Traumatic brain injury doesn't require being knocked unconscious or obvious head trauma. Dr. Eric Gordon sits down with Dr. Mark Gordon to discuss how mild whiplash, blast exposure, or repetitive impacts trigger cellular mechanotransduction, initiating neuroinflammation that suppresses the hypothalamus and disrupts hormone production throughout the body.

They discuss why biological resiliency determines who develops severe symptoms from minor trauma, how inflammation blocks neurotransmitter synthesis and receptor function, and why optimizing hormones like pregnenolone, DHEA, and testosterone alongside reducing neuroinflammation is essential for recovery from TBI, depression, Parkinson's, and other neurodegenerative conditions.

Episode Highlights:

• Mild or unrecognized TBI initiates chronic neuroinflammation and neuroendocrine disruption.
• Biological resiliency based on lifestyle factors determines who develops severe symptoms from the same traumatic exposure.
• Neuroinflammation suppresses hypothalamic hormone production, creating cascading deficits in testosterone, DHEA, and pregnenolone.
• Gut dysbiosis, aging, and toxins amplify neurodegenerative risk, necessitating targeted therapeutic strategies.

Listen in to learn more :
[0:00:00] Mild Trauma, Massive Impact

[0:04:34] Biological Resilience: Why the Same Hit Hurts Differently

[0:07:00] Inflammation Shuts Down Hormones—and the Brain

[0:20:00] Gut–Brain Axis: COVID, Vax, and Stalled Recovery

[0:35:32] Rewiring the Brain: Glial Cells, Nutraceuticals, and Hormones

About Mark Gordon, MD

Dr. Mark Gordon is a physician specializing in neuroendocrinology and traumatic brain injury, coining the term "Interventional Endocrinology" in 2003. Dr. Gordon has dedicated his practice to treating veterans and civilians with TBI, developing the Millennium Treatment Protocol that addresses neuroinflammation and hormonal dysfunction. His work has helped over 3,000 veterans recover from blast wave trauma and TBI-related symptoms. He authored "Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment" and continues to self-fund his military treatment program while advocating for broader adoption of neuroendocrine approaches to brain injury recovery.

Learn more https://tbihelpnow.org/

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