Making A Good Brain Great

Intro

A Few Examples of People Who Can Benefit

The Brain Is Involved in Everything You Do

The Promise

Part 1 - 9 Brain Centered Principles to Change Your Life

Lets Take 4 Common Examples of Behavior

Our Species Has Many Varied Ways to Hook Up

2 - When Your Brain Works Right You Work Right

The Images We Use Are All 3D Brain Images

Anna Had Been Married for 58 Years

Back to the Difference Between Will Driven and Brain Driven Behavior

Why Is This Concept of Will Driven Vs. Brain Driven Behavior So Disturbing

I Was Recently Asked to Be an Expert Witness in a Criminal Case

The Prosecutor Objected to My Answer

3 - Your Brain Is the Most Complicated Organ in the Universe

Brain Development Is a Fascinating Construction Tale

The Knowledge That Brain Development Continues Into Early Adulthood Is Critical to Disseminate

4 - Your Brain Is Very Soft, Housed in a Very Hard Skull. Injuries Can Change Your Life

Your Brain Lives in a Closed Space

I Was Riding My Motorcycle Around a Lake

Older People, Who May Be Unsteady on Their Feet, Are Especially Prone to Falls

As a Society We Need to Seriously Rethink What We Allow Our Children to Do

5 - Know and Heal the Brain Systems That Run Your Life

Making a Good Brain Great Quiz Questions 1-39

Making a Good Brain Great Quiz Questions 40-60 & Answer Key

Pay Particular Attention to the Systems for Which You Answered 3-4

The PFC Is Often Called the Executive Part of the Brain

Diagnostic Problems Associated With High PFC Activity

One Patient Who Had ACG Problems

ACG Medications If Appropriate

Diagnostic Problems Associated With Excessive DLS Activity

Basal Ganglia, BG, Summary. The Anxiety Center

I Remember a Taxi Ride Last Year From Manhattan to JFK Like It Was Yesterday

Diagnostic Problems Associated With Poor Tl Activity

The Cerebellum Has Been Found to Be Low Activity in People (with)

6 - One Size Does Not Fit Everyone.

Principle 6 Confuses Some of Our Critics and Infuriates Others.

Compounding the Problem Is the Fact That 85% of Psychiatric Medications Are Prescribed by Non Psychiatric Physicians

When Will We Learn That People Are Different and Need Individualized Treatment Programs

7 - How Do You Know Unless You Look New Knowledge From Imaging.

At the Amen Clinics We Have Scanned Young Children

It Is Time to Work Toward Using Imaging on a Daily Basis

Doctors Do Not Do, What They Are Not Trained to Do

8 - Yes You Can Change Your Brain

The Spect Scan Showed Severe Overall Increased Activity

With My Colleagues, Karen Lansing, Chris Hanks, and Lisa Rudy.

When Kathy Came to See Us.

9 - The Myth of the Perfect Brain.

I Was Saddened by the Suffering

At the End of the Second Year of the Study.

Part 2 - The Amen Clinic Program for Making a Good Brain Great. 10 - Protect Your Brain

When It Comes to Sports. I Often Say

Scans Show That the Deep Limbic System

As Soon as I Started Performing SPECT Studies

The Truth About Drinking

Unfortunately Caffeine Is Not Much Better.

As You Might Think, Having Your Body in a Constant State of Readiness

Since Many People Have Trouble Judging Portion Sizes

I Have Downed My Share of Diet Drinks in My Life.

Sleep Is Involved in Rejuvenating the Brain.

11 - Eat Right to Think Right. Food as Brain Medicine.

When the Fast Food Restaurant Says "Do You Want to Go Large?" Say No.

Seven Simple Brain Promoting Nutritional Tips.

3 - Fish, Fish Oil, Good Fats, and Bad Fats.

Five Reasons to Buy Wild Salmon.

Given the Recent Data on the Healthful Effects of Eating

The Polyunsaturated Fats Found in Salmon and Mackerel.

Good Fats Vs Bad Fats.

In Addition the Rats Receiving These Antioxidant Enriched Diets.

In 2000 I Did a Study With 5 A.D.D. College Students, Including My Own Son.

To Stick With a Brain Healthy Calorie Restricted Nutritional Plan

15 - Red or Yellow Peppers.

From the Barry Sears Website. Www.DrSears.Com You Can Create An

If the Chicken or Turkey Is Not Precooked. Cook It First in a Separate Pan.

Green and Wild. Three Ounces of Alaskan Wild Salmon. Lemon Pepper to Taste.

Snack! Homemade Turkey Jerky. This Is My Personal Favorite

12 - There Is No Constitutional Amendment That Children Have a Right to Junk Food.

12 - Brain Workouts. Keeping the Brain Young Thru Mental Exercise.

The Famous Nuns Study.

Thirteen Practical Ways to Exercise Your Brain.

Dr. R.J. Hancox and Colleagues From the Dept Of

I Recently Had an Experience That Highlights How Important TV and Video Games Are

8 - Practice Does Not Make Perfect.

Evaluating Similar Items.

13 - Exercise for Your Brain.

Lack of Exercise Negatively Affects Blood Supply in the Body.

Reducing the Risk of Osteoporosis by Reducing Bone Loss.

If You Are an American. You Still May Think That Calling Table Tennis a Sport Is Silly.

14 - Coordinate Your Brain.

Poor Planning Skills. Absence of Clear Goals or Forward Thinking.

Juggling May Be a Particularly Good Exercise for the Brain.

In the 1970's It Was Already Established That Certain Development Movements

15 - Brain Sex. Making Love Is Good for Your Brain.

Hormones and the Brain. How the Brain Becomes Male or Female.

Balanced Testosterone for Brain Health.

Sparking Attraction.

Donuts, Licorice, and Cinnamon Were Also at the Top of the List.

To Be Together or Not to Be Together.

In Addition to Testosterone, Another Clue About Commitment Comes From

Why She Cry's Out "Oh God!" When She's Having an Orgasm.

Make Sure Your Brain Works Right.

16 - Improving Reality. The Brain's Role in Perception.

Other People or Events. A. Cannot Make Us Do Anything.

Just as the Brain Can Distort Reality. It Can Also Improve It.

A Number of Studies Have Found That Patients With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Every Time You Have a Thought. Your Brain Releases Chemicals.

Although Placebos Are Pharmacologicaly Inert

Next to Each Subheading Succinctly Write Down Whats Important to You

17 - Serenade the Brain. Musical Interventions.

I Have a Lebanese Heritage. But Was Born in the United States.

Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers Use Singing to Enhance Learning.

If You Always Wanted to Learn a Musical Instrument. Now Is the Time.

Collage Age Musicians Are Emotionally Healthier Than Their Non Musician Counterparts

Can Music Help in Healing?

18 - Soothing the Brain.Calming the Stress That Kills Cells.

Calms Immune Response in Organ Transplantations.

In the Last Decade. We've Become Aware of a Clear Association

3 - Get Enough Sleep.

Maintaining a Regular Prayer Life

Here Are Instructions on How to Put Yourself Into a Self Hypnotic Trance

It Is Not Very Expensive, About $160. And Comes With Everything You Need.

One Person Was Able to Do This Quite Effectively.

19 - Keeping the Brain Young. Preventing the Problems of Ageing.

In Order to Stay Healthy, the Brain Has to Repair Itself on an Constant Basis.

Know and Reduce Your Risk for the Diseases of Brain Ageing.

Genetic Risk Factors.

I Have Made Several Posters.

Cerebral Vascular Disease. Brain Blood Vessel Disease.

They Studied Them at Baseline and Again 4 Years Later

A Number of Studies That Attempted to Identify Risk Factors for Dementia.

6 of 10 Studies Showed That Women Who Took Estrogen Have a Lower Risk For

Testosterone Deficiency in Males.

Sleep Apnea. Obstructive Sleep Apnea,

20 - Supercharging Neurons. Brain Specific Supplements.

One of the Major Issues of Concern Regarding Natural Products.

Over 30 Studies Shows That ALC Slows or Prevents Age Related Decline In

Becasue of Lack of Long Term Safety Data.

COQ10 Delayed the Progression of PD Symptoms by 44%

14 Subjects Received 9.6 Grams Daily of Fish Oil

Coromega Is a High Quality Supplement. That Gives the Right Ratio Of

Phosphatidylserine. Phosphatidylserine (PS) Is a Naturally Occurring Nutrient

Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers Should Avoid

Similarly Good Results Were Found in Another Double Blind

B Vitamins. B Vitamins Play an Integral Role in the Functioning of the Nervous System

Vitamin C Is Also a Highly Effective Antioxidant.

Side Effects Are Rare.

A Recent Study Published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine

Major Sources of Vitamin E in the American Diet Include

Healthy Brain Supplement Strategies Reviewed

Supplement; Multiple Vitamin., Effect, Helps Balance Our Frequently Poor Diet.

There Have Been a Number of Reported Cases of SAM-e Causing Manic Or

5-HTP Is a Step Closer in the Serotonin Production Pathway

Valerian. Many Patients Find Valerian to Be Remarkably Helpful

21 - Getting More Help. Knowing When and How to Do It.

What Should I Do When a Loved One Is in Denial About Needing Help?

The Issue Is Generally Not One of Being Uncaring or Uninterested.

Finding a Competent Professional Who Uses This New Brain Science Thinking.

I Once Got a Phone Call From a Very Close Friend

Mood Disorders. Depression

Learned Helplessness. The Belief That No Matter What You Do Things Won't Change

Periods of Grandiose Notions Ideas or Plans.

Anticipation Anxiety, Is One of the Most Difficult Symptoms for People Who Have

Agoraphobia Is a Very Frightening Illness Both to the Patient and His or Her Family

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

11 - Shabby Appearance, Poor Hygiene, and Behavior and Social Adjustment

3 - Alcoholism and Drug Addictions Occur in About 15 Million Americans.

There May Also Be Frequent Impulsive Job Changes and Poor Financial Management

22 - 15 Days to a Better Brain. Give Your Brain 1 Hour a Day Over 15 Days.

Step 5 - Next Label the Journal Pages From 1 to 10.

What I Ate Today.

Day 5 - Feeding the Brain.

Day 8 - A New Coordination Exercise.

Day 12 - Physical Affection Day.

Appendex - Why SPECT?

D - Targeted Areas for Treatment.

9 - A SPECT Scan Can Often Identify Specific Factors Contributing to Relapse

What a SPECT Scan Cannot Provide

Common Concerns

Conclusion - At the Amen Clinics We Feel That Our Experience With More Than 30,000

How Is the SPECT Procedure Done?

Glossary

Glossary Continued - Homocysteine