Dr. Michael D. Lewis is an expert on nutritional and holistic interventions for brain health, particularly the use of omega-3 fatty acids and CBD Oil for the prevention, management, and rehabilitation of concussions and traumatic brain injury (TBI). In this CBJ Episode, he discusses a new product, Epidiolex, which uses CBD Oil for epilepsy and brain injury. See the references below for more specific research information about FDA approval.
He founded the Brain Health Education and Research Institute in late 2011 upon retiring as a Colonel after a distinguished thirty-one-year career in the US Army. His remarks are researched, informed and delivered from the voice of experience.
Ed Note: This is his third [previous CBJ posts on Concussions/TBI: CBJ/171, CBJ/224] interesting interview here that discusses medical details of CBD oil applications for multiple levels of brain and body recovery.
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In late 2011 upon retiring as a Colonel after a distinguished thirty-one-year career in the US Army. His pioneering work in the military and since has helped thousands of people around the world and is regularly featured in the media, including CNN's Sanjay Gupta, MD, show and numerous radio shows and podcasts.
A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and Tulane University School of Medicine, Dr. Lewis is board-certified and a fellow of the American Colleges of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition. He completed postgraduate training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
He is currently in private practice in Potomac, Maryland (BrainCARE, www.BrainCARE.center); is a consultant to the US Army and Navy as well as several organizations, institutes, and nutrition companies around the world; and is a founding member of the Pop Warner Youth Football Medical Advisory Board.
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