Aging Can the right nutrition help prevent CTE?

[godhatesacoward]

Don't HARD sparring super often but still vital info

 

[Devil's_Advocate]

Impossible to answer.

I will say high dose melatonin because it seems to have a role in just about everything. It does have a documented role in showing neuroprotective properties and has been used to treat TBI.

Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Melatonin in Secondary Traumatic Brain Injury - PMC

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a disease resulting from external physical forces acting against the head, leading to transient or chronic damage to brain tissue. Primary brain injury is an immediate and, therefore, rather irreversible effect of ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Role of Melatonin in Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury - PMC

Brain and spinal cord are implicated in incidences of two of the most severe injuries of central nervous system (CNS). Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a devastating neurological deficit involving primary and secondary injury cascades. The primary ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/5/2/16

Separately I believe methylene blue also has neuroprotective properties. It also has some synergistic qualities when paired with melatonin.



In my opinion you can't go wrong with melatonin. It's exceedingly safe, has no known LD50 (lethal dose) and has many benefits.

If you do take melatonin and notice any weird minor side effects, you may need to take methyl based supplement/vitamin like TMG or methylfolate.

 

[ChessJitsu]

CREATINE!!!

Dietary supplement creatine protects against traumatic brain injury

pure.johnshopkins.edu

 

[Fug]

Alcohol and dehydration will make you more susceptible to tbi so def avoid that. Probably the most important thing is to not get hit in the first place.

 

[Mr. Snrub]

Cerebrolysin but it's not a food and has to be an IM injection.

Semax and Selank can be used as a nasal spray.

 

[godhatesacoward]

Alcohol and dehydration will make you more susceptible to tbi so def avoid that. Probably the most important thing is to not get hit in the first place.

I'm down with the lifestyle too late for that

 

[Fug]

Fish oil, lots of sleep, but maybe not right after a concussion?

 

[GSP_37]

NHK World had a natto TV special where a brief segment had a scientist say something like something from the fermented natto prevented the bad protein from building in the brain like it does for ALS people.

I think they say sleep is the only time when the brain flushes out that protein from the brain, so makes sense when lack of sleep results in foggy brain.