How to Heal Your Toxic Brain | Dr. Daniel Amen

This episode is sponsored by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Organs, go to to get your own! Ever wondered if psych meds are good for you? In this episode, Mikhaila and Dr. Amen discuss how psych meds can affect your brain and why psychiatry is failing. But that’s not all. They delve into what causes a toxic brain, the 3 worst things you can do for your brain, how a healthy diet can maintain your brain health, and more. If you’re interested in keeping your brain healthy (of course you are), or you’re suffering from brain damage, you need to watch this episode. Dr.

Chapters

1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:55Mikhaila introduces this episode's guest Dr. Amen to talk about the brain.
3. 3:35SPECT scans
4. 6:34Can psych meds change the brain?
5. 7:55How to change the brain with behavior and alcohol’s effect on the brain.
6. 12:00Testing neurotransmitter levels and the blood-brain barrier.
7. 13:25How do scientists know if you have a low "gabba."
8. 15:36Dr. Amen’s research with brain changes before and after medication and side effects of prescription drugs.
9. 18:40Brain envy and the end of mental illness.
10. 20:45The types of patients Dr. Amen works with.
11. 24:00The Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicines new guidelines that are in line with Dr. Amen’s work.
12. 27:53Brain scans for Akathisia.
13. 30:20Can Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s', and dementia improve?
14. 33:00What causes a toxic brain and what it looks like.
15. 33:35Why psychiatry is failing.
16. 36:10What Dr. Amen does for patients with brain damage.
17. 36:42Quiet Explosions: Healing The Brain
18. 37:52The difference between MRIs and SPECT's and how emotional and physical trauma look different in the brain.
19. 39:15Dr. Amen’s book: Memory Rescue: Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss, and Remember What Matters Most
20. 41:26Brain damage recovery and the importance of belief.
21. 43:41What MIINDS stands for.
22. 44:32Can you see sleep disorders in brain scans?
23. 45:05Top 3 worst things you can do for your brain.
24. 46:04Overarching themes in a good brain diet and high blood flow.
25. 47:24Hyperbaric oxygen.
26. 49:18Saunas and brain health.
27. 49:44The costs of this type of therapy.
28. 51:40Supplements and increasing serotonin.
29. 54:05EMFs and SPEC scans and light sensitivity.
30. 57:00Micronutrients and the brain.
31. 57:58What it's like being a doctor for celebrities.