Do you make impulsive decisions throughout the day? Does the smell of fresh pizza or chocolate cake lure you in? Does the idea of an ice cream cone or frozen yogurt entice you? Do you find that you are easily distracted or have trouble staying focused at work? Perhaps, you have trouble completing a paper…
Many people get frustrated when they exercise every day but do not see the scale changing. Use these 10 tips to help you break any plateau and reach your brain and body goals. Realigning your lifestyle choices and changing your habits with the recommendations below can help you live a brain healthy life. Do a…
According to the Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention Foundation, exercise can reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by 50 percent. 50 percent! Regular exercise can also slow further deterioration in those who have already started to develop cognitive problems. Taking your brain out for a walk can increase your brain’s neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin….
Most of us associate caffeine with coffee, but it can also be found in tea, dark sodas, chocolate, energy drinks, and pep pills. If your caffeine intake is limited to one or two normal-size cups of coffee or 2 or 3 cups of tea a day, it is probably okay. But any more than that…
It’s soon going to be spring-cleaning time. Washing the walls and trim. Washing the doors and doorknobs. Throwing out the things you collected over the winter. Throwing out the food in your pantry… Wait—what? Throw out my food??? If you think that bottle of ketchup is healthy because it has tomato sauce in it, and…
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…
Think of calories like money. Every bite is a caloric deposit. Dollars, Pesos, Euros… The deposits you make have different exchange rates. Some will yield better energy, focus, and overall improved health. As we begin to transition from the winter season those end-of-the-winter goals, big hopes, running shoes, and fad diets begin to emerge. Fad…
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…
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…
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…