Traumatic Brain Injuries

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Studies prove that brain injuries can affect hormone levels

Dr. Stocks has found a wealth of published literature suggesting that traumatic brain injury causes pituitary dysfunction that is linked to bipolar disorders, anxiety and depression. and various metabolic syndromes such as fatty liver and Type II diabetes.  The more severe the brain injury, the more profound the hormonal deficits.  Often "low normal range" of various hormones are detected by conventional medical specialists and many see improvement with optimizing the levels to 80% of a 25 year old.  This can be done without side effects.

These uncorrected pituitary deficiencies lead to disorders of mood, thyroid, adrenals, and testicles.  Growth hormone deficiency, when detected, is often seen after even minor brain injury.  Replacement of human growth hormone can now be done legally through a physician's order.  A nutraceutical has been used in returning soldiers from Iraq and Afganistan with excellent responses.  SecretropinRx is not a controlled substance like Human Growth Hormone and can be used orally.  When combined with additional hormone optimization and a low-glycemic, high-fat diet, impressive results are seen in mood as well as metabolic syndrome.

Traumatic brain injury affects 2 million Americans annually.  Proper testing can make the diagnosis.  Survivors of TBI suffer from a broad spectrum of physical, mental, cognitive, and emotional deficits, ranging in severity from mild to crippling.  Conventional medical treatment and rehabilitation often fail to achieve substantial recovery once the acute injury period has passed.  Recent discoveries reveal that TBI produces a host of endocrine deficits centered on dysfunction of the pituitary gland.  Restoring the balance of deficient hormones to their pre-injury levels has been shown to produce substantial improvements in all facets of TBI.  Despite powerful evidence for hormone replacement, conventional physicians remain unwilling to provide this vital therapy.

Stocks Institute is capable of proper testing and treatment in restoration of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction.