Congrats! on wanting to learn more about your brain!
Your brain runs everything in your world. Your relationships, your job, your decisions, your thoughts; your whole life.
Yet we rarely think about our brain. We take it for granted when in reality we need to treat it just like any other system and organ in our body. We need to attend to it and take care of it. After all, we know we should eat a “heart healthy” diet and include some daily exercise for our physical health. So why is it that we have not given our brain health much thought?
Scientist have learned so much about the brain in the last 20-30 years. Psychiatrist and author Dr. Daniel Amen has challenged the status quo when it comes to treating patients and their mental health. Decades ago he began asking questions like “How can we treat someone for something if we don’t know?” and “How can we know without looking?” (Referring to the brain.) This led him to developing a data base of over 200,000 brain scans from the past 30 years. Which in turn has led to knew information and new treatments.
By changing your brain health, you can change your life.
DID YOU KNOW?
Brain related problems affect 200 million Americans at some point in their lives. Here’s a short list:
Brain fog, memory problems
Depression/Anxiety, poor self-image
Insomnia, poor sleep patterns
Attention issues, procrastinating, buffering
Job hopping, poor work performance
Being overweight or obese
Drug and/or alcohol dependency
So what could this mean for you? Well, ask yourself a few questions. Is your memory worse than 10 years ago? Do you forget things like appointments? Is your energy low? What about your mood. Are you more irritable for no obvious reason? Are you feeling like a victim of your circumstances? If you answered yes to any of these, know that you can change and improve your brain which in turn will change and improve your life.
Here are 7 principles from Dr. Amen that everyone should know about their brain:
When your brain is healthy and works right – You Work Right!
Your brain is soft & susceptible to injury - Protect it!
Many Things Hurt the Brain - Reduce or eliminate them!
Many Things Help the Brain - Increase or add them!
One Size does not fit everyone - Take the assessment
Functional Neuro-imaging has changed peoples mental well-being.
Your brain can change~You’re not stuck with your current functioning level.
As a Certified Brain Health Professional through Amen University, I’m happy to provide a free 1:1 strategy call to help determine what steps you can take to get your brain on the right path. Click here to set up a call. You have a choice and a say in the direction your life is going and it begins with the health of your brain. Get started now!
Success always starts with the brain!