Nerve Health Videos

Peripheral Neuropathy: Why Your Toes Are the First to Feel It9:22

Peripheral Neuropathy: Why Your Toes Are the First to Feel It

If your symptoms started in your toes, that isn't random. The nerve fibers that reach your big toe are among the longest cells in your bo...

Neuropathy Medication Not Working? What to Check Next6:55

Neuropathy Medication Not Working? What to Check Next

If you take a medication for nerve pain and you're still hurting, you're not doing anything wrong. In a large trial of four common nerve ...

Neuropathy Supplements Not Working? What to Check First9:32

Neuropathy Supplements Not Working? What to Check First

Many people taking supplements for neuropathy are taking reasonable ingredients in ways that don't match the research: the wrong form, a ...

Don't Get Fooled by Nerve Supplement Marketing: A Surgeon's Guide15:23

Don't Get Fooled by Nerve Supplement Marketing: A Surgeon's Guide

The nerve supplement aisle is full of bold promises, scientific-sounding buzzwords, and labels designed to impress rather than inform. In...

The Hidden Cause of Foot Numbness: 5 Clues to Reveal the Truth10:24

The Hidden Cause of Foot Numbness: 5 Clues to Reveal the Truth

Numb feet are easy to brush off — but the pattern of the numbness often points straight to the cause. In this breakdown, Dr. Fitz walks t...

7 Neuropathy Home Remedies: Which Actually Work?8:02

7 Neuropathy Home Remedies: Which Actually Work?

Search "neuropathy home remedies" and you'll get dozens of suggestions — but which ones hold up, and which are mostly hype? In this break...

Why Your Nerve Pain Won't Go Away: The Hidden Inflammation5:43

Why Your Nerve Pain Won't Go Away: The Hidden Inflammation

When nerve pain won't let up, the problem may not be the nerve alone — it may be the inflammatory environment around it. In this breakdow...

How to Tell If Your Neuropathy Is Improving (4, 8 & 12 Weeks)4:45

How to Tell If Your Neuropathy Is Improving (4, 8 & 12 Weeks)

Nerve changes rarely happen overnight — they tend to unfold gradually, which makes them easy to miss or misjudge day to day. In this shor...

Neuropathy Exercises: What Nerve Biopsy Studies Actually Show6:18

Neuropathy Exercises: What Nerve Biopsy Studies Actually Show

Should you exercise with neuropathy — and does movement actually do anything at the nerve level? In this breakdown, Dr. Fitz looks at wha...

Why Your Nerves Won't Heal — and What May Help8:29

Why Your Nerves Won't Heal — and What May Help

Peripheral nerves are slow to recover — and several everyday factors may quietly work against them. In this breakdown, Dr. Fitz explains ...

Neuropathy vs. Poor Circulation: How to Tell the Difference8:24

Neuropathy vs. Poor Circulation: How to Tell the Difference

Numbness, tingling, and cold or aching feet can come from nerve trouble, poor circulation, or both — and the two are easy to mix up. In t...

The Truth About Nerve Pain and Blood Sugar: What Doctors Don't Tell You6:07

The Truth About Nerve Pain and Blood Sugar: What Doctors Don't Tell You

Nerve pain and blood sugar are closely linked — but the full story rarely fits into a routine appointment. In this breakdown, Dr. Fitz ex...

Nerve Pain and Blood Sugar: Why You Need to Look Beyond A1C7:58

Nerve Pain and Blood Sugar: Why You Need to Look Beyond A1C

If you have nerve pain and your A1C came back "normal" or only slightly elevated, that number may not tell the whole story. In this break...

Burning Feet Doesn't Always Mean Neuropathy — Here's How to Tell7:58

Burning Feet Doesn't Always Mean Neuropathy — Here's How to Tell

Burning feet feel like nerve damage — but they don't always mean neuropathy. In this breakdown, Dr. Fitz explains the other common reason...

Normal EMG Doesn't Rule Out Nerve Damage — Here's Why8:18

Normal EMG Doesn't Rule Out Nerve Damage — Here's Why

Your EMG came back normal — so why do your feet still burn, tingle, or go numb? A normal result doesn't mean your nerves are fine. In thi...

The Diet That's Destroying Your Nerves (And You Don't Even Know It)5:42

The Diet That's Destroying Your Nerves (And You Don't Even Know It)

The foods doing the most damage to your nerves usually aren't the ones you'd suspect — and they're probably in your kitchen right now. In...

Your B12 Is "Normal" — So Why Do Your Feet Still Burn?5:48

Your B12 Is "Normal" — So Why Do Your Feet Still Burn?

Your bloodwork came back "normal," but your feet still burn — so what gives? In this 5-minute breakdown, Dr. Fitz explains why a "normal"...

You Took Alpha Lipoic Acid and Nothing Happened — Here's Why5:19

You Took Alpha Lipoic Acid and Nothing Happened — Here's Why

You bought alpha lipoic acid, took it for a few weeks, and felt nothing. Before you write it off, Dr. Fitz explains why the version sitti...

Neuropathy Diet: The #1 Household Item Destroying Your Nerves8:21

Neuropathy Diet: The #1 Household Item Destroying Your Nerves

Neuropathy diet matters more than any supplement — and the #1 household item damaging your peripheral nerves is sitting on millions of ki...

Will Lowering Your A1C Reverse Your Neuropathy?8:21

Will Lowering Your A1C Reverse Your Neuropathy?

Will lowering your A1C reverse your neuropathy? The honest answer: lowering A1C alone won't fully reverse nerve damage — but that's not t...

At What A1C Does Nerve Damage Actually Start?8:31

At What A1C Does Nerve Damage Actually Start?

If your A1C is 5.9 and your doctor told you you're fine, this video is for you. The standard cutoffs — 5.7 for pre-diabetes, 6.5 for diab...

A Nerve Surgeon Reviews 7 Supplements for Neuropathy15:13

A Nerve Surgeon Reviews 7 Supplements for Neuropathy

If you've been told there's nothing you can do about your nerve damage, the clinical evidence tells a very different story. Dr. Michael F...

Why Your B1 Isn't Working: The Benefits of Benfotiamine1:41

Why Your B1 Isn't Working: The Benefits of Benfotiamine

Most B1 supplements hit an absorption ceiling — and your nerves never get what they need. Benfotiamine is a fat-soluble form of B1 that b...