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Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 58
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 58
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Every morning I drink a smoothie that is an absolute powerhouse of vitamins and nutrients. Here's the ingredients:
1 scoop frozen wild blueberries
1 scoop frozen mixed berries
1 scoop frozen pineapple chunks
couple frozen cherries
1 banana
1/4 cup oats
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil (for some healthy fats)
1 large handful fresh kale leaves
1 large handful fresh spinach
1 - 1 1/2 cups water (or fruit juice)
Blend for a minute or so on high. The fruits completely eliminate the taste of the olive oil, kale, and spinach. It is delicious and healthy and something that you can drink with a straw. I drink one every morning.
You can experiment with different fruits and even add in stuff like flax seeds to get some more healthy fats.
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I was in a snowboarding accident on January 19, 2013. I caught an edge on my snowboard while carving down the mountain without a helmet. I smacked the back of my head hard on the ground. I was not knocked out and it took about a week for symptoms to come into full effect.
Since my accident I have been in a cycle of feeling better and then relapsing. It has happened many times. Although I think the overall trend is slowly traveling up. My symptoms included headaches, anxiety, sensitivity to light and noise, dizziness, fatigue, confusion, trouble concentrating, brain fog, loss of social interest, irritability, and mood swings.
Many symptoms have since resolved and I am left with slight dizziness, sensitivity to large crowds and busy environments, small amounts of anxiety, and brain fog off and on.
I am currently under the care of a neuropsychologist at the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic. I am also undergoing balance/vestibular physical therapy to help with my remaining symptoms.
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