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Using Omega-3 Fatty Acids to Treat Brain Injury with Dr. Michael Lewis- EP029

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There is a 20% chance that someone you love will experience a head injury, and 30% of those patients with brain injuries will suffer a long-term disability. The good news is that concussions and traumatic brain injury can be treated, and today’s guest is here to offer insight around how to restore the building blocks of the brain, omega-3 fatty acids.  Dr. Michael Lewis is one of the foremost authorities on brain health as well as the prevention, management and rehabilitation of concussions and traumatic brain injury. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and Tulane University School of Medicine, and he completed his postgraduate training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. After a distinguished 31-year career in the military, Dr. Lewis founded the nonprofit Brain Health Education and Research Institute in 2011 to educate healthcare providers and the public about the value of omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of the b