YAPClassic: Daniel Amen on Healing Past Traumas and Building Brain-Healthy Habits

When Dr. Daniel Amen was a young child, his father killed a goat Daniel dearly loved, and served it to him for dinner two days later. Years later, when Daniel was walking through a street market in Mexico, he smelled goat meat, and he was immediately catapulted back to this terrible memory. Why did this happen? In this episode of YAPClassic, Daniel breaks down how trauma imprints itself on the brain and how to heal it. He also talks about his perspective on marijuana and alcohol and gives actionable advice on improving your brain’s health. Dr. Amen is one of the most visible and influential experts on brain health and mental health with millions of followers on social media. He’s the founder of Amen Clinics, which has the world’s largest database of brain scans for psychiatry. He’s also the founder of BrainMD, a fast-growing, science-based nutraceutical company, and Amen University, which has trained thousands of medical and mental health professionals on the methods he has developed.  In this episode, Hala and Daniel will discuss:  - How trauma imprints itself on the brain  - How to understand and soothe your trauma - Daniel’s perspective on marijuana and alcohol on the brain  - Does marijuana prevent Alzheimer's? - Obesity’s impact on the brain - Understanding the dragons that haunt you - A.N.T.S. (automatic negative thoughts) - A quick breathing exercise that will relieve anxiety and stress - How to improve your brain health - And other topics… Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, adult and child psychiatrist, and founder of Amen Clinics with 11 locations across the U.S. Amen Clinics has the world’s largest database of brain scans for psychiatry totaling more than 225,000 SPECT scans on patients from 155 countries. He is the founder of BrainMD, a fast-growing, science-based nutraceutical company, and Amen University, which has trained thousands of medical and mental health professionals on the methods he has developed. In 2020 Dr. Amen launched his digital series Scan My Brain featuring high-profile actors, mus