Editorial Review:

BRAIN PRESCRIPTIONS THAT REALLY WORK
In this breakthrough bestseller, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in your brain work. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with. Here are just a few of neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen's surprising--and effective--"brain prescriptions" that can help heal your brain and change your life:
To Quell Anxiety and Panic:
 ¸  Use simple breathing techniques to immediately calm inner turmoil
To Fight Depression:
 ¸  Learn how to kill ANTs (automatic negative thoughts)
To Curb Anger:
 ¸  Follow the Amen anti-anger diet and learn the nutrients that calm rage
To Conquer Impulsiveness and Learn to Focus:
 ¸  Develop total focus with the "One-Page Miracle"
To Stop Obsessive Worrying:
 ¸  Follow the "get unstuck" writing exercise and learn other problem-solving exercises

In this age of do-it-yourself health care (heck, if the doctor only sees you for 10 minutes each visit, what other options are there?), Change Your Brain, Change Your Life fits in perfectly. Filled with "brain prescriptions" (among them cognitive exercises and nutritional advice) that are geared toward readers who've experienced anxiety, depression, impulsiveness, excessive anger or worry, and obsessive behavior, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life milks the mind-body connection for all it's worth.

Written by a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has also authored a book on attention deficit disorder, Change Your Brain contains dozens of brain scans of patients with various neurological problems, from caffeine, nicotine, and heroin addiction to manic-depression to epilepsy. These scans, often showing large gaps in neurological activity or areas of extreme overactivity, are downright frightening to look at, and Dr. Amen should know better than to resort to such scare tactics. But he should also be commended for advocating natural remedies, including deep breathing, guided imagery, meditation, self-hypnosis, and biofeedback for treating disorders that are so frequently dealt with by prescription only.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

change your brain, change your life:

is the professional opinion explained by Dr. Amen in plain English. It is like you have a doctor appointment at your convenience.

Interesting notions, questions answered:

If you are not a doctor but want to learn about potential reasons for behavioral abnormalities, emotional volatility, depression, emotional disconnection from others, impulsivity, attentional deficits and the like, this book has a myriad of examples that expand your thoughts on possibilities and then possible treatments. The actual photos of brain scans are educational and create a powerful expression of what is possible when a correct diagnosis is made.
Rena Reese
Founder, Soul Salon... more info

Great cd:

This is a CD that everyone should own. A lot of good infomation that will make you think. I saw the author on our local PBS station and was impressed.

a two star review of a four star book:

I usually put forth a pretty decent effort when I bother to write a review, but I'm just going to be honest and warn you ahead of time that this is will be a marginal critique.
To begin with, while I have actually read the book through twice, complete with underlining and marking important items, I have forgotten nearly everything I read. That may speak as much to the book as to me- it may have been better as a little less of an ambitious work, especially if the reader is meant to follow through with... more info

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