Dr. Daniel Amen

I can tell whether or not it's toxic, and then I have to find out, well, why is it toxic?

And it could be toxic from drug use.

It could be toxic because they live in a mold-filled home.

It could be toxic because they have Lyme disease, and the infection is causing their brain to look older than they are.

But that's all evident in the scan.

That's all evident in the scan.

It's toxic.

Now it's my job then to figure out why.

And so when I see the toxic scan in this ADD 16 year old who did not have

ADD or ADHD when he was seven, right?

It's not something you just pick up.

If you really have ADHD, you had it your whole life.

If it just shows up, you either had a head injury, you're doing drugs, or you're living in a mold-filled home.

There's a reason why.

And stimulants are not the answer to drug use.

It's not the answer.

And so I'll show the kid their scan and then go through this exercise with them and they'll start to cry.

And they go, you won't tell my mom.

And I'm like, no, I'm pretty sure we should.

Because otherwise, how are you going to get the help you need?