Our guest Dr. Daniel Amen is a psychiatrist and the founder of Amen Clinics. Dr. Amen is an expert in brain health, and explains to us how improving the health of our brains can lead to a better, healthier, and more successful life. He stresses that you are not stuck with the brain you have, and that you can create a healthy brain (and life) by engaging in healthy lifestyle and diet habits.
You’ll also learn in this conversation:How much caffeine is harmful to your skin and brain? Find out at the 6 minute mark.
Dr. Amen stresses that what you eat has an enormous impact on your brain. He recommends a diet that is roughly 70% plant based and 30% high quality protein with healthy fat. Specific brain-healthy foods and supplements he recommends are:
Quick and Easy Recipe for a Brain-Healthy Breakfast
1. Take half of a cored avocado.
2. Put an egg in the center.
3. Microwave for 1 minute. That’s it!
Whatever’s good for your skin tends to be good for your brain.
A Word on Caffeine
Caffeine constricts blood flow, so it’s not great for the skin and not great for the brain either. A little bit of coffee (½ cup each day) is OK, but 4-5 per day will prematurely age you.
Amen Clinics treats everything from autism and ADHD, to anxiety disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and everything in between. In treating patients, Dr. Amen analyzes four different areas:
This combined with brain imaging provides an overall view of your brain health and acts as a map that tells you where you are and gives you direction on where to go. The aim is to give patients all the tools they need to optimize brain function, and in turn become more consistent, reliable, successful, and loving.
Links to Check OutAmen Clinics
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
Dr. Daniel Amen is a double board certified psychiatrist, and the founder and director of Amen Clinics. Hailed as “the most popular psychiatrist in America” by the Washington Post, Dr. Amen is the author of over 30 books, including the New York Times Bestsellers The Daniel Plan and Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.
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