Episode 2 | Aired January 28, 2019
Run time: 27:18
Episode 2 features the following stories: a man almost beaten to death in a home invasion that left him with severe traumatic brain injury; using tango as an effective exercise to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease; and a woman who uses botulinum toxin injections to combat a rare disease known as blepharospasm.
Episode Segments
Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury
Episode 2 | Segment 1 | Aired January 28, 2019
Run time: 9:12
Russell Erickson was almost beaten to death in a home invasion that left him with a severe traumatic brain injury. This segment uses his story to examine why some people and some brains recover and why others do not.
Benefits of Getting Out in Nature
Episode 2 | Segment 2 | Aired January 28, 2019
Run time: 1:00
Getting out in nature may be an effective therapy and/or preventative for Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, premature death, stress, and high blood pressure.
Tango for Parkinson's Disease
Episode 2 | Segment 3 | Aired January 28, 2019
Run time: 7:49
One of the many therapies used to slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease is exercise. Research scientists at the VA have shown teaching tango to Parkinson’s patients is more effective than traditional exercise.
Procrastination Is in Your Genes
Episode 2 | Segment 4 | Aired January 28, 2019
Run time: 1:04
A scientific study has show that procrastination runs in families.
Blepharospasm
Episode 2 | Segment 5 | Aired January 28, 2019
Run time: 7:21
Blepharospasm is a rare disease making people blink uncontrollably, leading to functional blindness. It happens because of confused signals in the brain, and is often incurable. We feature a woman regains her sight after getting botulinum toxin injections around her eye.