Change Your Brain Every Day

Setbacks are a normal part of life. No one goes through life without having some setbacks to respond to from time to time. But it's how we respond to these moments that make us who we are. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel and Tana Amen are once again joined by Dr. John Townsend for a discussion on how you can utilize the help of others to get back up when you fall, and how to appropriately take responsibility for your contributions, in both good times and bad.

Studies have shown that people who lack in good friends and mentors in their life tend to struggle more both emotionally and physically. But if you don't have anyone on your side, how can you bring people in? In the second episode of a series on "relational nutrients," Dr. John Townsend discusses a recruitment process you can use to filter the types of people that are going to be most beneficial in your life to help you move forward.

In some ways, people are like the foods you eat. Some of them are rich in nutrients, while others simply drain you of your health. In this first episode of a series with "People Fuel" author Dr. John Townsend, he and the Amens discuss how the people around you affect your life, and how you can use Dr. Townsend's "relational nutrients" grid to define the deficiencies in your "people fuel diet" and then find ways to supplement.

Jim Karol, author of "Ultimate Memory Magic," has developed the ultimate tool to help you remember huge lists and other large numbers of items. It's called the mental matrix, and it just might blow your mind. In the final episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast series with Jim, he describes what the mental matrix is, and how you can use his (or your own!) to turn your brain into a well-oiled memory machine.

Did you know that by improving your memory, you also improve your overall health? So if your memory is bad now, it's important to get it functioning at optimum levels. Fortunately, there are some easy tools you can use to start improving your memory right now. In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen are again joined by memory master Jim Karol to discuss some of Jim's most effective tricks to radically improve your memory today.

"Ultimate Memory Magic" author Jim Karol has spent years refining his technique to help him achieve near-superhuman memory. But you don't need to have a superbrain to drastically improve your own memory. In the second episode of a series with Jim, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss the practical tips you can introduce into your life today to help you begin to remember things more clearly and easily.

When Jim Karol got laid off from his job at a steel mill in Allentown, PA, his prospects looked grim. When his doctor told him he also had a dangerously enlarged heart, Jim knew it was time to turn his life around. However, nobody could have predicted what happened next. In the first episode of a podcast series with author and memory expert Jim Karol, Dr. Daniel Amen, Tana Amen, and Jim recount the fascinating story of Jim's redemption.

In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen address some listener questions and dole out helpful advice. This week's topics include clean products for personal and household use, sedation vs. general anesthesia during surgery, workout tips, intermittent fasting to lose weight, and eating clean while away from home. If you'd like your question answered on the Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, you can submit your questions at brainwarriorswaypodcast.com

In this episode of The Brain Warrior's Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen weigh in on brain-related current events. This week's "Brain in the News" items feature a link between the supplement ashwagandha and improved sleep and stress, two types of medication that are linked to dementia, a 9 year-old arsonist charged with first degree murder, a startling childhood obesity prediction, and a correlation of ADD/ADHD in teen moms.

When Tana Amen was suffering from depression, she had no idea it was caused by her thyroid medication. She started taking antidepressant medication, and the effect it had on her was completely unexpected. In the second episode of a series on antidepressants, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana describe how some antidepressant medications can give your entire personality an overhaul, and how it may not always be a positive change.