378: 4 lies about happiness, brain types & mood-boosting foods | Neuroscientist Daniel Amen, M.D.

Published: Feb. 23, 2022, 10 a.m.

b'Daniel Amen, M.D.: \\u201c\\u2018Don\'t worry, be happy\\u2019 is a lie. The idea that you shouldn\'t worry is actually a prescription for misery.\\u201d\\nAmen, a clinical neuroscientist psychiatrist and 10-time New York Times bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how your brain type impacts your happiness, plus:\\n- Why some stress can actually make you happy (~04:14)\\n- Why purpose is like a dopamine drip (~06:22)\\n- How to eat for happiness (~15:59)\\n- His go-to nuts and seeds for better brain health (~18:32)\\n- The one exercise that can boost your happiness (~22:16)\\n\\nReferenced in the episode:\\n- Amen\'s book,\\xa0You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type.\\xa0\\n- mbg Podcast\\xa0episode #150, with Amen.\\xa0\\n- Amen\'s podcast,\\xa0The Brain Warrior\'s Way.\\n- Read more about\\xa0Pollyanna.\\n-\\xa0Watch Amen in\\xa0Justin Bieber\'s Youtube docuseries, "Seasons."\\n- A study on\\xa0elimination diets & ADHD symptoms.\\xa0\\n- Amen\'s mbg article on\\xa0brain types.\\xa0\\n\\nWhether it\'s an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at:\\xa0podcast@mindbodygreen.com.\\n\\xa0\\n*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'