Magnificent Mind at Any Age: Natural Ways to Unleash Your Brain's Maximum Potential » (Reprint)

DANIEL G. AMEN, M.D., is a clinical neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and brain imaging expert who heads the world-renowned Amen Clinics. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has won several writing and research awards. He is a regular contributor to Men's Health and has published nineteen books, numerous professional and popular articles, and a number of audio and video programs. His books include Preventing Alzheimer's, Healing Anxiety and Depression, Healing the Hardware of the Soul, Healing ADD, Making a Good Brain Great, The Brain in Love, and the New York Times bestseller Change Your Brain, Change Your Life. He is an internationally recognized keynote speaker and the star of the very popular public television special Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.

From the Hardcover edition.

It all starts with your brain: how you think, how you feel, how you interact with others, and how well you succeed in realizing your goals and dreams

Based on the most up-to-date research, as well as on Dr. Daniel Amen's more than twenty years of treating patients at the Amen Clinics, Magnificent Mind at Any Age shows that the true key to satisfaction and success at any age is a healthy brain. By optimizing our brain function we can all develop the qualities of a magnificent mind enjoyed by the world's most successful and happiest people:

• Increased memory and concentration
• The ability to maintain warm and satisfying relationships
• Undiminished sexual desire and performance
• Goal-oriented perseverance
• Better impulse control and mastery over potential addictions
• Free-flowing creativity and the ability to relax and enjoy life's pleasures

Whether you're in the midst of a demanding career or are looking forward to an active and richly rewarding retirement, Magnificent Mind at Any Age can give you the edge you need to live every day to your fullest potential.

"Learn the secrets of a balanced brain from a physician who has experience examining 50,000 scans of patients. Compare a failing mind to a brilliant brain and learn how to move in the direction you desire."
—Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., bestselling coauthor of You: The Owner's Manual
 

Publishers Weekly

"A magnificent mind starts with a healthy brain," claims psychiatrist Amen (Change Your Brain, Change Your Mind). His program begins with a nuclear medicine diagnostic-S(ingle) P(hoton) E(mission) C(omputed) T(omography)-of the brain for anyone presenting symptoms of emotional distress or lack of success in personal or professional life. After observing patients' SPECT images for two decades, Amen is certain that problems such as ADD, dementia, alcohol/drug abuse, lack of impulse control, PMS, anxiety/depression, insomnia, memory problems, OCD, stroke, seizures and other disorders are due to damage in one (or more) of the brain's six functional sections from past undiagnosed trauma or short circuits. Amen outlines protocols that include a different combination of dietary change, exercise, natural supplements, prescription medication, talk therapy and positive reinforcement to rebalance and repair each affected part of the brain and its symptoms. His superficial but decent explanation of basic neurological physiology helps readers understand why they act as they do and how they can recover, and develop motivation, creativity, and good social skills to boot. Full of bulleted lists, rules, point-by-point lists of factual information, reproduced SPECT images, worksheets, self-tests, FAQs and individual patients' stories to resonate with readers, this is a useful volume, despite its simplistic writing. (Jan.)

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Part 1 A Magnificent Mind Starts with a Healthy Brain

1 Are You Wired For Success Or Failure? The Secret Behind Why Some People Achieve Their Dreams and Others Don't 3

2 A Magnificent Mind Starts with a Healthy Brain: Essential Strategies 11

3 Brain Envy: Eliminate The Daily Habits That Hold You Back 23

4 Hidden Short Circuits May Be Ruining Your Life: Learn How to Identify and Correct Your Vulnerable Areas 44

5 If You Were My Family, How Would I Treat You? The Four Circles Of Health and Healing and Why You Should Consider Natural Treatments 64

6 Natural Ways to Heal: Attention Deficit Disorder 75

7 Natural Ways to Heal: Anxiety and Depression 96

8 Natural Ways to Heal: Memory Disorders, Insomnia, And Pain 109

Part 2 A Magnificent Mind Makes Your Dreams a Reality

9 Ignite Your Passion: Light Up the Brain Circuits That Drive Success 123

10 Make Your Own Miracles: Use Your Brain to Define Your Dreams and Make Them a Reality 140

11 Know when to Apply the Brakes: Strengthen Your Brain's Internal Controls 156

12 Embrace The Truth: Liberate Yourself from the Lies Polluting Your Brain 170

13 Get Unstuck: Enhance Your Brain's Ability to Change and Adapt 183

14 Develop Mental Toughness: Cultivate A Resilient Brain 199

15 Brain Trust: Enhance Your Social Networks 220

16 Be A Maverick Thinker: Stop Anxiety from Allowing Others to Run Your Life 238

17 Create Lasting Trust: Send The Signals That Build Integrity 256

Appendix A When More Help Is Needed 267

Appendix B Why Spect? What Brain Spect Imaging Can Tell Clinicians and Patients 271

Glossary 283

References and Further Reading287

Acknowledgments 319

Index 267