From Football and CTE Concerns to Recovery: Mike “Moose” Moosbrugger’s Brain Health Journey

After years of football and repeated head impacts, Mike “Moose” Moosbrugger experienced a devastating health decline involving severe insomnia, brain fog, cognitive problems, digestive dysfunction, and dramatic weight loss. In this episode of MyPOTSPodcast, he joins Dr. Joseph Schneider to share his recovery journey and explore head trauma, the gut-brain connection, neuroplasticity, men’s health, and why asking for help can be one of the strongest things an athlete can do.

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❤️ Book a FREE Consult: https://hopebraincenter.com/book/ What happens when decades of pushing harder finally collide with a body and brain that can no longer keep up? In this episode of MyPOTSPodcast, former professional football player and men’s health advocate Mike “Moose” Moosbrugger joins Dr. Joseph Schneider to tell the deeply personal story of his neurological and physical decline—and the long road back. From repeated head impacts and severe brain fog to digestive dysfunction, insomnia, dramatic weight loss, functional neurological rehabilitation, and rebuilding his identity outside football, Mike shares what it was like to become the patient after a lifetime of being the athlete. Together, he and Dr. Schneider explore the gut-brain connection, neuroplasticity, recovery, sleep, self-advocacy, men’s health, and why healing sometimes begins by having the courage to ask for help. To learn more about data-driven POTS evaluation, NeuroAI, nervous system rehabilitation, and Dr. Schneider's clinical framework, listen to the full episode of My POTS Podcast and explore the Hope Brain Center resources on https://hopebraincenter.com/book/ ❤️ Book a FREE Consult: https://hopebraincenter.com/book/ 🎙️ My POTS Podcast: https://mypotspodcast.com/ 🧠 Website: Hope Brain and Body Recovery Center: https://hopebraincenter.com/ 🎓 LinkedIn: Joseph Schneider: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-schneider-55b83123 ❤️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hopebrainbodyrecoverycenter ⏺️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopebraincenter_/ 📌 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopebraincenter

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