Daniel Amen - Change Your Brain Change Your Life 1-8

Daniel Amen, M.D., one of the world's foremost authorities on the brain, has news for you: your brain is involved in everything you do—learn to care for it properly, and you will be smarter, healthier, and happier in as little as 15 days!

You probably run, lift weights, or do yoga to keep your body in great shape; you put on sunscreen and lotions to protect your skin; but chances are you simply ignore your brain and trust it to do its job. People unknowingly endanger or injure their brains, stress them by working at a frenzied pace and not getting enough sleep, pollute them with caffeine, alcohol, and drugs, and deprive them of proper nutrients. Brain dysfunction is the number one reason people fail at school, work, and relationships. The brain is the organ of learning, working, and loving—the supercomputer that runs our lives. It's very simple: when our brains work right, we work right—and when our brains have trouble, we have trouble in our lives.

In this age of do-it-yourself health care (heck, if the doctor only sees you for 10 minutes each visit, what other options are there?), Change Your Brain, Change Your Life fits in perfectly. Filled with "brain prescriptions" (among them cognitive exercises and nutritional advice) that are geared toward readers who've experienced anxiety, depression, impulsiveness, excessive anger or worry, and obsessive behavior, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life milks the mind-body connection for all it's worth.
Written by a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has also authored a book on attention deficit disorder, Change Your Brain contains dozens of brain scans of patients with various neurological problems, from caffeine, nicotine, and heroin addiction to manic-depression to epilepsy. These scans, often showing large gaps in neurological activity or areas of extreme overactivity, are downright frightening to look at, and Dr. Amen should know better than to resort to such scare tactics. But he should also be commended for advocating natural remedies, including deep breathing, guided imagery, meditation, self-hypnosis, and biofeedback for treating disorders that are so frequently dealt with by prescription only. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


Clinical neuroscientist and psychiatrist Amen uses nuclear brain imaging to diagnose and treat behavioral problems. He explains how the brain works, what happens when things go wrong, and how to optimize brain function. Five sections of the brain are discussed, and case studies clearly illustrate possible problems. The accompanying brain-scan photos are difficult to read with an untrained eye. Although Amen provides step-by-step "prescriptions" geared toward optimizing and healing the different sections of the brain ("create a library of wonderful experiences"; "try meditation/self-hypnosis"), 80 percent of the patients in his case studies were given medication to treat their behavioral problems. The audience for this book is ambiguous. While it encourages readers to evaluate themselves and others, it would be more useful to a professional in the social sciences than to the general reader.

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[cisco760ca]

To be intelligent you must use and try your imagination .

[twinspeaksful]

The most complex thing in the known universe.

[TsunamiSandstorm]

I read the book, great information and well written!

[Jay609Bro]

Nice. Now, too bad when someone goes to schedule an appointment.. They then find out this guy charges 5k for it

[moonlooly]

"will be published in SA" "Meddle East Brain" ,,,, SO what

,,,????

[mingdamerci]

@pjmnash fully appreciate what your saying, and i dont meen to offend by anything i may say.... i wouldnt ever try to pursuade u otherwise about your beliefs.. only thing i ever tell people is to research the history of how the religion became to be. and make your own assumptions as a human not as a religious person. im sure ur a very intelligent person and if researched u could find an see why i hate the image that is portrayed of "GOD"

[Avelle34]

This guy's a dweeb, ritalin obviously along with any other psychiatric drug, can only cause you harm. WWJD? Would Jesus condone psychiatric drugs? No!

[kaferere]

This man would be better suited to selling things from a suitcase on the street. He is arrogant, he quotes huge numbers to try to impress and convince you. How does he know how many stars there are in the universe? How does he know just how many neurons there are? He doesn't. He's a grade "A" Bullshitter. The thought of this pompous little prick weilding a scalpel is enough to make your skin crawl. A shameless little self promoter. We should open up his brain and look why he loves himself so.

[MormonManUtah]

I have been unknowingly addicted to Caffeine in high doses for over 2+ years. Every day I have worked out for as long as I can remember. I have been using this drink call 'Power Pump 7' by VPX. There is no Caffeine or obvious stimulants listed. However recently I created a link between the drink and my need for it just to function. 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine is one of the ingredients. It is pretty much caffeine. This is deception. After 3 days of hell and pain I am starting to think again.

[indiedavid]

@marcelomarinhoaraujo Actually, if you use comparitive reasoning, there is on other possible conclusion. Time has proven that we have the capacity to eventually understand every component of our universe. Yet, our understanding of the brain is paltry compared to other complexities (the universe, physics, micro-organisms, etc.

[BrianVentry]

Very informative and good observations. I still feel that we are capable to change our results when we change our thinking and reprogram our minds. As the old computer saying goes garbage in garbage out". So if form birth we hear and get considerably more negative feedback than positive is it any wonder why we live in such a negative, self centered world?