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626: Brain imaging, inflammation triggers, & healing the mind-body connection | Daniel Amen, M.D.
Manage episode 521921877 series 2428356
“If your brain is not healthy, you are much more likely to experience pain,” explains Daniel Amen, M.D.
Amen, a physician, double board-certified psychiatrist, award-winning researcher, and 20-time national bestselling author, joins us today to dive into the neuroscience behind brain health, emotional regulation, chronic pain, and supporting healthier minds across every age group.
- The relationship between chronic pain & the brain (~4:30)
- Defining an “unhealthy” brain (~5:40)
- Emotional “red flags” for brain health (~10:00)
- Jason’s experience with back pain (~17:50)
- Managing your mind (~20:00)
- Improving frontal lobe health (~22:15)
- Recommendations for kids (~27:00)
- The Doom Loop (~29:00)
- A practice to manage your emotions (~33:10)
- The impact of marijuana on the brain (~39:20)
- Finding your triggers (~42:00)
- Patient stories (~45:20)
Referenced in the episode:
- Follow Amen on Instagram (@doc_amen)
- Check out Amen Clinics (https://www.amenclinics.com/)
- Read his latest book, Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain (https://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Brain-Pain-Emotional/dp/0063426706)
We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected].
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
621 episodes
Manage episode 521921877 series 2428356
“If your brain is not healthy, you are much more likely to experience pain,” explains Daniel Amen, M.D.
Amen, a physician, double board-certified psychiatrist, award-winning researcher, and 20-time national bestselling author, joins us today to dive into the neuroscience behind brain health, emotional regulation, chronic pain, and supporting healthier minds across every age group.
- The relationship between chronic pain & the brain (~4:30)
- Defining an “unhealthy” brain (~5:40)
- Emotional “red flags” for brain health (~10:00)
- Jason’s experience with back pain (~17:50)
- Managing your mind (~20:00)
- Improving frontal lobe health (~22:15)
- Recommendations for kids (~27:00)
- The Doom Loop (~29:00)
- A practice to manage your emotions (~33:10)
- The impact of marijuana on the brain (~39:20)
- Finding your triggers (~42:00)
- Patient stories (~45:20)
Referenced in the episode:
- Follow Amen on Instagram (@doc_amen)
- Check out Amen Clinics (https://www.amenclinics.com/)
- Read his latest book, Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain (https://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Brain-Pain-Emotional/dp/0063426706)
We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected].
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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