A few types of neurological/neuropsychiatric disorders are:
Epilepsy
Alzheimer’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Cerebral Palsy
Facial palsy
Schizophrenia
Depression
Some common symptoms include:
Muscle weakness
Partial or complete loss of sensation
Seizures
Difficulty in chewing/ swallowing
Constipation
Poor cognitive abilities / impaired memory
Mild to moderate pain without explanation
Mood swings
Hallucinations
A good diet promotes recovery and prevents further deterioration of mental health conditions. Aspects that are kept in mind while planning the diet protocol are:
Neurological conditions can cause motor deficits. An exercise program can help in maintaining muscle strength, prevents weight gain and promotes general fitness. A specialised team will prescribe safe, simple, exercises after an evaluation.
Neurological conditions can cause motor deficits. An exercise program can help in maintaining muscle strength, prevents weight gain and promotes general fitness. A specialised team will prescribe safe, simple, exercises after an evaluation.
Our team of qualified clinical psychologists help survivors with coping strategies.
Profile: 60 year old gentleman, obese
Motor function and digestion are affected in PD,
Medications have side effects and interactions with food, to be taken lifelong.
It’s a progressive, incurable disease of the nervous system.
Outcomes: We managed to lower body fat with a special diet that is complementary to the medication and introduced gym based training that improved his mobility and overall fitness, medication dose was reduced by the treating doctor.
Profile: 40 year old overweight gentleman.
Outcomes: Management included a fat loss plan, customised training program and mental health counselling
Profile: 60 year old gentleman, obese
Motor function and digestion are affected in PD,
Medications have side effects and interactions with food, to be taken lifelong.
It’s a progressive, incurable disease of the nervous system.
Outcomes: We managed to lower body fat with a special diet that is complementary to the medication and introduced gym based training that improved his mobility and overall fitness, medication dose was reduced by the treating doctor.
Profile: 79 year old gentleman, on dialysis 2/week.
Outcomes:
Profile: 40 year old overweight gentleman.
Outcomes: Management included a fat loss plan, customised training program and mental health counselling
Profile: 71 year old overweight gentleman and his 60 year old wife, runners.
Outcomes: Protocols included a diet, weight training guidelines that improved their timing, reduced injuries and the gentleman proudly boast of a body fat percent of 21 at 71 years of age.