#048 - Dr. Daniel Amen: Rethinking Mental Illness, Brain Scans, Antidepressants, The Effects of COVID, Stress & Trauma, Pharmaceuticals Vs. Nutraceuticals, And More!

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6:20 - What Is Mental Illness?

9:15 - Can You Be Born With Mental Health Issues? Where Does It Start?

12:00 - Epigenetics And Genetic Stress Transformation

12:40 - The Long-term Implications Of COVID On Mental Health

14:30 - Long-term Stress Exposure, Trauma, And Brain Reserve

17:00 - Stacked Stressors

18:05 - The Role Of Grief And Self-Injury

18:45 - Mental Hygiene

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20:20 - Labels And Depression: Seven Different Types Of Depression

22:40 - Justin Bieber's Take On Mental Illness

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29:30 - The Role Of Shame In Mental Health Issues

30:00 - SPECT Brain Scans

33:10 - Brain Toxins (Mercury, Mold, Infections, etc.)

36:00 - Brain Blood Flow

36:50 - What Is Brain Health?

38:25 - Blood Flow, Caffeine, And Alcohol

40:00 - Pharmaceuticals Vs. Nutraceuticals

41:00 - The Science Of Nutraceuticals: Saffron

41:50 - The Problems With Antidepressants

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44:40 - SSRI Mechanism Of Action

46:15 - The Science Of Nutraceuticals: Ginger and Melatonin

47:00 - Post-SPECT Treatment

49:30 - Micro-dosing Psychedelics

49:55 - Wine And The Brain

51:00 - CBD And The Brain

53:00 - The Need For Social Connection