The ADHD Doctor: “I’ve Scanned 250,000 Brains” You (Steven Bartlett) Have ADHD! & Coffee Is Damaging Your Brain!!! Dr Daniel Amen

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Oct 30, 2023

Dr. Daniel Amen, a renowned psychiatrist and brain specialist, shares his groundbreaking insights on brain health. He emphasizes that brain disorders, not just mental disorders, are key to optimal well-being. Discussing the dangers of caffeine and sugar, he argues they impair brain function. Amen reveals fascinating links between brain scans and ADHD, advocating for awareness in managing cognitive differences. He highlights the negative impact of screen time on happiness and underscores the importance of sleep for brain detoxification and overall mental resilience.

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ADVICE

Killing ANTs

Combat negative thoughts by writing them down and questioning their validity.
Ask how the thoughts make you feel, act, and what their outcome is.

INSIGHT

Thinking Shapes Your Brain

Repetitive negative or positive thinking changes brain shape.
Negativity can deactivate certain brain areas, impacting athletic performance and overall well-being.

ADVICE

Sleep and Brain Health

Prioritize sleep for brain health; it cleanses the brain and removes toxins like beta-amyloid.
Untreated sleep apnea triples Alzheimer's risk due to oxygen deprivation.

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If your brain makes you ‘you’, how can you treat your brain so that you are the best possible version of you?

In this new episode Steven sits down again with world-leading psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist, Dr. Daniel Amen.

Dr. Daniel Amen is the founder of Amen Clinics, which has the world’s largest database of 225,000 brain scans for psychiatry, he is also the founder of BrainMD, a company specialising in brain-directed supplements. Dr. Amen has provided brain scans for celebrities such as Bella Hadid and Justin Bieber, and is a 12-time New York Times best-selling author.

In this conversation Dr. Amen and Steven discuss topics, such as:

His aim of creating a revolution in brain health
Why brain and not mental disorders are the key issue
Depression comes from brain health
How optimising your brain will optimise your life
The difference between physical trauma and emotional trauma
Why playing racket sports will make you live longer
The scan of Steven’s brain
Steven’s ADHD and how to live with ADHD
Why orange juice can make your brain worse
The importance of blood flow to the brain
How caffeine and nicotine constricts blood flow to the brain
When you stop learning your brain starts dying
How loneliness accelerates dementia
Depression doubling the risk of Alzheimer's in women
Why he doesn’t believe in the power of positive thinking
Screen time creating anxiety and depression
How sleep cleans the brain
Sugars damaging impact on the brain
Why not flossing can make you depressed
How your body wash is poisoning you
Ways to stop negative thinking
The impact of certain fatty foods on reducing Alzheimer’s
How weight gain is making you dumb

You can purchase Dr. Amen’s most recent book, ‘Change Your Brain Every Day: Simple Daily Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Memory, Moods, Focus, Energy, Habits, and Relationships’, here: https://amzn.to/40uCGhQ