Nutrition

Eat Right to Think Right: Food as Brain Medicine

Dr. Amen outlines seven types of foods that you can use to boost your brain and your confidence! “I am what I ate … and I’m frightened.” – Bill Cosby You are what you eat. Literally. All cells in your body, including brain cells, make themselves new every five months. Some, like your skin cells,…

Dr. Amen's Typical Daily Brain Healthy Meals

Dr. Amen shares how he put his “7 Rules for Brain Healthy Eating” into practice everyday. Whenever I have a speaking engagement or book signing, people always ask me what I eat on a typical day. They’ve read The Amen Solution 7 Rules for Brain Healthy Eating and have seen the list of 50 Best…

Dealing With Food Pushers

Are there people in your life who can’t take ‘no’ for an answer? Read this article and learn how to deal with these ‘pushers’ and stay on track to accomplishing your goals! Don’t Let Pushers Sabotage Your Brain Healthy Life and Recovery People, companies, and our society will try to push things on you that…

Creating “Brain Healthy Parties”

Excerpt from “Change Your Brain, Change Your Body Cookbook,” Chapter 10 Being part of a large Lebanese family does not make eating healthy at family gatherings and parties a simple task unless we really set our minds to it. If you know anything about Middle Eastern cultures, you know that food is the central theme…

Control Your Cravings

Oftentimes people find it hard to keep their appetitive under control. Our eyes and mind can sometimes be hungrier than our bodies and we end up falling in the trap of overeating or eating when our body doesn’t need it. Below are some tips that might help you out with being thinner and avoiding this…

Conquer Your Cravings & Control Your Appetite and Life

Read about how to finally overcome your cravings and have a happier, healthier life. When Stephanie got pregnant with twins at age thirty, she gained about eighty pounds during her pregnancy and never lost it. In fact, she continued to pack on the pounds as her twin boys grew up. With kids in the house,…

Brain Healthy Snacks

Here is a quick list of brain healthy snacks that will satisfy your hunger and keep on track to your weight loss goal! Brain Healthy Snacks For more snack ideas refer to “The Omni Diet” Raw nuts (almonds, walnuts and cashews) Hard boiled eggs Piece of fruit Hummus Guacamole Wild smoked salmon Chicken skewers Raw…