How Dr. Daniel Amen Repairs the Brain with Healthy Living
Dr Daniel Amen, a psychiatrist and neurology enthusiast makes a strong case for proactive health practices as the panacea for Alzheimer’s disease, especially those targeting the brain and its well-being.
In a YouTube episode on SUCCESS Magazine’s channel, Dr Amen describes The Brain Warrior’s Way, as a series of deliberate lifestyle changes that include healthy diets and regular exercise that ensures the body is not susceptible to brain damage or neurological threats such as drugs, stress, fatigue, etc. “If you want to keep your brain as healthy as possible, you need to prevent or treat all the things that steal it”, he says (Amen, 2017). He outlines his method with the acronym BRIGHT MINDS, with each letter representing an aspect of brain health that you must address to avoid Alzheimer’s and other brain ailments.
In her weekly YouTube episode’s of The Parking Lot chat titled ‘Is Coconut Oil Good Or Bad For You?’Tana Amen focuses on a newspaper article in the New York Times that speaks against coconut oil usage. The article titled Replacing Saturated Fats With Healthier Fats For Your Heart bases its arguments against coconut oil on a study that the Harvard School of Public Health conducted.
The health practitioner points out that the article is lopsided because it lumps all saturated fats together yet there are major differences such as between saturated animal fats and plant fats, thus coconut oil cannot compare for example, with the ghee that comes from cow’s milk, etc.
She also points out that the cheap and processed vegetable oils that the article proposes as a good alternative are unhealthy because they are high in Omega 6 fatty acids which increase inflammation. She concludes by saying there is no conclusive study on coconut oil and it has healthy attributes thus her advice is to use it sparingly.
References
- (2017, June 12). How Dr. Daniel Amen Repairs the Brain with Healthy Living. Retrieved April 13, 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo3ObvS4ADk
- (2017, June 20). Is Coconut Oil Good Or Bad For You? by Tana Amen BSN RN. Retrieved April 13, 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgAgvQwY3kk