The Brain's Warrior Way | Daniel Amen | Talks at Google

Dr. Daniel G. Amen is a double board-certified psychiatrist, professor, TV producer, and 10-time New York Times bestselling author. He is one of the world's foremost experts on using brain imaging tools to help optimize and treat patients. He is founder and medical director of Amen Clinics, which has the world’s largest database of functional brain scans relating to behavior.
Dr. Amen visited Google to discuss his latest book, "The Brain Warrior's Way: Ignite Your Energy and Focus, Attack Illness and Aging, Transform Pain into Purpose" He explained that psychiatrists are among the only medical professionals who do not consistently utilize imaging of the body part they treat (the brain). But looking at the brain changes everything - Dr. Amen described the daily behaviors we can take that either improve or harm our brain's health.
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[@galacticplastic1741]

Avoid anything that Hurts the Brain - Avoid hitting your head, the brain is fragile - Drugs, THC, alcohol, nicotine, pornography - Fats in your body are bad, lesser the better . . at least 6% - 16% body fat - Inactivity, our body is made to move; not to sit for 3 straight hours - Poor diet (Eat real food not fast foods and processed foods) - Less than 6 hrs of sleep unless you're a mutant How to have a better brain, better life - Learn something new daily & learn at least one mistake - Coordination Exercises ~weights, racket sports (table tennis is the best), dancing - Appropriate anxiety (Avoid being those "Don't worry be happy" people; practice Conscientiousness) - Great Nutrition ~low glycemic, high fiber, healthy fats (monounsaturated fatty acids, Polyunsaturated fatty acids, Omega-3 fatty acids) ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ - Sleep 7-8 hrs, unless you're a mutant - ANT (Automatic Negative Thoughts) must be discipline and beneficial - Supplements (Know your stuff before trying)

[@yogalife365]

Thanks

[@Taminggravity4u]

This guy Dr Amen deserves a Noble Peace Prize! Such a simple connection! Look at the thing you are studying! And such a simple treatment!

[@klaz1533]

Yes !! Psychiatrist do need to look at the image of their patients brains. .. This is very informative, Thank you !!

[@roblovegreen]

Many times it’s the lone voice challenging the status quo that in time becomes the new standard. Dr Daniel Amen is one of these voices.

[@joophoop349]

Dr. Amen, I am so glad that you are giving these lectures. I hope you will continue for a long time. Not only for me personally, but certainly also for the masses (and their descendants). Thank you again, thank you.

[@zm7021]

Absolutely mind blowing and promising to heal! Many thanks Dr Amen

[@VPopkins]

Unexpected... "Sleep , exercise, eat healthy, do not drink or smoke, do not hurt your head".

[@elliott502]

i havent slept once since i was born and was wondering why im not that sharp. Thank you Dr. Amen!

[@ctheisen84]

Yuri that's way to general way of thinking everyone has different blood types and DNA code

[@terretulsiak]

Completely false. Go see one and try it. They ask what is wrong and what you want for it- then on to next (paying) patient.

[@jokesonyou5511]

@@elliott502 that's 100% not possible you would die from this thing called sleep Deprivation in under a week with no sleep

[@herbertdickens9036]

Next to reading the Bhagavid Gita, watching this complete lecture by Dr. Amen has changed my life.

[@bulevarknjiga6691]

Your life is easily changed

[@DeanReadYorkshire]

This video has changed my daily habits, really, I mean it. Thanks you for putting this out to everyone, as far as I can see this is life changing information, if people take action, once again thank you.

[@StuWright]

so is your life better now?

[@drchitrasingh1054]

Difficult illnesses , so easily expressed. Fully agreee ,so usefull for pandemic. Several mental issues. Emerging doubly. Thanks Google

[@blueberry11051]

Dr. Daniel Amen is Great....

[@heoTheo]

This was one of the best talks I have ever seen! Thank you Google!

[@almedinarogo9000]

God bless you dr Amen. You answered many of my questions given the fact that I live in the country where people who should care for our mental health have no clue nor desire to tackle this issue through courses or in any other way. I was in dark before I found your channel. Thank you so much.

[@83fireworks]

Awesome talk! It´s really important to talk about this! The actual model of psychiatry is obscene.

[@christinehaigh9807]

I'll opt for brain health any day!

[@kathycuttonaro8999]

Very good!

[@vijabhinav]

So true..change the word mental health to brain health... Treat it like other organs

[@SigfredoZamorano]

Worth spreading health info about drug abuse, interesting points about the profession, very informative!

[@shimodafamily8451]

Great talk! Learned so much. I'm going to start playing more racquet sports so I can live longer!

[@livingstoneoteng633]

I love Dr Amen ♥

[@JoshPeterson]

What a wonderful talk. Thank you.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

He gives some great GENERAL advice for staying healthy, but also makes claims about neuroimaging that are controversial or at least not full understood scientifically. I'm reading his book "Making a Good Brain Great". Worth reading once you get past the SPECT sales pitch.

[@aloevera7422]

Geez. Imaging is the sine qua non of changing the paradigm.

[@christinebrassard8767]

Thank you Dr Amen! Love it!

[@terretulsiak]

I love this man. I do wonder how he was able to ...finish his talk after the 18 minute comment, lol.

[@MarioMonsalve]

Awesome!

[@lorrainewilliams3127]

Very significant information! Thank you so much. I was born premature, had a severe blow to my head (frontal lobe) when I was in my early teens, which rendered me unconscious for a little while. I had short absent seizures as a child, I don't believe that had bothered me much, however I don't know how much it really affected me, my behavior, or my learning, if at all. I had experienced serious trauma as an adult, both emotionally as well as physically. I also had a root canal gone wrong, where the doctor had accidentally bored through my tooth and bone, as he had done it manually, after which I had suffered immense pain, and was given medication. I was extremely exhausted but could not sleep, took the medication on an empty stomach because I was so exhausted, then had accidentally inhaled gas fumes from a generator that my brother- in- law had been working on. I had asked him not to do that, at that time, as I was not well. However, he did not listen. Immediately I had a sudden, unexpected, unexplainable, seizure, where my head and right arm shook uncontrollably. I was in my thirties at that time. It scared me. I am now in my forties. My seizures diminished after some time and went dormant, but appeared again after a few years or so, after experiencing emotional and physical stress at times, or after consuming coffee, after not being able to sleep much. Even exercise had been triggering them, when my heart rate escalated. I have never been treated for my seizures with medication, as the doctor I have seen here says my case is a complex one, and have not figured out the reason why I have them. They have not yet come to an agreement as to whether medication will make me better or worse. Their opinions vary, and so I have no medication, as well as some years ago, I had also been diagnosed with sleep apnea. I recognized that I have had chronic insomnia from I was at least 20 years old, and I do not know whether I had sleep apnea all along, or if I had developed it. Despite all of this, I generally feel well. I am pretty physically healthy, and maintain as much of a healthy lifestyle as is possible. Although exhausted a lot, from lack of enough sleep sometimes, I fluctuate, having times that I am also energetic. I live on the small tropical, caribbean island, of Jamaica. I am still seeking a doctor who may be able to help me, if at all possible.

[@jafll141]

What a wonderful talk!

[@davidkess2405]

thank you for posting this really amazing.video...........Dr. Daniel G. Amen ............thanks

[@katiewright5531]

Thank you, this was an eye opener! I had no idea how bad I have been treating my brain. Changing my lifestyle as well as my children’s. I was wondering though, how would I find a psychologist in my area that will do brain imaging as part of their diagnosis and treatment? Thank you, again! You must have saved so many people, making their lives better as well as future generations!

[@TortugaLanguageProductions]

amazing.video...........Dr. Daniel G. Amen ............thank you....

[@mobilebeautytherapistatmar1651]

Thank you Dr. Amen this information it is very important.

[@MegaDesign4u]

love this information very informative! Thank you for posting

[@yogasidney1]

How can psychiatry ever use scans for diagnosis when the cost of health care is already to high for the average person? Can you foresee a time when psychiatry will have access to spect scans to use routinely as part of diagnosis/assessment?

[@Spohrguy]

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[@atthehops]

The Amen Clinics advertising is dangerous, disingenuous bullshit neurobollocks.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/the-amen-clinics-advertising-is-dangerous-disingenuous-bullshit/

[@roblovegreen]

Theodore A Hoppe Sure, hop on the critic band wagon while Dr. Amen continues to change the world for the positive by advocating for the health of peoples brains. You should consider doing more research on people before you are so quick to criticize. Many times it’s the lone voice challenging the status quo that in time becomes the new standard.

[@christinebrassard8767]

emdr very good and effective for trauma

[@lilianavalentinagiordanoes9605]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@marjanemoghimi1615]

such a lecture ! Fantastic.

[@kassi4837]

With food, Don't forget Neurotoxic chemicals are added too.

[@flyboymic7182]

Your Awesome 👊

[@a7eleven]

Thank you … love what you do ❤I want to help a whole city of people and my loved ones ..I know way too many people who are suffering….but what do people who are homeless supposed to do? They might not have a means to pay for this stuff. Do you take food stamps ? if so how many would u take per scan? And if not what does a person who is living hand to mouth do? Flyers?? But what to DO to fix it? I’m an artist I sell art outside a 7eleven and feel once I lived indoors I got sick. Lot of houses have damp mold problems and issues. More I was outside on a sidewalk…the healthier I was.. suggestions please!!!!! Much ❤ ❤ ❤ Jennifer chewoian…Hawthorne California

[@crisgildagarcia993]

Thoughts positivity,

[@genahepworth6340]

I pray that every First responder will be given this youtube as a lunch and learn so we do not have those shooter situations that we had here in Colorado. Jesus help us to respond better in the future to people who have trauma pasts. I think this is great information. I hope this information is seen by every american. It is all about best practice and best information to have conversations that are substantive. I think M.J. should be given only with a waiver not legal for recreational use.

[@DonQ]

I did not know you could somewhat reverse football brain damage. Of course, you could prevent all of them by no playing (and not watching others play).

[@andyalive]

Good Gawwwd thanks📣💓!

[@terretulsiak]

And very few Alzheimer, Addiction, or Mental Health studies order scans they simply write prescriptions.

[@terretulsiak]

Because, you know...radiation...

[@aloevera7422]

@@terretulsiak radiation levels are an irrelevant objection. Most aren’t aware they have such scans available. Of those that are aware, only a few can pay.

[@cruzfriday5061]

My son has problems like what you discussed in you video. He is forty five years old and has had problems since he was a child. How can you help him. He has no medical insurance. He desperately needs help so please help him in way you can. Thank you I think you are awesome.

[@flyboymic7182]

I had bat injury right frontal lobe

[@El-sr1id]

This whole diagnoses and symptom nonsense needs to stop. What in the world ever does it matter what you wanna call it. A person is either in need of some psychiatry or not. They are either mentally unwell and in need of some straightening up or not. It's gotta be a holistic thing. Yes the brain. But the body, mind, and soul as well. This is a noble pursuit. I can respect it.

[@abdulkayaaslan8173]

I don't agree 100% with his diet advice but everything else was brilliant. If you look at MD's like Dr. Greger or Mc Dougal they would tell you that meat or fishoil isn't healthy and of course not healthy for your brain. But still Daniel Amen is a really impressive man!

[@teelwritingediting1949]

Every doctor I've ever researched says that omega-3s are necessary for brain and heart health. Do you have other evidence? I'm still researching, so I'd like to have a lot of resources.

[@kedwa30]

Foods high in Omega-3 include fish, marine algae, vegetable oils, nuts (especially walnuts), chia seed, flax seeds, flaxseed oil, and leafy vegetables. Keep in mind that so called vegetable oil sold in supermarkets is actually grain oil and is not the same thing as a true vegetable oil. Many oils sold in supermarkets are cut with cheap grain oils, so something labeled 'extra virgin olive oil' may actually be a large percentage corn, canola or soybean oil. Meat is digested in the stomach whereas greens and vegetables get digested once they've passed the stomach. As people grow older, they produce less testosterone which also means less acid is produced by the stomach. It's the natural order of things to eat less meat as we age. Animal protein is great food for fast growing cells, such as developing babies, but also cancer. Look at _The China Study_ by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell which simply shows that populations that eat more meat and dairy products, and any animal protein including fish, get more cancer regardless of having greater wealth and better access to Western medicine.

[@roblovegreen]

frostek Actually there is much published scientific evidence on the power of nutrition and even supplements in improving health and preventing disease. It’s just that most docs aren’t pushing nutrition for true healing but instead toxic drugs which only cover symptoms.

[@roblovegreen]

Ab dul McDougall advocates for a high starch low fat diet. Is that really the best diet for the brain and body? Sure one can live in rice, beans, corn and potatoes but what about the omega 3’s? Flax is not a good source because it’s not easy for the body to utilize and who is going to actually eat tons of algae when it tastes like crap?

[@angeldreamu2br]

Does cover head damaged brain whilst we r sleep?

[@Veruska5]

Could any of these disorders mentioned be genetic? If so, is it treatable?

[@WolfgangKellert]

translations please? cc?

[@livingstoneoteng633]

"Your gut produces more neurotransmitters than your brain"

[@DerekFolan]

Any google apps for scanning brains? , Like a sports hat with wifi hooked up to a smartphone ?

[@3Rton]

So does Amon have brains scans of people who have similar life style with the exception of what gmo's versus bred food produce? *eyeroll*

[@kedwa30]

That's too hard to do considering GMO foods are not labeled as such so nobody can know if they are unknowingly eating them. The producers of GMO's do not do any long term safety studies before releasing them for general consumption. GMO soya has been linked to breast cancer... IN MEN! How fucked up is that? GMO's include goats that give spider web out their teets! SPIDER WEB!!! WTF ARE YOU EATING?!

[@flyboymic7182]

I need EMDR

[@aloevera7422]

Lookup Dr Andrew Huberman. EMDR happens naturally as you walk outside because your eyes flick from side to side while you process and become more aware of passing thoughts and feelings.

[@traciemchugh3114]

If u want to heal toxic behaviour, triggering from childhood trauma take alook at Pysch K or Emotion Code. It teaches u how to change limiting beliefs + heal your energy by using the subconscious. Reprogram your Programming !

[@marilyntodd3776]

Video kept recycling and stopping. Couldn't watch.

[@juanloprada]

I need subtitles

[@bethvasquez8159]

Should there be any differences between a 64 year old, vs. a 71 year old male brain? 🤔

[@73000]

Anyone out there a fan of Craniosacral therapy?

[@El-sr1id]

I feel instead of giving them psychotropics we should instead use the visual mental playground we all have. Obviously drugs don't work for everything. The psychiatrist should be able to easily explore thier subjects mind. I feel they are going into it at a wrong angle and the trajectory is naturally going to be skewed toward either egress or regress, bit I still ain't seen much progress. In regards to powts.of course it is not 100% benign. There is a time..and there is a place. And.... It's different for each person. As varied as central nervous systems can be, no two will respond exactly the same. Thoughts are the basis of reality, and are far more important than of drugs or not. In regards to suicide. Its awful. And bad for the soul. One should aim for a natural death. As long as thier is a person who has the conditions that lead to it, there is a reason to fight. To stop the suicide far before it gets to the action taking phase. Suicide is not a one day one moment kind of thing. It goes against the basis of nature, and is horribly offensive to life. I don't think any suicide has ever not been a result of environment. Scans are good and all, but are just one dimension that should be considered. If every tool you have is a brain scan then every problem starts to look like brain damage. An awesome brain. I don't know whether it be a gift of God or a curse of terror. But I wouldn't change it for the world. You get there.... I like the subject. Thank you for sharing le googlé.

[@DarkerSideOfDawn]

What about domestic violence ?

[@katiie7]

How much does it cost for an appointment/ spect scan?

[@roblovegreen]

Katie • Several year’s ago my best friend went to the.Amen clinic in Newport Beach. His evaluation with scan was almost 5 thousand if I remember correctly. But Dr Amen says that he wrote his books for people who can’t afford a scan. For some, the books can give you a roadmap to self diagnose based on your symptoms and also self treat naturally.

[@daplug__]

Honestly I love listening to him talk but I had to give this one a thumbs down for 1 simple reason. Everything is a poison or medicine depending on how you use it. So telling people what they should and shouldn't be eating is way too general. Rather grouping food into categories specific to their benefits and downsides so people can chose food according to their personal experience. No potatoes are not BAD for you. That's just ridiculous. How you chose to eat the food and when is very crucial but overall great video and I love this information, he's really opened my eyes to a lot of things. Thank you !

[@kassi4837]

Question: is it the pornography images that shrink your brain, the masturbation that shrinks your brain, or both ? Can the model used by learning RX be helpful in treating various forms of mental illness? From what I understand they help Re - integrate the brain- by strengthening the weaker parts through cognitive training. If there is disharmony in the cognitive function of the Bain isn't there a possibility of anxiety and fatigue among other things? Can spect help identify SPD? (Sensory processing disorder) What do you know Of SPD? Are there any causes identified? If yes, what are they?

[@ctheisen84]

Kassondra Ola mastubtuition resles dopamine and seration so it's like a drug but without the sideefects like heart and liver damage. We were hunters and gathers our ancestors. Marriage didn't exsit in the begging of time. Everything has been put in place to domestic us and makes us slaves.

[@roblovegreen]

Kassondra Ola Anything like porn that overstimulates the brains pleasure centers by causing high levels of dopamine to be released can hurt the brain. The brain in order to protect its self down regulates dopamine receptors. Watch the lecture “The hacking of the American Mind” by Robert Lustig

[@nikhilnagre2562]

24:20 30:05

[@joanmencl5890]

Please could you give me a brain scan?... had silicon breast implants and can’t afford nothing!!!!!! They left us sick & broke!!!!!!!!!!!

[@katherinegreen9874]

The food in India is mostly additive free...the worst thing they eat is refined soya bean oil...oh and all that sugar...😕

[@apieceofinfo3378]

I have a question How does brain rehabilitation heal the eroded parts of brain? Are these parts of brain shrunk and eroded ?or these parts of brain are non functional and we're gonna make them functional Please answer me

[@kedwa30]

Although brain cells do not multiply, the brain can still heal via a slow process by which generalized T-cells stored in bone marrow are released and find their way to the brain where they then develop into the specialized brain cell to replace a dead brain cell. The structure of the brain is usually still there, and so the brain can slowly rebuild. There are many hack articles and popular science articles dumbed down that say scientists have just discovered the hippocampus creates new brain cells etc. but that is not an accurate description of what is happening. Neurogenesis has been published since the '90's. It's not a recent discovery. The media similarly misconstrued Dolly the sheep as being the first clone when really Dolly was the first sheep cloned from a semi-specialized cell.

[@apieceofinfo3378]

kedwa30 Thank you so much Maybe it's not a recent discovery but I have never heard about it before, I'm Egyptian and it's not studied here But what is that Dolly? Is that the first animal being experimented?

[@3Rton]

Avoid ADHD........... Well gee that was helpful.

[@ctheisen84]

3Rton add its really isn't a disoder the people who are labeled this are usually dyslexic or asbgers syndrome. And mood issues come into play with thyroid and sleep issues like anxiety and sleep apnia. Lots us all suffer from epilepsy and that can cause attention issues a d mood as well

[@lilianavalentinagiordanoes9605]

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[@jolandameivogel9006]

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[@riajones5770]

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[@loriholman6125]

BUT YOUR NO FUN. 😱😂😂 BUT VERY FUNNY❣️💜🌎💚🌎💙🌎💚

[@elsjemassyn8921]

Omega 3 = use flax and chia seeds please NOT fish oil !!😀

[@1010juanita]

@UCdfmQEa5BSJVkaU8gYxXt4A @UCdfmQEa5BSJVkaU8gYxXt4A @ The biggest wish for my family and my own is to have the brain in very good condition, thanks for your recommendation, now let me give you some advice, I had the opportunity to listen to you on TED and at one point it says very emotionally, that you helped father of his current wife, but that "he would not do it for his ex-wife "that made me understand that you need more help than all of us together, the human being is still human being being ex- or being ancestor, the human is human in every era, I would like to know that you should also do what you preach, and my advice to you is to rectify what you said about your ex, I cannot believe that only I could observe your hatred of your ex-wife, "what is not yours do not cry out," thank you in the name of all mankind . Love is a large sublimity that belongs to humans.

[@El-sr1id]

Wow , it is kind of like an ied, haha.

[@krool1648]

Pick your poison.

[@welovelibraries4556]

He’s a snake oil salesman. He has no clinical training, he just looks at pictures. He is a helluva salesman

[@markhorner2885]

Easy going demeanor & lovely wife but a charlatan ntl.

[@teelwritingediting1949]

Just because other professionals don't accept his methods doesn't make him a charlatan.

[@1010juanita]

@UCdfmQEa5BSJVkaU8gYxXt4A @UCdfmQEa5BSJVkaU8gYxXt4A @ The biggest wish for my family and my own is to have the brain in very good condition, thanks for your recommendation, now let me give you some advice, I had the opportunity to listen to you on TED and at one point it says very emotionally, that you helped father of his current wife, but that "he would not do it for his ex-wife "that made me understand that you need more help than all of us together, the human being is still human being being ex- or being ancestor, the human is human in every era, I would like to know that you should also do what you preach, and my advice to you is to rectify what you said about your ex, I cannot believe that only I could observe your hatred of your ex-wife, "what is not yours do not cry out," thank you in the name of all mankind . Love is a large sublimity that belongs to humans.