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Feeling stuck in low moods, negativity, or the never-ending “blahs”? It’s not just in your head—it’s in your brain. Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen expose the hidden biological, psychological, social, and spiritual mood stealers that quietly hijack your happiness. Tana opens up about how a cancer diagnosis—and the wrong antidepressant—sent her spiraling into darkness, and the life-saving strategies that helped her fight her way back. Plus, find out how an everyday spice—saffron—could work as well as antidepressant medication, backed by decades of research.
00:00 Intro
00:57 Mood is a Brain Function
02:45 Your Physical Brain Function Affects Your Mood
05:48 The Physical Causes of Mood Disorders
09:00 Taking the Wrong Medication
11:50 Psychological/Social/Spiritual Factors
13:46 Mood Robbers
17:49 Sponsor
18:30 Mood Enhancing Fakers
24:53 Saffron
31:53 TMG/SAMe
35:16 Wrap Up
https://brainmd.com
4.7
18391,839 ratings
Feeling stuck in low moods, negativity, or the never-ending “blahs”? It’s not just in your head—it’s in your brain. Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen expose the hidden biological, psychological, social, and spiritual mood stealers that quietly hijack your happiness. Tana opens up about how a cancer diagnosis—and the wrong antidepressant—sent her spiraling into darkness, and the life-saving strategies that helped her fight her way back. Plus, find out how an everyday spice—saffron—could work as well as antidepressant medication, backed by decades of research.
00:00 Intro
00:57 Mood is a Brain Function
02:45 Your Physical Brain Function Affects Your Mood
05:48 The Physical Causes of Mood Disorders
09:00 Taking the Wrong Medication
11:50 Psychological/Social/Spiritual Factors
13:46 Mood Robbers
17:49 Sponsor
18:30 Mood Enhancing Fakers
24:53 Saffron
31:53 TMG/SAMe
35:16 Wrap Up
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