“Eating healthy food fills your body with energy and nutrients. Imagine your cells smiling back at you and saying, ‘Thank you!’” (Quote from Karen Salmansohn). Let’s take it a little further: imagine your brain smiling back at you and saying, ‘Thank you!’” We know that our bodies thrive on healthy foods, right? However, did you know (more…)
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. This special month marks an opportunity for the brain injury community and the community at large to share awareness, knowledge, support, education, care and conversation. As we kick off March 2022, the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) warmly invites you to join us online this month for some brain (more…)
Many people in our community are passionate about exploring self-care and wellness topics. When we see wellness topics in our newsfeeds, we see this term used frequently as of late: holistic wellness. What does holistic wellness mean, and why are we seeing the term more often? The general definition of holistic wellness means overall wellness (more…)
The quote to the above really says it all, doesn’t it? We hate and love change at the same time, but in a perfect world many things would stay the same, but just get better. For better or worse (or somewhere in between), we know the world just doesn’t work in this way. Change is (more…)
Those of us with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) know how important sleep is for recovery from the injury. Sleeping plays a big part in helping our brains heal after a traumatic brain event. The more quality sleep, the better and faster the brain can heal. Continuous learning about sleep facts, sleep disorders, and sleep hygiene (more…)
The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) is pleased to announce a special new feature in our virtual platform. The virtual COVID Vaccination Clinic is now open and welcomes you. The purpose of the COVID Vaccination Clinic at Etopia in Second Life is to provide information and tools related to the COVIC-19 pandemic. Here’s a peek (more…)
