Nagging and lecturing your man: 150 calories burned. Check. You also asked him to join www.myfitnesspal.com, and he just gave you that look. You asked him to try paleo. After looking it up in the dictionary, he grunted, scratched his belly and reached for the remote. An ancient Chinese proverb says, "A journey of a…
"I feel gray, even on a sunny day." ’I feel like I am moving and thinking in slow motion." "I don’t feel hopeful or happy. “I can’t focus … I feel stupid." A show of hands—do any of those sound familiar? Or, I should say, feel familiar? It really is true: you are what you…
Don’t be a LONER! People are 50% more successful at living a healthy life and maintaining their ideal weight if they work with others. Simply put: people get better together. And when it comes to your overall health, nothing is more important than your brain. When your brain works right, you work right. When your…
You may be living your life on less than 100% brain power! Most of us are operating below 100% and could benefit from a personal "trainer" for our brain. When you want to get in shape, you join a gym. If it’s hard to keep up with the workout regimen on your own, you hire…
How eating healthy can make your brain work better. Brain-healthy eating is about abundance, not deprivation! That’s the view of Daniel G. Amen, MD, clinical neuroscientist, board certified psychiatrist for 35 years, 9-time New York Times bestselling author, and founder of the Amen Clinics. Dr. Amen opened his first Amen Clinic in 1989. Today, with…
At Brain Fit Life, our primary goal is to help maximize people’s brain and body health for the most satisfying and healthy life possible. Healthy brain function is associated with more loving relationships while poor brain function is associated with more fighting, less sex, and higher divorce rates. Your brain decides who is attractive to…
We’re all dealing with stress, right? And when it surges through our body we often turn to our favorite comfort food. You know the pattern…and interrupting it is very hard to do. But hang on, there’s hope! Dr. Daniel Amen has a 3-Step method to break that habit. How does the addiction to comfort foods…
Meet Chris. Chris introduced herself to Dr. Amen at one of his lectures. Two years earlier, she had lost her 12-year-old daughter to bone cancer. She over-ate and drank as a way to cope with the loss and suffered from suicidal depression. However, when a friend told her about Dr. Amen’s program and she began…
Change is difficult. However, when it comes to improving your brain and body health, shedding excess weight, boosting your mood and doing all you can to live longer and more vibrantly—change is necessary. So how does one adopt a healthier lifestyle for the long haul? Clinical neuroscientist, board-certified psychiatrist, brain imaging expert and nine-time New…
Clinical neuroscientist, board certified psychiatrist, brain imaging expert and nine-time “New York Times” bestselling author Daniel G. Amen, MD, knows why diets don’t work for most people. Contrary to what many of us believe, weight loss has little do with the lack of desire to lose weight or willpower – and everything to do with…