Change Your Brain, Change Your Body

568 Pages·1999·2.39 MB·English

by  Daniel G Amen

OTHER BOOKS BY DR. DANIEL G. AMEN
Magnificent Mind at Any Age (Harmony Books, 2008, New York Times
Bestseller) The Brain in Love (Harmony Books, 2007)
Making a Good Brain Great (Harmony Books, 2005, Amazon Book of the Year)
Preventing Alzheimer's (with neurologist William R. Shankle, Putnam, 2004)
Healing Anxiety and Depression, with Lisa Routh, M.D. (Putnam, 2003) New
Skills for Frazzled Parents (MindWorks Press, 2003) Healing the Hardware of
the Soul (Free Press, 2002)
Images of Human Behavior: A Brain SPECT Atlas (MindWorks Press, 2003)
Healing ADD (Putnam, 2001)
How to Get Out of Your Own Way (MindWorks Press, 2000) Change Your Brain,
Change Your Life
(Three Rivers Press, 1999, New York Times bestseller) ADD in Intimate
Relationships (MindWorks Press, 1997) Would You Give 2 Minutes a Day for a
Lifetime of Love? (St. Martin's Press, 1996) A Child's Guide to ADD
(MindWorks Press, 1996)
A Teenager's Guide to ADD (written with Antony Amen and Sharon Johnson,
MindWorks Press, 1995) Mind Coach: Teaching Kids to Think Positive and Feel
Good
(MindWorks Press, 1994) The Most Important Thing in Life I Learned from a
Penguin
(MindWorks Press, 1994) Ten Steps to Building Values Within Children
(MindWorks Press, 1994) The Secrets of Successful Students (MindWorks Press,
1994) Healing the Chaos Within (MindWorks Press, 1993)

For my grandfather, Daniel Ara, who has directed my heart
and
for Elias, my grandson, who provides continuing inspiration.
CONTENTS
PART ONE
BRAIN BASICS
Introduction: The Missing Link
Boost Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted
1. The Brain-Body Solution
Ten Basic Principles to Change Your Brain and Your Body
PART TWO
CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR WEIGHT
2. The Craving Solution
Use Your Brain to Increase Your Willpower and Calm the Urges That Prevent
You From Achieving Your Goals
3. The Weight Solution
Use Your Brain to Achieve Your Optimal Weight
4. The Nutrition Solution
Feed Your Brain to Look and Feel Younger
5. The Exercise Solution
Exercise Your Body to Strengthen Your Brain
PART THREE
CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, BEAUTIFY AND STRENGTHEN YOUR
BODY
6. The Skin Solution
Brain Signals to Soothe and Smooth Your Skin
7. The Hormone Solution
Balance Your Hormones to Turn Back the Clock
8. The Heart Solution
Use Your Brain to Strengthen and Soothe Your Heart
9. The Focus and Energy Solution
Boost Your Energy to Stay on Track Toward Your Goals
PART FOUR
CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, INCREASE LOVE AND VITALITY
10. The Sleep Solution
Rest Your Brain for a Slimmer Shape and Smoother Skin
11. The Stress Solution
Relax Your Brain to Reduce Your Wrinkles and Improve Your Immune System
12. The Memory Solution
Remember What You Need to Do Every Day
13. The ANT Solution
Think Your Way to Being Thinner, Younger, and Happier
14. The Passion Solution
Make Love to Recharge Your Brain and Body
15. The Brain Health Solution
Treat Brain Disorders to Protect Against Physical Illnesses
16. Change Your Brain, Change Your Body, Change Other People's Bodies
How Your Brain Influences the Physical and Mental Health of Others
APPENDIX A: 15 IMPORTANT NUMBERS I NEED TO KNOW
APPENDIX B: AMEN CLINICS ABBREVIATED BRAIN SYSTEMS
QUESTIONNAIRE
APPENDIX C: THE SUPPLEMENT SOLUTION
NOTE ON REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
See www.amenclinics.com/cybcyb for more information.
PART ONE
BRAIN BASICS
INTRODUCTION