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Something You Should Know about Memory and Brain Health

Taking Care Of Your Brain - Part 2

March 10, 2010

 

Interview with Daniel Amen, M.D., author of the book Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Have you ever hit your head in a fall or an accident it could actually have subtle effects on your thinking process and your behavior.

 

Daniel Amen, M.D.:
And a lot of people don’t realize that those minor traumatic injuries can get your fired, can cause you to file bankruptcy, can get you divorced.

 
Dr. Daniel Amen

Taking Care Of Your Brain

March 9, 2010

 

Interview with Daniel Amen, M.D., author of the book Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted

 

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Mike Carruthers:
How well you think and the decisions you make are all a result of how well your brain functions.

 

Daniel Amen, M.D.:
And when we optimize someone’s brain they make better decisions that are more congruent with the goals they have in their life.

 
Dr. Daniel Amen

Dr. Daniel Amen, author of the book Change Your Brain, Change Your Body, says if you want to optimize your brain…

How Your Brain Can Sabotage You

January 25, 2010

 

Interview with Kelly Traver M.D., author of the book The Program: The Brain-Smart Approach to the Healthiest You: The Life-Changing 12-Week Method

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you made a New Year’s resolution a few weeks back you may be finding it difficult to stick with.

 

Kelly Traver M.D.:
And the reason for that is that your whole body and brain is really based on this homeostasis principle - which is to keep everything the same.
 
Dr. Kelly Traver

Dr. Kelly Traver, author of the book The Program... 

 

Practical Ways To Improve Memory

January 15, 2010

 

Interview with Scott Hagwood, author of the book Memory Power: You Can Develop a Great Memory--America's Grand Master Shows You How

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Your memory is like a muscle and you can make it stronger.

 

Scott Hagwood:
You know it's not just if we don't use it we lose it, it's when we use it we truly get more out of it.
 
Scott Hagwood

What's Going On In Your Brain - Part 2

October 21, 2009

Interview with David Rock, author of the book Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you really want to do your very best work, do it in the morning.

 

David Rock:
Most people only have a few hours of really, really high thinking level ability every day – it tends to be after a good rest, in the morning.
David Rock

 

What's Going On In Your Brain

October 20, 2009

Interview with David Rock, author of Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Your brain has a bias, in a sense - in the way that it processes information.

 

David Rock:
Normally our attention goes to the negative unless we intervene, unless we consciously intervene and do something else.
David Rock

 

Effective Ways To Relieve Stress

October 14, 2009

 

Interview with Dr. Frank Lawlis, author of the book Retraining the Brain: A 45-Day Plan to Conquer Stress and Anxiety

 

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Mike Carruthers:

Feeling a little stressed out? Try eating some strawberries.

 

Dr. Frank Lawlis:

Especially if you eat the strawberries with the stems. That package of the leaves and the stems creates an enormous kind of stress relief.
Dr Frank Lawlis

 

When You Can't Sleep

October 7, 2009

Interview with Paul McKenna, author of the book I Can Make You Sleep: Overcome Insomnia Forever and Get the Best Rest of Your Life

 

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Mike Carruthers:
So many Americans don’t sleep well. Yet so much good can happen from a good night sleep.

 

Paul McKenna:
If you sleep well your health will be significantly better, your immune system stronger. You moods will be better and your productivity will be up because your stamina will be better.


Paul McKenna

 

Dreams

February 5, 2009
Interview with Robert Moss, author of The The Secret History of Dreaming

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Our dreams are fascinating but do they really have significance? Maybe.

 

Robert Moss:
Of course there are big dreams and little dreams, there are dreams that are brought on by the way you ate last night, etcetera. But most cultures across most of history have valued dreams for two things…
Robert Moss

 

Science Of Emotions

 August 24, 2009

Interview with Norman Rosenthal, M.D., author of The Emotional Revolution: Harnessing The Power Of Your Emotions For A More Positive Life
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Mike Carruthers:
Your emotions - there's a fascinating topic. Do we create our own emotions or are we subject to them? Maybe both.

 

Norman Rosenthal, M.D.:
If we, for example, gamble away our money we're going to be pretty unhappy about that. But that isn't something that happened to us, that's something we actually made happen.
Dr. Norman Rosenthal

 

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