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As a leader in the field of mental health, Amen Clinics has treated an array of psychiatric conditions over the past 30 years and has amassed the world’s largest database of brain scans at 150,000 and...
View Article5 Crucial Health Numbers You Should Know
If you want to decrease your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, you must: Get a baseline assessment of your brain’s health and function. Develop brain envy, or fall in love with...
View ArticleCan A “Western Diet” Give You ADHD?
How many times have you heard to put the burger and french fries down? A study from Australia suggests there may be good reasoning for this, warning about the effects of a typical Western diet and the...
View ArticleA 4-Letter Acronym That Can Help You Curb Cravings
Perhaps the biggest mistake emotional overeaters make is failing to manage their fluctuating emotions as carefully as they do their careers or physical health. Luckily, there’s a shorthand you can rely...
View ArticleHow Did Antidepressants Get into Your Fish Dinner?
Other than having an allergy to it, most people believe eating fish is one of the healthiest things we can do for our body and brain—which in many cases is true. Yet, while we would like to think the...
View ArticleCan Soft Drinks Make Young Children Aggressive?
Although most people are aware of how unhealthy soft drinks are, American youth and adults continue to consume more per capita than any other country. Compelling evidence showing why conventional soft...
View Article9 Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Foods You Eat
Nearly everywhere you go (schools, work, shopping malls, movie theaters, airports, ballparks, and so on) someone is trying to sell you low-quality, tasty food that will hurt your brain health/mental...
View ArticleThe 5 Types of Overeaters: Type 5 Anxious Overeaters
A diet that works well for one person may be completely wrong for another person. Why? Different brain systems drive different tendencies and behaviors. Most diets fail because they take a...
View ArticleWhy You Should Care About Having a Healthy Brain
If you want to keep your brain and body healthy for as long as possible you must answer this question. It’s actually the most important question I ask my patients: Why? Furthermore, why do you want to...
View ArticleWhat Is the Connection Between Your Brain & Skin?
Did you know your skin’s condition may tell you the condition of your brain? Skin, just like the brain, changes dramatically as we age. People age at different rates, according to: • Inherited genes •...
View ArticleBeyond Burgers and Impossible Burgers: Good or Bad for Your Health?
Do you love a good, juicy burger? Are you wondering if you should give up beef for one of those plant-based burgers that look and taste like the real thing but without the meat? Meatless burgers like...
View Article8 Mood Foods that Fight Depression
Did you know that the foods you eat can either fire up overactivity in your brain’s limbic system (emotional center), which brain scans show is linked to depression, or it can calm activity to promote...
View ArticleThe 5 Types of Overeaters: Type 1 Compulsive Overeaters
If you are on a diet right now, you are not alone. Unfortunately, losing weight and gaining it back (yo-yo dieting) is a vicious cycle that leaves millions of people frustrated and unhappy. According...
View ArticleThe Importance Of Getting Good Sleep
It is estimated that as many as 70 million Americans have trouble sleeping and it is progressively getting worse with the proliferation of gadgets and bad habits. If you think you may be struggling...
View ArticleWhat Is Atypical Anorexia Nervosa?
Can someone who is overweight have anorexia? It may seem counterintuitive, but some larger people, as well as some individuals who appear to have a healthy body weight, have a type of this eating...
View Article9 Worst Foods for Depression
Depression has been called the silent killer, but certain foods and beverages can be working just as stealthily to worsen the symptoms of this potentially deadly disorder. Research has demonstrated how...
View ArticleI Told You So! Why the American Cancer Society Says to Stop Drinking
By Daniel G. Amen, MD When I was dating my wife, she promised me she would never say, “I told you so.” She lied. Now, it’s my turn to say it. For over 30 years, I have been telling my patients that...
View Article6 Proven Brain Benefits of Chocolate
Chocolate lovers, rejoice! As if you needed another reason to indulge in one of the world’s most popular foods, chocolate can actually be good for you and your brain. Chocolate, in its raw form, is...
View ArticleThis Is How Alcohol Disrupts Your Sleep
Most people have heard a glass of wine before bed isn’t always bad but that is false. Relying on a drink to fall asleep is an unhealthy crutch many people depend on. While alcohol can initially deepen...
View ArticleAlcohol is NOT a Health Food
Drinking red wine in moderation, and more recently alcohol, in general, has been thought of as something that can improve one’s health. The constant messaging from the alcohol industry has people...
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