Author name: Blake Brown

I had a great conversation with Dianne Koehler, the Executive Director of the Nutrition Therapy Institute. Dianne graduated from Nutrition Therapy Institute in 2007. Since graduating, she has become a teacher and active community speaker. She has continued her education through additional training in holistic health, high level wellness, herbal therapeutics, functional blood chemistry analysis and functional endocrinology. She has been an instructor at NTI for more than 10 years and became Academic Dean in 2017.  As the Owner/Director of NTI, her passion for learning about and teaching nutrition informs her desire to make NTI the choice for nutrition education.  She is profoundly grateful to have the opportunity to share NTI’s vision with our current and future students – Choosing to Create Optimal Health Through Nutrition Education – it’s not just a tagline, it’s truly what NTI’s students do, and Dianne is proud to be at the helm, driving expectations and making changes in the field of nutrition education. Enjoy the show.

Today’s show is about a 10-year-old child who’s been diagnosed with a condition called strabismus. So this is for all you parents out there who are frustrated when you go to the regular eye doctor and are looking for alternatives. Enjoy the show.

Navigating a vision exam can be hard, depending on your doctor. So I want to share some tips on how to make the process work for you. I’ll share what to look for in an eye exam and how to slow down the process, so you know you’re getting the prescription that’s right for you. Enjoy the show.

This is a presentation I gave to a group of occupational therapists on how vision relates to our nervous system, trauma, and our consciousness. Enjoy the show.

Macular Degeneration is a growing problem that more and more people are dealing with. So, I wanted to share this session I did recently where I share my protocol for dealing with Macular Degeneration and how you can build up your macula health to help mitigate problems down the road. Enjoy the show.

Ocular Melanoma in the eyes is a very rare but serious form of cancer that I want to discuss today. It develops in the cells that produce pigment. Today I will cover how it forms, what to look out for, and what steps you can take to treat it. Enjoy the show.

Cataracts affect a growing number of people, and many factors can contribute to this. I have found that adding certain specific antioxidants can reduce cataract formation and, in some cases, eliminate it altogether. But they don’t work for everyone. So today, I wanted to talk to those who aren’t seeing results with my approach and discuss why this might be and how you can move forward. Enjoy the show.

LASIK surgery is becoming more and more common. So today I want to talk about an article that came out discussing the side effects people have when they get LASIK and weigh the pros and cons of the surgery with you. Enjoy the show.

Today we are going to cover my heavy metal detox protocol using essential oils. I don’t think that toxicity levels have ever been higher. We can get exposed to heavy metals through our environment and our immune systems are obviously getting really challenged. These are causing symptoms like headaches, sleep problems, digestive issues, anxiety, hypertension, depression, memory issues, kidney problems, muscle weakness, anemia, impaired fertility, tinnitus, and light sensitivity. I find that there are some tests that patients can do that are helpful. So I’m going to go through very briefly, the tests that are possible, and you get to choose. Enjoy the show.

Atropine is what we call an anticholinergic drug, which means that it blocks acetylcholine. And when you block acetylcholine, it can cause temporary paralysis in the focusing system of the eye and it also dilates the pupil. So this particular technique is used by some eye doctors in low doses, to see if you can slow down school-aged myopia. My feeling is that Atropine therapy is really another symptomatic approach. It’s not really getting to the cause of what myopia really is. So let’s talk about the cause of myopia. And then I can offer some protocols that maybe go a little deeper than just treating the symptom. Enjoy the show.

I’ve gotten a number of questions about the relationship between our eyesight and vision, and our sports performance. So today I wanted to talk about my experience with sports and how I have worked with athletes. Enjoy the show.

Nitric Oxide is a molecule that’s produced naturally by your body and it’s important for many aspects of your health. One of the most important functions of nitric oxide is something called vasodilation. This means that the inner muscles of the blood vessels begin to widen and this increases your circulation. I want to talk about how this can be beneficial for you. Enjoy the show.

Today we are talking about Amblyopia also known as Lazy Eye. It’s been a common idea that this can only be treated in childhood, but today we are going to look at research and discuss how it might be treated as you get older. Enjoy the show. If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com.

Double vision is something that affects a number of people, no matter their age. it can lead to issues with concentration and balance. Today I want to share how yoked prisms can help you with double vision and share where you can find this help. Enjoy the show.

Black Cumin Essential Oil has some truly amazing benefits. It’s an ancient plant that has been shown to be able to help support our immune health and much more. Join me to learn more about the benefits and how to use this essential oil. Enjoy the show.

Dark under-eye circles are a common problem. There are multiple reasons why people developed these dark under-eye circles, so we are going to take a look at why they developed and some remedies that I’ve used to reduce the darkness. Enjoy the show.

Charles Bonnet Syndrome is a condition that’s triggered by vision deterioration that causes visual hallucinations. It isn’t well known and can be hard to diagnose, so we are going to look deeper into this eye disease today. Enjoy the show.

Best’s Syndrome is macular dystrophy involving part of the retina. So today we will cover what it is, what some of the symptoms are, and how you combat it. Enjoy the show.

Screen time is inevitably a part of our daily life, so I am sharing a few of my tips on how to protect your eyes while using screens and a few things you can implement to protect your vision. Enjoy the show.