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In this episode, I talk with Dr. Monisha Bhanote about the traumatic brain injury that changed her life and what her long recovery taught her about the brain, inflammation, and cellular health. Together, we discuss nutrition, the gut microbiome, movement, sleep, and nervous system support, as well as why children can become overwhelmed by sensory and environmental stressors. We also explore practical ways parents can become more intentional about supporting their child’s developing brain.
About My Guest:
Dr. Monisha Bhanote is a physician with five medical board certifications whose work focuses on cellular health, gut health, and longevity. After experiencing a traumatic brain injury herself, she drew on her medical training, nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle practices throughout her recovery. She is the author of The Anatomy of Well Being and brings a cellular perspective to helping people better understand how everyday choices can support the body and brain.
Key Takeaways:
Discover how a traumatic brain injury can affect memory, focus, balance, sleep, energy, sensory processing, and emotional well-being long after the initial injury appears to have healed.
Understand why supporting nutrition, the gut microbiome, movement, sleep, mitochondrial function, and other lifestyle foundations became central to Dr. Bhanote’s years-long recovery and her approach to cellular health.
Learn how to recognize the sensory and environmental stressors that can overwhelm a developing nervous system, and how quieter routines, movement, hands-on activities, and greater awareness of a child’s needs may help provide everyday support.
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