Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, adult and child psychiatrist, and founder of Amen Clinics. Dr. Amen is a 12-time New York Times bestselling author, including Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, The End of Mental Illness, Healing ADD, and many more.
In our conversation we discuss:
[00:00] Teaser
[01:15] How our thoughts can change our brain health
[04:30] Depression can increase Alzheimers by up to 4X
[12:00] How much does genetics play into brain diseases?
[15:00] Why people aren't getting their brains scanned
[20:15] Blood flow and brain health
[22:05] Caffeine impacts on the brain (is it the caffeine itself or lack of sleep?)
[23:47] Erectile dysfunction and brain health are correlated
[25:00] Habits & supplements to take to heal your brain
[34:00] How does dopamine impact our brain health (dopamine fast)
[42:40] When should children get exposed to a smartphone?
[50:00] The importance of having purpose and serving others to avoid cognitive decline
[51:45] Feeling lonely vs comfortable being alone
[54:10] 18-40-60 Rule: How to stop caring what other people think
Learn more about Dr. Amen:
• Website: https://danielamenmd.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doc_amen
• Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ADaniel+G.+Amen+M.D.
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