What Foods Fight Dementia?
If you want to prevent dementia or rescue your memory, choosing the right foods is one of the most important strategies. Your brain uses 20-30% of the calories you consume. If you eat a junk-food diet,...
View Article3 Ways To Kick Your Sugar Habit For Good
Among the many dangers inherent in the Standard American Diet (SAD), is the prevalence of sugary mega-drinks. Often referred to as “liquid candy,” these high-calorie beverages are readily available at...
View ArticleGluten Sensitivity Linked to Autism: The Brain-Gut Connection
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been increasing at an alarming rate over the past 20 years. As the fastest growing developmental disability, it is estimated that 1 in every 88 births will now be...
View ArticleBest Fats for Brain and Mental Health
Remember those low-fat and no-fat diet fads of the 1980s? Some people are still holding on to those antiquated ideas—believing that fat is the enemy. As American obesity has risen in recent decades,...
View ArticleSugar, Sweeteners, and Stevia: Which Ones Harm Your Memory?
Americans have a love affair with sweets. Too many of us are hooked on foods and drinks that are filled with sugar or artificial sweeteners. Decades of research show that this is a toxic relationship,...
View ArticleWhat “The Crown” Got Wrong About Princess Diana and Eating Disorders
In a scene from season 4 of The Crown, a newly engaged 19-year-old Diana Spencer has just moved into Buckingham Palace. But her new life as a princess-to-be isn’t the fairy tale she dreamed it would...
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What We Learned from the Weight of 20,000 Mental Health Patients
Everybody knows that maintaining a healthy weight can be beneficial for physical health, but what does the weight of your body have to do with your brain function and mental health? At Amen Clinics,...
View ArticleFood: What’s Healthy? What’s Not?
When it comes to food, knowing what’s healthy and what isn’t can be tough. The food industry has done a masterful job of brainwashing people into believing that their products are good for you. Wrong!...
View ArticleAvoid These 3 B.A.D. Decisions When Eating at Parties
Have you ever heard someone regrettably say, “My eyes were bigger than my stomach?” When fatty foods are spread out in front of you, it’s easy to fall victim to temptation and eat too much and eat too...
View Article5 Ways to Break Your Addiction to Carbs and Feel Great
Refined carbohydrates and sugar hit you right where it counts- in the pleasure centers in your basal ganglia. This is the part of your brain that releases the neurotransmitter dopamine, and it’s the...
View ArticleThe Best Way to Get the Nutrients You Need
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 •...
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