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The No.1 Brain Doctor: "This Parenting Mistake Ruins Your Kids Brain!", "Alcohol or Marijuana Will Destroy Your Brain!", "A Stagnant Career Can Increase Your Chance Of Alzheimers!" - Dr Daniel Amen

Feb 10, 2025

Dr. Daniel Amen, a renowned psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist, dives into the alarming effects of alcohol on brain health, revealing how it can literally shrink your brain. He connects childhood trauma to long-term mental health issues and discusses the rising diagnoses of ADHD, emphasizing effective parenting strategies. They explore the hidden dangers of social media and the implications of over-prescribing antidepressants, highlighting natural alternatives. Tune in for insights that stress the importance of nurturing both brains and relationships!

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Daniel Amen

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Dr. Daniel Amen emphasizes that lifestyle choices like alcohol consumption and poor diet significantly increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Childhood exposure to pornography can alter brain development and dopamine responses, leading to addictive behaviors later in life.

Chronic negative thinking can degrade brain function and decision-making by reducing activity in the prefrontal cortex, crucial for emotional regulation.

Finding purpose in life fosters mental resilience and helps combat issues like depression and anxiety, enhancing overall well-being.

Deep dives

Multiple Pathways to Alzheimer's Disease

Various factors contribute to the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, including lifestyle choices such as marijuana and alcohol use, along with dietary habits. A study highlighted that individuals consuming a simple carbohydrate-based diet faced a 400% increased risk of Alzheimer's. Furthermore, the impact of habitual behaviors like playing football and even the workplace environment can negatively affect brain health. It is essential to recognize these risks in the context of overall well-being.

Intro

1min

Understanding Brain Health

4min

Impact of Substances on Brain Health

22min

Exploring Psilocybin and Natural Alternatives for Depression

12min

Healing the Brain: Understanding Trauma and Wellness

20min

Transformative Journeys: From Negativity to Resilience

4min

Navigating Trauma and Alzheimer's Risk

13min

Grief, Growth, and Parenting Insights

17min

Effective Parenting and the Rise of ADHD Awareness

3min

10.

Understanding ADHD: Challenges and Transformations

8min

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Love, Brain Health, and Decision-Making

8min

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Enhancing Brain Health Through Lifestyle Choices

23min

13.

Gratitude for Transformative Insights and Exciting New Offerings

3min

Are our brains under attack? Based on a bank of over 200,000 brain scans, Dr Daniel Amen reveals the hidden threats silently destroying our minds and steps to fight back

Dr Daniel Amen is a psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist, and founder and CEO of the Amen Clinics. He is the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Change Your Brain Every Day’ and ‘Raising Mentally Strong Kids’.

In this conversation, Dr Daniel and Steven discuss topics such as, how alcohol shrinks your brain, the link between Alzheimer’s and depression, how heartbreak is equal to heroin withdrawal, and and the impact of social media on the brain.

00:00 Intro

02:25 Why This Conversation Is Important

03:58 How Many Brains Has Daniel Scanned?

04:45 Brain Rot: Why Are People Caring About Their Brains Now?

05:38 Is There a Link Between Porn Consumption and Brain Health?

08:34 Can I Fix My Brain?

09:52 Why Do People Come to See Daniel?

11:10 Alcohol Is Bad for the Brain

15:11 What Does a Brain Look Like After Heavy Drinking?

16:39 Why Does Brain Size Matter?

20:10 Alcohol Is Aging Your Brain

21:36 How Bad Are Drugs for the Brain?

26:38 What's Wrong With Magic Mushrooms?

33:01 Are Antidepressants Being Oversubscribed? Proven Alternatives

39:26 Can You See Trauma on the Brain?

42:59 Things You Can Do at Home to Help Trauma

45:27 The Impact of Negative Thinking on the Brain

46:48 Low Anxiety Will Kill You

48:46 How to Become More Disciplined and Motivated

53:21 How to Calm Your Worries

59:50 Can Extremely Negative People Become Positive?

1:00:29 Ads

1:01:28 Who Is Elizabeth Smart?

1:03:35 Horrific Events Don’t Necessarily Define Who You Are

1:05:23 The Impact of Stress During Pregnancy on Your Child

1:09:03 The Cause of Alzheimer's

1:14:03 The Impact of a Fatty Fish Diet

1:16:12 The Impact of Hope and Grief on the Brain

1:23:55 How Do You Raise the Perfect Brain?

1:30:07 What Are the Non-Obvious Ways to Help Children's Brains?

1:33:57 Ads

1:35:01 Is ADHD Increasing in Our Population?

1:40:32 Daniel Amen’s Daughter

1:43:11 Different Types of ADHD

1:46:12 Can You See Love on the Brain?

1:47:46 What Change Would Daniel Like to See in the World?

1:53:20 Mindfulness and Meditation

1:54:45 Ice Baths

1:55:10 Loving Your Job

1:56:17 Breath work

1:56:56 Social Media and Its Effects on the Brain

1:57:07 Hustle Culture

1:57:42 Microplastics

1:58:06 Noise Pollution

1:59:31 Is AI Going to Be Good or Bad for Our Brains?

2:01:46 Are Brains Getting Bigger or Smaller?

2:03:16 What's the Most Important Thing We Didn't Talk About?

2:05:14 Has Scanning Brains Changed Daniel’s Belief in God?

2:05:32 The Effects of Religion on the Brain

2:09:21 The LA Fires and Their Impact on the Brain

2:13:00 Guest’s Last Question

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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

The No.1 Brain Doctor: "This Parenting Mistake Ruins Your Kids Brain!", "Alcohol or Marijuana Will Destroy Your Brain!", "A Stagnant Career Can Increase Your Chance Of Alzheimers!" - Dr Daniel Amen

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Multiple Pathways to Alzheimer's Disease

The Importance of Brain Health

Consequences of Early Exposure to Pornography

Alcohol and its Long-term Effects

The Repercussions of Negativity and Stress

Impact of Childhood Trauma

Promoting Empowerment Through Purpose

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