Jim Kwik identifies smoking, drugs, pesticides, heavy metals, and mold as brain toxins to eliminate. He recommends building a team of neurologists, therapists, and nutrition experts, and stresses patience: track progress through journaling and celebrate small wins during recovery.
Just try to eliminate or reduce the toxins in your life. The brain is highly sensitive to toxins, which can slow your healing. Avoid smoking, recreational drugs, minimize exposures to environmental toxins, whether they're pesticides, whether they're heavy metals, whether it's mold. Work with a multidisciplinary team. Recovery is complex and it sometimes takes a village and benefits from input from various specialists. Collaborate with those experts. You could seek out a neurologist, a physical therapist, occupational therapist, dietitian, nutritionist for a comprehensive recovery plan. It's not always available, but if it is within your means, you know, seek that help. Probably most important is be patient. When I was going through this, it took years for me to feel normal again. You know, I just didn't have the resources or the connections or the insights or the ideas to do so. Be patient and celebrate any progress you're making. Brain recovery, it takes time. Even small improvements are significant. So track your progress. You can keep a journal. That's what I used to do. Recognize your milestones. Celebrate incremental gains. It helps you stay motivated and stay positive through these difficult times.
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