Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul is currently suffering from memory loss and slurred speech, both symptoms of long-term brain damage, and was told by his doctor to stop his boxing journey.
The American himself opened up the situation.
He is currently 4-0 in boxing and will be going for his fifth with his rematch to Tyson Woodley this weekend.
“I got my brain scanned right before I started boxing, and the doctor told me there’s lack of blood flow – from the concussions I had playing football – to certain areas on my brain. One of them I believe is the frontal lobe, which is partial for memory and so on. After my first year of boxing, I went back and it was worse.”
But despite having the symptoms and with the advice from his doctor to stop doing the sport, Paul isn’t the one who listens.
“I’ve talked to tons and tons of people about it and there’s new research and science to combat against it, things like psychedelics and toad.”
“It sounds crazy, but it can actually increase the neural activity in your brain and open up new pathways, I’ve experimented with that and it’s definitely helped.”
