YAPClassic: Daniel Amen on Healing Past Traumas and Building Brain-Healthy Habits

Published: Aug. 4, 2023, 8 a.m.

b"When Dr. Daniel Amen was a young child, his father killed a goat Daniel dearly loved, and served it to him for dinner two days later. Years later, when Daniel was walking through a street market in Mexico, he smelled goat meat, and he was immediately catapulted back to this terrible memory. Why did this happen? In this episode of YAPClassic, Daniel breaks down how trauma imprints itself on the brain and how to heal it. He also talks about his perspective on marijuana and alcohol and gives actionable advice on improving your brain\\u2019s health.\\n\\nDr. Amen is one of the most visible and influential experts on brain health and mental health with millions of followers on social media. He\\u2019s the founder of Amen Clinics, which has the world\\u2019s largest database of brain scans for psychiatry. He\\u2019s also the founder of BrainMD, a fast-growing, science-based nutraceutical company, and Amen University, which has trained thousands of medical and mental health professionals on the methods he has developed.\\xa0\\n\\nIn this episode, Hala and Daniel will discuss:\\xa0\\n- How trauma imprints itself on the brain\\xa0\\n- How to understand and soothe your trauma\\n- Daniel\\u2019s perspective on marijuana and alcohol on the brain\\xa0\\n- Does marijuana prevent Alzheimer's?\\n- Obesity\\u2019s impact on the brain\\n- Understanding the dragons that haunt you\\n- A.N.T.S. (automatic negative thoughts)\\n- A quick breathing exercise that will relieve anxiety and stress\\n- How to improve your brain health\\n- And other topics\\u2026\\n\\nDr. Daniel Amen is a physician, adult and child psychiatrist, and founder of Amen Clinics with 11 locations across the U.S. Amen Clinics has the world\\u2019s largest database of brain scans for psychiatry totaling more than 225,000 SPECT scans on patients from 155 countries. He is the founder of BrainMD, a fast-growing, science-based nutraceutical company, and Amen University, which has trained thousands of medical and mental health professionals on the methods he has developed.\\n\\nIn 2020 Dr. Amen launched his digital series Scan My Brain featuring high-profile actors, musical artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, and influencers that airs on YouTube and Instagram. He has also produced 17 national public television shows about the brain and his online videos on brain and mental health have been viewed over 300 million times.\\xa0\\n\\nHis highly anticipated new book, Change Your Brain Every Day: Simple Daily Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Memory, Moods, Focus, Energy, Habits, and Relationships was released on March 23rd, 2023.\\n\\nLinkedIn Secrets Masterclass, Have Job Security For Life:\\nUse code \\u2018podcast\\u2019 for 30% off at yapmedia.io/course.\\n\\nResources Mentioned:\\xa0\\nDaniel\\u2019s Website: https://danielamenmd.com/\\nDaniel\\u2019s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doc_amen/\\nDaniel\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/DocAmen\\nDaniel\\u2019s Clinic Website:\\u200b\\u200b https://www.amenclinics.com/\\nAwesome Breathing App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/awesome-breathing-pacer-timer/id1453087953\\xa0\\n\\nSponsored By:\\xa0\\n\\xa0Shopify - Go to youngandprofiting.co/shopify to take your business to the next level\\nThe Kelly Roach Show - Listen to The Kelly Roach Show on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.\\nGreen Chef - Go to GreenChef.com/yap50 and use code yap50 to get 50% off plus free shipping.\\nMillionaire University - Find The Millionaire University on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts\\nPipedrive - Go to youngandprofiting.co/pipedrive and get 20% off Pipedrive for 1 year!\\n\\nMore About Young and Profiting\\nDownload Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com\\xa0\\xa0\\nGet Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships\\nLeave a Review -\\xa0ratethispodcast.com/yap\\nWatch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting\\n\\nFollow Hala Taha\\nLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/\\nInstagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/\\nTikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala\\nTwitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala\\n\\nLearn more about YAP Media Agency Services - yapmedia.io/"