About Jordan Fallis
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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
Hi there,
My name is Jordan Fallis.
I’m the founder and CEO of Optimal Living Dynamics.
I'm also a Brain Health Coach and Nutritional Consultant. I specialize in helping people with chronic illness increase their brainpower, restore their mental clarity, and reclaim their mental health. It's my mission to help you understand the simple steps you can take to create a massive transformation in your brain function and mental health.
Over the past 10 years, I’ve been researching, writing and consulting in the health industry. My work has been published in the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Canadian Pharmacists Journal. I’ve also interviewed and consulted with hundreds of leading researchers, medical doctors and health professionals around the world.
In 2014, after developing a passion for health and nutrition, I took pre-med science courses and completed most of my Master of Science in Human Nutrition. But I was eager to leave academia and start helping people. So I decided to put that degree on hold and launched this website instead. Now, 8 years later, my research and writing has reached more than 4.5 million people worldwide, and I’ve helped hundreds of clients improve their brain function and mental health.
And even though I'm now a sought-out expert in the field of nutritional science, brain recovery and mental health, I want you to know that things certainly weren't always this way.
Let me tell you what I mean...
My Personal Health Story: Why Am I Doing This?
In 2010, I developed some serious chronic health issues that completely changed the direction of my life...
That year, I had two severe back-to-back concussions. Around the same time, I moved into an old home that had a bunch of water damage. I didn’t know it at the time, but it was full of toxic environmental black mold. And my physical and mental health completely fell apart.
I witnessed my health deteriorate at an eerily rapid pace. I wasn’t hungry and I eventually dropped from 180 pounds to 130 pounds.
My brain stopped working and it felt like I had developed ADHD, depression, and dementia all at once.
I struggled with lack of concentration, headaches, brain fog, fatigue, low motivation, memory loss, constant dizziness, confusion, depression, anxiety, depersonalization and derealization.
I had developed almost every brain and mental health symptom that you could imagine.
Obviously, this significantly interfered with my life.
It felt like my life had been completely ruined.
Before all this, I had been functioning at a very high level.
But definitely not anymore.
I had become a complete mess.
I initially went to conventional doctors. But they didn’t help. They were pretty much useless. They told me to just rest at home.
I'd be back to normal eventually, they said.
But that didn’t happen.
In fact, I just got worse and worse.
I was eventually given a bunch of different labels, including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, post-concussion syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Then they started tossing powerful drugs at me, including antidepressants, stimulants, benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, which rarely made things better, often made things worse, and always came with new symptoms and side effects.
They told me I would just have to take their medications for the rest of my life if I wanted to have any quality of life. That seemed to be my only option at the time. But my symptoms just weren’t going away, no matter what I did.
In fact, things just continued to get worse and worse.
It eventually got so bad that I developed neurotoxicity. My brain was actually poisoned from toxic mold and the multiple medications they gave me. I then developed electromagnetic hypersensitivity, which absolutely terrified me at the time. EMF sensitivity is a real condition. I would later find out it’s very common in people who have suffered brain injuries and any sort of toxic exposure, including mold and chemicals.
A note I received from an integrative doctor who diagnosed me with EMF sensitivity.
I soon realized that taking the advice of these doctors, taking their pills, and just resting at home like they said I should do was definitely not going to be the solution.
Everything was getting worse and worse day by day.
I was in a state of chronic disease and completely lost in the medical system.
It was a living nightmare.
I felt so alone because no one understood what was going on in my body, brain and mind.
And no one I turned to could give me any answers that made any sense to me.
I really couldn't understand how these highly-educated physicians couldn’t help me get back to normal. Drugs were all they could offer and I wasn’t satisfied.
I now understand that many doctors don't proactively keep up on new research outside their clinical practice. And therefore, they don't understand the full range of treatment options that have become available in recent years.
Studies actually show that most doctors are working, on average, 17 years behind the current medical literature and proven medical data. Don’t get me wrong though – doctors are not the problem. Most of them are normal, well-meaning people who are doing their best in a broken system.
But I became even more disappointed with them when their medications ended up making me worse.
Eventually, I got completely fed up. And I decided to do something about it...
I told myself I was going to have to take back control of my health myself.
I started down a road of intense research and self-experimentation.
I started scouring the scientific literature and medical research.
I interviewed and consulted with hundreds of leading researchers around the world to uncover the latest and best ways to recover my brain and mental health.
Then I started experimenting with my own body, brain and mind. I put different theories to the test on myself. I became a human guinea pig in search of solutions for my chronic illness, cognitive decline and mental illness.
And I discovered some incredibly unconventional solutions.
I’ve now experimented with hundreds of supplements, diets, devices, philosophies and other lifestyle factors.
And after a lot of trial and error, I eventually started figuring it out, and I witnessed improvements in my health.
I put the pieces of the puzzle together myself, and I actually got to the bottom of it.
I was finally able to crack the code.
And through all my research and self-experimentation, I came to the understanding that it wasn’t just one thing that had caused my brain and body to break down, but the accumulation of many things.
I discovered that there were several main underlying problems that needed to be addressed and fixed if I wanted to truly heal and recover.
By ignoring them and trying other things, I got stuck and didn’t make much long-term progress.
What Can I Offer You?
Let’s make something clear...
In the end, this isn't about me. It's about you. I really want you to understand why your health is poor, why your brain isn’t functioning optimally, and what you can do to overcome your chronic cognitive and mental health problems.
The main thing you need to know is this – you have more control over your brain and mental health than you think. Your brain and mind can heal.
I’ve learned how to become more resilient. And I can provide you with the valuable, cutting-edge advice and guidance so that you can do the same. Whether you have chronic mental illness or just want to improve your brain function in some way, you’re in the right place.
So I encourage you to join me on this journey. You don't know what's possible for yourself until you go out and get it for yourself. I can show you the way. But it's up to you to take the first step towards restoring your brain and mental health, increasing your resilience, and improving the quality of your life. Start now. You won't regret it.