#048 - Dr. Daniel Amen: Rethinking Mental Illness, Brain Scans, Antidepressants, The Effects of COVID, Stress & Trauma, Pharmaceuticals Vs. Nutraceuticals, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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0:00.0	Psychiatry has marketing.
0:02.0	No one wants to be labeled as defective or abnormal.
0:08.0	If you call somebody mental, you're shaming them.
0:11.0	It's not accurate.
0:12.0	These are brain health issues.
0:14.0	Of course, depression exists, but it's not really an illness.
0:18.0	It's a cluster of symptoms that have many different causes.
0:22.6	I'm not a fan of positive thinking.
0:25.6	I'm a fan of accurate thinking.
0:27.6	How we're going to end mental illness is we're going to create a revolution.
0:32.6	Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the
0:40.0	secrets of health, mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your
0:46.7	existence and biohack your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing
0:53.1	medical advice and are not responsible for any
0:55.9	outcomes you may experience from implementing the tactics lying here in. Are you ready? Let's do this.
1:04.3	Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Super excited about today's episode. I've had a lot of amazing guests, but I don't think
1:13.7	any of them have spoken at the White House. Today's guest definitely has that on his resume.
1:20.9	It's an incredible conversation, and he's been on a lot of podcasts, a lot of shows, a lot of
1:25.2	interviews. But hopefully what makes this interview a little
1:27.9	special is that I actually underwent the brain spec imaging that he talks about. So you get to
1:33.8	hear my personal experience, what my brain actually looked like and what you can learn from his
1:38.3	approach. It's so fascinating and I hope you find it helpful. What I really love about Dr.
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