The “Lost” star revealed earlier in January that “every area” of her brain was “functioning at a decreased capacity” after she sustained a concussion in May.

Evangeline Lilly breaks down costly treatment to ‘remedy deficiencies in my brain’ after traumatic injury

The "Lost" star revealed earlier in January that "every area" of her brain was "functioning at a decreased capacity" after she sustained a concussion in May.

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- Evangeline Lilly is detailing a new regimen she's placed herself on after she sustained a traumatic brain injury.

- She shared a video describing various supplements she's begun taking.

- Lilly first opened up last May about the injury, which she sustained after she fainted and hit her head on a rock in Hawaii.

Evangeline Lilly is on a comprehensive (and costly) new treatment regimen after sustaining brain damage from a traumatic injury.

"I am getting experts to tell me how to remedy the deficiencies in my brain at the moment," the *Lost *alum began a video shared to her 2.6 million Instagram followers on Saturday.

On Jan. 3, Lilly revealed that she sustained a traumatic brain injury after fainting on a beach in Hawaii and hitting her head the previous May. A series of scans showed that "almost every area in my brain is functioning at a decreased capacity," she explained.

Nearly a month later, Lilly returned to the platform to detail the supplement regimen she has since put herself on to help her recovery.

"I consider myself one of the extremely fortunate people in this country who can take care of my body the way it needs to be taken care of without money getting in the way of that," she said. "And so I want to share what I'm learning from them in case any of you out there are also experiencing repercussions from a TBI concussion and want to attend to your brain."**

Lilly cautioned that she is not an expert, and did not specifically endorse any of the brands showcased, but pressed on to name each supplement she has begun taking, when she takes them, and how often.

The regimen included omega-3s; the antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine, commonly referred to as NAC; creatine, an amino acid supplement often used in athletic training; curcumin, an anti-inflammatory supplement derived from the turmeric plant, and more.**

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"So this is a lot of supplements," Lilly acknowledged, adding the "general note" that she does not "take supplements on a daily basis, I take them on an as-needed basis." The Canadian actress explained that she plans to take these supplements "for a period of time that I feel is appropriate for the brain to get what it needs from them, and then I will go off of them."****

Lilly also added that she prefers to derive her nutrients from food, rather than supplements, "but in a pinch, when the body is needing extra help and extra support, I believe that supplements can be really, really useful."

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The star of *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania *first detailed the accident in Hawaii in a post shared to her Substack blog in May.

"I fainted at the beach. And fell face-first into a boulder," she wrote. "At the hospital, the nurses and doctor went straight into action, more determined to find the cause of my blackout than to stitch up the hole punctured into my face by the rock. I smiled wryly at them. 'You won't find anything,' I said with a woozy voice."

Evangeline Lilly on 'Lost'.

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Even before the accident, Lilly announced that she was quitting Hollywood after a two-decade-plus career begun on series like *Smallville *and films like *The Lizzie McGuire Movie*.

"Stepping away from what seems like the obvious choice (wealth and fame) can feel scary at times, but stepping into your dharma replaces the fear with fulfillment," she wrote at the time. "I might return to Hollywood one day, but, for now, this is where I belong."

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