Mind-Body Disciple Blog

Day 171: The Strangest Things Can Hurt Your Brain and Ruin Relationships

Synopsis about the “Change You Brain Everyday” Blog Paint fumes, red food dye, and MSG are all things that surprisingly can cause aggressive and violent behavior. If you have anger issues scan your diet and environment for these toxins Exercise: Be a detective. When your behavior is off think about potential triggers such as artificial […]

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Day 16: Getting Started Can Feel Hard

Synopsis about the “Change You Brain Everyday” Blog Most everyone who has tried to take up a new skill like paying a musical instrument or trying a new athletic technique has at one time had the feeling that they would never master the new skill. With practice these new skills become second nature. The brain

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Day 170: Simple Answers Are Not Sufficient

Synopsis about the “Change You Brain Everyday” Blog Will had a violent father and talked him into getting his brain scanned. The scan revealed low blood flow in the areas consistent with the symptoms of having a violent temper. It turns out that Will’s father had a serious head trauma when he was 20 years

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Day 15: Are You a Wolf, Sheep, or Sheepdog?

Synopsis about the “Change You Brain Everyday” Blog A Sheepdog undergoes extensive training to protect their flock from danger. They will fight to protect their subjects. Sheep are meek followers. They will follow even to there own detriment. They run from danger instead of fighting it. Wolf’s pray on the weakest sheep and will avoid

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Day 169: Embed Yourself in Your Partner’s Brian

Synopsis about the “Change You Brain Everyday” Blog Regularly surprise your partner with small and memorable gestures to get keep them thinking about you. Exercise: Do something special for someone you love to embed yourself in his or her mind. Ok. I will do this. Update 9/5/2024. I’m in a bit of an argument with

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Day 14: Do One Simple Thing at a Time for Massive Results

Synopsis about the “Change You Brain Everyday” Blog Some people can make big lifestyle changes at the drop of a hat. Others (like me) do better with an incremental approach. This is commonly referred to as the 1% better mentality. It is discussed in length in the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. Nancy started

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Day 168: A healthier Brain Equals a Sexier You

Synopsis about the “Change You Brain Everyday” Blog Relationships are going to be better if you are dealing with 2 healthy brains. Andy’s brain looked 25 years older than his actual age and he was having marital problems. Andy was having 3-4 alcoholic drinks a day but justified it by saying he never gets drunk.

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Day 13: Brain Warrior Marianne – Best Days Ahead

Synopsis about the “Change You Brain Everyday” Blog Marianne was experiencing brain fog and body aches. She chalked it up to getting older. She was thinking about retiring because she felt like her brain fog was effecting her productivity at work. One of Marianne’s daughter suggested she give one of Dr. Amen’s brain and diet

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Day 12: You Are in a War for the Health of Your Brain

Synopsis about the “Change You Brain Everyday” Blog The big food companies stock the shelves with toxic edible substances masquerading as food. The news media bombards us with negative stories and imagery. If you want to keep your brain health you have to be diligent. Tech companies steal your attention with distracting gadgets. The sickcare

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