The human brain is an amazing network of complexity. It tells your heart how fast to go, keeps you breathing, directs the digestion of the food you've eaten, keeps you upright while you walk and all of this happens without you being aware of it. On top of that add the huge number of thoughts and feelings that it works through, along with telling us how to act in different situations. Modern computers do not even come close to being able to handle everything your brain does.

But things can go wrong...

Unfortunately the system does break down. Not only in drastic ways like stroke and tumours, but much more commonly with what are called physiological brain lesions. These lesions are common. Much more common than strokes or tumours, and when they occur they can cause a huge variety of problems. Problems such as Fibromyalgia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ADD, ADHD, Irritable bowel syndrome, Dyslexia and many others. Modern science is confirming their brain based origin.

If the problem's in the brain, you must fix the brain.

But w here does this leave us? Drugs are often thought of as the only solution to brain based problems. But the problem with medication is that it is often not specific to the problem and can have far reaching, often unforseen and unpleasant side effects.

There are alternatives.

For example did you know?

• That Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases are primarily neurodegenerative diseases caused by free radical oxidative damage. Specific nutritional supplements can help prevent these problems developing and worsening.
• That people with dyslexia usually have problems with the communication between different areas of the brain, as well as problems with focusing. There are natural therapies to help this.
• Vertigo can be due to problems with the input from the spine, eyes and the balance mechanisms from the ear. There are supplements, exercises and physical therapies that can help rebalance input.
• Migraine sufferers may have dysfunction in their brainstem that causes their headaches. Stimulating that area of the brain may clear or reduce the headaches.

These are just a small number of the conditions that can be helped. For more information on specific conditions click here.

Every person is an individual.

We all have our own unique makeup of genetic and environmental factors that have added together to make us who we are. That is why each patient we see gets a full diagnostic workup to determine the individual cause or causes of their condition. We then develop a treatment programme that is specific to them, in accordance with their own health goals.

Call us and see how we can help you. Our centre number is 03 9435 2887 or browse through our information sections or download a brain health podcast for listening later.