Resources

Brain injury can happen to anyone and in more ways than you’d think possible. In this interview with Mike Marino, Dr. Daniel Amen walks us through a look at how brain injuries can occur – many times from activities most of us view as harmless. He also talks about how to avoid injury and what to do if you’ve had one. You’ll discover that the brain has a marvelous capacity to heal if you treat it well. The brain affects everything you do and decreasing your chance of injury is a major step toward a happy fulfilling life. This is a must-listen for any parent or anyone who has had even minor trauma to their head, like a car or bike accident.

Award-winning dementia specialist and neurologist Dr. Shankle and bestselling author, psychiatrist and brain-imaging specialist Dr. Amen introduce the concept of Prevention Through Delay ™ to postpone the ravaging effects of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) on patients and their families.

If you care for someone who either has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or is demonstrating signs of dementia or memory loss, this book will help you understand how to obtain a proper diagnosis and begin an effective treatment plan. Or if you are concerned about your own memory loss and other symptoms of Alzheimer's or dementia, you need to understand the prevention therapies that can postpone the onset of ADRD by 6 years or more.

Preventing Alzheimer's will help you . . . 

• Understand and reduce your risk factors
• Learn how to detect problems early
• Obtain an accurate, prompt diagnosis
• Choose the most effective treatment

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life has already helped tens of thousands of Public Television viewers to embrace a brain healthy life. Magnificent Mind at Any Age is the anticipated follow-up that inspires viewers to explore the many natural ways they, their family and friends, can boost their brainpower, attack common brain illnesses like ADD, anxiety and depression, and increase their chances for long-term brain health.

This DVD plus bonus materials contains an extended version of the program that includes 6 additional stories. Plus, there is an extensive question and answer session with the audience. Some of the questions include:

• What are the effects of general anesthesia on the brain and what can I do to get my memory back?
• How realistic is it to heal illnesses with just positive thinking?
• What advice can you give an immediate family member of someone who just died of Alzheimer’s disease?
• What is the effect of stress and emotional trauma on the brain?
• Do people with healthier spiritual practices have a healthier brain?

Healing Anxiety and Depression - A revolutionary approach to treating anxiety and depressive disorders
Daniel G. Amen, M.D. and Lisa C. Routh, M.D.

Anxiety and depression are not the result of bad character or weak will. When either are diagnosed and treated correctly, the quality of life for millions of suffers, and their families, can change dramatically.

In this DVD, Dr. Amen explains the science behind these discoveries in terms that will be understood and appreciated by both those who suffer from these illnesses and the clinicians who treat them.

Healing Anxiety and Depression is based on the authors' discoveries that . . .

• Anxiety and Depression commonly occur together
• These illnesses are, in large part, the result of brain dysfunction
• These illnesses occur as specific types related to multiple brain-system problems