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Making a good brain great: the Amen Clinic program for achieving and sustaining optimal mental performance
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[2005]
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From the Book - First paperback edition.
Introduction : making a good brain great
pt. 1. Nine brain-centered principles to change your life
Your brain is involved in everything you do
When your brain works right, you work right : when your brain is troubled, you have trouble in your life
Your brain is the most complex organ in the universe
Your brain is very soft, housed in a very hard skull : injuries can change your life, and no one knows about it
Know and heal the brain systems that run your life : Amen clinic brain system quiz
One size does not fit everyone : most problems (such as ADD, anxiety, and depression) are not single or simple disorders
How do you know unless you look? : new knowledge from imaging
Yes, you can change your brain and change your life!
The myth of the perfect brain : we all need a little help
pt. 2. The Amen Clinic program for making a good brain great
Protect your brain
Eat right to think right : food as brain medicine
Brain workouts : keeping the brain young through mental exercise
Exercise for your brain
Coordinate your brain
Brain sex : making love is good for your brain
Improving reality : the brain's role in perception
Serenade the brain : musical interventions
Soothing the brain : calming the stress that kills cells
Keeping the brain young : preventing problems of aging
Supercharging neurons : brain-specific supplements
Getting more help : knowing when and how to do it
Fifteen days to a better brain
Appendix : why SPECT : what brain SPECT imaging can tell clinicians and patients that they cannot obtain elsewhere
Glossary.
From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: making a good brain great
Pt. 1. nine brain-centered principles to change your life
Your brain is involved in everything you do
When your brain works right, you work right: when your brain is troubled, you have trouble in your life
Your brain is the most complex organ in the universe
Your brain is very soft, housed in a very hard skull: injuries can change your life, and no one knows about it
Know and heal the brain systems that run your life: Amen clinic brain system quiz
One size does not fit everyone: most problems (such as ADD, anxiety, and
depression) are not single or simple disorders
How do you know unless you look?: new knowledge from imaging
Yes, you can change your brain and change your life!
The myth of the perfect brain: we all need a little help
Pt. 2. The Amen Clinic program for making a good brain great
Protect your brain
Eat right to think right: food as brain medicine
Brain workouts: keeping the brain young through mental exercise
Exercise for your brain
Coordinate your brain
Brain sex: making love is good for your grain
Improving reality: the brain's role in perception
Serenade the brain: musical interventions
Soothing the brain: calming the stress that kills cells
Keeping the brain young: preventing problems of aging
Supercharging neurons: brain-specific supplements
Getting more help: knowing when and how to get help
Fifteen days to a better brain
Appendix: why SPECT: what brain SPECT imaging can tell clinicians and patients that they connot obtain elsewhere
Glossary.
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9781400082094
9781400082087
9781400082087
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