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"I don’t know that there’s been a time in history where there’s been more reason for hope and more innovation occurring in this space and it’s a pretty exciting time to see what’s unfolding."

Dr. Erik Won

Jan 12, 2022

EFR 565: Optimizing Brain Health and Healing Neurological Issues Without Pharmaceuticals with Dr. Erik Won

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Dr. Erik Won is the President and Chief Medical Officer at Wave Neuro, an innovative company taking a personalized approach to Braincare™. Wave Neuro is seeking to redefine the way cognitive health is understood and how mental health is managed.

Erik and his team are on a mission to democratize brain care and improve knowledge of brain health to empower people to live their best lives.

As a former Navy Flight Surgeon, Erik joined Wave Neuroscience to help people heal from a wide range of neurological issues and improve brain health using non-pharmaceutical tools and activities.

In this discussion, Erik and Chase talk about Wave Neuro’s humanistic approach to healing neurological issues, such as depression and PTSD, as well as factors that can impact brain health, like sleep deprivation. Erik also shares his thoughts on the energy we emit from our brain and our hearts, as well as how we can begin to measure, interpret it, and use it to better our lives.

Follow Wave Neuro @waveneuro

Follow Chase on Instagram @chase_chewning

Follow him on Twitter @chasechewning

Key Highlights

  • Military veterans experience neurological injuries such as concussions, post-traumatic stress, and depression. There are tools available to help vets heal, like cognitive behavioral therapy and anti-depressants, but Wave Neuroscience has formulated a non-pharmaceutical option for optimizing brain function and supporting the healing journey.

  • Beyond the labels and stigmas of mental illness, Wave Neuro is able to look at a simple brain scan to identify which neurons are misfiring and help you understand how your brain is working. This enables both the doctor and patient to tangibly see what needs to be tracked or worked on and create goals for actively improving your mental health.

  • Everyone should care about brain health and anyone can improve their brain health. You don’t have to be sick to want to be well or to feel better. 

  • Consistent (years of) poor quality sleep and sleep deprivation can cause a plethora of neurological issues, including Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Getting natural blue light in the morning and avoiding blue light and stimulants at night will regulate your circadian rhythm and set you up to have deep, restorative sleep.

  • No one’s brain health is perfect, so don’t live in fear of what could happen to your health. Anything can happen to anybody at anytime, yet there’s always someone that has it worse than you. Don’t wait to take action, especially if it’s to get tests done and prevent future health issues.

Powerful Quotes by Dr. Erik Won

I don’t know that there’s been a time in history where there’s been more reason for hope and more innovation occurring in this space and it’s a pretty exciting time to see what’s unfolding.

Not just on the individual level, but if we start thinking about the family and then the community and then a population-type scale, how much better would this world be if we were functioning better from a neurocognitive perspective?

We really are about innovating and thinking about, dreaming about, what might be perceived as impossible, we’d like to achieve.

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EFR 565: Optimizing Brain Health and Healing Neurological Issues Without Pharmaceuticals with Dr. Erik Won

Dr. Erik Won is the President and Chief Medical Officer at Wave Neuro, an innovative company taking a personalized approach to Braincare™. Wave Neuro is seeking to redefine the way cognitive health is understood and how mental health is managed.

Erik and his team are on a mission to democratize brain care and improve knowledge of brain health to empower people to live their best lives.

As a former Navy Flight Surgeon, Erik joined Wave Neuroscience to help people heal from a wide range of neurological issues and improve brain health using non-pharmaceutical tools and activities.

In this discussion, Erik and Chase talk about Wave Neuro’s humanistic approach to healing neurological issues, such as depression and PTSD, as well as factors that can impact brain health, like sleep deprivation. Erik also shares his thoughts on the energy we emit from our brain and our hearts, as well as how we can begin to measure, interpret it, and use it to better our lives.

Follow Wave Neuro @waveneuro

Follow Chase on Instagram @chase_chewning

Follow him on Twitter @chasechewning

Key Highlights

  • Military veterans experience neurological injuries such as concussions, post-traumatic stress, and depression. There are tools available to help vets heal, like cognitive behavioral therapy and anti-depressants, but Wave Neuroscience has formulated a non-pharmaceutical option for optimizing brain function and supporting the healing journey.

  • Beyond the labels and stigmas of mental illness, Wave Neuro is able to look at a simple brain scan to identify which neurons are misfiring and help you understand how your brain is working. This enables both the doctor and patient to tangibly see what needs to be tracked or worked on and create goals for actively improving your mental health.

  • Everyone should care about brain health and anyone can improve their brain health. You don’t have to be sick to want to be well or to feel better. 

  • Consistent (years of) poor quality sleep and sleep deprivation can cause a plethora of neurological issues, including Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Getting natural blue light in the morning and avoiding blue light and stimulants at night will regulate your circadian rhythm and set you up to have deep, restorative sleep.

  • No one’s brain health is perfect, so don’t live in fear of what could happen to your health. Anything can happen to anybody at anytime, yet there’s always someone that has it worse than you. Don’t wait to take action, especially if it’s to get tests done and prevent future health issues.

Powerful Quotes by Dr. Erik Won

I don’t know that there’s been a time in history where there’s been more reason for hope and more innovation occurring in this space and it’s a pretty exciting time to see what’s unfolding.

Not just on the individual level, but if we start thinking about the family and then the community and then a population-type scale, how much better would this world be if we were functioning better from a neurocognitive perspective?

We really are about innovating and thinking about, dreaming about, what might be perceived as impossible, we’d like to achieve.

Episode resources:

Ever Forward Radio is brought to you by AG1 from Athletic Greens

Comprehensive and Convenient Daily Nutrition

AG1 contains over 75 essential vitamins, minerals and whole-food sourced ingredients giving you a multivitamin, probiotic, prebiotic, adaptogens and more.

  • One daily scoop supports your immunity, gut health, healthy aging and energy.

  • Better nutrition made a lot simpler.

  • 60-day money back guarantee

Free One Year Supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs - CLICK HERE!