The 3 Main Things Dr. Daniel Amen Would Tell His 23-Year-Old Self
In some ways, we’re all graduates in the class of 2018. We may not be getting a degree or wearing a cap and gown, but as life-long learners about health, we have reflections, revelations, and insights...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Family Feuds During the Holidays
This blog has been updated from it’s original publish date. In an ideal world, the holidays would only be filled with good times and happy memories. Unfortunately, most families don’t live in that...
View ArticleDo You Have An Abusive Relationship With Sugar?
The Standard American Diet (SAD) is saturated with sugar, high omega-6 fatty acids, excessive calories, trans fats, processed and pesticide-laden foods. People who have a simple, carbohydrate-based...
View ArticleHow Neurofeedback Can Help You
Joey, age 9, struggled with hyperactivity, restlessness, impulse control problems, inattention, and distractibility. His pediatrician had suggested trying a couple of different medications but Joey’s...
View Article5 Crucial Health Numbers You Should Know
If you want to decrease your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, you must: Get a baseline assessment of your brain’s health and function. Develop brain envy, or fall in love with...
View ArticleDepression and Young Girls, are Rates Increasing?
Increasing Rates of Depression in Girls As rates of depression among the girl demographic increases, it gives pause to how this will affect future generations of adults. We pride ourselves on removing...
View Article5 Critical Steps To Parenting A Difficult Child
Parenting a child is one of the most important responsibilities any of us ever undertake. Yet, it does not require any special training or prior experience. It has been said that parents make most of...
View ArticleHealthy Food Rules for Your Workplace
At Amen Clinics, we feel the most important asset of any company is the collective brain health of all its employees. Healthy nutrition combined with proper lifestyle choices are critical strategies...
View ArticleWhen Depression Looks Like Dementia
We first met Margaret when she was 68 years old. She lived alone, and her family was worried because she appeared to have symptoms of serious dementia. She was ragged and unkempt, she often forgot the...
View ArticleProlonged Sitting Can Cause Early Death
This research study will make you stand up and pay attention, or at least we hope so. A recent study found that sitting six or more hours a day increased the risk of early death from all causes by an...
View ArticlePanic Disorder Treatment
Panic disorder is considered a psychiatric disorder that creates sudden moments of panic and fear without a reasonable cause, requiring panic disorder treatment. This disorder may affect you throughout...
View ArticleHow Omega-3 Fatty Acids Change Your Brain
Did you know that six percent of the population will have a significant mood disorder sometime in their life? Only 20 to 25 percent of these people ever seek help. This is unfortunate, because mood...
View ArticleDon’t Be Defined by Your Diagnosis
Are you tired of being referred to as a mental illness? You’re not alone. According to the National Institutes of Mental Health – 51% of the U.S. population will suffer from a mental health issue at...
View ArticleHow To Help Someone Who Can’t Help Themselves
We all know the feeling. The desperation and frustration as we watch someone we love struggling in a fight that they can’t seem to win by themselves. It can make you feel hopeless, dejected, and...
View ArticleExciting Research Helps Distinguish Depression and Dementia
Neuroimaging of decreased blood flow in specific regions of the brain can differentiate between depression and cognitive disorders. Does a patient have depression or a cognitive disorder (CD) such as...
View ArticleLimbic System: Caring for Your Brain’s Limbic System
A highly influential, walnut-sized area – deep in the center of your brain – is live wired with functions all critical to your survival. The limbic system in your brain, in fact, influences problem...
View Article4 Simple Steps to a Better Memory
When I was growing up, outer space was the new frontier. Now, it is the space between your ears. And make no mistake…you are in a war for the health of that frontier. Consider this: Everywhere you go,...
View ArticleHow Can Studying The Brains Of NFL Players Help You?
Ask yourself if you have ever: • Blacked out for a few seconds? • Seen stars? or Have you ever: • Played football, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, rugby or hockey? • Fallen out of a tree, down...
View ArticleChemotherapy: Can It Negatively Affect Your Brain?
Even though medical doctors haven’t been able to link ‘chemo brain’ to just one cause, it doesn’t make this condition any less real or frustrating. Regardless of the type of cancer a person has been...
View ArticleCan Ostracism Cause Lingering Pain in Your Brain?
It’s often been noted that rejection is among the most painful of human emotions. Anyone who has felt the sting of rejection, ostracism or shunning knows how deeply these experiences sting. According...
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