“The brain is the most important organ that we have in our body,” explains Shai Efrati, M.D. Efrati, M.D., Founder and Director of the world-leading Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, joins us to dive deep into the science behind hyperbaric medicine, the incredible benefits, plus: - What is hyperbaric therapy (~2:55) - How does hyperbaric therapy work (~3:28) - Brain benefits & neurogenesis (~9:40) - Who benefits from this therapy (~11:20) - How does this affect cognitive decline (~13:55) - The details of hyperoxic hypoxic paradox (~17:15) - Credibility & costs (~20:00) - His clinic (~23:40) - Long COVID (~24:35) - Seeking treatment for long COVID (~36:30) - Brain injury and head trauma (~39:25) - Treating athletes (~45:45) - The future of hyperbaric therapy (~48:00) Referenced in the episode: - Learn more about Efrati (https://aviv-clinics.com/about/shai-efrati/) - Read his book, Beyond Normal (https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Normal-Enhanced-Medicine-Performance/dp/B0D481HP15) - Check out Aviv Clinics (https://aviv-clinics.com/) We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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