Change Your Brain Every Day

How to Eat Healthy on a Budget

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the surprising things Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen have learned in their encounters with addicts is that the treatment centers they visit often fee...

Growing up in Chaos: How Does It Affect Your Brain & Thought Process?

03 Nov 2020

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In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen share some of the biggest lessons learned from Tana's new book "The ...

Overcoming Childhood Trauma as an Adult

02 Nov 2020

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This week of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast kicks off a special series based on Tana Amen's brand new book "The Relentless Courage of a Scared Child....

Tips to Beat COVID (If You Get It!), with Dr. Jonny Bowden

29 Oct 2020

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With the rate of coronavirus increasing once again with no end in sight, some are wondering if infection is more or less inevitable. Studies have show...

What Insulin Resistance Means to Your Body, with Dr. Jonny Bowden

28 Oct 2020

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In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen are once again joined by the "Nutrition Myth Buster" Dr. Jonny Bowden. In...

Do You Actually Need MORE Cholesterol in Your Diet? with Dr. Jonny Bowden

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Although it tends to be demonized in western medicine, cholesterol is vitally important for your body. Without it, your body wouldn't be able to creat...

The One Big Myth About Cholesterol, with Dr. Jonny Bowden

26 Oct 2020

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Most of us have been told that your cholesterol levels predict your risk of heart disease. Often it's our own doctors than take a look at lab tests an...

How to Determine the Hours of Sleep You Need Each Night, with Dr. Michael Breus

22 Oct 2020

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One of the common questions we get asked is about the optimal hours of sleep needed each night. Unfortunately, there's no right or wrong answer, as th...

The Connection Between REM Sleep and the Brain, with Dr. Michael Breus

21 Oct 2020

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Whether you're an early bird, night owl, or somewhere in between, at some point during our sleep all of us experience the phenomenon of REM (rapid eye...

Add These Steps to Your Sleep Routine for a Major Health Boost, with Dr. Michael Breus

20 Oct 2020

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Of all the ways to improve your overall health, making adjustments to your sleep routine is one of the easiest methods that can also have the most sig...

The Most Common Sleep Problems (and How to Fix Them) with Dr. Michael Breus

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When you have problems with your sleep, it can affect your entire life, and often in ways you least expect. Stress, anxiety, and depression can be mad...

Can't Stop Eating at Night? Here's What We Recommend

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You have questions? Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen have answers! In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Pocast, the Amens answer some of the questions t...

Can COVID-19 Have Physical Effects on the Brain?

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss some of the recent news items centered around our favorite o...

Dr. Amen's Strategies to Deal with Long-Term Stress

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Long-term stress can cause havoc on your brain, immune system, and overall sense of well-being. When the weight of your stresses don't seem to be goin...

What Long-Term Stress Does to Your Brain

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Depression in the United States has now tripled due to the impact of the coronavirus. The social isolation, chronic negative news, and worries over jo...

The Science Behind Omega 3 Fatty Acids, with Dr. Parris Kidd

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the fourth and final episode in a series with BrainMD Chief Science Officer Dr. Parris Kidd, he and Dr. Daniel Amen give you a comprehensive guide ...

What Role Does Vitamin C Play in Your Health? With Dr. Parris Kidd

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Because of the coronavirus, immunity is at the top of everyone's mind these days. Most of us know that vitamin C plays a role in the function of your ...

The Supplement Scientist's Guide to Mushrooms, with Dr. Parris Kidd

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There's been a recent surge in scientific studies showing the health benefits of eating mushrooms. But with so many different types out there, how do ...

A Scientist Tells You the Best Vegetables to Eat, with Dr. Parris Kidd

05 Oct 2020

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A recent survey found that 93% of the population doesn't consume the minimum suggested amount of fruits and vegetables needed to stay healthy. What if...

What You Need To Know About Dairy Products

01 Oct 2020

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In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen wrap up their content from The End of Mental Illness 6-Week Live Class an...

How Tana Healed Her Relationship with Her Father

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's a simple but often overlooked fact that when people behave badly, it's often due to physical problems with their brain. It's easy to label someon...

Their Therapist Told Them to Get Divorced. Here's Why They Didn't

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen share more content from the sixth and final week of The End of Mental Illness Live Class...

How Can Hormones and Concussions Affect Your Brain?

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, we are wrapping up our content from The End of Mental Illness 6-Week Live Class and Challenge. In thi...

Are Energy Drinks Bad? Even if Sugar-Free? With Darin Olien

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode in a series with Darin Olien, the host of the new Netflix show Down to Earth, he and the Amens tackle some of the most talked-abo...

How To Turn Your Food into Fuel Right Now, with Darin Olien

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SuperLife author Darin Olien has travelled the globe researching the science behind how different types of food are processed in the body. One of his ...

Are Your Store-Bought Foods Missing Something? With Darin Olien

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In his new book SuperLife, author Darin Olien describes how the alchemy of foods and spices have the ability to turn on or off certain genes. But what...

Beginning a Journey Towards Health and Wellness, with Darin Olien

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to paths to wellness, it's often our health struggles from early on in life that subconsciously point us in the right direction. This w...

Can Cats Increase Your Happiness?

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss some of the cutting edge, brain-centric news items and studi...

How to Control Your Inner Anxiety In a Natural Way

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you've been suffering from anxiety lately, you're not alone. The societal changes under the pandemic have left many people disoriented and unsure a...

Is it Depression, Anxiety, OCD, or All of the Above?

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the biggest takeaways from brain SPECT imaging is that without looking at the brain, a surprising number of patients are completely misdiagnose...

Pandemic Schooling: How To Help Your Kids Thrive

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lack of time or ability to plan can be harmful to your mental state, especially for those with more rigid brain types. With the back to school pro...

Moving Meditation: How it Trains Your Mind, with Jay Shetty

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Former monk-turned author Jay Shetty says that meditation is not about emptying your mind. Rather it's on directing your mind to enable you to stay pr...

How to Designate and Energize Your Living Spaces, with Jay Shetty

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You may have heard that in Feng Shui philosophy, locations can have energy and memory. This energy may also exist in your mind, as certain areas trig...

How to Make Every Day Count, with Jay Shetty

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Getting from where you are to where you want to be involves putting your armor on each day and putting in the work, chiseling away to get to the maste...

What Thinking Like a Monk Does to Your Brain, with Jay Shetty

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast,Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen have a very special guest. Jay Shetty is an author, motivational speaker, and ho...

What Happens in Your Brain When You Pray or Meditate?

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen wrap up week 5 of the End of Mental Illness Live Class and Challenge with...

How to Overcome Your Genetic Biases

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Daniel Amen often says that when it comes to positivity training, positive thinking isn't necessarily the goal. What is most helpful is ACCURATE t...

Are Your Own Thoughts Sabotaging You?

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast continues the content from the End of Mental Illness 6-Week Live Class and Challenge. This episode foc...

How to Shift Your Way of Thinking to Change Your Mood

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week's series of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast features more content from the popular End of Mental Illness Live Class, in which Dr. Daniel Ame...

Are Decisions Exhausting For You? This Could Be Why

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With all the uncertainties in the world today, it's nice to get some answers from time to time. In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Am...

The Connection Between Suicidal Thoughts & COVID-19

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen discuss some of the hot button topics surrounding COVID-19 and brain heal...

Quarantine Fatigue: Use These Strategies to Fight the COVID Blues

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Quarantine fatigue, family stress, and political/social division are leading to skyrocketing rates of depression in the United States. And with all th...

Do You Have COVID-19 Depression?

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Daniel Amen has often said that in this pandemic, mental hygiene is as important as washing your hands, and the recent spike in brain health issue...

Mental Health & COVID-19 Questions Answered

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the fourth and final episode of this week's series on pandemic pandemonium, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen answer some of your most pressing questions ab...

Does COVID-19 Leave Lingering Effects in the Brain?

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, it's Brain in the News time! Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen take a look at some of the cutting edge bra...

How to Make the Most of Quarantine

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed our society as a whole, but it has also drastically changed how people are spending their time. Generall...

Schools Reopening & Anxiety: What To Do

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety levels in the US had been experiencing a dramatic rise even before the pandemic hit, but once coronavirus came into the picture they skyrocket...

The Anti-Alzheimer's Diet, with Dr. Dale Bredesen

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the best ways to keep Alzheimer's disease (or any type of cognitive decline) at bay is to take charge of what you put in your body. Dr. Daniel ...

The 5 Different Types of Alzheimer's Disease, with Dr. Dale Bredesen

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Like most brain health diagnoses, Alzheimer's disease is not just one thing. In fact, this week's guest Dr. Dale Bredesen has identified 5 major subty...

Inflammation & Alzheimer's: What's The Connection with Dr. Dale Bredesen

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A recent shift in treating patients with cognitive decline diagnoses such as Dementia and Alzheimer's disease has been to focus more on the underlying...

Why Traditional Alzheimer's Treatment Got it All Wrong , with Dr. Dale Bredesen

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to treating patients for cognitive decline, the traditional model has for many years been focused on the removal of beta amyloid plaques...

The Future of Stem Cell Therapy, with Dr. Todd Ovokaitys

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stopping inflammation, anti-aging, and reversing menopause (!?) These are some of the potentials being explored and realized in the world of stem cell...

Stem Cells: Separating Fact from Fiction, with Dr. Todd Ovokaitys

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The conversation surrounding stem cell research and treatment can get muddled and confusing. Some say it's a miracle cure while others say it's not vi...

How do Stem Cells Repair the Body? With Dr. Todd Ovokaitys

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us have heard of stem cell therapy and are aware of its implications for human potential, but do you know how stem cell therapy actually works...

The Surprising Breakthrough in Stem Cell Therapy, with Dr. Todd Ovokaitys

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many of the cutting edge innovations in biological research involve the use of stem cells. However, one of the biggest challenges with this type of th...

Is Your Sugar Addiction Stressing You Out? With Dr. Uma Naidoo

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The last thing we need in our lives right now is more stress. The world has become full of uncertainties, and how we respond will play a big role in d...

The Connection Between ADHD and the Foods You Eat, with Dr. Uma Naidoo

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Food is medicine for your mind. What you put in your body BECOMES your body, so if you're stuggling with brain health-related issues, the best place t...

How to Calm Your Anxiety Through Your Diet, with Dr. Uma Naidoo

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Due to the pandemic, anxiety prescriptions have more than doubled. Although people are more anxious than ever, the choice to start taking anxiety meds...

This is Your Brain on Food, with Dr. Uma Naidoo

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As the director of nutritional and lifestyle psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, writer for the Harvard Health blog, and author of the new b...

How to Improve Your Brain the Natural Way

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Psychiatrists often jump straight to meds as a first-line defense against brain health issues. However, Dr. Daniel Amen believes that while medication...

Sugar & Inflammation: Just How Bad is it?

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We all know that sugar is flat-out unhealthy for us. But what exactly does it do to your body and brain? In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Po...

The Simple Food Rules to Radically Improve Your Diet Today

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us have heard many times that in order to get your brain right, you first need to get your food right. But what exactly does it mean to "get y...

Why Medication Could Possibly NOT be Your First Option

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hippocrates' famous phrase "First do no harm" is one of the earliest mantras for doctors when it comes to their method treating patients. Yet so many...

The Art of Self- Accountability, with Joan Lunden

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this fourth and final episode in series with "Why Did I Come Into This Room?" author Joan Lunden, she and the Amens discuss some practical tips to ...

How to Keep Your Memory Strong as You Age, with Joan Lunden

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever walked into a room and immediately forgotten why you came in? You're not alone. In fact, that's the title of former Good Morning America...

Which "Natural Aging" Processes Can You Slow or Stop? with Joan Lunden

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As you get older, your body responds to changing circumstances with changing chemical processes. Some of these changes, such as the ones that affect o...

What Can You Do to Age Successfully? with Joan Lunden

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The isolation of coronavirus quarantine life has many of us pondering our future and shifting our focus to the things that matter most in our lives. W...

Why Bad Sleep is a Risk Factor for Mental Illness

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week's series of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast has featured powerful lessons from Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen's End of Mental Illness live class a...

When Your Weight Goes Up, Your Brain Does This

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the biggest risk factors for brain illness is a phenomenon called diabesity, which is when your weight and blood sugar levels get out of contro...

Here is How Lyme Disease Can Damage Your Brain

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In continuation of our coverage of The End of Mental Illness Live Class from January, this episode of the podcast features more content on how to prev...

How Nutraceuticals Can Help End Mental Illness

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Due to popular request, this week's series of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast will include more content from The End of Mental Illness Live Class from...

How You Can Improve the Function of Your Cerebellum Right Now, with Mary Schlesinger

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Through the use of interactive metronome therapy, Mary Schlesinger has seen terrific outcomes with all kinds of brains, ranging from autism and ADHD....

How Interactive Metronome Therapy Can Help Your ADD, with Mary Schlesinger

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The attention issues people with ADD have are often due to problems in the cerebellum that keep them from focusing effectively. This seems simple enou...

You Can Reset Your Brain's Rhythm – Here's How, with Mary Schlesinger

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When the neurons in your brain fire out of sync while processing stimuli, it can have a major negative effect in your coordination and cognitive abili...

What You Need to Know About Your Cerebellum, with Mary Schlesinger

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Daniel Amen says that the brain is like the Rodney Dangerfield of the brain – it gets no respect. In fact, despite being 10% of the brain's mass...

How to Get Better Sleep as You Age, with Dr. Shane Creado

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Recent studies have found that your hormone levels play a major role in regulating your melatonin levels, thus helping you get a good night's sleep. S...

The Link Between Sleep & Daytime Performance, with Dr. Shane Creado

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us are aware of the effect a bad night's sleep can have on our day. But is there a way to hack your sleep patterns to optimize your work and a...

Manage Your Pain to Sleep Better, with Dr. Shane Creado

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With all the anxiety from the pandemic, getting a good night's sleep can be hard enough. But throw chronic pain into the mix, and things can get real...

How to Break the Cycle of Sleep Deprivation, with Dr. Shane Creado

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's clear that the pandemic has been devastating to many peoples' sleep health, because we had a huge response to the recent series on sleep issues w...

How to Assess Your Brain to Determine Problem Areas

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of week 2 of The Brain Health Revolution 6-Week Challenge, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen give you more of the major risk factors ...

Can You Really Keep Your Brain from Aging?

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

People often underestimate the importance of exercising your brain to keep cognitive decline at bay. So what can you do to keep your brain healthy and...

It's Not Your Brain Cells that Age, It's Your Blood Vessels

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Conventional wisdom has typically expressed that the aging process in brain cells is what eventually leads to cognitive decline in adults. However, we...

Functional Medicine Made Simple

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast continues our limited series from The Brain Health Revolution 6-Week Live Class. In this episode, Dr. Dan...

Heal Yourself from the Inside Out, with Dr. Martin Katz

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to the healthcare system in this country, Dr. Martin Katz recalls an interesting analogy, "When people are sick, it's like an overflowin...

The Science of Oxidative Stress, with Dr. Martin Katz

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If we look beyond the symptom-focused approach of western medicine, we quickly see that the real focus should be on how the systems in our bodies are ...

Broccoli's Hidden Medicinal Benefits, with Dr. Martin Katz

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As a society, our first instinct in treating illness is usually to go straight to medication. However, as longtime listeners of the show know, the foo...

Why Chronic Illnesses Require a Different Approach, with Dr. Martin Katz

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a way, our bodies are like automobiles driving down the freeway. Despite what a car looks like on the outside, if there are problems under the hood...

Tips to Psychoanalyze Your Own Dreams, with Dr. Shane Creado

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dreams, and the inherent meaning behind them, have always been one of life's most intriguing mysteries. What do our dreams reveal about us? Do they sh...

Practical Tips to Get Better Sleep at Night, with Dr. Shane Creado

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The coronavirus quarantine and working from home has caused many people to make shifts in their sleep schedules. Some are getting more sleep, and some...

How Do You Know if You Have a Sleeping Problem? With Dr. Shane Creado

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Self-diagnosing issues with your sleep can be tricky. Observing your sleep patterns can be difficult because, well, you're asleep! In this episode of ...

The Surprising Reasons You Can't Get to Sleep, with Dr. Shane Creado

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The amount of sleep we get every night plays a huge role in our overall health and mood. Just getting a couple hours less sleep than needed can cause ...

How to Become Limitless Right Now, with Jim Kwik

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of a series with Jim Kwik, he and the Amens discuss some of the biggest tips from Jim's new book "Limitless". Jim discusses a su...

Jim Kwik's Formula for Sustained Motivation, with Jim Kwik

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Jim Kwik's new book 'Limitless' he details his model to unlock new potential. But it's not just about the methods, because Jim knows you need the m...

The 5 Things to Focus on While in a Quarantine Cocoon, with Jim Kwik

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An interesting side effect of the coronavirus quarantine is that people are 'cocooning', preparing themselves to come out stronger, smarter, and bette...

How the 4 Digital Supervillains Steal Your Powers, with Jim Kwik

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Technology has fundamentally changed our society in a way that makes things easier and more attainable, but with the good comes the bad. In this episo...

The 5-Step Process to Managing Trauma, with Dr. Caroline Leaf

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought with it a great deal of trauma for many people. Some people haven't developed the proper coping mechanisms to help t...

Do Your Thoughts Have an Impact on Your Physical Health? With Dr. Caroline Leaf

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You may be aware that stress can have a negative impact on your overall health, but what exactly is the connection between what you think and how you ...

How to Feel Comfortable with Uncertainty, with Dr. Caroline Leaf

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Even without a global pandemic, the world is filled with uncertainties. The inability to properly deal with these uncertainties is one of the primary ...

How to Use Intention to Rewire Your Brain, with Dr. Caroline Leaf

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brain health issues have been skyrocketing during the pandemic, so it's more important than ever that people take control to keep themselves safe. In ...

Now is the Time to Improve Your Family Life

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused illness, stress, and economic disruption, there are silver linings hidden for those willing to look for them...