Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana chat about how exercise and High Intensity Training shape thinking and can lengthen life span. Dr. Amen also reminds listeners about the correlation between certain bacteria and mental illnesses.

Death toll statistics can have a negative impact on brain health and make way for harmful thoughts. Dr. Amen and Tana Amen sit down to elaborate on how to change one's focus to practicing mental discipline and how the benefits of these exercises help maintain a healthy body weight during a pandemic. 

Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen review studies on drugs' influences on the brain during the pandemic. They discuss how marijuana and other drugs can affect mental health by worsening bad habits, and how discipline can help maintain a healthy lifestyle in isolation.

Experiencing pushback from the academic community, Dr Bredesen Discusses the cyclical nature of the ever changing field of mental health, and how the next generations will continue creating positive change. His new book "The First Survivors of Alzheimer's: How Patients Recovered Life and Hope in Their Own Words" is a collection of stories written by people that not only survived Alzheimer's diseas...

Dr Bredesen touches on the topic of isolation and how it affects mental decline, especially in nursing homes where stimulation is key. He reviews some practices that people can use to keep their brain healthier for longer, by continuing ancestral traditions our bodies inherited through evolution. For more information on Dr. Bredesen's new book, The End of Alzheimer's Program, visit  https://www.am...

Dr Bredesen chats about how modern gadgets are helping people track their mental health by monitoring critical information for people to know about themselves. He elaborates on how the current state of detecting Alzheimer's disease is getting easier, but at the same time the age of the individuals affected is becoming  younger and younger.

Dr Dale Bredesen sits down with Dr Daniel and Tana Amen to discuss the serious threat Alzheimer's disease still represents to the world's population. Bredesen shares how difficult getting a simple trial approved by the Institutional Review Board can be and how some groundbreaking work is being overshadowed, thanks to corporate interest.

Today's episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast brings a feature back by popular demand: Brain in the News! In this episode, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen take a brain-centric look into some of the latest hot news topics associated with the brain and mental health. This episode features such topics as how much sleep you need, the rise in mental health issues for teenagers and young adults, how stres...

It's spring cleaning week at The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, and Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen are here to help you clean not only your environment, but your mind and your life, too. In this episode, the Amens introduce a powerful technique that's an absolute game-changer in terms of how you think about yourself. It's a surefire way to help you psychologically distance yourself from the daily whirlwin...

When springtime hits and we begin our annual ritual of spring cleaning our homes, it's important that we don't neglect one of the most important rooms in it: the kitchen. In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss how to go about doing a full spring clean of your kitchen, and how to determine what stays and what goes based on the type of diet that's going to be most bene...

Spring is in the air, and with it comes the urge to clean and reorganize our environments for the coming year. But it's not just your bedroom or your closet that benefits from a spring cleaning. Cleaning your mind can be one of the most beneficial ways to set yourself up for success and happiness for the rest of the year. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana...

In this final episode of a four-part series with 'Cleaning Up Your Mental Mind' author Dr. Caroline Leaf, she tells the story of a man who suffered years of sexual trauma, and how he used the 5-step process outlined in Dr. Leaf's book to change his thought patterns to pave the way forward in his life. When you're able to understand where your negative thoughts are coming from, and when you can ref...

Toxic patterns of thinking can damage more than just your emotional health. It can also affect the physical functioning of brain and even cause inflammation in the body! In this third episode of a series with 'Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess' author Dr. Caroline Leaf, she and the Amens take an in-depth look at her 5 steps to a cleaner mind, including an effective technique for making sense of your pe...

This week's series of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast features our guest and good friend Dr. Caroline Leaf, who outlines some of the major takeaways from her new book 'Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess'. In this episode, Dr. Leaf explains the second step in her 5-step process to cleaning up your mind, which is reflection. Dr. Leaf and the Amens give you practical tips to go deeper into your mind to exp...

When it comes to the subject of mental health, too much of the discussion is based on the fear factors associated with brain disease and destructive conditions. This negative bias led Dr. Caroline Leaf to write her new book 'Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess', which helps people to understand and train their minds without all the intimidation. In this first episode in a four-part series with Dr. Leaf,...

In this final episode based on the concept of dragons, as outlined in Dr. Amen's new book 'Your Brain is Always Listening', Dr. Amen and Tana discuss how other peoples' dragons can also breathe fire on your life. Recognizing when something or someone is a hurtful rather than encouraging influence on your life can bring a tremendous boost to your overall wellbeing. The Amens give you practical tips...

From the pandemic to the election, this past year has seen our country go wild in taking sides to fight those with different belief systems. But who exactly are these others, these faceless 'they' that are supposedly driven to undermine everything one stands for? The answer has to do with herd mentality, which has become a driving force for hate over the past few years. In this podcast episode, th...

A disturbing phenomenon that has emerged over the past several years has been the rise of 'internet trolls', people who regularly engage in harassment and other types of negative activity online. In this episode of the podcast, the Amens take an in-depth look at these trolls and examine how and why they engage in hurtful behavior, and why strategies like positivity-bias training can help you to re...

The influence of other people plays a massive role in how we feel from day to day, moment to moment. It's vital that we train our brains to remain objective in how we process the way in which other people behave toward us. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen discuss the ways that our brains will respond to both praise and criticism, and how we can use other...

The way we treat and are treated by our peers has a profound effect on us. Our bullies can leave us doubting ourselves or questioning our own worth, but is it true that "Hurt people hurt people"? In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen discuss the 'Friends / Popular Kids / Mean Girls / Bullies Dragon' and the effect the internet is having on this generation's c...

Our brain health and the way we see and interact with the world is influenced by a multitude of factors. One of the most important is the mentors we meet throughout our lives - the people that tear us down to (hopefully) build us back stronger. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen discuss the 'Teachers / Coaches Dragon' and the advantages of finding one that...

We all want our children to be happy and avoid suffering, but sometimes that can run counter to your job as a parent - to raise responsible, prepared children ready to face the challenges the world will throw at them. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen discuss the 'Children Dragon' and how to keep your child's voice in your head from manipulating you.   Fo...

We all know the stereotypes. Only children are spoiled. Oldest children are responsible and ambitious. Middle children crave attention and are natural people-pleasers, and youngest children are free spirits. Are any of these true? And, if so, how do they affect us as we grow? In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen talk about the 'Sibling / Birth Order Dragons'...

When people talk about someone having mommy or daddy issues, these issues tend to be thought of as the child's issues, but it's important to remember that the parent is usually the one causing them. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen discuss the phenomenon of 'Parent Dragons', which is when you hold on to past traumas, fears, and anxieties that originated...

Some people have mental health issues that seem to come from nowhere, and with no explanation. Could it be that these issues are actually a gift from your ancestors, even though they seem to have no cause for occurring in your own life? The answer may surprise you. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss Daniel's favorite dragon from his 'Dragons from the...