on looking for somebody to you know come on looking for somebody to you know come on that to bring neuro feedback into the that to bring neuro feedback into the that to bring neuro feedback into the practice right because you were already practice right because you were already practice right because you were already doing some Q assessments for your doing some Q assessments for your doing some Q assessments for your Hyperbaric patients for those people who Hyperbaric patients for those people who Hyperbaric patients for those people who are coming in either with history of are coming in either with history of are coming in either with history of head injury or um toxicity that was head injury or um toxicity that was head injury or um toxicity that was causing neurological symptoms and you causing neurological symptoms and you causing neurological symptoms and you were already doing those assessments for were already doing those assessments for were already doing those assessments for pre- and post hyperbaric oxygen therapy pre- and post hyperbaric oxygen therapy pre- and post hyperbaric oxygen therapy um but you wanted to add neuro feedback um but you wanted to add neuro feedback um but you wanted to add neuro feedback in right and so what is neuro feedback in right and so what is neuro feedback in right and so what is neuro feedback um neuro feedback I mentioned bio um neuro feedback I mentioned bio um neuro feedback I mentioned bio feedback earlier where biof feedback is feedback earlier where biof feedback is feedback earlier where biof feedback is a process where you measure any a process where you measure any a process where you measure any biological you know measurement so with biological you know measurement so with biological you know measurement so with heart rate galvanic skin response EEG um heart rate galvanic skin response EEG um heart rate galvanic skin response EEG um and you use that measurement and the and you use that measurement and the and you use that measurement and the education of what you're measuring to education of what you're measuring to education of what you're measuring to change the function so the easiest way change the function so the easiest way change the function so the easiest way to think about it is is through heart to think about it is is through heart to think about it is is through heart rate when we when we breathe at a rate when we when we breathe at a rate when we when we breathe at a certain Pace our heart rates will follow certain Pace our heart rates will follow certain Pace our heart rates will follow that breath Pacer and if you measure the that breath Pacer and if you measure the that breath Pacer and if you measure the heart rate and you measure the breath heart rate and you measure the breath heart rate and you measure the breath rate you can actually see it on a screen rate you can actually see it on a screen rate you can actually see it on a screen in front of you ch in front of you ch in front of you ch as you change your heart rate and so as you change your heart rate and so as you change your heart rate and so what neuro feedback does is it's EEG what neuro feedback does is it's EEG what neuro feedback does is it's EEG biof feedback we are informing the brain biof feedback we are informing the brain biof feedback we are informing the brain on what it is doing electrically to try on what it is doing electrically to try on what it is doing electrically to try to encourage a change via operant to encourage a change via operant to encourage a change via operant conditioning through a positive and conditioning through a positive and conditioning through a positive and negative negative negative reinforcement um so the way that looks reinforcement um so the way that looks reinforcement um so the way that looks or the way that works is you've got an or the way that works is you've got an or the way that works is you've got an EEG cap on your head while it's EEG cap on your head while it's EEG cap on your head while it's measuring all the little squiggly brain measuring all the little squiggly brain measuring all the little squiggly brain waves as they're going going on in real waves as they're going going on in real waves as they're going going on in real time and there's a lot of different ways time and there's a lot of different ways time and there's a lot of different ways to you know Montage the EG out uh we use to you know Montage the EG out uh we use to you know Montage the EG out uh we use a 19 Channel zcore Montage which allows a 19 Channel zcore Montage which allows a 19 Channel zcore Montage which allows us to look at deeper structures in the us to look at deeper structures in the us to look at deeper structures in the brain not just the cortical structures brain not just the cortical structures brain not just the cortical structures um and we measure the electrical um and we measure the electrical um and we measure the electrical efficiency in comparison to those efficiency in comparison to those efficiency in comparison to those databases we see what areas are databases we see what areas are databases we see what areas are underactive overactive Etc like I was underactive overactive Etc like I was underactive overactive Etc like I was just explaining and then we retrain the just explaining and then we retrain the just explaining and then we retrain the brain by encouraging it when it's brain by encouraging it when it's brain by encouraging it when it's electrically efficient and by DEH electrically efficient and by DEH electrically efficient and by DEH habituating when it's not so the way habituating when it's not so the way habituating when it's not so the way that looks is you're watching a TV that looks is you're watching a TV that looks is you're watching a TV screen and when the brain is in that screen and when the brain is in that screen and when the brain is in that sweet spot of it's doing what we want it sweet spot of it's doing what we want it sweet spot of it's doing what we want it to do if you know we're working on um to do if you know we're working on um to do if you know we're working on um focusing attention we want the fast wave focusing attention we want the fast wave focusing attention we want the fast wave activity to come out and the slow wave activity to come out and the slow wave activity to come out and the slow wave activity to calm down and when that activity to calm down and when that activity to calm down and when that happens the screen goes bright and the happens the screen goes bright and the happens the screen goes bright and the sound of whatever they're watching goes sound of whatever they're watching goes sound of whatever they're watching goes up and then as that slow wave activity up and then as that slow wave activity up and then as that slow wave activity comes back that is associated with the comes back that is associated with the comes back that is associated with the symptom of symptom of symptom of inattentiveness the screen goes dim and inattentiveness the screen goes dim and inattentiveness the screen goes dim and the sound goes down so through that the sound goes down so through that the sound goes down so through that positive and negative reinforcement the positive and negative reinforcement the positive and negative reinforcement the brain can actually retrain itself how to brain can actually retrain itself how to brain can actually retrain itself how to be more be more be more efficient so that's kind of how why efficient so that's kind of how why efficient so that's kind of how why we're why we introduced it or why you we're why we introduced it or why you we're why we introduced it or why you introduced it rather into your practice introduced it rather into your practice introduced it rather into your practice as another modality of treatment for as another modality of treatment for as another modality of treatment for certain um brain deficiencies as well as certain um brain deficiencies as well as certain um brain deficiencies as well as um the assessment tool of what's going um the assessment tool of what's going um the assessment tool of what's going on and what's changing in people's on and what's changing in people's on and what's changing in people's brains as we go through treatment brains as we go through treatment brains as we go through treatment processes I know that was kind of a a processes I know that was kind of a a processes I know that was kind of a a longwinded how I got into it and what longwinded how I got into it and what longwinded how I got into it and what we're doing with it um but oh that's we're doing with it um but oh that's we're doing with it um but oh that's thanks so much that very good thanks so much that very good thanks so much that very good explanation so basically uh what you're explanation so basically uh what you're explanation so basically uh what you're doing is looking at how to reinforce the doing is looking at how to reinforce the doing is looking at how to reinforce the good parts uh decrease the negative good parts uh decrease the negative good parts uh decrease the negative input in the brain so that the brain input in the brain so that the brain input in the brain so that the brain brain can function and communicate brain can function and communicate brain can function and communicate within within within itself connectivity wise so that it is itself connectivity wise so that it is itself connectivity wise so that it is efficient in its function so you aren't efficient in its function so you aren't efficient in its function so you aren't using extra brain energy but also using extra brain energy but also using extra brain energy but also optimizing the areas that need to be optimizing the areas that need to be optimizing the areas that need to be optimized for optimal brain function and optimized for optimal brain function and optimized for optimal brain function and we see that many different people have we see that many different people have we see that many different people have problems with Focus uh with attention problems with Focus uh with attention problems with Focus uh with attention and one of the things we were talking and one of the things we were talking and one of the things we were talking about earlier was uh people like with about earlier was uh people like with about earlier was uh people like with ADD ADHD focus problems kids ADD ADHD focus problems kids ADD ADHD focus problems kids particularly uh have problems with it particularly uh have problems with it particularly uh have problems with it what's your experience with working with what's your experience with working with what's your experience with working with these type of individuals well ADHD is I
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these type of individuals well ADHD is I these type of individuals well ADHD is I think The Sweet Spot of neuro feedback think The Sweet Spot of neuro feedback think The Sweet Spot of neuro feedback training because of the nature of having training because of the nature of having training because of the nature of having to pay attention in order to get the to pay attention in order to get the to pay attention in order to get the feedback response so first of all in feedback response so first of all in feedback response so first of all in terms of assessment for ADD ADHD you terms of assessment for ADD ADHD you terms of assessment for ADD ADHD you know the the DSM 5 is calling ADHD now know the the DSM 5 is calling ADHD now know the the DSM 5 is calling ADHD now there add is no longer you know in that there add is no longer you know in that there add is no longer you know in that diagnostic category but at the end of diagnostic category but at the end of diagnostic category but at the end of the day we we're really not that the day we we're really not that the day we we're really not that interested in what the categories are interested in what the categories are interested in what the categories are labeled right we we want to see what is labeled right we we want to see what is labeled right we we want to see what is the the the function of a person's you know central function of a person's you know central function of a person's you know central nervous system and why are they not able nervous system and why are they not able nervous system and why are they not able to pay attention we we see that the lack to pay attention we we see that the lack to pay attention we we see that the lack of ability to pay attention as a symptom of ability to pay attention as a symptom of ability to pay attention as a symptom and what's causing that symptom right so and what's causing that symptom right so and what's causing that symptom right so for your your typical inattentive ADHD for your your typical inattentive ADHD for your your typical inattentive ADHD the the brain is stuck in a R wave the the brain is stuck in a R wave the the brain is stuck in a R wave frequency called Theta which is one of frequency called Theta which is one of frequency called Theta which is one of the slower frequencies and it's the slower frequencies and it's the slower frequencies and it's associated with associated with associated with daydreamy you know restful but not daydreamy you know restful but not daydreamy you know restful but not necessarily into necessarily into necessarily into sleep and when we're measuring their EEG sleep and when we're measuring their EEG sleep and when we're measuring their EEG and they're sitting there in a you know and they're sitting there in a you know and they're sitting there in a you know resting state where a normal brain would resting state where a normal brain would resting state where a normal brain would be oscillating at 9 to 10 Hertz theirs be oscillating at 9 to 10 Hertz theirs be oscillating at 9 to 10 Hertz theirs are oscillating somewhere between you are oscillating somewhere between you are oscillating somewhere between you know six to eight Hertz and so there is know six to eight Hertz and so there is know six to eight Hertz and so there is a a a a lack of fastwave activity for them to a lack of fastwave activity for them to a lack of fastwave activity for them to be able to push their attention towards be able to push their attention towards be able to push their attention towards something that they are intending so the something that they are intending so the something that they are intending so the misnomer is that people with ADHD can't misnomer is that people with ADHD can't misnomer is that people with ADHD can't pay attention and that's not necessarily pay attention and that's not necessarily pay attention and that's not necessarily true it's they can't choose what to pay true it's they can't choose what to pay true it's they can't choose what to pay attention too right it's the squirrel attention too right it's the squirrel attention too right it's the squirrel moment right where you just get pulled moment right where you just get pulled moment right where you just get pulled away from whatever it is that you're away from whatever it is that you're away from whatever it is that you're wanting to keep your attention on and so wanting to keep your attention on and so wanting to keep your attention on and so through the assessment process we're through the assessment process we're through the assessment process we're trying to see what are those brain wave trying to see what are those brain wave trying to see what are those brain wave frequencies and ratios looking like is frequencies and ratios looking like is frequencies and ratios looking like is there more Theta activity in a resting there more Theta activity in a resting there more Theta activity in a resting state than Alpha and Beta And if there state than Alpha and Beta And if there state than Alpha and Beta And if there is then that person is going to struggle is then that person is going to struggle is then that person is going to struggle with those symptoms and then let's back with those symptoms and then let's back with those symptoms and then let's back up just a minute so people can up just a minute so people can up just a minute so people can understand what we're talking about understand what we're talking about understand what we're talking about because you have slow waves and then you because you have slow waves and then you because you have slow waves and then you have fast waves right so the slow waves have fast waves right so the slow waves have fast waves right so the slow waves are what you need for what type of are what you need for what type of are what you need for what type of activity and the fast waves or then what activity and the fast waves or then what activity and the fast waves or then what do you need just yeah simp simple ter do you need just yeah simp simple ter do you need just yeah simp simple ter simple terms I'll take a step back and simple terms I'll take a step back and simple terms I'll take a step back and just go go through all of them so the just go go through all of them so the just go go through all of them so the the first when we're talking about waves the first when we're talking about waves the first when we're talking about waves what we're what we're looking at is on what we're what we're looking at is on what we're what we're looking at is on an EEG how often does the signal go up an EEG how often does the signal go up an EEG how often does the signal go up and down within a second and however and down within a second and however and down within a second and however many times it goes up and down within a many times it goes up and down within a many times it goes up and down within a second is that the Hertz or the second is that the Hertz or the second is that the Hertz or the frequency so 1 to four times per second frequency so 1 to four times per second frequency so 1 to four times per second is Delta a Delta wave and it looks is Delta a Delta wave and it looks is Delta a Delta wave and it looks something like that where it's slow and something like that where it's slow and something like that where it's slow and rhythmic and that happens when we get rhythmic and that happens when we get rhythmic and that happens when we get into deep sleep deep restful sleep into deep sleep deep restful sleep into deep sleep deep restful sleep especially um into you know true deep especially um into you know true deep especially um into you know true deep sleep not quite Rim as the the eyes are sleep not quite Rim as the the eyes are sleep not quite Rim as the the eyes are moving rapidly um but when we're getting moving rapidly um but when we're getting moving rapidly um but when we're getting deep restorative sleep our brains get deep restorative sleep our brains get deep restorative sleep our brains get into delta waves now that's that's a into delta waves now that's that's a into delta waves now that's that's a healthy Delta wave we'll see excess healthy Delta wave we'll see excess healthy Delta wave we'll see excess Delta wave activity in aging populations Delta wave activity in aging populations Delta wave activity in aging populations for people who are going through for people who are going through for people who are going through dementia type processes Alzheimer's and dementia type processes Alzheimer's and dementia type processes Alzheimer's and dementias so those are the people that dementias so those are the people that dementias so those are the people that are older that are sleeping all the time are older that are sleeping all the time are older that are sleeping all the time hard to hard to hard to right and when you put an EEG on them right and when you put an EEG on them right and when you put an EEG on them and they're you know they're awake in and they're you know they're awake in and they're you know they're awake in your office but their brains are making your office but their brains are making your office but their brains are making excess Delta activity that's that's excess Delta activity that's that's excess Delta activity that's that's usually no good um and if you think usually no good um and if you think usually no good um and if you think about it just from a physics standpoint about it just from a physics standpoint about it just from a physics standpoint if things are moving slowly right then if things are moving slowly right then if things are moving slowly right then you're not going to be able to to have you're not going to be able to to have you're not going to be able to to have um fast excitatory processes and so when um fast excitatory processes and so when um fast excitatory processes and so when a person's brain is in Delta they're a person's brain is in Delta they're a person's brain is in Delta they're usually resting they're sleeping now usually resting they're sleeping now usually resting they're sleeping now when we see a lack of Delta activity is when we see a lack of Delta activity is when we see a lack of Delta activity is usually evidence that that person has usually evidence that that person has usually evidence that that person has not been getting enough deep restful not been getting enough deep restful not been getting enough deep restful quality sleep so that's 1 to four Herz quality sleep so that's 1 to four Herz quality sleep so that's 1 to four Herz Delta associated with sleep and Delta associated with sleep and Delta associated with sleep and rest 5 to eight Hertz is considered rest 5 to eight Hertz is considered rest 5 to eight Hertz is considered Theta which I mentioned earlier and Theta which I mentioned earlier and Theta which I mentioned earlier and Theta in a healthy brain is associated Theta in a healthy brain is associated Theta in a healthy brain is associated with um with um with um inattentive inattentive inattentive daydreamy not focused in paying daydreamy not focused in paying daydreamy not focused in paying attention or or mindful but internally attention or or mindful but internally attention or or mindful but internally focused so when you meditate itate your focused so when you meditate itate your focused so when you meditate itate your your brain goes into a deep Theta state your brain goes into a deep Theta state your brain goes into a deep Theta state in fact when they do eegs on the Tibetan in fact when they do eegs on the Tibetan in fact when they do eegs on the Tibetan Monks when they go into deep meditation Monks when they go into deep meditation Monks when they go into deep meditation it's incredible how much their brains um it's incredible how much their brains um it's incredible how much their brains um completely go into a Theta State it's completely go into a Theta State it's completely go into a Theta State it's like they're they're not on this planet like they're they're not on this planet like they're they're not on this planet anymore they're completely in their own anymore they're completely in their own anymore they're completely in their own heads um and the experience of the heads um and the experience of the heads um and the experience of the meditator would tell you that that that meditator would tell you that that that meditator would tell you that that that makes sense um we see that again excess makes sense um we see that again excess makes sense um we see that again excess Theta activity though in people who had Theta activity though in people who had Theta activity though in people who had history of head injury or have had a history of head injury or have had a history of head injury or have had a recent concussion and the the thought is recent concussion and the the thought is recent concussion and the the thought is that as the brain is injured it goes that as the brain is injured it goes that as the brain is injured it goes into those slow wave functions for into those slow wave functions for into those slow wave functions for healing resting and repairing and so healing resting and repairing and so healing resting and repairing and so when you have a hit to the Head um often when you have a hit to the Head um often when you have a hit to the Head um often times the brain will get stuck in a times the brain will get stuck in a times the brain will get stuck in a Theta State uh where you're inattentive Theta State uh where you're inattentive Theta State uh where you're inattentive and you know daydreamy not really and you know daydreamy not really and you know daydreamy not really focused on what's going on around you focused on what's going on around you focused on what's going on around you but more internally focused a red a but more internally focused a red a but more internally focused a red a reduction in Theta can often times um be reduction in Theta can often times um be reduction in Theta can often times um be seen as is uh you restlessness you know seen as is uh you restlessness you know seen as is uh you restlessness you know you're not able to get into those you're not able to get into those you're not able to get into those meditative um calm relaxed States um 9 meditative um calm relaxed States um 9 meditative um calm relaxed States um 9 to 12 Hertz the next frequency range is to 12 Hertz the next frequency range is to 12 Hertz the next frequency range is Alpha and it's called Alpha because when Alpha and it's called Alpha because when Alpha and it's called Alpha because when they first started putting eegs on they first started putting eegs on they first started putting eegs on people's heads that was the first brain people's heads that was the first brain people's heads that was the first brain wave frequency that was picked up and wave frequency that was picked up and wave frequency that was picked up and Alpha is kind of the gatekeeper between Alpha is kind of the gatekeeper between Alpha is kind of the gatekeeper between focus and concentration and rest and focus and concentration and rest and focus and concentration and rest and relaxation so it it's like neutral in relaxation so it it's like neutral in relaxation so it it's like neutral in your car if you can't idle an alpha your car if you can't idle an alpha your car if you can't idle an alpha you're going to have a hard time you're going to have a hard time you're going to have a hard time speeding up or slowing down we see too speeding up or slowing down we see too speeding up or slowing down we see too much Alpha especially in the frontal much Alpha especially in the frontal much Alpha especially in the frontal loes with adults it can be indicative of loes with adults it can be indicative of loes with adults it can be indicative of depression symptoms um where the the
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depression symptoms um where the the depression symptoms um where the the executive functioning Network and that executive functioning Network and that executive functioning Network and that frontal lobe you know functions are frontal lobe you know functions are frontal lobe you know functions are idling too much um can be an issue and a idling too much um can be an issue and a idling too much um can be an issue and a reduction of alpha can be similar to the reduction of alpha can be similar to the reduction of alpha can be similar to the same thing as a reduction in Theta where same thing as a reduction in Theta where same thing as a reduction in Theta where you've got you know the inability to to you've got you know the inability to to you've got you know the inability to to be focused and relaxed reled and then as be focused and relaxed reled and then as be focused and relaxed reled and then as we move on in frequencies we get into we move on in frequencies we get into we move on in frequencies we get into the different beta ranges and the reason the different beta ranges and the reason the different beta ranges and the reason why I say beta ranges is because beta is why I say beta ranges is because beta is why I say beta ranges is because beta is the brain in action so the first range the brain in action so the first range the brain in action so the first range is that 12 to 15 Hertz where we see that is that 12 to 15 Hertz where we see that is that 12 to 15 Hertz where we see that especially over the the sensor motor especially over the the sensor motor especially over the the sensor motor Rhythm the SMR um frequency which is Rhythm the SMR um frequency which is Rhythm the SMR um frequency which is awake alert and ready for action so if awake alert and ready for action so if awake alert and ready for action so if you imagine like your short stop who's you imagine like your short stop who's you imagine like your short stop who's still but as soon as that Ball's hit still but as soon as that Ball's hit still but as soon as that Ball's hit they're going to react to it and they're they're going to react to it and they're they're going to react to it and they're ready to move their brains are resting ready to move their brains are resting ready to move their brains are resting in a little bit faster State than what in a little bit faster State than what in a little bit faster State than what we are just sitting here right we see a we are just sitting here right we see a we are just sitting here right we see a lot of uh different things pop up in lot of uh different things pop up in lot of uh different things pop up in beta especially you know when I first beta especially you know when I first beta especially you know when I first started working for you we noticed that started working for you we noticed that started working for you we noticed that a lot of those people who were dealing a lot of those people who were dealing a lot of those people who were dealing with mold toxicity had this interesting with mold toxicity had this interesting with mold toxicity had this interesting pattern of high beta activity you know pattern of high beta activity you know pattern of high beta activity you know right on the on the top of the the skull right on the on the top of the the skull right on the on the top of the the skull and as we did our research we realized and as we did our research we realized and as we did our research we realized that that's actually an inflam in that that's actually an inflam in that that's actually an inflam in inflammation biomarker um and so inflammation biomarker um and so inflammation biomarker um and so we started to see that that inflammation we started to see that that inflammation we started to see that that inflammation biomarker went down when people were biomarker went down when people were biomarker went down when people were being treated with Hyperbaric which was being treated with Hyperbaric which was being treated with Hyperbaric which was correct really interesting we can talk correct really interesting we can talk correct really interesting we can talk about that in a minute but so beta is about that in a minute but so beta is about that in a minute but so beta is the brain in action right uh and the the brain in action right uh and the the brain in action right uh and the faster you get uh the more um energy faster you get uh the more um energy faster you get uh the more um energy that's being spent as the the the fast that's being spent as the the the fast that's being spent as the the the fast frequencies use a lot of energy even frequencies use a lot of energy even frequencies use a lot of energy even though they're small in in terms of um though they're small in in terms of um though they're small in in terms of um their their their voltage um so healthy beta brain voltage um so healthy beta brain voltage um so healthy beta brain function uh in terms of processing function uh in terms of processing function uh in terms of processing information you know learning um doing information you know learning um doing information you know learning um doing any sort of high order thinking if you any sort of high order thinking if you any sort of high order thinking if you have too much beta it can be indicative have too much beta it can be indicative have too much beta it can be indicative of anxiety or or stress the over of anxiety or or stress the over of anxiety or or stress the over rumination of the brain or rumination of the brain or rumination of the brain or hypervigilance and then a reduction of hypervigilance and then a reduction of hypervigilance and then a reduction of beta um is similar to an excess of theta beta um is similar to an excess of theta beta um is similar to an excess of theta where you don't really have all of the where you don't really have all of the where you don't really have all of the energy necessary for you know all to energy necessary for you know all to energy necessary for you know all to have all your mental faculties about you have all your mental faculties about you have all your mental faculties about you so so um if you have a reduction in beta so so um if you have a reduction in beta so so um if you have a reduction in beta you're going to find it hard to focus you're going to find it hard to focus you're going to find it hard to focus and concentrate to learn new things to and concentrate to learn new things to and concentrate to learn new things to um have areas of the brain connect that um have areas of the brain connect that um have areas of the brain connect that you know don't normally connect that you you know don't normally connect that you you know don't normally connect that you need to connect in terms of learning need to connect in terms of learning need to connect in terms of learning right and so for our ADHD population right and so for our ADHD population right and so for our ADHD population that we alluded to we see excess Theta that we alluded to we see excess Theta that we alluded to we see excess Theta and reduced beta and we look at that and reduced beta and we look at that and reduced beta and we look at that ratio of what the Theta to Beta looks ratio of what the Theta to Beta looks ratio of what the Theta to Beta looks like if a person is complaining about like if a person is complaining about like if a person is complaining about those symptoms I can't focus I can't those symptoms I can't focus I can't those symptoms I can't focus I can't concentrate I'm having a hard time I concentrate I'm having a hard time I concentrate I'm having a hard time I feel like I've got brain fog all the feel like I've got brain fog all the feel like I've got brain fog all the time and we've obviously we you know time and we've obviously we you know time and we've obviously we you know done all the all the panels of what done all the all the panels of what done all the all the panels of what could be causing these symptoms and at could be causing these symptoms and at could be causing these symptoms and at the end there's nothing that we see so the end there's nothing that we see so the end there's nothing that we see so it you know but they've got a genetic it you know but they've got a genetic it you know but they've got a genetic history mom and dad have a hard time history mom and dad have a hard time history mom and dad have a hard time focusing paying attention you know focusing paying attention you know focusing paying attention you know they've been diagnosed with ADHD and they've been diagnosed with ADHD and they've been diagnosed with ADHD and been put on ADHD medication at at times been put on ADHD medication at at times been put on ADHD medication at at times before but you know it'll work for a before but you know it'll work for a before but you know it'll work for a little bit and then it stopped working little bit and then it stopped working little bit and then it stopped working and so a lot of adults who were you know and so a lot of adults who were you know and so a lot of adults who were you know given the ADHD label and have been given the ADHD label and have been given the ADHD label and have been dealing with medication on and off often dealing with medication on and off often dealing with medication on and off often times find that the meds aren't doing times find that the meds aren't doing times find that the meds aren't doing their job as they were at the beginning their job as they were at the beginning their job as they were at the beginning and so um if they've got these and so um if they've got these and so um if they've got these biomarkers that we can track and then biomarkers that we can track and then biomarkers that we can track and then train we can address those symptoms train we can address those symptoms train we can address those symptoms through retraining the brain so my my through retraining the brain so my my through retraining the brain so my my job when I'm working with folks like job when I'm working with folks like job when I'm working with folks like that I'm really I'm a trainer I'm that I'm really I'm a trainer I'm that I'm really I'm a trainer I'm showing them what their brain is doing I showing them what their brain is doing I showing them what their brain is doing I am informing them on tips and Tech am informing them on tips and Tech am informing them on tips and Tech techniques and tricks in order to bring techniques and tricks in order to bring techniques and tricks in order to bring their focus to the Forefront of their their focus to the Forefront of their their focus to the Forefront of their attention and then the feedback process attention and then the feedback process attention and then the feedback process of of using the EEG to inform the person of of using the EEG to inform the person of of using the EEG to inform the person that yes you're on it you're you're that yes you're on it you're you're that yes you're on it you're you're focused or you're attended um allows focused or you're attended um allows focused or you're attended um allows them to go through that training process them to go through that training process them to go through that training process in the same way that you would go to the in the same way that you would go to the in the same way that you would go to the gym and lift weights until your muscles gym and lift weights until your muscles gym and lift weights until your muscles get bigger right it's the person sitting get bigger right it's the person sitting get bigger right it's the person sitting in the chair who's doing the work in the chair who's doing the work in the chair who's doing the work themselves in order to retrain their themselves in order to retrain their themselves in order to retrain their brain based on the biomarkers that we brain based on the biomarkers that we brain based on the biomarkers that we measure that correlate to those some measure that correlate to those some measure that correlate to those some symptoms that they're you know they're symptoms that they're you know they're symptoms that they're you know they're dealing with so that kind of gives you a dealing with so that kind of gives you a dealing with so that kind of gives you a brief explanation of the brain wave brief explanation of the brain wave brief explanation of the brain wave frequencies and how they're important frequencies and how they're important frequencies and how they're important both in in terms of a healthy brain and both in in terms of a healthy brain and both in in terms of a healthy brain and also what we expect to see in people who also what we expect to see in people who also what we expect to see in people who are dealing with are dealing with are dealing with symptoms and so the qeg assessment helps symptoms and so the qeg assessment helps symptoms and so the qeg assessment helps us to analyze and find those areas of us to analyze and find those areas of us to analyze and find those areas of deficit and then the neuro feedback deficit and then the neuro feedback deficit and then the neuro feedback process allows us to use those process allows us to use those process allows us to use those measurements to then retrain the brain measurements to then retrain the brain measurements to then retrain the brain um to address um to address um to address symptoms excellent explanation thank you symptoms excellent explanation thank you symptoms excellent explanation thank you so much uh it is important as we go so much uh it is important as we go so much uh it is important as we go through and evaluate uh patients with
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through and evaluate uh patients with through and evaluate uh patients with chronic type problems of you as you have chronic type problems of you as you have chronic type problems of you as you have been describing that we understand what been describing that we understand what been describing that we understand what the brain is doing uh the brain is the the brain is doing uh the brain is the the brain is doing uh the brain is the control mechanism if the brain's not control mechanism if the brain's not control mechanism if the brain's not functioning right then it's hard for the functioning right then it's hard for the functioning right then it's hard for the person to feel good and to function well person to feel good and to function well person to feel good and to function well in the environment and in the environment and in the environment and as you pointed out anxiety is is a big as you pointed out anxiety is is a big as you pointed out anxiety is is a big issue today uh and it's part of what issue today uh and it's part of what issue today uh and it's part of what could be could be could be ADHD it can be just part of our constant ADHD it can be just part of our constant ADHD it can be just part of our constant exposure to stressful situations in our exposure to stressful situations in our exposure to stressful situations in our daily living with all the input we have daily living with all the input we have daily living with all the input we have from social media from people around us from social media from people around us from social media from people around us from stressful from stressful from stressful situations uh so that that plays a part situations uh so that that plays a part situations uh so that that plays a part in trying to help people feel better uh in trying to help people feel better uh in trying to help people feel better uh to cope with their environment uh at to cope with their environment uh at to cope with their environment uh at Environ at the Johnson Medical Environ at the Johnson Medical Environ at the Johnson Medical Associates we see there are many Associates we see there are many Associates we see there are many environmental factors that affect the environmental factors that affect the environmental factors that affect the person's individual function and it can person's individual function and it can person's individual function and it can be Foods it can be the environment be Foods it can be the environment be Foods it can be the environment around you which is pollums does mold around you which is pollums does mold around you which is pollums does mold exposure it can be indoor mold exposure exposure it can be indoor mold exposure exposure it can be indoor mold exposure toxins as you talked about which affects toxins as you talked about which affects toxins as you talked about which affects the brain and it can be prior head the brain and it can be prior head the brain and it can be prior head injuries and this is one of the things injuries and this is one of the things injuries and this is one of the things we see fairly frequently if you do not we see fairly frequently if you do not we see fairly frequently if you do not take a full history and ask them about take a full history and ask them about take a full history and ask them about prior head injuries uh it does not show prior head injuries uh it does not show prior head injuries uh it does not show up but it it's picked up very easily up but it it's picked up very easily up but it it's picked up very easily with a with a with a qeg and we see people that have fallen qeg and we see people that have fallen qeg and we see people that have fallen as kids uh were dropped as babies even as kids uh were dropped as babies even as kids uh were dropped as babies even uh Sports uh injuries uh people that uh Sports uh injuries uh people that uh Sports uh injuries uh people that play soccer that head the ball play soccer that head the ball play soccer that head the ball frequently yeah they don't think about frequently yeah they don't think about frequently yeah they don't think about it do they they don't think about those it do they they don't think about those it do they they don't think about those head injuries no they don't but they do head injuries no they don't but they do head injuries no they don't but they do show up and it what is significant when show up and it what is significant when show up and it what is significant when we running qeg so if people are having we running qeg so if people are having we running qeg so if people are having cognitive function or cognitive function or cognitive function or dysfunction uh trouble with focus with dysfunction uh trouble with focus with dysfunction uh trouble with focus with concentration headaches uh Sleek concentration headaches uh Sleek concentration headaches uh Sleek problems uh it qeg is very very helpful problems uh it qeg is very very helpful problems uh it qeg is very very helpful in defining what actually is going on in defining what actually is going on in defining what actually is going on and then a definitive treatment can be and then a definitive treatment can be and then a definitive treatment can be uh formulated for them whether it's uh uh formulated for them whether it's uh uh formulated for them whether it's uh neural feedback uh what we have found uh neural feedback uh what we have found uh neural feedback uh what we have found uh in doing our studies with and in in doing our studies with and in in doing our studies with and in conjunction with conjunction with conjunction with Hyperbaric uh is that you were telling Hyperbaric uh is that you were telling Hyperbaric uh is that you were telling me the response that the patients have me the response that the patients have me the response that the patients have if they're doing Hyperbaric with neural if they're doing Hyperbaric with neural if they're doing Hyperbaric with neural feedback is much more rapid uh they're feedback is much more rapid uh they're feedback is much more rapid uh they're definitely synergistic yeah there definitely synergistic yeah there definitely synergistic yeah there there's no doubt about it where there's no doubt about it where there's no doubt about it where when I first started working for Dr when I first started working for Dr when I first started working for Dr Johnson I I had worked at a a clinic Johnson I I had worked at a a clinic Johnson I I had worked at a a clinic previously that just did neuro feedback previously that just did neuro feedback previously that just did neuro feedback and biof feedback and um so I had some and biof feedback and um so I had some and biof feedback and um so I had some experience on and what I expected for experience on and what I expected for experience on and what I expected for response time for people you know when response time for people you know when response time for people you know when we're doing neuro feedback training and we're doing neuro feedback training and we're doing neuro feedback training and I started getting a handful of patients I started getting a handful of patients I started getting a handful of patients who had already completed 20 to 40 hours who had already completed 20 to 40 hours who had already completed 20 to 40 hours of Hyperbaric and they were doing 5 to of Hyperbaric and they were doing 5 to of Hyperbaric and they were doing 5 to 10 sessions in Nur feedback before they 10 sessions in Nur feedback before they 10 sessions in Nur feedback before they would go off to school or whatnot you would go off to school or whatnot you would go off to school or whatnot you know we had a lot of college students know we had a lot of college students know we had a lot of college students that come in because dorm rooms are that come in because dorm rooms are that come in because dorm rooms are notorious moldy and uh yeah we saw them notorious moldy and uh yeah we saw them notorious moldy and uh yeah we saw them train really really well and really train really really well and really train really really well and really quickly um towards we call it toward z z quickly um towards we call it toward z z quickly um towards we call it toward z z equals zero because we're looking at equals zero because we're looking at equals zero because we're looking at standard deviations we always want those standard deviations we always want those standard deviations we always want those um most deviant measurements to work um most deviant measurements to work um most deviant measurements to work their way towards the norm and I was their way towards the norm and I was their way towards the norm and I was noticing that yeah after people were noticing that yeah after people were noticing that yeah after people were doing hyperbaric oxygen that movement doing hyperbaric oxygen that movement doing hyperbaric oxygen that movement towards the norm was happening at an towards the norm was happening at an towards the norm was happening at an accelerated Pace you know and after accelerated Pace you know and after accelerated Pace you know and after doing some research into Hyperbaric that doing some research into Hyperbaric that doing some research into Hyperbaric that makes a ton of sense because well you makes a ton of sense because well you makes a ton of sense because well you get a lot of accelerated Paces with the get a lot of accelerated Paces with the get a lot of accelerated Paces with the hyperbaric oxygen particularly in the hyperbaric oxygen particularly in the hyperbaric oxygen particularly in the way that it affects cellular function way that it affects cellular function way that it affects cellular function and at the end of the day you know when and at the end of the day you know when and at the end of the day you know when we're when we're encouraging certain we're when we're encouraging certain we're when we're encouraging certain brain function those things are brain function those things are brain function those things are happening at the cellular level and so happening at the cellular level and so happening at the cellular level and so if you can you know increase cell if you can you know increase cell if you can you know increase cell function by eating well sleeping right function by eating well sleeping right function by eating well sleeping right and getting good exercise or doing other and getting good exercise or doing other and getting good exercise or doing other you know treatment mod ities like you know treatment mod ities like you know treatment mod ities like Hyperbaric then the system is going to Hyperbaric then the system is going to Hyperbaric then the system is going to work a whole lot better and I wanted to work a whole lot better and I wanted to work a whole lot better and I wanted to mention you mention you mention you know as you were know as you were know as you were explaining you know different things explaining you know different things explaining you know different things that we've used before with with head that we've used before with with head that we've used before with with head injury injury injury um oftentimes as I'm training people um oftentimes as I'm training people um oftentimes as I'm training people using these Technologies I'm also using these Technologies I'm also using these Technologies I'm also teaching them teaching them about their teaching them teaching them about their teaching them teaching them about their own the the things that we do on our own the the things that we do on our own the the things that we do on our everyday life that affect our brain everyday life that affect our brain everyday life that affect our brain function and our physical Health which function and our physical Health which function and our physical Health which are these three diet sleep and exercise are these three diet sleep and exercise are these three diet sleep and exercise and it's incredible how many people come and it's incredible how many people come and it's incredible how many people come to us and are complaining about symptoms to us and are complaining about symptoms to us and are complaining about symptoms and no one has ever talked to them about and no one has ever talked to them about and no one has ever talked to them about those three things they don't talk to those three things they don't talk to those three things they don't talk to about what they're putting in their body about what they're putting in their body about what they're putting in their body and what they're eating people don't ask and what they're eating people don't ask and what they're eating people don't ask enough questions about sleep and sleep enough questions about sleep and sleep enough questions about sleep and sleep hygiene you know you mentioned about how hygiene you know you mentioned about how hygiene you know you mentioned about how much of our environment can affect our much of our environment can affect our much of our environment can affect our our brain function and our health so our brain function and our health so our brain function and our health so much of the EnV of the environmental much of the EnV of the environmental much of the EnV of the environmental issues are self-administered you know we issues are self-administered you know we issues are self-administered you know we have our phone's on too long at night we have our phone's on too long at night we have our phone's on too long at night we stay up watching TV for far too long now stay up watching TV for far too long now stay up watching TV for far too long now we don't drink enough water we drink too we don't drink enough water we drink too we don't drink enough water we drink too much sugary beverages you know we all much sugary beverages you know we all much sugary beverages you know we all like to put you know tons of sugar and like to put you know tons of sugar and like to put you know tons of sugar and milk into our coffee in the morning milk into our coffee in the morning milk into our coffee in the morning we're highly caffeinated which is not we're highly caffeinated which is not we're highly caffeinated which is not necessarily a problem but if you're not necessarily a problem but if you're not necessarily a problem but if you're not sleeping and you're using caffeine to sleeping and you're using caffeine to sleeping and you're using caffeine to get your focus in the day you're working get your focus in the day you're working get your focus in the day you're working up a creek without a paddle the best
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up a creek without a paddle the best up a creek without a paddle the best thing you can do for focus is get good thing you can do for focus is get good thing you can do for focus is get good sleep and when people are oh I sleep sleep and when people are oh I sleep sleep and when people are oh I sleep eight hours a day you're like what time eight hours a day you're like what time eight hours a day you're like what time are you sleeping for 8 hours from 4:00 are you sleeping for 8 hours from 4:00 are you sleeping for 8 hours from 4:00 a.m. to noon it's like that's not good a.m. to noon it's like that's not good a.m. to noon it's like that's not good sleep yeah you may be getting 8 hours sleep yeah you may be getting 8 hours sleep yeah you may be getting 8 hours but you want to sleep when the sun is but you want to sleep when the sun is but you want to sleep when the sun is down is so much of our hormone system down is so much of our hormone system down is so much of our hormone system and the way that our brains and bodies and the way that our brains and bodies and the way that our brains and bodies function is based on what this what's function is based on what this what's function is based on what this what's going up in the sky and so if you're going up in the sky and so if you're going up in the sky and so if you're avoiding the first early morning avoiding the first early morning avoiding the first early morning sunlight and then you're like well I sunlight and then you're like well I sunlight and then you're like well I can't focus it's like well try being up can't focus it's like well try being up can't focus it's like well try being up when the Sun is up right and so a lot of when the Sun is up right and so a lot of when the Sun is up right and so a lot of what we try to do you know and one of what we try to do you know and one of what we try to do you know and one of the reasons why I was was so excited to the reasons why I was was so excited to the reasons why I was was so excited to start working with you a few years ago start working with you a few years ago start working with you a few years ago was the idea of actual true functional was the idea of actual true functional was the idea of actual true functional medicine and holistic care right where medicine and holistic care right where medicine and holistic care right where we're not just looking at one test and we're not just looking at one test and we're not just looking at one test and we're not just looking at one thing but we're not just looking at one thing but we're not just looking at one thing but taking into consideration not only an taking into consideration not only an taking into consideration not only an extensive history but also explaining and and teaching people also explaining and and teaching people what they can be doing on their own so what they can be doing on their own so what they can be doing on their own so they're not just looking to you the dock they're not just looking to you the dock they're not just looking to you the dock to fix them right to fix them right to fix them right exactly uh so many patients I see come exactly uh so many patients I see come exactly uh so many patients I see come in and say well this medicine's not in and say well this medicine's not in and say well this medicine's not working that medicine's not working well working that medicine's not working well working that medicine's not working well it's not a medicine that's causing the it's not a medicine that's causing the it's not a medicine that's causing the problem and the medicine is only trying problem and the medicine is only trying problem and the medicine is only trying to alter some sort of function in her to alter some sort of function in her to alter some sort of function in her body right medicines are important don't body right medicines are important don't body right medicines are important don't get me wrong they they really help a lot get me wrong they they really help a lot get me wrong they they really help a lot of things but when we're trying to look of things but when we're trying to look of things but when we're trying to look at Optimal Health how to take care at Optimal Health how to take care at Optimal Health how to take care yourself and how to fix a lot of these yourself and how to fix a lot of these yourself and how to fix a lot of these chronic ongoing problems you have to chronic ongoing problems you have to chronic ongoing problems you have to look look at underlying factors and one look look at underlying factors and one look look at underlying factors and one of them like you say is sleep and you of them like you say is sleep and you of them like you say is sleep and you have to have good sleep for your brain have to have good sleep for your brain have to have good sleep for your brain to function well and the rest well and I to function well and the rest well and I to function well and the rest well and I see people coming in all the time saying see people coming in all the time saying see people coming in all the time saying they're they're they're fatigued and they've never had a sleep fatigued and they've never had a sleep fatigued and they've never had a sleep study done or monitoring overnight study done or monitoring overnight study done or monitoring overnight whether they are hypoxic there's a whether they are hypoxic there's a whether they are hypoxic there's a simple device that I give my patients simple device that I give my patients simple device that I give my patients that fits on your finger measures your that fits on your finger measures your that fits on your finger measures your oxygen saturation people are much more oxygen saturation people are much more oxygen saturation people are much more familiar with them since covid because familiar with them since covid because familiar with them since covid because everybody has an oximeter uh I have them everybody has an oximeter uh I have them everybody has an oximeter uh I have them in the office where they monitor in the office where they monitor in the office where they monitor overnight your oxygen saturation and I'm overnight your oxygen saturation and I'm overnight your oxygen saturation and I'm surprised that the number of people that surprised that the number of people that surprised that the number of people that desaturate during the night they have desaturate during the night they have desaturate during the night they have apnea type episodes if you have those apnea type episodes if you have those apnea type episodes if you have those episodes you do not sleep well you do episodes you do not sleep well you do episodes you do not sleep well you do not get restful sleep uh so that's an not get restful sleep uh so that's an not get restful sleep uh so that's an important issue so Cameron and I work important issue so Cameron and I work important issue so Cameron and I work together uh to help people improve their together uh to help people improve their together uh to help people improve their overall health Health their brain overall health Health their brain overall health Health their brain function and in order to do that as you function and in order to do that as you function and in order to do that as you were explaining you have to have a good were explaining you have to have a good were explaining you have to have a good diet uh people that have food diet uh people that have food diet uh people that have food reactions uh causes brain dysfunction it reactions uh causes brain dysfunction it reactions uh causes brain dysfunction it also causes stimulation one of the old also causes stimulation one of the old also causes stimulation one of the old old techniques to measure food reaction old techniques to measure food reaction old techniques to measure food reaction was to eat one food at a was to eat one food at a was to eat one food at a time and measure your pulse before and time and measure your pulse before and time and measure your pulse before and after eating those Foods if your pulse after eating those Foods if your pulse after eating those Foods if your pulse increased 10 to 15 times a minute more a increased 10 to 15 times a minute more a increased 10 to 15 times a minute more a minute from before to after eating that minute from before to after eating that minute from before to after eating that was a stimulatory food to you and would was a stimulatory food to you and would was a stimulatory food to you and would be implied that maybe obing that food be implied that maybe obing that food be implied that maybe obing that food would help decrease your anxiety help would help decrease your anxiety help would help decrease your anxiety help your your your focus and from that point people work focus and from that point people work focus and from that point people work then forward now we do different blood then forward now we do different blood then forward now we do different blood test to help Define food sensitivities test to help Define food sensitivities test to help Define food sensitivities we do skin tests to define it and then we do skin tests to define it and then we do skin tests to define it and then we put people on healthy diets omitting we put people on healthy diets omitting we put people on healthy diets omitting the foods that they're reactive to or the foods that they're reactive to or the foods that they're reactive to or stimulatory to to help with this to calm stimulatory to to help with this to calm stimulatory to to help with this to calm their brain down we see that a lot with their brain down we see that a lot with their brain down we see that a lot with hyperactive kids uh that different foods hyperactive kids uh that different foods hyperactive kids uh that different foods will affect them we see it with adults will affect them we see it with adults will affect them we see it with adults uh frequently we see people that uh frequently we see people that uh frequently we see people that are dairy are dairy are dairy intolerant uh people that are gluten intolerant uh people that are gluten intolerant uh people that are gluten intolerant and then people that react to intolerant and then people that react to intolerant and then people that react to different spices like garlic and onion different spices like garlic and onion different spices like garlic and onion uh often times cause problems with uh often times cause problems with uh often times cause problems with people uh so as we work people uh so as we work people uh so as we work together if people are having problems together if people are having problems together if people are having problems we look at diet uh Cameron then works we look at diet uh Cameron then works we look at diet uh Cameron then works with them with helping to normalize with them with helping to normalize with them with helping to normalize their brain function through the neuro their brain function through the neuro their brain function through the neuro feedback and then there are some other feedback and then there are some other feedback and then there are some other techniques that you use techniques that you use techniques that you use also there's also there's also there's the um different devices that work with the um different devices that work with the um different devices that work with with the Vegas nerve different devices with the Vegas nerve different devices with the Vegas nerve different devices that work with the alpha waves yep uh that work with the alpha waves yep uh that work with the alpha waves yep uh can you explain some of what those can you explain some of what those can you explain some of what those devices are there's even light devices devices are there's even light devices devices are there's even light devices right yeah yeah the light devices yeah right yeah yeah the light devices yeah right yeah yeah the light devices yeah they're cool so we we break down they're cool so we we break down they're cool so we we break down um different techniques so we got neuro um different techniques so we got neuro um different techniques so we got neuro feedback and biof feedback as training feedback and biof feedback as training feedback and biof feedback as training techniques and then we've got what we techniques and then we've got what we techniques and then we've got what we call neuromodulation which is anything call neuromodulation which is anything call neuromodulation which is anything that is going to encourage the brain to that is going to encourage the brain to that is going to encourage the brain to do something different or the or the do something different or the or the do something different or the or the central nervous system to do something central nervous system to do something central nervous system to do something different than what it's doing you know different than what it's doing you know different than what it's doing you know before using before using before using stimulation anywhere from small stimulation anywhere from small stimulation anywhere from small electrical pulses using transcranial electrical pulses using transcranial electrical pulses using transcranial alternating current uh system or or
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alternating current uh system or or alternating current uh system or or stimulation a trans cranial direct stimulation a trans cranial direct stimulation a trans cranial direct current stimulation pink noise and current stimulation pink noise and current stimulation pink noise and random noise which have an influence on random noise which have an influence on random noise which have an influence on the way that the the brain responds to the way that the the brain responds to the way that the the brain responds to that you know used to like even 10 15 that you know used to like even 10 15 that you know used to like even 10 15 years ago we thought hitting the brain years ago we thought hitting the brain years ago we thought hitting the brain with random noise confuses it with random noise confuses it with random noise confuses it what we realize now is that the brain is what we realize now is that the brain is what we realize now is that the brain is the most random noise generator in the the most random noise generator in the the most random noise generator in the known universe our brains are more known universe our brains are more known universe our brains are more complex than what we understand complex than what we understand complex than what we understand universes as like Star systems are so universes as like Star systems are so universes as like Star systems are so it's it's way bigger than what we expect it's it's way bigger than what we expect it's it's way bigger than what we expect it to be um and so the way it responds it to be um and so the way it responds it to be um and so the way it responds in modulation often times is it actually in modulation often times is it actually in modulation often times is it actually will reset itself when it's given random will reset itself when it's given random will reset itself when it's given random noises to play with or or different noises to play with or or different noises to play with or or different types of random noise stimulations so types of random noise stimulations so types of random noise stimulations so there's white noise you know what we there's white noise you know what we there's white noise you know what we know as background noise that's just know as background noise that's just know as background noise that's just really truly random pink noise which is really truly random pink noise which is really truly random pink noise which is an inverse solution of a random noise an inverse solution of a random noise an inverse solution of a random noise generator that causes the brain to um generator that causes the brain to um generator that causes the brain to um reset in a way it's a very uh broad reset in a way it's a very uh broad reset in a way it's a very uh broad description of what what what's description of what what what's description of what what what's happening in that and then a little less happening in that and then a little less happening in that and then a little less intense stimulations in the electrical intense stimulations in the electrical intense stimulations in the electrical side of things as a PF so we we work side of things as a PF so we we work side of things as a PF so we we work with uh some practitioners that use the with uh some practitioners that use the with uh some practitioners that use the large magnetic coils um like Dr Miller large magnetic coils um like Dr Miller large magnetic coils um like Dr Miller um using the mer the magnetic U um using the mer the magnetic U um using the mer the magnetic U resonance therapy um we have pemf in our resonance therapy um we have pemf in our resonance therapy um we have pemf in our office pulsed electromagnetic field office pulsed electromagnetic field office pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation which uses coils to create a stimulation which uses coils to create a stimulation which uses coils to create a a very small about 5V um magnetic a very small about 5V um magnetic a very small about 5V um magnetic frequency um field that will increase frequency um field that will increase frequency um field that will increase blood flow so when you put a a coil of blood flow so when you put a a coil of blood flow so when you put a a coil of pemf you know on a shoulder knee head pemf you know on a shoulder knee head pemf you know on a shoulder knee head anywhere it's going to increase blood anywhere it's going to increase blood anywhere it's going to increase blood flow in that area you're going to have flow in that area you're going to have flow in that area you're going to have an activation of gel cells which are all an activation of gel cells which are all an activation of gel cells which are all the non- neuronal cells within the the non- neuronal cells within the the non- neuronal cells within the central nervous system all the central nervous system all the central nervous system all the supporting figures and and then you can supporting figures and and then you can supporting figures and and then you can modulate to stimulate at certain modulate to stimulate at certain modulate to stimulate at certain frequencies and because the brain is an frequencies and because the brain is an frequencies and because the brain is an energy efficient organ which is both to energy efficient organ which is both to energy efficient organ which is both to our benefit and demise part of the our benefit and demise part of the our benefit and demise part of the reason why things like depression reason why things like depression reason why things like depression anxiety and ADHD become cyclical Cycles anxiety and ADHD become cyclical Cycles anxiety and ADHD become cyclical Cycles you know or rather cyclical uh you know or rather cyclical uh you know or rather cyclical uh experiences of the brain is because experiences of the brain is because experiences of the brain is because because the brain is an energy efficient because the brain is an energy efficient because the brain is an energy efficient organ and those are defense mechanisms organ and those are defense mechanisms organ and those are defense mechanisms all right anxiety is a defense mechanism all right anxiety is a defense mechanism all right anxiety is a defense mechanism something happened that's causing me to something happened that's causing me to something happened that's causing me to be on high alert and stay on high alert be on high alert and stay on high alert be on high alert and stay on high alert so that nothing bad happens again right so that nothing bad happens again right so that nothing bad happens again right um and so the Energy Efficiency part of um and so the Energy Efficiency part of um and so the Energy Efficiency part of that needs to be worked on you have to that needs to be worked on you have to that needs to be worked on you have to show the brain hey it's actually more show the brain hey it's actually more show the brain hey it's actually more efficient now you're out of that efficient now you're out of that efficient now you're out of that situation you know if it was an situation you know if it was an situation you know if it was an experiment or or environmental you know experiment or or environmental you know experiment or or environmental you know issue um or if it's genetic you have to issue um or if it's genetic you have to issue um or if it's genetic you have to show it hey it's better to function like show it hey it's better to function like show it hey it's better to function like this then like that so when we're using this then like that so when we're using this then like that so when we're using pemf at specific frequencies you can pemf at specific frequencies you can pemf at specific frequencies you can encourage the brain and to so if you're encourage the brain and to so if you're encourage the brain and to so if you're working on ADHD you can encourage it to working on ADHD you can encourage it to working on ADHD you can encourage it to hit it with an alpha hertz frequency so hit it with an alpha hertz frequency so hit it with an alpha hertz frequency so that resting state isn't quite in the that resting state isn't quite in the that resting state isn't quite in the Theta and the Brain will follow it Theta and the Brain will follow it Theta and the Brain will follow it you're you're showing it what to do but you're you're showing it what to do but you're you're showing it what to do but it it doesn't not always stick in the it it doesn't not always stick in the it it doesn't not always stick in the same way that medication doesn't stick same way that medication doesn't stick same way that medication doesn't stick those are stimulation techniques that those are stimulation techniques that those are stimulation techniques that can be helpful in the you know immediate can be helpful in the you know immediate can be helpful in the you know immediate future for symptom relief future for symptom relief future for symptom relief and we'll use it to kind of show the and we'll use it to kind of show the and we'll use it to kind of show the brain what we want it to do and then brain what we want it to do and then brain what we want it to do and then we'll go through the neuro feedback we'll go through the neuro feedback we'll go through the neuro feedback process and actually have it do it on process and actually have it do it on process and actually have it do it on its own reward it with you know positive its own reward it with you know positive its own reward it with you know positive reinforcement when it's doing what you reinforcement when it's doing what you reinforcement when it's doing what you want it to do and then DEH habituating want it to do and then DEH habituating want it to do and then DEH habituating when it doesn't so that's pmf then when it doesn't so that's pmf then when it doesn't so that's pmf then you've got vagal nerve stimulators um you've got vagal nerve stimulators um you've got vagal nerve stimulators um which is really become our favorite which is really become our favorite which is really become our favorite right uh because so many deficits that right uh because so many deficits that right uh because so many deficits that people are dealing with is affecting people are dealing with is affecting people are dealing with is affecting their vagus nerve and so really quickly their vagus nerve and so really quickly their vagus nerve and so really quickly if for those of you who don't know what if for those of you who don't know what if for those of you who don't know what the Vagas nerve is it's one of the the Vagas nerve is it's one of the the Vagas nerve is it's one of the longest nerves in the body in the body longest nerves in the body in the body longest nerves in the body in the body starts at the brain stem it works all starts at the brain stem it works all starts at the brain stem it works all its way down it innervates in the neck its way down it innervates in the neck its way down it innervates in the neck it attaches to the heart it attaches to it attaches to the heart it attaches to it attaches to the heart it attaches to the diaphragm and then it goes and the diaphragm and then it goes and the diaphragm and then it goes and attaches to the colon and it's the the attaches to the colon and it's the the attaches to the colon and it's the the vagus nerve comes from the Latin word vagus nerve comes from the Latin word vagus nerve comes from the Latin word Vagabond which means to wander and when Vagabond which means to wander and when Vagabond which means to wander and when you see that nerve in the body it looks you see that nerve in the body it looks you see that nerve in the body it looks like a tree branch that's wandering up like a tree branch that's wandering up like a tree branch that's wandering up the body and even wanders up the neck the body and even wanders up the neck the body and even wanders up the neck and then attaches at the brain stem and and then attaches at the brain stem and and then attaches at the brain stem and it's in charge of uh the parasympathetic it's in charge of uh the parasympathetic it's in charge of uh the parasympathetic side of our central nervous systems so side of our central nervous systems so side of our central nervous systems so we've got sympathetic rest or fight ORF we've got sympathetic rest or fight ORF we've got sympathetic rest or fight ORF flight parasympathetic rest and digest flight parasympathetic rest and digest flight parasympathetic rest and digest and the vagus nerve modulates when we go and the vagus nerve modulates when we go and the vagus nerve modulates when we go into rest and digest we saw that people into rest and digest we saw that people into rest and digest we saw that people with long call covid were having a lot with long call covid were having a lot with long call covid were having a lot of issues in vagal tone and their vagal of issues in vagal tone and their vagal of issues in vagal tone and their vagal nerve function where uh their digestion nerve function where uh their digestion nerve function where uh their digestion was off their sleep was off all the all was off their sleep was off all the all was off their sleep was off all the all the the things related to the the the things related to the the the things related to the parasympathetic nervous system function parasympathetic nervous system function parasympathetic nervous system function were were were disregulated um and there's a couple disregulated um and there's a couple disregulated um and there's a couple different ways to stimulate that nerve different ways to stimulate that nerve different ways to stimulate that nerve the easiest and cheapest way is through the easiest and cheapest way is through the easiest and cheapest way is through diaphragmatic breath because that nerve diaphragmatic breath because that nerve diaphragmatic breath because that nerve attaches to the diaphragm so when we attaches to the diaphragm so when we attaches to the diaphragm so when we teach people HRV techniques we're teach people HRV techniques we're teach people HRV techniques we're teaching them how to stimulate the vas teaching them how to stimulate the vas teaching them how to stimulate the vas nerve that's some explain each RV take nerve that's some explain each RV take nerve that's some explain each RV take yeah so we I mentioned it earlier where yeah so we I mentioned it earlier where yeah so we I mentioned it earlier where we're measuring the heart rate and and we're measuring the heart rate and and we're measuring the heart rate and and then you're showing the person a breath then you're showing the person a breath then you're showing the person a breath pattern to follow so if we are in a pattern to follow so if we are in a pattern to follow so if we are in a resting state and you're using your resting state and you're using your resting state and you're using your diaphragm to to breathe um your heart diaphragm to to breathe um your heart diaphragm to to breathe um your heart rate should follow a pattern of your rate should follow a pattern of your rate should follow a pattern of your breath rate so that when you breathe in breath rate so that when you breathe in breath rate so that when you breathe in the heart rate goes up and as you the heart rate goes up and as you the heart rate goes up and as you breathe out the heart rate goes down and breathe out the heart rate goes down and breathe out the heart rate goes down and what you're measuring is the variability what you're measuring is the variability what you're measuring is the variability of the beatto beat interval so how high of the beatto beat interval so how high of the beatto beat interval so how high does the a does the heart rate go and does the a does the heart rate go and does the a does the heart rate go and how low does it go in the middle of the how low does it go in the middle of the how low does it go in the middle of the breath and the greater that variability breath and the greater that variability breath and the greater that variability of the upbeat and the downbeat the of the upbeat and the downbeat the of the upbeat and the downbeat the healthier or the more resilient the healthier or the more resilient the healthier or the more resilient the heart this is why we see you know uh heart this is why we see you know uh heart this is why we see you know uh Runners have really low resting heart Runners have really low resting heart Runners have really low resting heart rates but they can also have their high rates but they can also have their high rates but they can also have their high heart rate for an extended period of heart rate for an extended period of heart rate for an extended period of time and their heart be pumping time and their heart be pumping time and their heart be pumping efficiently well we also want our hearts efficiently well we also want our hearts efficiently well we also want our hearts to be pumping efficiently when we're to be pumping efficiently when we're to be pumping efficiently when we're resting right and so often times we see resting right and so often times we see resting right and so often times we see people with an anxiety people with an anxiety people with an anxiety especially or some of these other um especially or some of these other um especially or some of these other um food related symptoms that their heart food related symptoms that their heart food related symptoms that their heart rates are elevated they're in a rates are elevated they're in a rates are elevated they're in a sympathetic you know figh ORF flight sympathetic you know figh ORF flight sympathetic you know figh ORF flight mode in when they're not supposed to be mode in when they're not supposed to be mode in when they're not supposed to be what we would consider a disregulated what we would consider a disregulated what we would consider a disregulated um sympathetic nervous system um sympathetic nervous system um sympathetic nervous system response and if you teach them how to response and if you teach them how to response and if you teach them how to calm their nervous systems down on their calm their nervous systems down on their calm their nervous systems down on their own well then they don't need to pop own well then they don't need to pop own well then they don't need to pop that Zam so that breathing looks like
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that Zam so that breathing looks like that Zam so that breathing looks like what when you are teaching somebody so what when you are teaching somebody so what when you are teaching somebody so you got a heart rate monitor going they you got a heart rate monitor going they you got a heart rate monitor going they can see their heart rate on the screen can see their heart rate on the screen can see their heart rate on the screen in front of them and you show them a in front of them and you show them a in front of them and you show them a breath pattern and the breath pattern breath pattern and the breath pattern breath pattern and the breath pattern will go sosal one of the easiest ways to will go sosal one of the easiest ways to will go sosal one of the easiest ways to do it is on your Apple watch your Apple do it is on your Apple watch your Apple do it is on your Apple watch your Apple watch mindfulness app has this I don't watch mindfulness app has this I don't watch mindfulness app has this I don't know if I can get that on the screen but know if I can get that on the screen but know if I can get that on the screen but if you go to the mindfulness and you go if you go to the mindfulness and you go if you go to the mindfulness and you go to your breathe app it's measuring the to your breathe app it's measuring the to your breathe app it's measuring the heart rate through the little electrode heart rate through the little electrode heart rate through the little electrode on the bottom and it tells you you know on the bottom and it tells you you know on the bottom and it tells you you know when to breathe in and when to breathe when to breathe in and when to breathe when to breathe in and when to breathe out and it will tell you what your heart out and it will tell you what your heart out and it will tell you what your heart rate is at the end of the exercise so rate is at the end of the exercise so rate is at the end of the exercise so people can take their apple watches people can take their apple watches people can take their apple watches measure their heart rate do a little measure their heart rate do a little measure their heart rate do a little breathing exercise watch their heart breathing exercise watch their heart breathing exercise watch their heart rate go down congratulations you've just rate go down congratulations you've just rate go down congratulations you've just done biof feedback the most basic form done biof feedback the most basic form done biof feedback the most basic form of Bio feedback and I would argue the of Bio feedback and I would argue the of Bio feedback and I would argue the most helpful I think everybody needs to most helpful I think everybody needs to most helpful I think everybody needs to know how to do diaphragmatic breathing know how to do diaphragmatic breathing know how to do diaphragmatic breathing exercises and so when you do that what's exercises and so when you do that what's exercises and so when you do that what's the ratio of breathing in to breathing the ratio of breathing in to breathing the ratio of breathing in to breathing out good question and then some people out good question and then some people out good question and then some people work with holding their breath in work with holding their breath in work with holding their breath in between there's a lot of different between there's a lot of different between there's a lot of different techniques you know the the military techniques you know the the military techniques you know the the military teaches box breathing which is a way teaches box breathing which is a way teaches box breathing which is a way where you you know you hold you inhale where you you know you hold you inhale where you you know you hold you inhale for four hold for four exhale for four for four hold for four exhale for four for four hold for four exhale for four hold for four they call it a box because hold for four they call it a box because hold for four they call it a box because it's looks like a box right um and that it's looks like a box right um and that it's looks like a box right um and that helps with you know holding the gun helps with you know holding the gun helps with you know holding the gun steady as you're aiming um the technique steady as you're aiming um the technique steady as you're aiming um the technique I tend to teach is a sinusoidal breath I tend to teach is a sinusoidal breath I tend to teach is a sinusoidal breath and what I mean by that is an even an and what I mean by that is an even an and what I mean by that is an even an even breath rate in and an even exhale even breath rate in and an even exhale even breath rate in and an even exhale ratio out about a 12 second breath so ratio out about a 12 second breath so ratio out about a 12 second breath so five breaths per minute and when you're five breaths per minute and when you're five breaths per minute and when you're setting them up on these devices that's setting them up on these devices that's setting them up on these devices that's how they get set up so it's a 5-second how they get set up so it's a 5-second how they get set up so it's a 5-second inhale a 1second hold 5-second exhale inhale a 1second hold 5-second exhale inhale a 1second hold 5-second exhale and a 1second hold and I have people put and a 1second hold and I have people put and a 1second hold and I have people put one hand on your belly one hand on your one hand on your belly one hand on your one hand on your belly one hand on your chest and make sure that it's your belly chest and make sure that it's your belly chest and make sure that it's your belly hand that's rising and falling and that hand that's rising and falling and that hand that's rising and falling and that your chest cavity is staying still if your chest cavity is staying still if your chest cavity is staying still if you breathe with your chest that's no you breathe with your chest that's no you breathe with your chest that's no good your lungs actually want to expand good your lungs actually want to expand good your lungs actually want to expand down into the into the abdomen and down into the into the abdomen and down into the into the abdomen and that's how the vegus nerve actually gets that's how the vegus nerve actually gets that's how the vegus nerve actually gets um it gets stimulated in that through um it gets stimulated in that through um it gets stimulated in that through actually when you breathe there's actually when you breathe there's actually when you breathe there's different muscles that are part of your different muscles that are part of your different muscles that are part of your whole breathing mechanism right you have whole breathing mechanism right you have whole breathing mechanism right you have chest muscles and but the main muscle is chest muscles and but the main muscle is chest muscles and but the main muscle is the diaphragm muscle right and the the diaphragm muscle right and the the diaphragm muscle right and the diaphragm looks like a big dome sitting diaphragm looks like a big dome sitting diaphragm looks like a big dome sitting here under your ribs and it goes up and here under your ribs and it goes up and here under your ribs and it goes up and down right and that's why singers down right and that's why singers down right and that's why singers Runners everyone that has efficient Runners everyone that has efficient Runners everyone that has efficient breathing is mainly from the diaphragm breathing is mainly from the diaphragm breathing is mainly from the diaphragm but then the chest has to be free to but then the chest has to be free to but then the chest has to be free to move so it can expand to its optimal move so it can expand to its optimal move so it can expand to its optimal breathing capacity and a lot of times I breathing capacity and a lot of times I breathing capacity and a lot of times I see patients come in and they don't know see patients come in and they don't know see patients come in and they don't know how to breathe right and you try to do a how to breathe right and you try to do a how to breathe right and you try to do a pulmonary function test on them to see pulmonary function test on them to see pulmonary function test on them to see whether they have asthma or not and you whether they have asthma or not and you whether they have asthma or not and you have to explain to them how to breathe have to explain to them how to breathe have to explain to them how to breathe first so you get an accurate pulmonary first so you get an accurate pulmonary first so you get an accurate pulmonary function test yeah it's interesting function test yeah it's interesting function test yeah it's interesting isn't it yeah it really is uh so so isn't it yeah it really is uh so so isn't it yeah it really is uh so so through doing HRV that's the first way through doing HRV that's the first way through doing HRV that's the first way to do vagal nerve stimulation we're to do vagal nerve stimulation we're to do vagal nerve stimulation we're we're still on the vagal nerve s right we're still on the vagal nerve s right we're still on the vagal nerve s right um and there's a lot of different um and there's a lot of different um and there's a lot of different because that nerve is so long and it because that nerve is so long and it because that nerve is so long and it goes so many different places there's a goes so many different places there's a goes so many different places there's a lot of different ways that you can hit lot of different ways that you can hit lot of different ways that you can hit it one of the first places I ever used it one of the first places I ever used it one of the first places I ever used when I was working in the other Clinic when I was working in the other Clinic when I was working in the other Clinic you put two little electrodes on the you put two little electrodes on the you put two little electrodes on the mastoid bone right here behind the ear mastoid bone right here behind the ear mastoid bone right here behind the ear and you stimulate you know and there's a and you stimulate you know and there's a and you stimulate you know and there's a different there are different frequency different there are different frequency different there are different frequency protocols um the one that we tended to protocols um the one that we tended to protocols um the one that we tended to use was fairly simple it would cycle use was fairly simple it would cycle use was fairly simple it would cycle through about three or four different through about three or four different through about three or four different frequencies as a Delta Theta and Alpha frequencies as a Delta Theta and Alpha frequencies as a Delta Theta and Alpha wave kind of going through the whole wave kind of going through the whole wave kind of going through the whole Gambit but it was just stimulating back Gambit but it was just stimulating back Gambit but it was just stimulating back there and and hitting that Vegas nerve there and and hitting that Vegas nerve there and and hitting that Vegas nerve while I was having people do breathing while I was having people do breathing while I was having people do breathing exercises at the same time and and you exercises at the same time and and you exercises at the same time and and you know it's funny every time you'd hit know it's funny every time you'd hit know it's funny every time you'd hit somebody who was anxious with it the somebody who was anxious with it the somebody who was anxious with it the first thing is be like man I feel like first thing is be like man I feel like first thing is be like man I feel like I'm feel like I'm in a hammock rocking a I'm feel like I'm in a hammock rocking a I'm feel like I'm in a hammock rocking a little bit it's because you're you're little bit it's because you're you're little bit it's because you're you're you're hitting that Vegas nerve and then you're hitting that Vegas nerve and then you're hitting that Vegas nerve and then they'll this is kind of they'll this is kind of they'll this is kind of nice and they'll you'll see them they nice and they'll you'll see them they nice and they'll you'll see them they know they'll get a little smile out of know they'll get a little smile out of know they'll get a little smile out of their face and then they'll start their face and then they'll start their face and then they'll start breathing and then after a while cuz I'm breathing and then after a while cuz I'm breathing and then after a while cuz I'm I'm measuring the EEG the whole time and I'm measuring the EEG the whole time and I'm measuring the EEG the whole time and one of the things that really is you one of the things that really is you one of the things that really is you know the biggest enemy of good neuro know the biggest enemy of good neuro know the biggest enemy of good neuro feedback training is muscle tension you feedback training is muscle tension you feedback training is muscle tension you know if people are carrying tension in know if people are carrying tension in know if people are carrying tension in their jaws or their forehead then I their jaws or their forehead then I their jaws or their forehead then I can't pick up what's coming off of the can't pick up what's coming off of the can't pick up what's coming off of the brain it's all what's going from the brain it's all what's going from the brain it's all what's going from the muscles and so one of the first things muscles and so one of the first things muscles and so one of the first things that happens when you see people you that happens when you see people you that happens when you see people you know go into a relaxation mode is the know go into a relaxation mode is the know go into a relaxation mode is the tension releases and so we you know get tension releases and so we you know get tension releases and so we you know get the tension released and then now all of the tension released and then now all of the tension released and then now all of a sudden we can do really good biof a sudden we can do really good biof a sudden we can do really good biof feedback training or and neuro feedback feedback training or and neuro feedback feedback training or and neuro feedback training rather because we're not we're training rather because we're not we're training rather because we're not we're not just training what's going on with not just training what's going on with not just training what's going on with the muscles around the face so we've got the muscles around the face so we've got the muscles around the face so we've got different uh devices one that we you different uh devices one that we you different uh devices one that we you know rent out to people or we check out know rent out to people or we check out know rent out to people or we check out it's called a gamma core and it it's called a gamma core and it it's called a gamma core and it stimulates using two electrodes that go stimulates using two electrodes that go stimulates using two electrodes that go right here on the neck and it's on both right here on the neck and it's on both right here on the neck and it's on both sides and that device partic is sides and that device partic is sides and that device partic is specifically indicated for migraines and specifically indicated for migraines and specifically indicated for migraines and headaches because um migraines and headaches because um migraines and headaches because um migraines and headaches are vagal uh in nature the the headaches are vagal uh in nature the the headaches are vagal uh in nature the the vagus nerve modulates um the activity vagus nerve modulates um the activity vagus nerve modulates um the activity that cause a migraine or cause a that cause a migraine or cause a that cause a migraine or cause a headache um and so we get people that headache um and so we get people that headache um and so we get people that device they'll hit themselves with it a device they'll hit themselves with it a device they'll hit themselves with it a couple times um we've had some people couple times um we've had some people couple times um we've had some people who've had some uh you know digestion who've had some uh you know digestion who've had some uh you know digestion issues their you know their GI track is issues their you know their GI track is issues their you know their GI track is just inflamed and and unhappy the gut just inflamed and and unhappy the gut just inflamed and and unhappy the gut doesn't want to accept anything doesn't want to accept anything doesn't want to accept anything stimulate the Vegas nerve do a little stimulate the Vegas nerve do a little stimulate the Vegas nerve do a little breathing exercises all of a sudden the breathing exercises all of a sudden the breathing exercises all of a sudden the gut has calmed down a little bit and gut has calmed down a little bit and gut has calmed down a little bit and those symptoms are relieved well one of those symptoms are relieved well one of those symptoms are relieved well one of the things with the Vegas nerve is in the things with the Vegas nerve is in the things with the Vegas nerve is in all nerves all cranial nerves is all nerves all cranial nerves is all nerves all cranial nerves is there's afferent and eer I mean outgo there's afferent and eer I mean outgo there's afferent and eer I mean outgo and in input right and the Vegas nerve and in input right and the Vegas nerve and in input right and the Vegas nerve has a lot of feedback from the parts it has a lot of feedback from the parts it has a lot of feedback from the parts it inates right we talk about the gut brain inates right we talk about the gut brain inates right we talk about the gut brain connection right and and that that's connection right and and that that's connection right and and that that's that connection exactly and so you're that connection exactly and so you're that connection exactly and so you're not only working with what the brain's not only working with what the brain's not only working with what the brain's telling the in organ but also what the telling the in organ but also what the telling the in organ but also what the brain's receiving back and that whole brain's receiving back and that whole brain's receiving back and that whole system has to be in balance for you to system has to be in balance for you to system has to be in balance for you to feel good absolutely and that's part of feel good absolutely and that's part of feel good absolutely and that's part of the reason why HRV is so helpful because the reason why HRV is so helpful because the reason why HRV is so helpful because you know our our brain can tell our body you know our our brain can tell our body you know our our brain can tell our body hey something's not right you need to be hey something's not right you need to be hey something's not right you need to be anxious it's like your eyes see the lion
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anxious it's like your eyes see the lion anxious it's like your eyes see the lion and it tells your heart pump faster it's and it tells your heart pump faster it's and it tells your heart pump faster it's time to run right right well the time to run right right well the time to run right right well the opposite is true the heart can get can opposite is true the heart can get can opposite is true the heart can get can be in that mode of function whether it's be in that mode of function whether it's be in that mode of function whether it's because you're not breathing right or because you're not breathing right or because you're not breathing right or it's because you you know you're eating it's because you you know you're eating it's because you you know you're eating stuff you shouldn't be you're not stuff you shouldn't be you're not stuff you shouldn't be you're not sleeping but if the heart rate is sleeping but if the heart rate is sleeping but if the heart rate is pumping fast it can then go up and tell pumping fast it can then go up and tell pumping fast it can then go up and tell the brain hey we're anxious and then all the brain hey we're anxious and then all the brain hey we're anxious and then all of the sudden we've got these anxiety of the sudden we've got these anxiety of the sudden we've got these anxiety symptoms and so you know it's it's it's symptoms and so you know it's it's it's symptoms and so you know it's it's it's shocking you mentioned earlier how how shocking you mentioned earlier how how shocking you mentioned earlier how how often people with ADHD are also dealing often people with ADHD are also dealing often people with ADHD are also dealing with anxiety and vice versa a and with anxiety and vice versa a and with anxiety and vice versa a and they're going in to get help and they're they're going in to get help and they're they're going in to get help and they're getting help via medications that don't getting help via medications that don't getting help via medications that don't truly break those Vicious Cycles and truly break those Vicious Cycles and truly break those Vicious Cycles and often times we see that people have often times we see that people have often times we see that people have attention issues because they are attention issues because they are attention issues because they are anxious you know and they but the only anxious you know and they but the only anxious you know and they but the only thing they realize is I I'm not I'm not thing they realize is I I'm not I'm not thing they realize is I I'm not I'm not as successful in school or at work as I as successful in school or at work as I as successful in school or at work as I used to be my focus is gone I can't pay used to be my focus is gone I can't pay used to be my focus is gone I can't pay attention and you start to do a little attention and you start to do a little attention and you start to do a little Deep dive analysis and you're asking Deep dive analysis and you're asking Deep dive analysis and you're asking well why can't you pay attention because well why can't you pay attention because well why can't you pay attention because they're chronically anxious they don't they're chronically anxious they don't they're chronically anxious they don't rest you know they don't eat right they rest you know they don't eat right they rest you know they don't eat right they don't exercise and so in order to help don't exercise and so in order to help don't exercise and so in order to help them with their attention you've got to them with their attention you've got to them with their attention you've got to help them with their anxiety and so if help them with their anxiety and so if help them with their anxiety and so if you just give them you know an Aderall you just give them you know an Aderall you just give them you know an Aderall to help because that's the symptom that to help because that's the symptom that to help because that's the symptom that they're expressing to the the they're expressing to the the they're expressing to the the professional that they're struggling professional that they're struggling professional that they're struggling with well you're just going to make them with well you're just going to make them with well you're just going to make them the problem worse than exactly and I see the problem worse than exactly and I see the problem worse than exactly and I see patients all the time that come into the patients all the time that come into the patients all the time that come into the office that says I saw my family office that says I saw my family office that says I saw my family practice I saw my psychiatrist and I practice I saw my psychiatrist and I practice I saw my psychiatrist and I started on some anti-anxiety medicines started on some anti-anxiety medicines started on some anti-anxiety medicines or anti-depressant medicines and they or anti-depressant medicines and they or anti-depressant medicines and they say they are working they worked a say they are working they worked a say they are working they worked a little bit at first but they aren't little bit at first but they aren't little bit at first but they aren't working now and a lot of medications working now and a lot of medications working now and a lot of medications used now uh are SS our eyes where used now uh are SS our eyes where used now uh are SS our eyes where there's serotonin reuptake Inhibitors there's serotonin reuptake Inhibitors there's serotonin reuptake Inhibitors and there is a test we do in the office and there is a test we do in the office and there is a test we do in the office that's looks at your that's looks at your that's looks at your neurotransmitters uh and how well your neurotransmitters uh and how well your neurotransmitters uh and how well your body is able to produce those we often body is able to produce those we often body is able to produce those we often see see see that the body is incapable or not that the body is incapable or not that the body is incapable or not producing enough of those producing enough of those producing enough of those neurotransmitters so you have low neurotransmitters so you have low neurotransmitters so you have low serotonin and you wonder why the serotonin and you wonder why the serotonin and you wonder why the anti-depressants not working so anti-depressants not working so anti-depressants not working so one of the areas we look at is in one of the areas we look at is in one of the areas we look at is in conjunction with what Cameron's been conjunction with what Cameron's been conjunction with what Cameron's been talking about is doing that specific talking about is doing that specific talking about is doing that specific urine test for the urine test for the urine test for the neurotransmitters to see whether you neurotransmitters to see whether you neurotransmitters to see whether you have enough of Serotonin or neopine have enough of Serotonin or neopine have enough of Serotonin or neopine dopamine Gaba pea that helps with Focus dopamine Gaba pea that helps with Focus dopamine Gaba pea that helps with Focus or helps with calm calming you down uh or helps with calm calming you down uh or helps with calm calming you down uh whether the serotonin is sufficient to whether the serotonin is sufficient to whether the serotonin is sufficient to help have adequate sleep if not then we help have adequate sleep if not then we help have adequate sleep if not then we use pre precursors which are natural use pre precursors which are natural use pre precursors which are natural substances that help you make serotonin substances that help you make serotonin substances that help you make serotonin like tryptophan 5htp or precursors to like tryptophan 5htp or precursors to like tryptophan 5htp or precursors to serotonin right uh and so that helps and serotonin right uh and so that helps and serotonin right uh and so that helps and then Cameron's a able to evaluate and then Cameron's a able to evaluate and then Cameron's a able to evaluate and help retrain the brain but you have to help retrain the brain but you have to help retrain the brain but you have to make sure that it has adequate hormones make sure that it has adequate hormones make sure that it has adequate hormones to work with right yeah you've got to to work with right yeah you've got to to work with right yeah you've got to have the resources exactly or or you're have the resources exactly or or you're have the resources exactly or or you're just working up a creek without a paddle just working up a creek without a paddle just working up a creek without a paddle um so one one of the things too that I um so one one of the things too that I um so one one of the things too that I find is interesting is taking that find is interesting is taking that find is interesting is taking that taking histories and and asking people taking histories and and asking people taking histories and and asking people multiple questions because we talked multiple questions because we talked multiple questions because we talked about head injury it's one of the things about head injury it's one of the things about head injury it's one of the things that you know we see a lot of because that you know we see a lot of because that you know we see a lot of because people are interested in Hyperbaric for people are interested in Hyperbaric for people are interested in Hyperbaric for it um but often times people will come it um but often times people will come it um but often times people will come in they're complaining about depression in they're complaining about depression in they're complaining about depression anxiety focusing attention you ask them anxiety focusing attention you ask them anxiety focusing attention you ask them do you have any history of head injury do you have any history of head injury do you have any history of head injury so no no I I don't have any history of so no no I I don't have any history of so no no I I don't have any history of head injury and then you okay have you head injury and then you okay have you head injury and then you okay have you ever had any car accident ever had any car accident ever had any car accident oh well I've been in like three or four oh well I've been in like three or four oh well I've been in like three or four car accidents never hit my head but I've car accidents never hit my head but I've car accidents never hit my head but I've always had whiplash Whiplash is a head always had whiplash Whiplash is a head always had whiplash Whiplash is a head injury exactly your brain is a really injury exactly your brain is a really injury exactly your brain is a really really soft squishy tissue floating in really soft squishy tissue floating in really soft squishy tissue floating in fluid like an like oil the same um you fluid like an like oil the same um you fluid like an like oil the same um you know density as motor oil in a sharp know density as motor oil in a sharp know density as motor oil in a sharp skull well as soon as your head you know skull well as soon as your head you know skull well as soon as your head you know whiplashes forward that really really whiplashes forward that really really whiplashes forward that really really soft object is being forced into that soft object is being forced into that soft object is being forced into that really really sharp object you're you're really really sharp object you're you're really really sharp object you're you're going to get head injuries I'll never going to get head injuries I'll never going to get head injuries I'll never forget this one time I was asking forget this one time I was asking forget this one time I was asking somebody about their history of head somebody about their history of head somebody about their history of head injury and they're oh no I've never injury and they're oh no I've never injury and they're oh no I've never really had a history I you know I did really had a history I you know I did really had a history I you know I did have one time where my little brother have one time where my little brother have one time where my little brother hit me in the back of the head with hit me in the back of the head with hit me in the back of the head with baseball bat and I blacked out for five baseball bat and I blacked out for five baseball bat and I blacked out for five minutes and I thought to myself how did minutes and I thought to myself how did minutes and I thought to myself how did you at first think that that wasn't a you at first think that that wasn't a you at first think that that wasn't a head injury um but often times we we've head injury um but often times we we've head injury um but often times we we've got to ask a lot of questions we've got got to ask a lot of questions we've got got to ask a lot of questions we've got to ask a lot of family history questions to ask a lot of family history questions to ask a lot of family history questions because we know that there is a huge because we know that there is a huge because we know that there is a huge genetic component to you know what's genetic component to you know what's genetic component to you know what's going on with people sometimes um you going on with people sometimes um you going on with people sometimes um you know we talk about the precursor to know we talk about the precursor to know we talk about the precursor to those resources to for the brain to have those resources to for the brain to have those resources to for the brain to have what it needs in order to get the job what it needs in order to get the job what it needs in order to get the job done efficiently that's all food that's done efficiently that's all food that's done efficiently that's all food that's all diet right we can supplement with all diet right we can supplement with all diet right we can supplement with those things if there is a deficit that those things if there is a deficit that those things if there is a deficit that needs to be addressed but at the end of needs to be addressed but at the end of needs to be addressed but at the end of the day part of what our jobs is is as the day part of what our jobs is is as the day part of what our jobs is is as health care providers is to teach people health care providers is to teach people health care providers is to teach people how to eat or and how to eat appropriate how to eat or and how to eat appropriate how to eat or and how to eat appropriate so that they don't have these things so that they don't have these things so that they don't have these things happen you know it's it's it's happen you know it's it's it's happen you know it's it's it's interesting we go to a conference we've interesting we go to a conference we've interesting we go to a conference we've gone a couple of times in the last few gone a couple of times in the last few gone a couple of times in the last few years the change life and Destiny years the change life and Destiny years the change life and Destiny conference which is a group of medical conference which is a group of medical conference which is a group of medical professionals that are focused on uh not professionals that are focused on uh not professionals that are focused on uh not treating diseases but preventing treating diseases but preventing treating diseases but preventing diseases through education and healthy diseases through education and healthy diseases through education and healthy you know lifestyle tips and tricks as you know lifestyle tips and tricks as you know lifestyle tips and tricks as well as you know Health Care practices well as you know Health Care practices well as you know Health Care practices and and having the information about and and having the information about and and having the information about yourself on what does your brain yourself on what does your brain yourself on what does your brain function look like what do your function look like what do your function look like what do your neurotransmitters look like all of this neurotransmitters look like all of this neurotransmitters look like all of this information that we H or have access to information that we H or have access to information that we H or have access to that never had access to before it's that never had access to before it's that never had access to before it's important to to know you know even if
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important to to know you know even if important to to know you know even if you are feeling good so that if one day you are feeling good so that if one day you are feeling good so that if one day you do unfortunately ever get into a car you do unfortunately ever get into a car you do unfortunately ever get into a car accident you have a reference to where accident you have a reference to where accident you have a reference to where where my normal is H and so often times where my normal is H and so often times where my normal is H and so often times you know I I encourage people who are you know I I encourage people who are you know I I encourage people who are are healthy but you know you know I like are healthy but you know you know I like are healthy but you know you know I like to play hockey so all my hockey buddies to play hockey so all my hockey buddies to play hockey so all my hockey buddies I try to encourage hey you go you should I try to encourage hey you go you should I try to encourage hey you go you should come in get a brain scan so that you come in get a brain scan so that you come in get a brain scan so that you know what your brain looks like normally know what your brain looks like normally know what your brain looks like normally so that if God forbid ever anything ever so that if God forbid ever anything ever so that if God forbid ever anything ever happened on the ice you've got good happened on the ice you've got good happened on the ice you've got good information to make informed decisions information to make informed decisions information to make informed decisions about how to address your brain you know about how to address your brain you know about how to address your brain you know we do this for a lot of other organs in we do this for a lot of other organs in we do this for a lot of other organs in our body we but we don't think about our body we but we don't think about our body we but we don't think about that with brain health and that's that with brain health and that's that with brain health and that's arguably I think very easy arguably the arguably I think very easy arguably the arguably I think very easy arguably the most important part of our our most important part of our our most important part of our our biological functioning yeah exactly that biological functioning yeah exactly that biological functioning yeah exactly that brain health is so important because it brain health is so important because it brain health is so important because it controls your whole being and if your controls your whole being and if your controls your whole being and if your brain's not working well uh you're not brain's not working well uh you're not brain's not working well uh you're not getting good sleep your mental processes getting good sleep your mental processes getting good sleep your mental processes uh are not following through where you uh are not following through where you uh are not following through where you can relax uh think in a logical manner can relax uh think in a logical manner can relax uh think in a logical manner uh decrease your anxiety Then it makes uh decrease your anxiety Then it makes uh decrease your anxiety Then it makes sense to look at what are the underlying sense to look at what are the underlying sense to look at what are the underlying factors and Cameron's been so factors and Cameron's been so factors and Cameron's been so helpful uh with the techniques that he's helpful uh with the techniques that he's helpful uh with the techniques that he's described uh looking at a qeg which described uh looking at a qeg which described uh looking at a qeg which looks at those brain ways have you've looks at those brain ways have you've looks at those brain ways have you've been been been describing and part of that is that it describing and part of that is that it describing and part of that is that it analyz for as you're talking about uh analyz for as you're talking about uh analyz for as you're talking about uh post uh or past uh concussion past post uh or past uh concussion past post uh or past uh concussion past traumatic brain injuries uh that Hinder traumatic brain injuries uh that Hinder traumatic brain injuries uh that Hinder the brain's function uh even though it the brain's function uh even though it the brain's function uh even though it may occurred years and years ago and may may occurred years and years ago and may may occurred years and years ago and may be the underlying cause be the underlying cause be the underlying cause for uh headaches chronic migraines uh for uh headaches chronic migraines uh for uh headaches chronic migraines uh that type of thing uh even seizure that type of thing uh even seizure that type of thing uh even seizure activity yeah and so it's important to activity yeah and so it's important to activity yeah and so it's important to look at those uh figure out so if you look at those uh figure out so if you look at those uh figure out so if you have problems that are ongoing as an have problems that are ongoing as an have problems that are ongoing as an individual U my whole goal Johnson individual U my whole goal Johnson individual U my whole goal Johnson Medical Associates is to look at the Medical Associates is to look at the Medical Associates is to look at the underlying causes the triggering factors underlying causes the triggering factors underlying causes the triggering factors what's gone on and what continues to go what's gone on and what continues to go what's gone on and what continues to go on and then look at specific treatments on and then look at specific treatments on and then look at specific treatments for that if you don't have an acrid for that if you don't have an acrid for that if you don't have an acrid diagnosis whether it's brain as we've diagnosis whether it's brain as we've diagnosis whether it's brain as we've been talking about or some other part of been talking about or some other part of been talking about or some other part of the body the body the body and then you can't have a focused and then you can't have a focused and then you can't have a focused treatment program right and I see many treatment program right and I see many treatment program right and I see many many people come in that have seen 10 15 many people come in that have seen 10 15 many people come in that have seen 10 15 different doctors uh they've described different doctors uh they've described different doctors uh they've described the symptoms to the Physicians the symptoms to the Physicians the symptoms to the Physicians uh they've been given the medicine for uh they've been given the medicine for uh they've been given the medicine for the symptom but it missed the whole the symptom but it missed the whole the symptom but it missed the whole underlying reason for the problem and underlying reason for the problem and underlying reason for the problem and once you're able to find out what the once you're able to find out what the once you're able to find out what the underlying reason is the underlying underlying reason is the underlying underlying reason is the underlying cause and look at uh addressing that cause and look at uh addressing that cause and look at uh addressing that directly right then you can get a good directly right then you can get a good directly right then you can get a good uh therapeutic response typically from uh therapeutic response typically from uh therapeutic response typically from that type of treatment and that's where that type of treatment and that's where that type of treatment and that's where the the neuro feedback comes in but the the neuro feedback comes in but the the neuro feedback comes in but assessment has to be done first assessment has to be done first assessment has to be done first absolutely uh so you know specifically absolutely uh so you know specifically absolutely uh so you know specifically what you're dealing with and just as what you're dealing with and just as what you're dealing with and just as you're doing your neuro feedback there's you're doing your neuro feedback there's you're doing your neuro feedback there's many different techniques that you use many different techniques that you use many different techniques that you use during neural feedback to help normalize during neural feedback to help normalize during neural feedback to help normalize that brain function right that that brain function right that that brain function right that stimulatory or calming type mechanisms stimulatory or calming type mechanisms stimulatory or calming type mechanisms right and like so you know there's right and like so you know there's right and like so you know there's there's ways to address that through you there's ways to address that through you there's ways to address that through you know other organs like like the heart um know other organs like like the heart um know other organs like like the heart um you know we like to follow that process you know we like to follow that process you know we like to follow that process that a and talks about that change Your that a and talks about that change Your that a and talks about that change Your Brain Change Your Life to assess address Brain Change Your Life to assess address Brain Change Your Life to assess address and then reassess so that we're not you and then reassess so that we're not you and then reassess so that we're not you know we're not relying on the patient to know we're not relying on the patient to know we're not relying on the patient to give accurate you know an accurate give accurate you know an accurate give accurate you know an accurate depiction of what's going on in their depiction of what's going on in their depiction of what's going on in their everyday function because a lot of times everyday function because a lot of times everyday function because a lot of times PE people don't know you know they're PE people don't know you know they're PE people don't know you know they're they're they're aware there's a problem they're they're aware there's a problem they're they're aware there's a problem but they don't know the severity of the but they don't know the severity of the but they don't know the severity of the problem or or how to quantify it and and problem or or how to quantify it and and problem or or how to quantify it and and that's why it's helpful to use these you that's why it's helpful to use these you that's why it's helpful to use these you know assessment tools but also the the know assessment tools but also the the know assessment tools but also the the assessment tools are embedded in the the assessment tools are embedded in the the assessment tools are embedded in the the training tools and I say training training tools and I say training training tools and I say training specifically and not treatment because specifically and not treatment because specifically and not treatment because what you do on your side is treatment what you do on your side is treatment what you do on your side is treatment all all you know with with medication all all you know with with medication all all you know with with medication and um and the things that you do as a and um and the things that you do as a and um and the things that you do as a doctor um but as a neuro feedback doctor um but as a neuro feedback doctor um but as a neuro feedback practitioner and and a again trainer I'm practitioner and and a again trainer I'm practitioner and and a again trainer I'm more like a a somebody who you go to at more like a a somebody who you go to at more like a a somebody who you go to at a gym that helps teach and train people a gym that helps teach and train people a gym that helps teach and train people how to take AG how to take AG how to take AG um over over their health and I think at um over over their health and I think at um over over their health and I think at at the end of the day holistic treatment at the end of the day holistic treatment at the end of the day holistic treatment in the medical in the medical in the medical field you have a a level of you know field you have a a level of you know field you have a a level of you know responsibility to educate patients on responsibility to educate patients on responsibility to educate patients on how to take care of themselves um how to take care of themselves um how to take care of themselves um otherwise you know everybody's coming to otherwise you know everybody's coming to otherwise you know everybody's coming to you running at you for a problem exactly you running at you for a problem exactly you running at you for a problem exactly and as we go through and look at these and as we go through and look at these and as we go through and look at these different patients that have chronic different patients that have chronic different patients that have chronic type problems and have type problems and have type problems and have ongoing difficulty with their central ongoing difficulty with their central ongoing difficulty with their central nervous system it is important then to nervous system it is important then to nervous system it is important then to Define what are the specific areas Define what are the specific areas Define what are the specific areas that's going to give you the best that's going to give you the best that's going to give you the best results with it and so one of the ways results with it and so one of the ways results with it and so one of the ways that we look at it is as we've talked that we look at it is as we've talked that we look at it is as we've talked about U do an assessment we do a about U do an assessment we do a about U do an assessment we do a cognitive assessment to look at the cognitive assessment to look at the cognitive assessment to look at the memory how much anxiety depression memory how much anxiety depression memory how much anxiety depression stress is actually in that person's uh stress is actually in that person's uh stress is actually in that person's uh life um look at the brain waves to life um look at the brain waves to life um look at the brain waves to determine exactly what is going on with determine exactly what is going on with determine exactly what is going on with the different brain wave patterns and the different brain wave patterns and the different brain wave patterns and then that gives us a a baseline for then that gives us a a baseline for then that gives us a a baseline for working up a treatment program whether working up a treatment program whether working up a treatment program whether it's neuro feedback whether it's hyperic it's neuro feedback whether it's hyperic it's neuro feedback whether it's hyperic whether there's uh whether there's uh whether there's uh underlying food underlying food underlying food reactions uh underlying environmental reactions uh underlying environmental reactions uh underlying environmental toxins uh that the person is dealing toxins uh that the person is dealing toxins uh that the person is dealing with right and as we described this can with right and as we described this can with right and as we described this can be from childhood whether it's the be from childhood whether it's the be from childhood whether it's the baseball bat from your right from your baseball bat from your right from your baseball bat from your right from your brother or or whether it's uh genetics brother or or whether it's uh genetics brother or or whether it's uh genetics uh such as gluten uh such as gluten uh such as gluten intolerance uh or whether uh there's intolerance uh or whether uh there's intolerance uh or whether uh there's been ongoing reactive Pro processes that been ongoing reactive Pro processes that been ongoing reactive Pro processes that occurred uh we see that every different occurred uh we see that every different occurred uh we see that every different genetic patterns can be expressed with a genetic patterns can be expressed with a genetic patterns can be expressed with a stressful situation right right and so stressful situation right right and so stressful situation right right and so that genetic pattern can be turned on that genetic pattern can be turned on that genetic pattern can be turned on it's just like with covid we've seen so it's just like with covid we've seen so it's just like with covid we've seen so many people that Co was a very very many people that Co was a very very many people that Co was a very very stressful situation but it stimulated stressful situation but it stimulated stressful situation but it stimulated the sympathetic nervous system the sympathetic nervous system the sympathetic nervous system tremendously uh people couldn't sleep uh tremendously uh people couldn't sleep uh tremendously uh people couldn't sleep uh they were very anxious uh they were they were very anxious uh they were they were very anxious uh they were short of breath which was a constant short of breath which was a constant short of breath which was a constant stress factor adrenaline producing stress factor adrenaline producing stress factor adrenaline producing situation uh an individual's situation uh an individual's situation uh an individual's endogenous epinephrine the epinephrine endogenous epinephrine the epinephrine endogenous epinephrine the epinephrine that you make is much more stimulatory that you make is much more stimulatory that you make is much more stimulatory than what we can give you from uh than what we can give you from uh than what we can give you from uh external sources external sources external sources yeah and so that can keep your heart yeah and so that can keep your heart yeah and so that can keep your heart rate up it can keep your uh mind rate up it can keep your uh mind rate up it can keep your uh mind fuzzy difficulty in focusing all those fuzzy difficulty in focusing all those fuzzy difficulty in focusing all those different areas so different areas so different areas so uh looking at the Mind evaluating the uh looking at the Mind evaluating the uh looking at the Mind evaluating the whole central nerv nervous system whole central nerv nervous system whole central nerv nervous system process with the qeg is is is essential process with the qeg is is is essential process with the qeg is is is essential and then as he was mentioning is when we and then as he was mentioning is when we and then as he was mentioning is when we deal with people that have had Strokes deal with people that have had Strokes deal with people that have had Strokes traumatic brain injuries in traumatic brain injuries in traumatic brain injuries in sephtis uh all those different things sephtis uh all those different things sephtis uh all those different things that can affect brain function which we that can affect brain function which we that can affect brain function which we trat treat with Hyperbaric to help heal trat treat with Hyperbaric to help heal trat treat with Hyperbaric to help heal the brain tissue then we can measure the brain tissue then we can measure the brain tissue then we can measure that process uh and healing process with that process uh and healing process with that process uh and healing process with qeg right right and so you know as a qeg right right and so you know as a qeg right right and so you know as a list of what are the things that we use list of what are the things that we use list of what are the things that we use Q4 or what are the list of you know Q4 or what are the list of you know Q4 or what are the list of you know symptoms or or areas of deficit that we symptoms or or areas of deficit that we symptoms or or areas of deficit that we would like to you know assess with a qeg would like to you know assess with a qeg would like to you know assess with a qeg this is depression and anxiety ADHD your this is depression and anxiety ADHD your this is depression and anxiety ADHD your big three in the psychiatric you know big three in the psychiatric you know big three in the psychiatric you know PTSD um history of head injury like PTSD um history of head injury like PTSD um history of head injury like we've said environmental toxicity or we've said environmental toxicity or we've said environmental toxicity or anything else that might be causing anything else that might be causing anything else that might be causing central nervous system inflammation central nervous system inflammation central nervous system inflammation um um um autism um we've got uh folks who are autism um we've got uh folks who are autism um we've got uh folks who are doing Peak Performance training people doing Peak Performance training people doing Peak Performance training people who are like you know I I'm I'm who are like you know I I'm I'm who are like you know I I'm I'm functioning to a high level but I want functioning to a high level but I want functioning to a high level but I want to see how much better can I be um you to see how much better can I be um you to see how much better can I be um you know people people go and do brain know people people go and do brain know people people go and do brain training just like they go to the gym to training just like they go to the gym to training just like they go to the gym to do training you know they just want to do training you know they just want to do training you know they just want to be the the best versions of themselves be the the best versions of themselves be the the best versions of themselves possible um and so there's a lot of possible um and so there's a lot of possible um and so there's a lot of different things that we can work with different things that we can work with different things that we can work with and you don't always have to have a and you don't always have to have a and you don't always have to have a problem in order to you know work on problem in order to you know work on problem in order to you know work on these things and take care of your brain these things and take care of your brain these things and take care of your brain and take care of your body um well and take care of your body um well and take care of your body um well you're talking about Peak Performance you're talking about Peak Performance you're talking about Peak Performance and we see a a group of and we see a a group of and we see a a group of athletes that we work with uh some of athletes that we work with uh some of athletes that we work with uh some of them have had injuries uh like them have had injuries uh like them have had injuries uh like concussion or head injuries uh others concussion or head injuries uh others concussion or head injuries uh others want to figure out their Peak want to figure out their Peak want to figure out their Peak Performance how to get better rest how Performance how to get better rest how Performance how to get better rest how to recover quicker uh Hyperbaric helps to recover quicker uh Hyperbaric helps to recover quicker uh Hyperbaric helps with recovering H Hyperbaric helps heal with recovering H Hyperbaric helps heal with recovering H Hyperbaric helps heal traumatic brain injuries that they've traumatic brain injuries that they've traumatic brain injuries that they've had whether they've been playing had whether they've been playing had whether they've been playing football soccer or we see a group of football soccer or we see a group of football soccer or we see a group of hockey players that have head injuries hockey players that have head injuries hockey players that have head injuries uh it helps heal that brain you can uh it helps heal that brain you can uh it helps heal that brain you can measure then the healing factors by uh measure then the healing factors by uh measure then the healing factors by uh qeg and then help the brain recover qeg and then help the brain recover qeg and then help the brain recover with treating the connectivity defects with treating the connectivity defects with treating the connectivity defects or the brain wave uh dysfunction that or the brain wave uh dysfunction that or the brain wave uh dysfunction that has occurred due to the trauma right has occurred due to the trauma right has occurred due to the trauma right right so thank you so much Cameron for right so thank you so much Cameron for right so thank you so much Cameron for being with us me on yeah you're you're being with us me on yeah you're you're being with us me on yeah you're you're welcome we appreciate your valuable welcome we appreciate your valuable welcome we appreciate your valuable asset to uh Johnson Medical Associates asset to uh Johnson Medical Associates asset to uh Johnson Medical Associates and have provided a great wealth of and have provided a great wealth of and have provided a great wealth 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