Memory & Cognitive Health
Brain Health Treatment Options
Functional Medicine in Boulder, CO
Memory changes are worth taking seriously, and worth investigating thoroughly.
Memory lapses, word-finding difficulty, mental fog, slower processing speed, and difficulty concentrating are symptoms that are too often dismissed as "just aging." While cognitive changes do occur with age, they are not inevitable or untreatable and in many cases, they have identifiable and addressable causes that conventional medicine simply hasn't looked for. At Helios, we take cognitive concerns seriously at any age, and we approach them with the thoroughness they deserve.
Brain & Memory Treatment at Helios
Our functional medicine evaluation of cognitive symptoms looks at thyroid function (low thyroid is one of the most common reversible causes of cognitive decline), sex hormone levels (estrogen and testosterone are both neuroprotective), vitamin B12 and folate, vitamin D, inflammatory markers, blood sugar regulation, sleep quality, heavy metal burden, and cardiovascular risk factors affecting cerebral blood flow. We also offer the WAVI Brain Scan, which is a quantitative EEG-based tool that objectively measures brainwave function and can provide early insight into neurological health and brain age.
Treatment Plans & Outcomes
For patients with a family history of dementia or a personal concern about long-term brain health, we offer a comprehensive preventive cognitive health evaluation to identify and address modifiable risk factors early, when intervention is most effective. The evidence for lifestyle and metabolic interventions in cognitive preservation is strong and growing. You don't have to wait for a problem to become serious before you start protecting your brain.
Your brain deserves the same preventive attention as your heart. Let's evaluate where you are and build a plan.
I love their Integrative Functional medicine approach. It complements the western medical model and keeps me healthy.
– Chris C., Current Patient
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