The No.1 Brain Doctor: "This Parenting Mistake Ruins Your Kids Brain!", "Alcohol or Marijuana Will Destroy Your Brain!", "A Stagnant Career Can Increase Your Chance Of Alzheimers!" - Dr Daniel Amen

Listen to this episode from The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett on Spotify. Are our brains under attack? Based on a bank of over 200,000 brain scans, Dr Daniel Amen reveals the hidden threats silently destroying our minds and steps to fight back  Dr Daniel Amen is a psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist, and founder and CEO of the Amen Clinics. He is the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Change Your Brain Every Day’ and ‘Raising Mentally Strong Kids’. In this conversation, Dr Daniel and Steven discuss topics such as, how alcohol shrinks your brain, the link between Alzheimer’s and depression, how heartbreak is equal to heroin withdrawal, and and the impact of social media on the brain. 00:00 Intro02:25 Why This Conversation Is Important03:58 How Many Brains Has Daniel Scanned?04:45 Brain Rot: Why Are People Caring About Their Brains Now?05:38 Is There a Link Between Porn Consumption and Brain Health?08:34 Can I Fix My Brain?09:52 Why Do People Come to See Daniel?11:10 Alcohol Is Bad for the Brain15:11 What Does a Brain Look Like After Heavy Drinking?16:39 Why Does Brain Size Matter?20:10 Alcohol Is Aging Your Brain21:36 How Bad Are Drugs for the Brain?26:38 What's Wrong With Magic Mushrooms?33:01 Are Antidepressants Being Oversubscribed? Proven Alternatives39:26 Can You See Trauma on the Brain?42:59 Things You Can Do at Home to Help Trauma45:27 The Impact of Negative Thinking on the Brain46:48 Low Anxiety Will Kill You48:46 How to Become More Disciplined and Motivated53:21 How to Calm Your Worries59:50 Can Extremely Negative People Become Positive?1:00:29 Ads1:01:28 Who Is Elizabeth Smart?1:03:35 Horrific Events Don’t Necessarily Define Who You Are1:05:23 The Impact of Stress During Pregnancy on Your Child1:09:03 The Cause of Alzheimer's1:14:03 The Impact of a Fatty Fish Diet1:16:12 The Impact of Hope and Grief on the Brain1:23:55 How Do You Raise the Perfect Brain?1:30:07 What Are the Non-Obvious Ways to Help Children's Brains?1:33:57 Ads1:35:01 Is ADHD Increasing in Our Population?1:40:32 Daniel Amen’s Daughter1:43:11 Different Types of ADHD1:46:12 Can You See Love on the Brain?1:47:46 What Change Would Daniel Like to See in the World?1:53:20 Mindfulness and Meditation1:54:45 Ice Baths1:55:10 Loving Your Job1:56:17 Breath work1:56:56 Social Media and Its Effects on the Brain1:57:07 Hustle Culture1:57:42 Microplastics1:58:06 Noise Pollution1:59:31 Is AI Going to Be Good or Bad for Our Brains?2:01:46 Are Brains Getting Bigger or Smaller?2:03:16 What's the Most Important Thing We Didn't Talk About?2:05:14 Has Scanning Brains Changed Daniel’s Belief in God?2:05:32 The Effects of Religion on the Brain2:09:21 The LA Fires and Their Impact on the Brain2:13:00 Guest’s Last QuestionFollow Dr Amen: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/t3fyeyooNQb Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/UmRfScqoNQb Podcast - https://g2ul0.app.link/Lfnd1rmoNQb Amen Clinics - https://g2ul0.app.link/W1oBV9roNQb BrainMD Supplements - https://g2ul0.app.link/SZLrxBtoNQb To support Change Your Brain Foundation - https://g2ul0.app.link/Uq3shdvoNQb You can purchase ‘Raising Mentally Strong Kids: How to Combine the Power of Neuroscience With Love and Logic to Grow Confident, Kind, Responsible, and Resilient Children and Young Adults’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/lavOHXyoNQbWatch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow me:https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKbIndependent research - danielamen.tiiny.coSponsors:Linkedin Ads - https://www.linkedin.com/DIARY PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices