The Amen Solution
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The Brain Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
The Amen Solution
The Brain Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
The Amen Solution: The Brain Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
Amazon Price: $6.91 (as of 05/27/2012)
Have you tried diet after diet without success? Want to know the two major secrets why most diets don't work?
The #1 secret is that most weight problems occur between your ears, not in your stomach. If you want a better body the first place to always start is by having a better brain.
Secret #2 is that there isn't just one brain pattern associated with being overweight; there are at least five patterns. Giving everyone the same diet plan will make some people better, and a lot of people worse. Finding the right plan for your individual brain type is the key to lasting weight loss.
Have You Heard of Daniel G Amen, M.D.?
Have you been to one of his clinics?
Dr Amen is involved with the Daniel Project through Saddleback Church, has four clinics, has shows on PBS and has written many books. Perhaps one of these has had an influence on your life.
The Amen Solution
Know Your Motivation To Get Healthy
These are the titles of chapters 1&2. In addition to being an overview of the program the first chapter encourages you to know your numbers. Some of these numbers include your BMI, blood test results, the number of hours to sleep and many more. Because I have a thyroid condition, I get blood work done every six months. I may ask my doctor to test for some of these other things.In chapter two there are exercises to help you determine why you want to get healthy. I've done these before with another program and its helpful to review these daily as the positive reasons help to combat the temptations that come along during the day.
Do You Know Your Portion Sizes?
This is also an important number to know.
Eat Right To Think Right and Keep Track of What You Eat
Know Your Brain Type
Get Thinner, Smarter, and Happier is the rest of chapter threes title. The information in this chapter was not all that new for me and is similar to what many others say. The first part of the chapter covers the Amen Clinics Seven rules for Brain Healthy Eating. I don't know what it is but just thinking of things as brain healthy eating somehow makes it easier to choose the better choice. A couple of interesting thinks in this chapter were the fast food choices that could be made and the low cost options for healthy eating. The end of the chapter talks about keeping a food diary which many suggest, including the trainer I saw for a while. I've done this on and off, but find it difficult to do on a daily basis. When I have done it, it does help even for a few weeks after as it makes me aware of how quickly the calories add up.One Size Does Not Fit Everyone, chapter four was the most helpful and interest to me and what makes this different form other things regarding diet that I read. Through his studies of brain scans on the overweight, Dr Amen as come up with five different brain types. He gives a brief lesson on the different regions of the brain and how under or over activity in an area can result in certain types of behavior. Then he describes the five main brain types of overeaters. This to meet is something I'd never heard before. I haven't done the questionnaire yet to determine which brain type I have but from the reading I'm guessing its the impulsive overeater. I have implemented a few of the food recommendations for this brain type and believe they are helping.
Change Your Brain Change Your Body Cookbook
Need healthy recipe ideas?
Change Your Brain, Change Your Body Cookbook
Amazon Price: $17.90 (as of 05/27/2012)
Based on the 7 rules of brain healthy eating, developed by Dr. Amen, Mrs. Amen shares wonderful recipes that she uses at home to take care of the Amen Family. You will find 60 brain healthy, tasty, recipes filled with brain healthy herbs and spices and they are geared to help you lose weight and boost brain function and overall health at the same time. Some of Dr. Amen s favorite recipes include: Spaghetti squash pasta with tomato and mushroom sauce, Sweet potato soup, Salmon curry chowder soup, Southwestern tacos, Ahi tuna with avocado sauce, Shrimp Stir fry, Veggie burgers, Pomegranate walnut salad, Veggie wraps with hummus or avocados and Turkey chili.
Take Brain Healthy Supplements
Learn Nine Secrets to Conquering Your Cravings
I have taken over-the-counter supplements for years, so some the those mentioned in this section I was already doing. Dr. Amen explains each supplement and provides results of studies when available, that are good for everyone, then specific supplements for each brain type. Two of the things recommended for everyone that I wasn't already doing was fish oil and Vit. D. I have added both of those to my pill regimen.Control Your Appetite and Life, chapter 6 brain chemicals that are involved with cravings and self-control. One of those is dopamine which are increased with exercise and green tea. These are two more things that I have implemented. I was already exercising, but I'm making an effort to do more and I've replaced my afternoon soda with green tea. This chapter also includes nine strategies to help you control your cravings.
Supplements
Rev Your Metabolism
Kill the Ants
The other half of the Kill the Ants title is Stop them From Stealing Your Happiness and Memory, and Making You Fat. ANT's stands for automatic negative thoughts. There are ten types of ANT;s and ways to counter them. There was a few of these that I recognized in my life, but it this one will take a while to conquer.
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Graditude Journal
To help with the ANTs
Blue Embossed Dragonfly Leather Journal - Lined
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Practice Directed Focus
Bust Your Barriers
Hypnosis and Meditation, of all the chapters this is the one that interests me the least. Even so there are still some things I will try to implement with some modifications.The rest of the title for the last chapter is Overcome the People, Places, and Things That Sabotage Success. This chapter covers situations that we all encounter which my cause us to revert to old ways. There are strategies resist temptations.
There are also many helpful appendixes.
Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program
That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD
Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD
Amazon Price: $8.61 (as of 05/27/2012)
No stranger to the skepticism surrounding this topic, Dr. Amen begins with a list of dead-on myths (including "ADD is overdiagnosed") and surprising facts ("Many people with ADD are never hyperactive"). Amen thoroughly explores the biological (diet, exercise, medication), psychological (from personal coaching to psychotherapy), and social support (parenting and school strategies) needed to heal each type of ADD. This book will prove a valuable tool for parents, adult sufferers, and medical professionals seeking practical support for managing this increasingly recognized condition. --Liane Thomas --
I'd Love Your Feedback.
What do you think of the Amen Solution?
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Susan52
Dec 27, 2011 @ 5:06 pm | delete
- I've heard of the Amen Solution before, but never really read about it. Interesting reading, and glad to hear it's a good program for you!
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bygproductions
Dec 27, 2011 @ 5:23 pm | delete
- I still haven't really done a lot with this, I think that will be one of my goals for 2012.
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GiftsBonanza
Jul 23, 2011 @ 10:25 pm | delete
- Looks interesting!
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bygproductions
Jul 24, 2011 @ 4:55 pm | delete
- Thanks for stopping by.
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happynutritionist Jul 23, 2011 @ 7:37 pm | delete
- Interesting, I haven't heard of this before...I'm not "into" reading much about weight loss, but interesting weight loss philosophies
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bygproductions
Jul 24, 2011 @ 4:54 pm | delete
- His other books talk a bout brain health as they relate to other issues. The nutrition is pretty sound, I think you'd like it.
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