How to End Mental Illness | Dr. Daniel Amen
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- Опубликовано: 4 май 2024
- There’s a certain stigma around mental illness, one that can, unfortunately, keep people from feeling empowered that they can change their brain health and get the care they truly need. But think about it-would we ever shame someone with cancer, autoimmunity, or dementia for needing help? Of course not. Unfortunately, the past methods of treating mental health disorders didn’t actually look at what was happening inside the brain. It was a guessing game based on symptoms without knowing the real cause, location, or severity of the imbalance. The good news is that now, with technology like brain scans, we can get a clear picture of what is happening in the brain to get real solutions.
My guest on this week’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dr. Daniel Amen, has been paving the way for a new type of psychiatry, looking at the actual brain and using an integrative approach to prevent disease and successfully treat it. The Washington Post called Dr. Daniel Amen the most popular psychiatrist in America and Discover Magazine listed his brain imaging research as the top neuroscience story for 2015. He is a double board-certified psychiatrist and ten-time New York Times bestselling author, with such blockbuster books as Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Healing ADD, Memory Rescue, Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades, and The Daniel Plan, co-authored by Pastor Rick Warren and myself. In March 2020, his book The End of Mental Illness will be published (and I highly recommend it).
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I was diagnosed at 20 as bipolar and put on meds. By 40 I was on disability. then I stopped gluten and dairy and processed foods for my husband who got cancer and in one month I not only got rid of my bipolar symptoms I also cured my autoimmune system. I lost 50 years of health (I am now 70)
Incredible! Happy that you improved! Thanks for sharing this.
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yes! Chronic inflammation is known to directly be linked to mental illness symptoms. It agitates the body and brain. As we take care of our bodies and brains, we get well mentally.
I've learned foods were making me sick to
Bless you, peace to you
Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction.imagine carrving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone.Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues
Psychedelic are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough.it's fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety..it saved my life
Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety level .I would love to try to shrooms.
I live in Michigan….suffering for awhile now but didnt realize how serious I may have it until recently - probably bc of @self medicating” with alcohol
Please how do I find him?
Is he on insSta?
Saw some reviews about him, actually a friend referred
I will always follow a doctor who says that medications are not always a solution. Thank you, Doc!
Amen 🙏 🙏 🙏
My son is on medication for bipolar disorder and believe me medication is not the solution. I pray to God for my son's deliverance from this disorder of 8 years 😢 He is now 33 years old and still struggling 😢😢😢
@O K, I agree that medication is not always the solution. Best!
Yep! I'm not on any meds am I doing okay? Not really lol but I do all the necessary things that I need to to stay mentally healthy. Progress not perfection though. I also don't eat out at resturants anymore. Trying to give up bread which has been hard. But yes medications aren't for me and sense I am trying to change my behavior my friend has been wanting to change theirs he doesn't want to be on any meds either. Keep us in your thoughts.
Aye, MEDI-tation OVER MEDI-cation. JACKPOT!!!!! Meanwhile: Q - WHO doesn't suffer from some form or degree of mental DIS-order, or DIS-ease? You'd literally need to be a BUDDHA, or other worldly CELESTIAL being.
Mental challenges & suffering are central to the human experience.
Me too
My dear brother has suffered for years and NOBODY believed it was physical, only mental/emotional despite several concussions since age 2 and many food allergies. He's now 51 and in jail where he has no physical contact, only interactions with other unhealthy people and atrocious food options. We desperately need to address the prison system and overhaul it using these techniques and information.
yes, we should take care of that. but the people in jail and prison are the last ones that anybody wants to help. I don't have any friends or family in jail bit I feel adament about not forgetting them. most of the people there had very abusive childhoods and their hippocampus is small, they run on cortisol. the food they are fed make it worse.
Get him out of prison go to work to help him, a lawyer will not help you go to your functional dr for advise,work with drs in the prison, his warden of the prison and go visit him as much as you can.write Dr Hyman ask for him for help. Have great patience work on getting him out, ask for the prison pastor to go see him. Have him moved to a prison near you which is set up for prisoners with health problems. Work with drs inthe prison send them his records, have him evaluated in the prison.he can ask for this to e done.don’t give up.send him books on eating good food he can cut out the sugar and carbs
I suspect there are many people with mental illness that have trouble being understood who are unable to fit into a "pleasant societal slot." So away we must go. It's really tragic. I'm sorry for what you and your brother are going thru. Addiction, anger, violence are often signs of mood disorders and we need light, calm, good human connections, healthy foods and good sleep to even have a chance at repairing our brains. There but for the grace of God go any of us! It's eeny, meeny, miney, mo! People with mental illness need kindness and holistic help, not incarceration, and not always psychotherapeutic drugs. We need to be understood and loved and a chance to move back into wellness. And it's a long road, but with some understanding and willingness it can be done. It's just most unfortunate that self-discipline is in short supply when one is mentally ill. I think they should check all incoming prisoners' neurotransmitter levels in their brains via their saliva. Without proper levels it's hard to feel healthy motivation, get quality sleep, hold down responsibilities, feel pleasure and love appropriately. And many with PTSD are just in fear a lot, and have many triggers that keep them in survival mode to fight or run. I really wish police got training in handling encounters with suspected PTSD, or simply approach all suspects/criminals as if they have PTSD. Honestly, I heavily suspect many cops have PTSD and are walking around with loaded guns. Maybe we should also test their neurotransmitters after certain traumatic events on the job, even months afterwds, because they have their adrenaline elevated daily and it's got to take a toll on them, too! And maybe then there will be yet more sensitivity around mental illness in this society. May God bless you and all of us.
Absolutely. I agree. So sorry to hear about your brother.
That's in it self is criminal. I am so sorry. Don't ever give up. People with chronic illness are treated like lepers.
Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.
Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, I would like to give them a try but haven't found any legit grower to get it.
@Micheal Harris Is he on instagram?
The Trips I've been having have really helped me a lot,I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well
@Micheal Harris Does dr.sporess ship?
Shrooms was the best trip I had. It was an amazing experience.
Psychedelic is the answer to most severe anxiety and depression...The use of magic mushrooms completely helps one get over depression and makes you feel like yourself...I used antidepressants for some years but it only made me feel like a zombie but with immediate use of mushroom 🍄 in few months I feel like I'm living a whole new Life.
When you've experienced psilocybin, the visions, the feeling that others feel become relatable and real, but when you haven't they could sound weird
Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety level. I would love to try shrooms.
@@bianca8071Yes ..
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Psychedelic are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety...it saved my life
@@sherrimandel6983 Please im in Australia 🌏 is it possible to get some of these mushrooms and how do I come in contact with louiis?
As a former psychiatric R.N., I always wondered why we never scanned our patients brain.To me it just made common sense. I didn’t think the food we fed them was particularly healthy either. But, insurance companies don’t want to pay for scans. My area of specialty was working with children and adolescents. Gosh, it was both rewarding and heartbreaking. I’m glad we as a society are working towards diminishing the stigma. Fingers crossed.
I was diagnosed with depression about 35 years ago. I talked to my aunt about it. She was completely put off by the fact that they did not do any tests only talked to me to come up with that diagnosis and serve me those pills. This whole thing has been a big pharma sham from the beginning
It great to hear testimony of hearing heartbreaking as well as rewarding thats the nurse I would want.
@@sherrylewis6402 ~ TY 💜
@@questioneverything4952 ~ I hope you are doing much better. 💜
Thank you for ur wk w/young people n adults w/mental issues! Blessings to you from above!
I am 90 lbs. overweight and depressed. This show has given me a lot of hope.
To lose weight drink only water and black tea,cut out sugar all forms and sweeteners,dairy, and grains, walk or swim 30 Mins day or ride bike or tread mill, only 30 mins.take vitamin D with K, B complex 100 twice a day, magnesium glycinate 1200 mg.vitamin C 2000 mg a day.no rice ,corn ,wheat, oats,barley no grains.don’t eat after 7pm.
Go for it😊
You can do it! 💫💪🏼💞
I feel so much better when I am less chunky. Since my mom passed last October, I have been eating my feelings.😞 I had just lost over 75lbs when I bounced back from my divorce. I think I'm finally fed up enough to do it again.
Let's get healthy and happy! 💞
I have a close friend who was always very overweight like his dad ( mom skinny, he and brother same as kids , normal weight. as adults brother slender like mom,) had hormonal issues not really treatable. He was very bright, artistic, musical wrote music taught school, ran a business, traveled read, traveled the world interested on everything had good friends on th whole a very
On the whole my friend had a good full life despite his weight problems and lived to 79y longer than my skinny active husband. My point live your life don't think badly of yourself enjoy life don't let your weight change your life if you can't lose it. I know people who had weight loss surgery and they died young by 50 from strokes or pancreas problems because of the surgery. And extreme diets also dangerous can ruin your kidneys and liver and end your life young. On of my women friends also very heavy I have known many years she is now in her 80s sharp as a tack and doing well still ( but her skinny husband is gone). The truth is that it's all more than weight that finishes people off.
As a grandmother of four adopted grandchildren (none are sivlings), who all went through tremendous childhood traumas; would love to hear more about childhood traumas and getting them healthier, so as not creating future dysfunction. Obviously their home, love, support, therpy, and school life have greatly improved since being in our family; but what else can we do as grandparents to support them?? LOVE being grandparents!
🙏🏼the world is lucky to have you taking care of these children. Hell to the monsters who hurt them before 😭🙏🏼
Any outdoor activities…start an informed garden.
Include composting and study the plants and what conditions they prefer, etc. An ongoing project.
God bless you precious Grandma for not only changing the lives of these sweet babies. But the generations that come after them will be changed bc you CHOSE to love these precious kids well. This is how we change the world. Invest in our kids and all the kids God puts in front of us. What a gift you are to the world.
Teach them meditation. It sounds trivial the way most people think of it, but meditation is actually communion with the source of all that is. For anyone that communion would be the greatest gift, but most especially for anyone who is overwhelmed by any kind of suffering, like trauma, addiction, even addiction to negative thinking. That communion is the same reason that 12 step programs are so effective for any kind of addiction, and the depth of that communion determines the level of success in those programs. I'm mentioning addiction here because that is what often follows childhood traumas.
Children like toys and pets. Rabbit, bird, small dog.
Poverty makes mental illness worse.
Republicans make mental illness much worse by their destruction of social programs that would make a huge difference, aka Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Donald T......see the pattern?
@@ecr-9341 Tell that to a schizophrenic living on the street, Mr. Shallow Person. Have you no feelings? I remember when there were no homeless. Then, Ronald Reagan was elected.
@@ecr-9341 Of course you've never had an intellectual, political or any conversation with a schizophrenic You run for the hills when a homeless person is near. If you had "intellect" you would know and should know, there weren't enough homeless in the US, as late as 1980 to even survey. That was the year Darth Vader took over and shamelessly began cutting Federal Housing supports by a tragically astounding 80 percent. And, at the same time that mental hospitals were closing down across the country to "help" them integrate. Those poor people were thrown out onto the street with less support every year Reagan was in office. Do some research before you try to play in the big league.
james clarke Thank you, madame.
@@ecr-9341 unfortunately you'll never get through. Others get you1👍
Thank you so much to both of you for sharing this important information with the world. I am a hospice volunteer mainly for Alzheimer's patients and I get to see the end result, the last 6 months of their life. When I started this work and saw them curled up in their bed in the fetal position I said a prayer to God, asking him what can I do for them and I heard "pray". I verbally say a prayer over each one and I know that at a spiritual level they know that I prayed for them because on rare occasions they have said "thank you" and I have even seen a very slight smile. They do feel the love I have for them. I am so grateful that I am able to do this type of volunteer work, God has truly blessed me. I am grateful. Debbie
Awesome!
You’re an Angel, I volunteered for awhile and had to stop. Perhaps visions of my Tb I.
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My mother had alzheimers and was in a nursing home for 10 years. I did not want volunteers or staff praying over her out loud. I do not have to explain.
Keep your religion to yourself. I am serious.
Dementia patients have a brain that is unhealthy.
Try to find a way ( by watching also youtube ) to heal the brain, by figuring out how the diet destroyed their health and still destroys their health in the elderly home. Meds also destroy the brain and bodily chemistry. Maybe you can make a difference!
Watch>>> or/and read books
Dr. Erik Berg
Dr. Natasha Campbell Mcbride
Dr. Ken Berry
Dr. Sten Ekberg
Dr. Jason Fung
Dr. Peter Osborne
Maybe you can also protect your body and brain to deteriorate in this regard and more.
Bless you lady.
God bless your precious heart and strong spirit! Thank you for sharing Love with people in such vulnerable situations. 💝
This is an excellent podcast. I agree with the vitamin deficiencies point mentioned here. Most doctors don't check for vitamin deficiencies, which is sad because your brain and body needs sufficient vitamins and minerals to function properly.
Most traditional doctors hardly check for anything. They have tunnel vision and don't care about people only $$$. That's why I love Dr. Hyman and his guests they really care about helping people. The information they share transforms lives.
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They’re no taught about nutrition! Only Functional & Integrative practitioners are & the DC’s who take extra classes. Allopathy doesn’t have anything to do with wellness, and everything to do with pumping people full of meds that will, in time, destroy them. They universities that teach these medical students just teach them what they want, to get them to, basically, push pills legally! This whole system is out of whack & anti-nature! Peter Gøtzsche has it right, I believe. And so does Dr. James Davies of the UK about how the DSM is totally unscientific & he’s got the proof!
I live in Alaska where it is cold and dark 9 months out of the year. Few doctors order vitamin D levels on patients. Vitamin D deficieny can exacerbate asthma & precipiate osteopenia & osteoporosis and many other physical problems.
My son has been diagnosed with schizophrenia it just started 3 yrs ago I've been working on trying to help him get his life back he got robbed in texas lost everything and was on the streets for 2 months until we found him 🙏 im 70 and doing everything I can because I know it's just brain unhealthy I need help 😢
Was he ever tested for Lyme disease?
@@legolatar7677 why did you ask that?
Hi Dr. Hyman! I am a Cleveland Clinic employee in the Nuclear Medicine Department. I would love to do more brain SPECT scans on patients. It's one of our more interesting studies. Although, insurance doesn't cover it for the conditions Dr. Amen says that it is useful for in diagnosing. Maybe you could push for it to be covered by our insurance and maybe other insurance companies would follow suit.
Laury Hammer yes. PLEASE!!! Start with Medicare
Laury Hammer Pharma gets endless dividends for scripts that don’t heal.
one problem with the testing is that it puts alot of radiation in your body.....wish there were safer tests
Laury Hammer....I just watched 60 minutes last night and they had a segment on MRI head scans for autism and depression. I would love to be a candidate for that study, since I already have a baseline MRI brain scan.
They don't do that, I've been diagnosed since early on in age I'm now 46 yrs old and still suffer greatly from wrong meds and it sucks
Getting my final mercury amalgam fillings out next week. To know I have been poisoned for the past 30 years is utterly infuriating. The dentists said that the "mercury was bound up" with the silver. Which it is not... I saw the "smoking tooth" videos recently which showed mercury constantly off-gassing from 20y old teeth and it was like watching a horror movie knowing that was in my mouth. Everyone in my family who has had mercury amalgams all have mental issues - my dad who grew up poor and thus never went to a dentist is 86 and sharp as a tack. He wears dentures now but I'd rather have dentures and a good brain instead of amalgams and brain decay! We are all so betrayed by professionals we trusted😢
Make sure your dentist knows how to safely remove amalgam.
@Andromeda Good on you I am 70 now and 10 years ago I was almost ready to go into care. I had all the amalgam and root canals removed and had a couple of years of detox with supplements and homeopathic remedies.
I am now doing very well and enjoying my life once again.
The process was expensive but worth what I now have.
@@georgemooyman7155 what is wrong with root canals?
@@suzanneward-crowe2385 Two problems with root canals.
They sre dead teeth and bacteria get in them that your immune system can't eradicate.
The metal pins (with crowns) pick up electric magnetic fields.
Root canals, delicate operations, leave thousands of microscopic tubules around the tooth exposed to toxins. You can survive and be tired and think nothing is wrong, or nerve degenerative diseases will bite! My brother died in pain and misery from ALS. His symptoms started about two years after he had major dentistry performed. He had been a big, strapping, healthy young man in his 50's, who took exceptional care of himself. But impoverished. My sister pressured him to go to the dentist. Then when he was diagnosed she bought into the dying narrative. I wish I had been more involved. I tried. Who knows.
Psychiatric drugs like seroquel, Effexor, and all the benzodiazepines also cause severe brain damage if taken for a long period of time. I found that most GP Doctors have no idea how toxic they are for the brain long term. They have had no training at all in medical school about how to help patients withdrawal from these very dangerous brain disabling medications. Could you please tell me why there is no medical training for this. Considering these drugs can cause seizures and other horrific side effects that make you want to commit suicide due to the horrendous side effects.All these shocking side effects are listed way at bottom of the pamphlet??? And the minor side effects at the top 🤔why is that ???
This Psychiatrist is fantastic. The only other psychiatrist who I listen to is Dr Peter Breggin. This has been so refreshing . Fantastic 👏👏👍👍👍
Sooooooo true lonely, no friends hardly any family only the dog pfffft what a society everybody to busy to care for each other
Always go to psychiatrist for mental health , never a GP they are not specialist in this area. GPs must not prescribe these drugs only Psychiatrist as they study pharmacology of it and sometimes neurologist can but not all neurologist some very specialist one. All side effects are dose dependent and GPs dont know this plus they have not been trained in this like Psychiatrist have been they study brain behaviour for 6 years and practice it for 10 years. So its their specialisation, not GPs.
GP are jack of all trade master of none. Dont expect much. Go to a specialist
I agree! This doctor should have the Nobel Peace Prize! I can see this readily after watching only one of his videos! It all makes sense!
Yes, healing the body is important yet you still have the " soul " to deal with since we are Spiritual beings first n foremost.
Pharmaceutical industry says no!
My daughter is going through legal issues yet again she is bipolar. people keep saying lock her up punish her! But no one listens to the fact she keeps telling them she is chronically lonely, chronically depressed and that the meds don’t work!!!! I love her and will never give up on helping her!! She got drunk and committed a crime and everyone know hates her and wants to throw the book at her!!
A mother's love never let's go of her child no matter what. Keep holding on to your daughter. I feel for you. May God give you strength and courage as you seek the right help for her.
Sending best wishes for your daughter
Jesus loves us. Return to God. The only Way, Truth and Life.
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I find you do not get a lot externally, if you lead a life on your own. Feed the mind, feed the self, feed positivity,if have the money, go to a holiday place, even see that there are those whom aemre so much worse off. I am in Asia at present. Many people have so little. The community is there for them, friendliness, have good jobs many because good support. Other people I find tend to often try and feed off you . Deplete people, instead of add the self acceptance. That you are Ok. Eat well. Fish food seems good too. Good diet. I eat less carbohydrates.
I have multiple health issues that have a big affect on my brain, from type 1 diabetes, hyper and hypo thyroid, a stroke and past trauma. I’m hoping to gain 100% brain health and mental health again ! Recently lost my mom which put me in anxiety/depression/ OCD mode. I need to get my life back!
My son has schizophrenia he has cerebral palsy. Hes 30 yrs old. I started reading the Bible to him and he is getting so much better. He went from cussing and fighting people to asking if he said something wrong. His therapist said she sees a big difference in him. She told me to keep doing it because it works for him. When he hears a voice now he can cast it down. In the name of Jesus Christ. Hes on less medication and im going to keep on until his meds are completely gone.
Can we please connect. My brother is 35. Same diagnosis from around when he was 18-19 yrs. We believe in Christ. He has issues with voices. He has trouble sleeping even with medication and lot of fear to interact with people.
That’s a beautiful testimony, Sharon! Hallelujah! May God continue to bless you and your son, In Jesus name!
It’s a trap do not fall into it.we need doctor for mental illness as we need doctor for physical illness. I stopped medication to my Bipolar disorder and started with this faith and it became worse.
@@deepthi262 I would say he's an empath and he needs to keep his home and energy cleansed at all times. Daily meditation and prayer also ☯️
@@peacenholiness6855 thank you, I'll try telling him about this.
Wow, this is gold 💯 This should be on mainstream channels.
Isn't it weird it's just popping up now after 3 years??
@@leavethemkidsalone860 We r now living n the "last
days" of this system of things according to the Holy Bible. Many truths r being revealed including nfo
that was formally believed to b the correct understanding is now different. But, for all faithful believers
Hope with joy is about to be received.
Just get prepared by observing the signs & symptoms that has been recorded for our survival.
All this nfo meantime, has been most
informative, tho. 🤔🧐
Things I learned here .
1) don’t consider as mental health. It is brain health. To be honest, ever since I first heard that in one video from him, I felt relieved and confident that I could treat my depression just by caring my brain.
2)You should take care of your brain in advance. And your body as well.
3)Your brain’s inactive or holes are mostly because of alcohol or drugs, your working environment sometimes.
4)Make sure your diet is balanced and take enough sleep.
Personally, changing topic MENTAL HEALTH to BRAIN HEALTH gives me hopes to cure or treat this. All I need to do is caring my brain, right.😊
But when I thought as mental health, I was helpless and hopeless to get out of depression.😢
I was a bit irritated from the title alone (bc I felt like it was gonna be a "just think yourself healthy" sort of thing) and the the first thing th guy said was "It's a brain disorder" and I'm like YAAAAS. So many people don't seem to understand that "mental illness" is just as valid a medical condition as a bad heart or pancreas! Looking forward to listening to the rest now.
Yes, we need more people that understand this pushing for better medical care
Ya, i hate that "positive thinking " too
That's a buddhist religion, not science.
Just like yoga,it's a freaking religion
That's what I first thought too!!
Paradigm Shifting! Kudos! Bravo! Hats off!
When I taught elementary school, l always provided frequent up on feet breaks whether it was drama, music movement, group learning on feet and static body building exercises.. Each child had a water bottle on desk, and a healthy recess snack could be eaten before recess if the children agreed to be active at recess. Kids were taught games and activities for outdoors. Movement, water and fundamental building blocks for reading math, and fine arts sets up an environment where the joy and excitement of learning thrives.
Thank you thank you……. After watching a mum with dementia suffer to the attitude / behaviour of nurses family , etc I steered her to a good peaceful life despite the suffer. For 15 yrs I have wanted society to drop ……the word Mental ……it’s a negative additive ….and diverts away from the Brain issues that are affecting people ……. ❤ God Bless You Both , your enthusiasm to support society deserves a Medical Oscar !!
I'm diagnosed Bipolar disorder but would love to be free from medication in Jesus name I pray 🙏❤🙏
Daily meditation and prayer helps ☯️
Thankyou, I believe that will help🙏❤🙏
100% Agree he should get a noble peace prize, from my own experience I know that any new break through knowledge gained are Blessings from GOD specific to individual or individuals .Dr .Amen brings the healing mind and peace of mind for everyone inorder to realize true peace, it's starts with each and every one in their personal life .! He is the answered to the world cries and prayers for mental health🙏 AMEN .
I have been diagnozed with depression/generalized anxiety disorder and bipolar. I have been on Lexapro for so many years. I have always said I wanted to get off my meds. I absolutely love this podcast because everything the drs are saying is exactly how I feel. A dr should get to the ROOT cause of the issue instead of just throwing someone on meds. There has to be a reason why we have these issues. Drs need to look at the person as a whole instead of just the diagnozist. But insurance does not cover all the scans. I have even considered going to an all natural dr just so I can get off my meds.
I got two opinions and was diagnosed with bipolar 2. I never felt comfortable with the diagnosis because I feel what I go through is due to CPTSD but they ask about 5 questions and boom! You're bipolar. Doctor put me on an antidepressant that made my knees hurt so bad I wanted to cry. I felt numb and lethargic. I got curious and Googled the ingredients and was coloring, clear coat and propylene glycol! That's the base in engine coolant or whatever...can't think of the name right. I quit taking them and felt better. I get depressed because of isolation, things of this world but I'm made to be believe something is wrong with me.
They should get to the root cause. You’re right.
WE as a whole need to address the stigma too. I feel so judged by Doctors and staff, even dismissed! At times I feel humiliated even. Rejected for having an ailment. 😮😢
Going to naturopath doctors can really help you if you can afford it or if you can find one that is able to take insurance.
@@curvyblue2843 daily meditation and prayer helps ☯️
Finally someoneg giving Dr. Amen the credit he deserves. I found him off of PBS I think a decade ago.
And I was one of the bigots who turned him off. In my case it was because I didn't realize he was a psychiatrist. I should have known PBS would not waste anyone's time with another unqualified street philosopher. I missed out on a lot from this guy. Hope to find more of him in the future.
@@carpediem6568 At least now you are open to him. Cheers!
Read reviews online saying he is a profiteer... it seems it’s a big scam for exploiting people:(
@@priusa8113 I've seen it, but, pioneers always draw skeptics. All one has to do is see if what he is saying makes sense. It's groundbreaking. And all the components tie in together very well. Maybe scans will finally convince the average yodel that mental illness is an illness, just like pneumonia or arthritis. Amazing how bigoted people are.
@@priusa8113 There will always be critics.
My brain and my earth suit say thanks. This is good stuff. We need to pamper our top knot. We're all borderline. We're all nuts. Stay safe and be well. ♥
This is one of the best things I have ever seen on RUclips. Thanks so much to you both.
Thank you so much for your open heartedness….such a love embrace you’ve given us….wow
So blessed to hear this
Seriously one of the best podcasts on mental health issues I've ever heard! I can relate to so much of it. I downloaded the think dirty app he talked about and it's surprising how toxic all my cosmetics and cleaners are even though they're marketed as healthy!
I love Daniel Amen he changed my life and Mark is also great regarding food being medicine
Had a motorcycle accident with head trama and they treated me for bipolar not looking at the dozen concussions, I have had in my lifetime. Now I’m looking for a place to get this scan done
Dr. Amen has Clinics in the U.S where he does these scans.
Two of my favorite people!!!! So awesome. Thank you
When will this line of thinking become mainstream for our medical establishment? Until then not much is changing on the ground in a big way.
You need statistical evidence in science. That's how science works.
That's always been the rub with psychiatry. You can't see it so it doesn't happen. Plus this innate belief that we all have "free will". It's amazing that the vast majority of Americans are so ignorant. If brain scans can be used on a large scale to just help verify a diagnosis or prove it incorrect, what a breakthrough that would be for the profession but more so, for public acceptance. But there is already a mountain of statistical evidence in the field of psychiatry without using brain scans. Scans are not needed in the field of psychiatry. But, would be nice to have them, especially for ignorant people.
Awesome Talk !! right on point ! Thank you 😊 Amen
Thank you both Dr Hyman & Dr Amen for bringing complete healing to me always.
This is what QUALITY doctor advice should sound like. Very happy to come across this vid, it really matches the best info I’ve been coming across.
I pick up bodies for a funeral service. I can tell you now Doctors Are Killing people. People are dying too young for no good reason. No good nutrition and a RIDICULOUS amount of pills. (I’ve been in hundreds of nursing homes/ private homes to see the conditions and evidence for myself)
Thanks for mentioning the genes. If I didn’t intervene with my moms health. She most likely would be dead today. I remember the cancer doc asking her if cancer ran in her family. This has to be one of the biggest scam questions. When someone answers yes, they then make the false assumption “well, I guess it’s in my cards” then throw their hands in the air and continue to listen to the doctor. Such an evil scam. Which many have no idea about.
Thanks for speaking truth.
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Very informative. Thanks for posting this video. Look forward to reading the book.
I am so glad I stumbled across this video! I always wondered why my psychiatrists never did a brain scan. I’ve been in psychiatric treatment since I was 11. Went on disability in my early 20s. I’m 30 now and tried everything. I pay close attention to my vitamin and food intake, exercise daily, don’t drink, don’t do drugs. I’ve spent multiple years of my life in therapy and psychiatric hospitals. Tried over 15 medications. Nothing worked. I still have to find a way to get better and do research online because I refuse to give up on my life! I am aware western medicine and current mental health treatments aren’t holistic/integral enough to help people like me, so I am pretty much on my own trying to find treatments and methods that help me.
My dream is to help homeless people and do charity work when I’m healthy enough to do so. Or maybe start a family. I luckily live in a county that provides me with an apartment and basic income to cover expenses for food, which I’m very thankful for. I don’t have a support system due to my social anxiety and barely leave my home, so having modern resources like online therapy or discussion forums help me immensely.
Thanks for sharing this video and your knowledge. 💕 This doctor‘s positivity is contagious.
AMAZING WORK KEEP IT ALL UP TO CHANGE THE WORLD AND FIRST AND FOREMOST PEOPLE'S LIVES!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
Huge fan of both of you! Having you guys together is always priceless 🙌
I just wanted to say how beautiful it was to see a doctor of psychiatry talking about real life scenarios. Actually giving his own family as an example. Being able to relate to a person one-on-one is the most genuine connection that two human beings can share. It brings hope in a world of chaos.
I myself am a 46 year-old woman who was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder when I was 28. I have had a lot of therapy since then. I have spent years doing any sort of research I can. I've always been open to anything that will help. I figured the only way I would be able to do that is by educating myself. I have just started to get into the physical health of the body and nutrition. I know everything that I need to be doing but it is difficult to follow through with my disorder. I recently moved a year ago and have had difficulty finding someone who can treat me physically and emotionally. The basics are just not enough. I'm basically trying to take care of myself by using self-help.
I know that I need to fix my body and I just want a chance to do it. I just want to have a chance to get my life back before I get any older.
There is a big part of me that feels empathic and extremely intuitive. Almost to the point of feeling psychic at times. This is something that I would be interested in exploring as far as the brain is concerned.
Once again thank you so much for being so down to earth. ♥️
Faith Walker Have you ever been evaluated for Asperger's? Many people
who have Asperger's get diagnosed with borderline and/or Bipolar and it could be a misdiagnosis. Or you could have both. Here is the link for the test if you would like to take it www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php. Also I would like to share another RUclips channel with you called Mindful Divergence. She was diagnosed with Asperger's as well but did not know it her whole life. I didn't either and thought that there was no way! lol. It was not until I watched a few of her videos and took the Asperger's test that I realized OMG! Scored extremely high! As for diet The keto diet works very well for borderline and Bipolar Type symptoms in my opinion. Just stay away from too many high histamine foods should you try it. I really hope you will look into these things for yourself. I am a 47 almost 48 year old female and I love to try to help people. I am like you and have Psychic gifts and intuition. I don't know if you have taken the Meyers / Briggs Personality assessment before either. A lot of People take that and end up an INFJ or INFP have the empathic features and are Intuitives. Look into this. You will feel better about yourself. Don't Let a Borderline diagnosis define you. Bless your heart. If you need somebody to talk to I would be so happy to talk to you. Just let me know.
Can I contact you Mac?
Thank you for sharing your story. You've been through so much. I pray that you will find a way through .🙏🏼
Touching comment 💟 I urge you to take a deep dive into Dr. Joe Dispenza’s work. There are tons of RUclips videos and he has multiple excellent books. Seriously, I can’t recommend it enough. Best to you dear 💫
My best friend from high school is a borderline and I know what a challenge it is. I’ve been back in her life a couple times but it just doesn’t work. I pray 🙏🏻 for healing and that you have support and love.
I really appreciate these guys, thank you...
two of my fav docs in one chat - fab! thanks a lot!
Brilliant advice for special educators and school psychologists too.
How about stating that , "you Know", that diet is one of the biggest issues.
Instead of saying you " think".
Advocacy for our government to stop allowing neurotoxins in our food supply and education in our schools about sugar being a neurotoxin, not just a weight issue.
Such an intriguing conversation!! Anything dealing with the brain is an area of curiosity for me. So much information here...I'm eager to learn MORE!!!
Most importantly I'm grateful to find doctors who actually have a heart for people. That seems to be rare thing nowadays!!
You are amazing dr. Amen!
Thank you, this helped me understand my old dad a bit better. On the first day of WWII he stayed too long to hear the news and rushed on his Motor Bike to get to work. He had a bad crash with broken bones and concussion. His personality changed , his marriage broke up, and left with him, I spent my childhood in constant fear of his temper. He would have been 117 this year.
Julie Gale LCHF81 hi Julie, my son was in a motorcycle accident and i feel like i’ve lost him but this gives me hope now i just need help reaching him to understand to get help🙏🏼
Yet another casualty of the war, albeit indirectly. War's tentacles reach far not only in space but in time, spanning generations.
Life changing information!!! Thank you both for your generosity of knowledge. 😊
All I can say that it takes two Great Doctors like you both to put up such a wonderful and powerful video that humans kind can benefit from!!! Thank You!!! GOD BLESS YOU BOTH AND YOUR FAMILY!!!🙏🏿🙏🙏🏾
I am happy there is hope at the end of the channel for people with brain health problems.
Great to have such enlightened doctors! God bless you both
I totally agree. 👍🏼 For years I've been calling my "mental" illness = a Brain illness. This makes a difference, not only to my brain health, but to others in my life. Very powerful shift! Let's call it what it is. Ty. 🙏🏼
Thank you Dr. Amen
Fantastic info thank you both!
2 years later I’m here. Dr. Amen and Dr. Hyman together.. yes!!
Thank you for your continued work in the world!!!
Thank you. It's very insightful
Thank you Dr. for helping ppl with mental issues.
What an episode! I feel better already. Now I am working on understanding how to create a healthy life style ie “know myself” first. Ask and you shall receive=functional medicine. Thank you Dr. Hyman for sharing. Happy holidays to you.
Super message. Yet let's not forget that there is also a spiritual reality which has a huge influence. Discernment is a crucial, needed tool as well. God bless you!
Thx Dr Hyman - BOTH YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!!
Thank you for sharing this. We appreciate doctors like you sharing truth.
I remember being at the psychiatrists office and telling him that i wish he could look at a brain scan of mine so he could understand what I was going through. He told me, I don't need to, I listen to what you say and I know enough, basically, is what he said. I was iust like....idk...i think that could help...😂. So glad someone is doing it! Seems like common sense, but Lord knows we are in a great depression of common sense these days.
Thank you so very much, doctors! I have been suffering from OCD for 20 odd years, diagnosed in 1997. But I remember that as a child, I would wash hands after touching certain things and would always be arranging things. My maternal grandmother had chronic depression and was suicidal. So it is hereditary?
I never liked medication, never trusted them. I once asked the doctor if my brain has too much or too litlle serotonin. She said I had too little, without a single brain scan. So I have always been on my own OCD wise. Now I remember about a car accident that we had. It probably jolted my brain? When I was a little girl, somebody on a swing literally hit me on the front part of of head as the metal swing came swinging at me. Maybe, just maybe, that explains my condition?
To me, every single Brain Health Issue has its own unique root causes and story. You cannot simply put somebody in a category and start treating them the same way as everybody else. It's going to be a major disaster!
The worst thing is to ha ve people constantly telling me to " get over it, control your mind, don't let it control you, it's mind over matter, etc" . I would just roll my eyes in my mind while giving them a straight face. Have been beating myself up for making my parents suffer so much because of my tyrannical OCD behaviour. Now I realise it just probably wasn't my fault at all for being this way. Probably that's why God pointed out this video to me to watch.
God bless you and your loved ones abundantly! Love from Malaysia 🇲🇾
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Im happy to hear all of this ! Wonderful
Hey friend.
How are you doing today
Some of we therapists absolutely tend to brain health and environmental factors . Having discovered Dr. Amens work 20 years ago. Grateful for both of your wisdom everyday 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Such an informative, powerful discussion. So many golden nuggets to put into practice🤲
Big thank you to both doctors ❤️❤️
God bless you both.🙏
you are so right and i wish i had found this before
I've had so many brain injuries in my life and have brain fog after being ill with covid , this was very helpfull.
Hello Janie,
Look up youtube for healing the covid issues and other health issues.
Dr. Erik Berg
Dr. Peter Osborne
Dr. Jason Fung
Dr. Ken Berry
Dr. Natasha Campbell Mcbride
Dr. Sten Ekberg
Good luck.
Illl from COVID vaxx?
Wow! I'm so happy to see these two guys working together. Two great brains here - pun intended! PS: I was finally treated with TMS for cPTSD when in my early 70's. Helpful!
Thanks so much Dr. Hyman for yet another great program. Just when one seems like the best one, the other out does the previous. Dr. Amen is phenomenal! I will certainly follow him and keep up on his methods. This podcast was incredibly timely. Thank you again.
You need deliverance. God bless you 🙏 ❤️
Brilliant! Thank you!
What a fascinating concept!
This BLOWS MY MIND ....how we've for the last 35 or so years...been so focussed on material things as the main commodity driven consumer need....but when it has to do with mental health....it's OH SO VERY ESOTERIC...and extremely complex! I feel this is about the hardware...to get to THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. The cart before the horse really seems to be WHAT'S BEEN advocated until this discussion HERE!!
Iam 71 years now. I have been a caregiver to my parents and husband. My mother had depression since for ever. I keep revisiting her life to See where the disease could have come from and thanks to the internet and drs like urself, there is so much info on all kinds of issues. She suffered from IBS which was because she was given pills to treat the diarrhoea/ constipation roller coaster. No one looked at her brain. Her gut had no flora left, so she was skinny and Ill all her life . 7 years before her death, she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Worst suffering ever. So I keep looking for answers and thanku dragon showing me the right path. May God bless you with more knowledge and compassion. I will follow your advice and beat this disease.
Could your mother have had Celiac disease?
@@marianhunt8899 👍a very good point, exactly what happened to my darling partner, he suffered his whole life from many illnesses, in the end he was finally diagnosed with celiac illness, about five years before he passed away, but they still did a bypass surgery on him , he died last year from medical neglect as far as I am concerned, he suffered greatly and ended up getting diabetes from this underlying illness. My daughter has also now been diagnosed but she is younger and is making some recovery, she was also misdiagnosed for ten years as having Lupus, then she was told she had fibromyalgia and finally after her Dads diagnosis they checked her and found she also had the illness. I personally believe it is a lot more common than people realise, there would be a lot less suffering if babies were checked for this very insidious and dangerous illness.
@@mariangrimsdell1112 yes, Celiac disease is a silent slow killer and not many Dr's are truly knowledgeable about. Many nurses sadly, also have little appreciation of the slow, chronic and unrelenting damage this disease does when mismanaged. Sorry to hear how much your beloved partner suffered with it.
@@marianhunt8899 agree, probably because it is not a common illness, it does not get much $$$ in research or developing pharmaceutical products.
im here for this type of thinking
Thanks so much for sharing your interesting information with us about mental health
We need more doctors like you. I wish I was able to have this done to get some real answers about my own health situation going on the last few years.
I love Dr. Hyman and all of his guests. He is from my home stomping ground, Berkshire Hills, and am I proud his clinic is there! Only one caveat to mental disease being physical only and that is the pandemic of narcissism plaguing societies. There is no cure for narcissism. It's a person choice.
Great show! With two of my favorites.
Fascinating conversation.
Thank you for saying term brain health is a better description. Can't afford a scan so I put several of Dr. Amen's on hold at library. May I keep my focus & follow through. Would like to be fully alive at some point before I pass on. Great information.
I can't afford a scan either. Buying quality food is also a challenge on a low income.
That story sounds like my first husband we called it quits because it was really toxic being around him issues got bigger, it all makes sense he doesn’t do drugs or drink but he does work in a painting company
🤗 So nice to see Dr. Amen. He used to live in my California town. I even was able to bring my seven year old daughter to him. She is now 47 years old. 😊
Thank you Dr's for being on top of things knowing ur stuff. 😊❤
I love you guys i love the fact that you are not the kind of doctor who are zombies applying zombie medicine toxicity to be well said! God bless you for staying true to the no harmful practice
Real caring doctors
Love this conversation!! Thank you! I’ve had a major problem with the word “illness” for years. Generally speaking, if we as humans all experience similar symptoms, how can it be an ‘illness’ rather than a symptom to our environment or experience? The DSM was created to identify which medication to prescribe, and pharma did an amazing job marketing the idea we need those medications. I was told multiple times I would probably need to be on an antidepressant for life for generalized anxiety but I’ve been off for 2.5 years now only to realize I have C-PTSD. Such important conversations!!
Tell her to Claim disability
Dis-ease
Our bodies can function with so much more "ease" when we cut out the S.A.D. ~ Standard American Diet
I am 5 yrs cancer free from Stage IV Grade 3 cancer; AND, I mitigate my cPTSD symptoms & triggers well. I no longer lose days, when I experience big triggers. It's more like moments or hours. I was extremely grateful to find better mental health as a "side effect" of getting physically healthier! 🌞
I keep wondering when the profession of mental health would get out of the rut. Been on 50 yrs of meds. want to stop. Yes massive failure. I lost much money for psyco theraphy. It is great to hear a positive way to create joy. Thanks is it possible to be in touch with you. Must of being hit in the head once or twice. I have been trying to get healthy in my body. Always get stuck at 160#. I don't like being demoralized either. Thank you for being a real Dr. of the brain. Thank you again and again. I'm on it just need the right guidance.
One of our most favorite podcasts of all time. As someone who took antidepressants for almost 10 years I love Dr. Amen’s new approach. We need a restructuring in the psychiatric field.
Jesus is the way, He is my healer. He is the miracle worker! It happens. Diet and exercise helps. Exercise in the morning really helps.
Got helps those who help themselves if there is a god or gods she or he gave us humans a developed brain to use not depend on someone to help us have to have help using brain and understanding the system of laws and consequences. Teach your children before they get in the system.
God
@@lauratohome
Hello Laura.
I am an educator.
I believe in life long learning.
We have not all been given the same brain or opportunity to have a healthy brain. in my opinion you appear to be naive in your response.
I agree ‘Churchianity’ in particularl has not been helpful.
Since the beginning of time however, spirituality has held a prominent part of life and living.
A sought after reality to be a balanced and more informed human. An accomplished human thinker. A respectful one.
In my experience most people of ‘Faith’ display a more gentle kind understanding accepting supportive manner with respectful views for others choices and reality. We need to be watchful for egocentricities.
I choose to have faith in creation for example, as our advanced logical ‘minds’ as you say, cannot surely accept life and beauty and natures order comes from a ‘muddy puddle’ somewhere,
In my view that takes more Faith.
Keep searching for the best wisdom, even some of ancient wisdoms.
I agree there is not ‘one’ fits all.
The diversity of our world and it’s people is not by chance.
I am a thankful person .
I see life is to be revered, respected, with all its facets and core beliefs.
Keep reading, searching - it’s a mystery indeed. As mentioned Ancient wisdom has a lot to offer.
I recommend it, to establish a more informed and respectful view of human life.
Maybe some more in-depth ‘thinking’ could help us all find more respect and more of the fullness of life as a human.
Jesus is not against medicine if it helps
Learned so much from your insightful conversation. I intuitively believe so much of what you are discussing. The one thing that I see, though, is the cost involved to have your brain 'fixed'...so many people who have mental illness and are unable to function, work, etc., do not have the resources to improve their situation. Until insurance companies can see that your approach is the one to better productivity, health, and happiness (yes, a very important part of life), to have people heal on a mass scale is a long way away. Thank you for all of the amazing work you are both doing in the world.
The cost of eating healthy and exercise is minimal in comparison to the benefits Both doctors here have books that give more detail. Subscribing to their RUclips channels and Podcasts is free the history of what they published is priceless. The issue is people not wanting to take responsibility for their health
So much of public health involves factors and conditions that an individual, especially a poor and mentally ill individual, cannot control:
lead toxicity, air pollution, mirocplastics, etc; chemicals in food supply, hormones and hormone-mimics, nutrient-depleted soil; social stress, inequality of wealth/power/resources, lack of green spaces, etc; school-to-prison pipeline, militarization and brutality of police, mass incarceration, etc.
Our entire society, from insurance companies to governments, need to get serious about public health. It isn't only the individual victim who suffers for all of society experiences the costs and consequences.
Beth Kelly Brogan MD , Psychiatrist, has a wonderful book that could add another support tool - and she has some online programs.
Totally agree with you. Many doctors are now just treating 'the worried well' who have money while much of very real needs are left untreated due to financial constraints. Sad situation.
The purpose of insurance companies is to make money ...
Happy for the divine connection with best regards
Dr's i ve been on treatment for depression close to 30 yrs and up to today can't really say one type meds helped and Dr's made me took from one type meds to another, think I've taken all meds on the market, are a Christian but still struggled, and was no where close to good funtional life for most part of my life, I decided 3 months ago to stop all meds at once, which was a dangerous step, but my faith helped me through this and the fact that I wanted a meaningful life from now onward, I was in my own self-made jail for 30 years, despite for brain fog symptoms are going strong and better day by day, thx Lord for helping me with this decision