In today’s episode, Jeff interviews his sister Dr. Gina Gould, an evolutionary biologist, paleontologist, and geologist who is the President of the Museum of Science and Innovation in Schenectady, NY.

In their wide ranging discussion, Jeff and Gina discuss a number of topics relevant to those struggling with TBI. They begin with a discussion of the weather and how the summer heat can affect some people’s mood. Similar to SAD (a winter-time disorder), a similar phenomenon affects certain people including Jeff. Gina and Jeff discuss ways to address this summer time malady.

They then turn their attention to recovery from injury, something relevant to anyone with a TBI. But in this case, Gina discusses how animals process recovery after they’ve been injured and Jeff then contrasts that with how many people mistakenly approach the injury recovery process.

Next, Jeff and Gina discuss diet and how that impacts recovery from TBI. Jeff discusses his own experience with a low-carb diet, sustaining ketosis, and how that benefitted (and continues to benefit) him.

And finally Gina discusses the groundbreaking work of the Russian psychiatrist, Dr. Yuri Nikolayev. Nikolayev discovered (and many have confirmed) that fasting is a powerful therapeutic mechanism that can help the body heal from a number of illnesses. (See links below).

‘Humans are programmed for loss': Why therapeutic fasting could be the answer to ‘lifestyle diseases"

The Science of Fasting - documentary