Dr. Daniel Amen

Because if you have blood flow problems anywhere, like you have erectile dysfunction, you have brain dysfunction.

if you have brain dysfunction odds are you also have sex dysfunction because they're connected it's about blood flow right the healthier your blood flow and so you know i see a lot of 50 60 year old guys and they're worried about their mom had alzheimer's disease they don't want to get it but when they get on the program their sex lives are better and that makes me so happy

if you have brain dysfunction odds are you also have sex dysfunction because they're connected it's about blood flow right the healthier your blood flow and so you know i see a lot of 50 60 year old guys and they're worried about their mom had alzheimer's disease they don't want to get it but when they get on the program their sex lives are better and that makes me so happy

So I'm actually not a fan of positive thinking. I'm a fan of accurate thinking with a positive bias. Because positive thinking is I can have this third brownie and it won't hurt me. I can drive at 125 miles an hour down the freeway in the rain and it's not dangerous.

So I'm actually not a fan of positive thinking. I'm a fan of accurate thinking with a positive bias. Because positive thinking is I can have this third brownie and it won't hurt me. I can drive at 125 miles an hour down the freeway in the rain and it's not dangerous.

I can give my phone number to a woman I met in a bar and not be thinking about the potential downsides of that, especially if I'm married and I want to stay married. Right. I have this one friend. He came in and he told me about this woman he'd met at a medical conference and they were on a plane together and she'd been to his office. And I looked at him and I'm like, do you like attorneys?

I can give my phone number to a woman I met in a bar and not be thinking about the potential downsides of that, especially if I'm married and I want to stay married. Right. I have this one friend. He came in and he told me about this woman he'd met at a medical conference and they were on a plane together and she'd been to his office. And I looked at him and I'm like, do you like attorneys?

And he's like, what do you mean? I said, you're married. You have ABD. You're not going to cover up this affair. Your wife's going to find out. You're going to lose half your net worth. And you're going to be visiting your children on the weekends. And he's like, oh, I hadn't thought about that.

And he's like, what do you mean? I said, you're married. You have ABD. You're not going to cover up this affair. Your wife's going to find out. You're going to lose half your net worth. And you're going to be visiting your children on the weekends. And he's like, oh, I hadn't thought about that.

which means his frontal lobes weren't working because the front part of your brain not only thinks of the moment, it thinks of all of the moments, right? If I do this, what happens? And too often, people that have the most sadness, it's because they've made bad decisions.

which means his frontal lobes weren't working because the front part of your brain not only thinks of the moment, it thinks of all of the moments, right? If I do this, what happens? And too often, people that have the most sadness, it's because they've made bad decisions.

and that can be toxic positivity like oh i'm in the moment where i want people to be in all of the moments sure not just not just now the future moment now and later right i want people to feel better quickly yes with things that help them feel good now and tomorrow right

and that can be toxic positivity like oh i'm in the moment where i want people to be in all of the moments sure not just not just now the future moment now and later right i want people to feel better quickly yes with things that help them feel good now and tomorrow right

It's like, don't worry, be happy. It's like, no matter what I do today, it's not going to impact me. Tomorrow I can spend, I can max my credit cards, I can flirt with a girl even though I'm in a committed relationship. I can drink all I want, I can eat all I want. Yeah. Yeah, that's toxic positivity. It's like, no, you need to be afraid. Right?

It's like, don't worry, be happy. It's like, no matter what I do today, it's not going to impact me. Tomorrow I can spend, I can max my credit cards, I can flirt with a girl even though I'm in a committed relationship. I can drink all I want, I can eat all I want. Yeah. Yeah, that's toxic positivity. It's like, no, you need to be afraid. Right?

I mean, you came to my clinic and we looked at your brain. And it's like, no, I want to love my brain. So if I love my brain, I avoid these things and I do those things. and then you have a better life, right? The school of greatness starts with a healthy brain.

I mean, you came to my clinic and we looked at your brain. And it's like, no, I want to love my brain. So if I love my brain, I avoid these things and I do those things. and then you have a better life, right? The school of greatness starts with a healthy brain.

Most books on happiness, and there've been a lot of books on happiness, is they go, OK, here are the things that make you happy from gratitude and purpose and novelty working out. And and I'm like, well, it depends on what your brain type is. So for some people, helicopter skiing makes them happy or jumping out of an airplane makes them happy.

Most books on happiness, and there've been a lot of books on happiness, is they go, OK, here are the things that make you happy from gratitude and purpose and novelty working out. And and I'm like, well, it depends on what your brain type is. So for some people, helicopter skiing makes them happy or jumping out of an airplane makes them happy.

And for other people, that makes them flat out miserable. It's like, no, I'm not going to do that. I'll be anxious. I'll be afraid. No. And what I learned. So at Amen Clinics, I have 10 clinics around the country. We do brain imaging. So if you have anxiety, depression, temper problems, relationship problems, memory problems, head trauma, whatever.