Change Your Brain Every Day

In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen dive into the mailbag to answer reader questions. The discussion ranges from the differences between hypnosis and meditation to the effects of too much dopamine in the brain.

Let's be honest, we all know that sugar is detrimental to our health, and we'd surely feel better if we were to just break up with sugar and be done with it. But why is breaking up so hard to do? Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss why our relationship with sugar is like dating the bad boy, and while it may make us feel good for a short amount of time, eventually it leaves us feeling terrible.

Most people view love as a singular expression, but did you know that the Greeks had 6 different words for love, all based on specific types of expression? In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen define these 6 types of love, and then discuss how each of them relate to the health of your brain.

The word "should' seems to be inherently problematic. Why else is it that whenever we hear that we "shouldn't" do something, the first thing we think about is doing it? As we continue our discussion on how to feel better fast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen illustrate the importance perspective plays when it comes to motivating ourselves to get what we want.

Barry Goldstein is known for using specific tempos, keys, and frequencies in his music for healing purposes. In the final episode of a series on music and the brain, Dr. Daniel Amen and Barry go over the specific elements in music that can elicit specific responses in your brain and body. Their brand-new album, Feel Better Fast and Make It Last, is now available wherever music is sold.

In this episode, Dr. Daniel Amen is joined by Barry Goldstein, the composer of the new audio program, Feel Better Fast and Make It Last. Daniel and Barry discuss the amazingly practical uses that musical playlists have for self-targeting emotional responses and improving the amount of detail in long-term memory. They also give tips for creating your own playlists so you can trigger your own feelin...

Music producer Barry Goldstein is not only a talented composer, but he's also well-versed in the scientific benefits of music. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Barry and Dr. Daniel Amen discuss the health benefits that can be gained by learning to play an instrument, especially for children. Their new album, the Feel Better Fast and Make It Last Audio Program, is now available w...

In this episode, Dr. Daniel Amen is joined by music producer Barry Goldstein for a discussion on the role music can play in brain health. Barry describes how his journey in the music industry led a surprising revelation, and how this discovery radically transformed his approach to musical compositions, such as those featured in the new Feel Better Fast Audio Program.

After scanning the brains of criminals who have committed atrocious crimes, Dr. Daniel Amen has found that there are interesting patterns of brain activity amongst these disturbed individuals. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Amen and his wife Tana discuss what was found during these scans, and what that might mean for the mental health community.

In Dr. Daniel Amen's new book  Feel Better Fast and Make It Last , he discusses how the discoveries made from SPECT imaging has changed the way he sees mental illness. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Amen and his wife Tana illustrate the importance of ending the stigma surrounding mental health issues.

After over 150,000 functional SPECT brain scans, Dr. Daniel Amen knows the brain. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Amen and Tana discuss one of the main lessons learned from all these scans, which is how a mental health condition may merely be a symptom of a different, larger issue in the brain or body.

When Dr. Daniel Amen first began to use SPECT imaging to look at people's brains to help diagnoses, he had no idea how radical a change it would be for his psychiatric evaluations. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Amen and his wife Tana discuss some of the most important lessons learned from over 150,000 scans.

Those who argue against the need for nutritional supplements state that supplements aren't necessary if you're eating a proper, balanced diet. And they're not wrong. However, the problem with this thinking, as Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen address in this episode, is that virtually none of us are eating a proper, balanced diet. With the food industries prevalent in today's culture, this task is pr...

In terms of a healthy diet, many of us have a handle on what we should be eating, but another important yet often overlooked component is when we should be eating. In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and his wife Tana discuss strategies for an eating schedule that can make a major positive impact in your overall health.

One of the quickest and most effective ways to improve your quality of life is healthier eating. But what exactly does "healthier eating" consist of? In this episode, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen dig into material from the new book Feel Better Fast and Make It Last to give you a list of simple food rules which, if followed, will transform your life and leave you feeling great.

Dr. Daniel Amen's new book Feel Better Fast and Make It Last is packed with tips and tiny habits for changing your quality of life quickly and permanently. Perhaps the most effective of all the strategies mentioned in the book is the elimination diet. In this episode of the podcast, Daniel and Tana tell the remarkable story of Jeff, whose life was changed forever after seeking out and eliminating...

Inspiration (or lack of) plays a huge part of a person's overall sense of well-being. In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen give you a short list of questions to ask yourself to discover what inspires you. Knowing the answers to these questions can give you a heightened sense of confidence to live your best life full of purpose and meaning.

Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen continue their discussion on inspiration by giving you tons of simple and effective tips to increase that "dopamine drip," leaving you feeling healthy and positive. You can find plenty more examples of these feel-good techniques in Dr. Amen's brand new book,  Feel Better Fast and Make it Last,  out now at book retailers everywhere.

Studies have shown that people with passion and purpose tend to live longer, happier, healthier lives. So how can you find your own passion and purpose? In this episode, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen explain how the "One Page Miracle" can help you to find and focus on the things that are most important in your own life.

Deep in your brain lies the nucleus accumbens, which plays a major role in how we as humans experience happiness. But what happens when we overload our brains' pleasure centers? Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen dive into some material from Daniel's new book  Feel Better Fast and Make it Last  to explain how to properly feed your brains with the stimuli that will leave you feeling happy.

The act of forgiving can have a massive effect on how we feel, but how can we begin to forgive those who have done terrible things to us? In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen illustrate how the five simple steps of the REACH model of forgiveness can allow us to let go of the things that continue to hurt us the most.

Many of us are frustrated when our relationships don't give us what we want. However, this failure is usually due to a faulty approach in our own methods of communication. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen pull material from Dr. Amen's brand-new book, Feel Better Fast and Make It Last , to teach us effective communication strategies such as assertive...

Whether we'd like to admit it or not, our own behaviors subconsciously teach other people how to treat us. So how can we teach others to treat us better? In this episode, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen use some of the material from Dr. Amen's new book Feel Better Fast and Make It Last to teach us the communication skills that will keep us from being constantly treated poorly.

In Dr. Daniel Amen's new book, Feel Better Fast and Make It Last , he stresses the importance your relationships have on your everyday well-being. In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Amen and his wife Tana give you advice on how to be more responsible and empathic in your treatment  of those closest to you in order to improve relationships.

Sometimes the worst treatment you can face is the treatment your give yourself. When automatic negative thoughts pop into your head, it's all too easy to believe them, which can set off a chain reaction of negativity. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen teach you the common types of negative thoughts we have, and how we can keep them from ruining our d...