I am a neurofeedback technician and brain health coach at the Abilene Brain Center in Abilene, Texas. I use the DAVID Delight Pro to beat the odds against my high-risk factors. These include the ApoE 4 gene, COMT SNP, a traumatic brain injury, a hysterectomy, and a high score on the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Survey. Of these risk factors, the high ACE score is the highest risk factor for my brain and body.Beginning in 2019, I have done a qEEG on myself every January. In 2022, I recognized that my brain was not holding ground. That year, I tried neurofeedback protocols for PTSD. While there were modest gains, in January 2023, I recognized it was time to do something different.I was familiar with research on 40 Hz Gamma oscillations so, in February 2023, I began using the Mind Alive DAVID Delight Pro. I did the Gamma 3 sessions, training 40 Hz three times a week, and the Gamma 1 session, training 13 to 43.8 Hz twice weekly.I used the time of my audiovisual training to calm my fear-driven brain by practicing body scans, breathing techniques, and guided meditations. After six months, I did a qEEG on myself.I used QEEG Pro's sLORETA Source Reconstruction Reports to create a pre- and post-comparison. As I worked on the comparison, I couldn't believe it. There were dramatic improvements in every hertz from 1 to 40. When I showed my comparison to my boss, Dr. Ken Patterson, a medical doctor, he immediately said, "We need to offer this equipment to our patients."Today, I also use the Cranio-Electro Stimulation (CES) equipment included with the DAVID Delight Pro. I learned to focus by pushing myself into hyper-focus, which is exhausting. The CES equipment allows me to focus with ease. The serotonin produced by the CES is also helpful in relaxing my brain and body.A pilot study published in 2020 stated that 40 Hz sessions twice a week improved cognition, memory, and mood. The AVE and CES equipment are helping my fear-driven brain move into a parasympathetic state, allowing me to rest, digest, and restore. For the first time in thirty years, I sleep through the night. Histamine intolerance, an enormous problem, is nearly gone, and I can eat leftovers. I have gained five pounds of muscle. I am stronger in yoga, and I am aerobically more fit in Zumba.CPTSD helped me survive, and today, at 72 years of age, the DAVID Delight Pro is helping me thrive against the odds.
