Cognitive Therapies

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The aim of our Healthy Aging Program is to help you enjoy this greater longevity by taking a proactive approach to improving overall health, identifying cognitive changes, and intervening to optimize cognitive function and maximize quality of life. 

We used to think that aging led to widespread death of brain cells (neurons) and that, once lost, they could not be regenerated. 

Recent research on “neuroplasticity” suggests that this is not the case. In fact, the number of neurons in our brains is stable with healthy brain aging, and we now know that new brain cells can even be formed (neurogenesis) in memory centers of the brain well into the years considered "old age". 

Functional Medicine Laboratory Tests

Functional Medicine laboratory testing will check blood levels of biomarkers linked in research to reversible and treatable causes, such as measurable micronutrients (e.g., Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, etc.), an underactive thyroid or imbalance of neurotransmitters. 

The goal of lab tests is to rule out reversible or treatable causes of cognitive dysfunction as well as optimizing levels of laboratory tests linked to 

cognitive health. 

With this information we can accurately replenish deficiencies and supplement to optimize levels of vital nutrients for achieving and sustaining brain health​. 

Clinical Nutrition, Nootropics and Neutriceuticals

Cognitive aging is a consequence of molecular and biochemical aging, which results in metabolic, hormonal, and immune dysregulation, gastrointestional disorders and/or  dysbiosis, increased oxidative stress and inflammation, altered neurotransmission, and reduced neurotrophic support of neural cells. 

We are learning through research that the food we eat impacts how we feel emotionally. There are some individuals who seek complementary treatments such as food-mood interventions in addition to allopathic medications to boost their chances of improving mood and anxiety. Your provider will talk to you about a healthy diet and various nutritional supplements that could benefit your mood & overall health.

The growing evidence base for nutritional psychiatry in human studies is encouraging. Following a healthy diet, particularly a traditional Mediterranean diet, avoiding inflammation-producing foods and adding certain supplements appear to confer some protection against depression and anxiety.

Initial efforts will be focused on determining any factors such as inflammation, stress and nutritional deficiencies that can be improved and enhanced to help tissues heal and cells perform to their optimal capacity.

Such changes impair the plasticity of the brain, that is the ability to re-organize, learn, and remember.  

A thorough clinical nutrition assessment can benefit those with concerns for or experience with changes in memory or loss of function and focus. 

Peptides for Improving Brain Health & Cognition

Advanced Clinical Peptides can improve synaptic function, enhance learning and memory and cognitive function.  To become a client for this service, your assessment may include measurement testing and labs to help direct this remarkable adjunctive therapy. 

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In the same way an EKG enables to capture vital data, WAVi, which is a non-diagnostic EEG technology, assists doctors, trainers and other healthcare professionals with quick and efficient assessment to measure brain function non-invasively in real time. Comprised of a low-cost electroencephalogram (EEG) headset and simple analytical report-generating software that downloads onto a standard laptop computer, this technology gives practitioners a more accurate picture of a patient’s objective brain health.

The EEG reports are instant and compare up to four EEG sessions, providing a longitudinal view of patient progress by merging recurring assessments into one report. WAVi is used as a 10-20 position EEG device that measures the P300. Our P300 brain assessment will display brain physiology, i.e., amplitude/voltage, cortical reaction time and physical reaction time in less than 30 minutes and provide patients with objective data for cognitive performance, depression, anxiety, ADHD and other health concerns related to brain performance.

Who should get a WAVi brain scan?

Similar to routine measures such as blood pressure or heart rate, the WAVi test provides objective information about how your brain is performing. It includes measures of brain speed, brain wave power and reaction time. 

Understanding these measurements and tracking them over time can help answer questions such as:

-How is my brain changing as I age?

-How can I improve my brain performance?

-What impact are treatments & interventions having on my brain?

-How do my brain metrics relate to my mental health?

Like all organs in your body, your brain changes over time and it's best to track these changes regularly. Regular tracking using objective markers enables you and your practitioner to better manage potential cognitive decline, unexpected health circumstances and lifestyle changes. You can then benefit from personalized treatment programs designed for your specific concerns.

Here are some conditions that WAVi test results can be helpful:

• Anyone concerned about their memory
• Family history of dementia
• Personal history of head or brain injury
• Personal history of cancer chemotherapy
• High risk sports participation (football, soccer, mountain biking, etc.)
• Prolonged general anesthesia
• Open Heart Surgery, Post-Perfusion syndrome
• Loss of taste, hearing or smell
• High blood pressure, high cholesterol
• Diabetes or high blood glucose
• History of Stroke
• Smoking or alcohol use
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Insomnia/ poor sleep hygiene
• ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorders, Autism
• Chronic neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson’s Disease
• Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Mood imbalances
• Cognitive decline ( Menopausal, hormonal, episodic memory changes or functional capacity shifts; ie: decision making skills or task planning and completion)

We all know someone whose brain needs help!   Call 816.284.7497

HeartMath facilitated meditation is a heart-focused breathing meditation that can help you quickly change from feeling stressed to feeling calm. Science-based and used worldwide, HeartMath meditation uses breathing techniques to bring about coherence — the alignment of your physical, mental and emotional systems to work in sync. 

In addition to feeling its benefits, you can see them: A monitor of your heart rate variability shows how emotional states affect your nervous system. HeartMath aims to increase coherence and bring optimal functioning within the body while decreasing the effects of stress and negative emotions. It changes your response to stress from a fight or flight response to rest, restoration and increased positive emotions.  

HeartMath techniques have been proven, in clinics and hospitals, to not only reduce stress and increase vitality, but to improve your ability to self-regulate and self-empower behavioral change. HeartMath has helped Fortune 500 executives, professional athletes, and Navy Seals learn how to access a high-performance zone. 

The effect of heart activity on brain function has been researched extensively over about the past 40 years. In the new field of neurocardiology, scientists have discovered that the heart possesses its own intrinsic nervous system - a network of nerves so functionally sophisticated it has earned the description of a “heart brain.” Containing over 40,000 neurons, this “little brain” gives the heart the ability to independently sense, process information, make decisions, and even to demonstrate a type of learning and memory. In essence, it appears that the heart is truly an intelligent system. Research has also revealed that the heart is a hormonal gland, manufacturing and secreting numerous hormones and neurotransmitters that profoundly affect brain and body function. 

Among the hormones the heart produces is oxytocin, well known as the “love” or “bonding hormone.”  Science has only begun to understand the effects of the electromagnetic fields produced by the heart, but there is strong evidence that the information contained in the heart’s powerful field may play a vital synchronizing role in the human body—and that it may affect others around us as well.

This valuable therapy can be used in combination with Neurofeedback, NLP and Clinical Peptide Optimization.

Schedule before May 30th for a discount of 20% off price of packages of  10, 20 or 30 sessions ( $250 per 10 sessions).

Neurolinguistic programming is an approach that focuses on how you communicate with yourself and others, and how this affects your behaviors and subsequent behavior outcomes. Richard Bandler and John Grinder developed Neurolinguistic programming (NLP) in the 1970s after observing that one of the main differences between what they called “successful people” and others was the way they used language to encourage themselves and everyone else. 

This empowering use of language is supposed to help you change unwanted habits and limiting beliefs, improve relationships, and meet goals easily.  

NLP is also based on the belief that you can model other people’s behaviors' and, therefore, their outcomes.  In other words, you can observe someone you admire and then imitate and internalize their behaviors' to repeat their success.  

Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to change and adapt. In this sense, neural pathways can still develop and disconnect throughout our lives. Your actions and experiences influence these brain changes, especially the learning     of something new. 

 The practice of neurolinguistic programming can potentially lead to new neural connections as you learn and implement new habits and skills.  

Neurolinguistic programming techniques are said to improve your confidence, self-awareness, emotional balance, moods, communication skills, and how you perceive the world.

Neurolinguistic programming (NLP)  can be used to:  

• train the mind for better habits 
• help shift perceptions 
• modify behaviors and unhealthy patterns 
• heal emotional wounds or traumas 
• improve communication 
• become aware of and better manage internal processes (e.g. voices, stories, visuals) 
• learn to respond instead of reacting from a fear based fight-or-flight response.

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NLP coaching Sessions are available in packages of ten (10) thirty (30) minute visits.

Visits are achieved through telehealth virtual meetings, or in the office.

10 Sessions (30 minutes) $595.00

20 Sessions (30 minutes) $995.00

Schedule before May 30th for a discount of 20%!