In our efforts to get the conversation going about the importance of brain health,
Eric R. Braverman, MD sat down with Daren Jaime at OPEN to discuss our latest publication. A large part of our organization's mission is to get our community thinking about taking care of their brain at least as much as they do the rest of their organs.
Do you visit your primary care physician for a check-up every year? Every couple of years?
They check your lungs with a stethoscope, your heart with blood pressure/cholesterol/weight, your liver with an enzyme test, your ears, nose, and throat with an ophthalmoscope.
Do you get your teeth checked with a dentist twice a year?
Do you visit your eye doctor every couple years?
When is the last time your had your brain checked?
Your memory? Your processing speed?
The brain is the most vital organ we have and it deserves much more attention.
Serving as the control center for our entire body, our brain has enormous responsibility.
Whether it is processing incoming information from our 5 senses, sending messages to control your movement, or handling your emotions, this organ is busy. Luckily, our president Obama and the NIH have recognized the lack of focus on our brain in healthcare and has launched the BRAIN initiative. We look forward to the breakthroughs this project will bring.
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