When the brain works right, you work right. When the brain is troubled, you are much more likely to have trouble in your life.
Revelations based on studying 63,000 brain images across 90 countries over 20 years. How Brain imaging can change paradigms and our understanding of healthy life, no matter where we live.
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
Daniel Amen
Key Takeaways
Innovation is a brain function, it is dependent on the physical health of your brain. The brain is involved in everything you do: how you think, feel, act, get along with other people. It is the organ of judgment, personality, character, and innovation and when the brain works right, you work right. When the brain is troubled, you are much more likely to have trouble in your life.
It is the most complex organ in the universe: 100 billion nerve cells which are more connections than stars in the galaxy, information travels at 268 hours/hr, it is 2% of total bodyweight but consumes 20-30% of calories, loses on avg 85,000 cells/day. You can accelerate the aging process by behaviors or decelerate it.
Healthy brain happier, healthier, wealthier, wiser, more creative, more innovative.
Unhealthy brain sadder, sicker, poorer, not as smart, rigid, inflexible.
What hurts your brain? brain injuries, drugs & alcohol, obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, western diet, environmental toxins, lack of exercise, automatic negative thoughts (seeds of anxiety disorders and depression) when you stop learning your brain actually disconnects itself.
What enhances brain health? social connections, new learning, great diet, sleep, exercise, physically healthy, healthy anxiety, meditation, gratitude, killing automatic negative thoughts.
Brain Plasticity you can start to improve your brain health within 2 months of changing to healthier habits, with a better brain everything in your life is better.