378: 4 lies about happiness, brain types & mood-boosting foods | Neuroscientist Daniel Amen, M.D.

Daniel Amen, M.D.: “‘Don't worry, be happy’ is a lie. The idea that you shouldn't worry is actually a prescription for misery.”

Amen, a clinical neuroscientist psychiatrist and 10-time New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how your brain type impacts your happiness, plus:

- Why some stress can actually make you happy (~04:14)

- Why purpose is like a dopamine drip (~06:22)

- How to eat for happiness (~15:59)

- His go-to nuts and seeds for better brain health (~18:32)

- The one exercise that can boost your happiness (~22:16)

Referenced in the episode:

- Amen's book, You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type. 

- mbg Podcast episode #150, with Amen. 

- Amen's podcast, The Brain Warrior's Way.

- Read more about Pollyanna.

- Watch Amen in Justin Bieber's Youtube docuseries, "Seasons."

- A study on elimination diets & ADHD symptoms. 

- Amen's mbg article on brain types. 

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