Revolutionary approach to Brain Health

We believe that balancing the mind is equally as important as balancing the body. Integrative brain health services are be the most effective means of enhancing your mental wellness, cognitive function, and mind-body and spiritual balance. Dr. Grover embraces, practices and encourages mindful-based activities to support your health. Be sure to ask for strategies to help you maintain the best balance. A major focus of your Advanced Wellness program can be Brain health.

Our Brain Health Services include:

• Global assessment of medical and mental health history
• Assessment of mindful based activities and stressors in your life
• Nutrition analysis and lifestyle evaluation with recommendations
• Genetic analysis for MTHFR and other common SNIPS associated with depression and mood disorders
• Natural or pharmacological treatment of condition
• Lab analysis for hormone and neurotransmitter imbalance
• Referral for SPECT imaging to assess functional brain health if desired
• Near-Infrared(NIR)Transcranial LED therapy. See Veilight
• Near-Infrared LED stimulation of deep brain structures through nasal device. See Veilight Nasal
• Photic entrancement therapy with pandora star for deeper meditative states. 
• Sound Therapy
• Transcranial magnetic therapy with Pulse system.
• QEEG Brain Map analysis cross correlated with symptoms.
• Option of IV Glutathione therapy for Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis to augment current therapy and nutrition.

Watch recent interview with Dr. Grover on Brain Health, March 2015 with Mike Mutzel.

Overview of Assessment

A customized program is developed for each individual and may include some or all of these evaluations/treatments listed above. See Dr. Grover for your initial assessment and he can guide you on tests and therapies for your condition. He may begin simply with meditation or mindful strategies, or advise additional strategies based on your personal condition. Dr. Grover is not opposed to drug therapy, but prefers to address brain health and mental health without medications whenever possible. 

Common conditions we treat include:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Insomnia
• ADD/ADHD
• Migraine Headaches
• Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• MTHFR, COMT genetic findings
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• PTSD
• Mild to Moderate cognitive impairment from age related decline, vascular or Alzheimer's dementia

Common symptoms we can treat include:

• “Brain fog” or need to improve mental sharpness and speed
• Learning difficulties including dyslexia
• Fatigue, fibromyalgia
• Chronic pain

A System Based Approach

1. Neuro-hormonal Balancing and Brain Health   

At RevolutionaryMD, we recognize the importance lifestyle, mindfulness, diet, and balancing your body's complex neurohormonal system.  The approach to treating depression is not simply a prescription for Prozac.

Dr. Grover's broad and extensive training in family medicine, integrative medicine, and anti-aging, restorative medicine give him the expertise to help balance the neuro-endo-immune system.

A Brief Overview of the Neurohormonal system

The coordinated interconnectedness of the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems is often overlooked in the traditional hurried practice setting. Nevertheless, your health is hinged on the existence of neurotransmitters, hormones, and cytokines, which are essential chemical signals that mediate the communication between the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems, respectively. We are here to help you do the detail work to find an imbalance that may be contributing to your condition.

The three axis:

• hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, 
• hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis, 
• hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis

2. Nutrition   

Dr. Grover provides nutrition and exercise counseling for brain health and overall wellness including:

• Dietary evaluation and counseling 
• Optimal diet for brain health
• Optimal hormone balance for brain health
• Weight loss counseling
• Metabolic testing, Body composition testing
• Recommendations for appropriate supplementation given your conditions
• Nutrigenomic Testing through Pathway Genomics
• Methylation testing, MTHFR, COMT (very affordable) through Neuroscience/Pharmasan lab
• Nutritional testing through Spectracell with follow-up counseling
• Food allergy testing through Quest, Labcorp, Genova, and Alcat

These services can be blended into your personalized brain health program with Dr. Grover.

3. Brain Blood Flow/Perfusion

As we age, blood flow can decrease to the small vessels (capillaries) of brain.  This reduction in blood flow can be amplified by high blood pressure, diabetes, inflammation, hormone imbalance, nutrition imbalances, high cholesterol and other factors.

Dr. Grover may recommend Spect imaging or fMRI to evaluate your brain in a more functional means than a traditional CT or MRI. He has been applying transcranial near infra-red therapies in a recent traumatic brain injury study with impressive results for those that have demonstated reduced blood flow to focal or global regions of the brain. Following only 18 sessions, many have had improved cognition and marked improvement of blood flow on repeat Spect imaging.  Learn more about our NIR therapies. Lifestyle recommendations including exercise, nutrition and hormone balancing will always be incorporated into your game plan. Read recent publication by Dr. Grover below.  See pdf's.

4.  Mindfulness and Stress Reduction

Numerous studies have shown how mindfulness can help improve brain health by reducing cortisol levels, enhancing brain wave activity and blood flow. An elevated cortisol level causes brain shrinkage (cortical atrophy). Dr. Grover can help you assess and address your stress to keep your brain healthy and big!

Brain Wave Balance Analysis (qEEG Brain Mapping)

In addition to a thorough medical, spiritual and brain health history, we recommend qEEG brain mapping for those that desire a more comprehensive picture of imbalances that may be present.  We use the eWavi mapping system, a state of the art technology providing an in-depth analysis and guidance for assessing your brain health.

The recording takes approximately 15 minutes, and the remainder of time during a brain mapping session involves uploading, processing and reviewing the computer analyzed data to develop a personalized brain health game plan for you. Areas of potential cognitive and emotional problems typically associated with specific map profiles are identified by the program and strategies are discussed with you. 

A full report will be provided to you during the consultation.  It includes an easy to interpret dashboard of findings, and recommendations. Reports provided by other programs on the market are not easy for patients to follow, leading to patient and provider confusion. We recommend a brain map after completing a recommended series of recommended treatments so that you can visually see a before and after picture of your brain wave improvement, and improved symptom scores.  You may also be recommened and referred for neurofeedback therapy depending on your results.

Surveys to assess your mood and brain health:

• Am I depressed?
• How anxious am I?
• How is my level of mindfulness? (create a login and take the free SMA lecta test)

Brain Health Education: