How Creating A Healthy Brain Creates A Happy Mind with Dr. Daniel Amen
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We can’t have a healthy, high-functioning mind without a healthy, high-functioning brain. Yet, in a world where many people feel unhappy or downright depressed, most of us aren’t prioritizing time each day to upgrade our brains and be intentional about our mindset. I’m here to tell you that if you want to feel happier and more empowered, it’s time to start.
Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk to my good friend and colleague Dr. Daniel Amen all about the scientifically proven ways he’s discovered to increase happiness.
Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, double board-certified psychiatrist, twelve-time New York Times bestselling author, and founder and CEO of Amen Clinics, with 10 US locations. Dr. Amen is the author of many books including the mega-bestseller Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, as well as The End of Mental Illness, Memory Rescue, Healing ADD, and Your Brain Is Always Listening. His new book, You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type, comes out this month.
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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):
- Why happiness is a function of the brain (4:59 / 2:38)
- Happiness is geared to your brain type (11:09 / 8:03)
- Supplements for brain health (15:01 / 11:57)
- The four circles of happiness (19:09 / 16:02)
- The impact of Covid-19 on the brain and mental health (27:43 / 22:49)
- Happy foods and sad foods (37:22 / 32:23)
- Four nutraceuticals for brain health (42:41 / 37:44)
- Getting rid of the negative voice in your head (45:08 / 40:07)
- Why you should give your mind a name (48:32 / 43:34)
- Hedonism is the enemy of happiness (57:17 / 54:18)
Get a copy of Dr. Amen’s book, You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type, here. Take the Brain Health Assessment here.
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