TMHS 568: How To Discover Your Brain-Type & The Neuroscience Of Happiness - With Dr. Daniel Amen

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2022

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Brain health is an important component of our overall well-being that is often overlooked. At a time when neurodegenerative diseases are on the rise, it’s critical that we make our brain health a priority. If there’s anyone who understands the health and function of the human brain, it’s Dr. Daniel Amen. Dr. Amen is a double board-certified psychiatrist, 12-time New York Times bestselling author, and one of the leading experts on neuroscience and mental health. Over the past three decades, Dr. Amen and his team at Amen Clinics have collected the world’s largest database of brain imaging scans, surpassing 200,000 examinations. From this impressive work, Dr. Amen has identified seven neuroscience secrets that impact happiness. This is the topic of his newest book, You, Happier. On this episode of The Model Health Show, Dr. Amen is back to share how our brain function impacts our happiness, and how we can master our minds to build happier lives. You’re going to learn about practical routines and mindset shifts you can implement today to enhance your happiness. So click play, listen in, and enjoy the show! In this episode you’ll discover: The connection between hypothalamic inflammation and excessive body fat. What I learned after receiving a brain scan. How the pandemic impacted levels of mental health problems. What the enemy of happiness is. Why fame is a disaster for the brain. What a brain scan of the frontal lobe can tell us about happiness. An important relationship between happiness and brain function. The link between poor blood flow, erectile dysfunction, and Alzheimer’s disease. How (and why) to keep your blood vessels healthy. Different brain types and how they operate in the real world. The link between conscientiousness and longevity. How a healthy dose of anxiety can actually help us make better decisions. Why outsourcing our emotions to companies is making us sick and unhappy. The importance of loving food that loves you back. How American society drives mental illness. Why lockdowns contributed to depression and anxiety. What we can teach our children through modeling healthy habits. Why you should focus on what you like about other people (instead of what you don’t). How technology impacts human psychology by wearing out our pleasure sensors. A nighttime ritual you can implement to cultivate happiness. Positive effects on families and relationships during the pandemic. Items mentioned in this episode include: Onnit.com/model --Save an exclusive 10% on performance supplements & tools! PiqueTea.com/model -- Use code MODEL at checkout for 10% off! You, Happier by Dr. Daniel Amen -- Preorder today to claim your five free gifts! Scan My Brain Series Amen Clinics BrainMD Supplements Amen University Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Dr. Daniel Amen The End of Mental Illness by Dr. Daniel Amen Healing ADD by Dr. Daniel Amen Why Be Happy? By Dennis Prager Change Your Brain Change Your Life Foundation The Brain Warrior’s Way by Dr. Daniel Amen & Tana Amen, BSN, RN Connect with Dr. Daniel Amen Website / Instagram / Facebook / TikTok Join TMHS Facebook community - Model Nation Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Soundcloud *Download Transcript

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.
0:04.0	For more, visit TheModelHealthShow.com.
0:07.0	Welcome to The Model Health Show.
0:14.0	This is Fitness and Nutrition expert Sean Stevenson, and I'm so grateful for you tuning in with me today.
0:18.0	What if you could get a peek inside of your brain?
0:23.0	What if you can actually get a look at how healthy your brain actually is?
0:27.0	Well, this is the opportunity we actually have today.
0:30.0	We have the technology to get a peek behind the curtain at what theoretical physicists, Michio Kakukals,
0:38.0	the most complex organ in the known universe.
0:42.0	Now, what's often left out of the conversation is how much our brain health is controlling our mental health.
0:49.0	These two things seem to be in separate camps, but truly it is the health of our brain that is dictating our mental health.
0:56.0	And as you know, mental health issues have skyrocketed in recent decades.
1:01.0	But in particular, these last couple of years, they've reached epidemic proportions.
1:06.0	And when we're suffering, when we're struggling with our mental health, we're looking for outlets.
1:11.0	And oftentimes in our culture, we're leaning towards, or going straight towards, pharmaceutical drugs, and or illicit drugs.
1:20.0	And illicit drug use has hit epidemic proportions as well.
1:26.0	As you know, as we've talked about here in the model health show recently, since 2015, we had about 50,000 drug overdose deaths in 2015.
1:34.0	But in 2020, that number doubled.
1:38.0	We had about 100,000 people, 100,000 of our citizens died from overdoses from illicit drugs, namely from opioids.
1:49.0	And namely from fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, which is now the leading cause of death for people between the age of 18 and 45.
1:59.0	These are what are considered to be our prime of life years and the leading cause of death.
2:03.0	Contrary to popular belief, it's not COVID, it's not heart disease.
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