What can we do to improve our brain wellness Euro-ataxia NOV 2018 Tomer Hillel tomerni@Hotmail.com The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

Important _______________________________________ Before you adopt any of the following recommendations you should consult a functional medicine Dr. and /or Neurologist The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

Influence of mutation length on age of onset (Length of mutant gene)

Influence of mutation length on age of onset Onset age difference for each mutation length Influence of mutation length on age of onset Genetics is not the only factor (Length of mutant gene)

Who will function better? ___________________________________________ Is it the same for our brain? The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

References _______________________________________ Dr Terry Wahls M.D. 2000 MS 2002 Paleo 2007 mitochondria problem Fed her mitochondria Exercise Sleep Detoxification Stress management The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

What are we dealing with? _______________________________________ RECYCLE NGF BDNF ENERGY INFLAMMATION STRESS TOXINS WIRING NUTRIENTS The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

Give your body optimal conditions He will do the rest

What can I do to be in optimal condition Exercise Aerobic Anaerobic Physiotherapy Diet, Nutrition Sleep Stress Management Detoxification ANAEROBIC EXERCISE AUTOPHAGY DIET RECYCLE NGF AEROBIC EXERCISE BDNF ENERGY STRESS TOXINS STRESS TOXINS INFLAMMATION INFLAMMATION NUTRIENTS PHYSIOTHERAPY WIRING NUTRITION STRESS MANAGEMENT SLEEP NUTRITION The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

What to do? Exercise _______________________________________ Aerobic moderate exercise 30 min a day 5-6 days a week Fast walk, bicycle, swimming, light running… What is moderate? Light is when you can sing while exercise moderate is when you cannot sing only talk Anaerobic High intensive interval training (HIIT) 15 min 5-6 days a week Physiotherapy balance and coordination 20 min 5-6 days a week Dr. approval for exercise is important The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

What to do? Diet and nutrition _______________________________________ Eat in a small time window 12 hours or less Stop eating 3 hours before sleeping Eat 30% less (caloric restriction) Improve your gut health and your microbiome Avoid gluten, dairy, eggs, low carbohydrates add fiber Mild Ketogenic diet Nutrition Vegetarian + fish (wild caught low mercury) Most of the minerals and vitamins come from leaves Vegetables legumes and fruit Supplements are the dessert Dietitian consultant is necessary The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

What to do? sleep _______________________________________ 7-9 hours each night Sleep hygiene Blue light filter The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

What to do? Stress management _______________________________________ Practice one or more of the techniques Meditation Yoga Nature Time management Music Therapy Spa Exercise Hobby The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

What to do? Detoxification _______________________________________ Decrees toxins entry Organic Food Cosmetics and hygiene House environment (mold, cleaning materials…) Increase toxins evacuation Liver – (Feces) Kidneys (Urine) Sweat glands (sweat) The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

What to do? Implementation _______________________________________ Carriers - step by step before symptoms begin Symptomatic - faster implementation can be adopted The sooner you start is better The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

What to do? _______________________________________ Those are the guide lines. Each patient should get individual program In order to notice the change it is important to implement as many aspects as possible The change is not fast but sometime can be seen after 3 months Neurologist and a functional medicine Dr. is a good team The Israeli Machado Joseph Association

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