The fact that you can actually change and heal your brain is very motivating.

I was lucky enough to go to this clinic. I was diagnosed with severe bipolar and severe anxiety. I have been treated as crazy my whole life now I’m doing better because of this amazing man. Mental illness is real

"When you question your own thoughts, you live in a more rational world" make that famous quote!

Amen Clinic SAVED my husband’s life! Thank you all!

"Don't believe every stupid thought you have"... words of a wise man

I have watched almost every TED talk on youtube, and I can say this is the BEST one!!

Very amazing! I just found that why my daughter can't focus on class and always feel sad. It is not mental but physical, she needs more nutrition and sports for her brain. Thank you so much, doctor Amen

Absolutely fantastic talk. Factual, motivating and direct. This was really moving to me because I am someone with a TBI and actually damaged some of the grey matter in my right hemisphere. Alot of the things he says can improve your brain I do, sleep well, am sober, but there are somethings that are not the same and never will be. At one point I couldnt tie my own shoes let alone put my shirt on, now Im working a Part time job nearby. Gotta dream but man, I can get DOWN.

"Food is medicine or it is poison." I love that.

I'm having a few quiet moments after listening to this wonderful talk. Creating a new plan for my brain, a new plan for my life. Thank you Daniel for this wonderful talk. Johnnie Lawson

A board certified psychiatrist on a TED stage giving this sort of advice is pretty amazing

Harika bir konuşmaydı, YKS'ye hazırlanan bir öğrenci olarak uyku konusunda daha dikkatli olmak için çaba göstermem gerektiğini fark ettim.

He's a really great speaker and you can tell he really cares about what he does. Awesome video!

The more I watch these TED seminars the more obvious these connections that pop up between them become. So many different views, so many different studies, all reaching the same conclusions but with a different light. Truly amazing.

This Tedx was posted in 2011; I wish I had found it sooner. It is an exceptional talk regarding discovering the health of our brain from looking at images. It is so exciting to learn people can heal from illness or injury of the brain.

I smoked and did drugs as a teen but I stopped when I turned twenty. I hope I didn't do long term damage. Changed my environment start reading books more. Got away from my friends who were taking drugs. I'm 36 now and those friends I hear are still taking drugs.

Excellent point! I've spent all of 2012 doing prayers and meditation 3-4 x day, and it definitely changes my perspective, renews my spirit, and restores my compassion. And it does not matter what name I give my creator that day, but it does matter that I do it in a spirit of 1) Love; 2) Gratitude; 3) Kindness.

"Best antidepressant..GRATITUDE "💜💋💜

Dr. Daniel Amen's video was impacting and profound, very genuine, and really cares about his cause and journey!

This man has given so much to me. He has revolutionated my concept of psychiatry.

If any one has the gift of compassion would you please pray for me! 200 lb's, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, problems with memory, hard to get a good job, problems with money for good Dr., no friends, my family not involved. Thank You most kindly for your prayers I want to be well & be heal.

"Gratitude it the best prozac. I look around and i thank god , my soul ,my heart for having these realisations. Capable of having these realisations and courage to most of times acting on them positively"

This video was posted 10 years ago but still relevant today...thank you For this!

All this time I have been so focused on feeding my body when I should have been focused on feeding my brain! Thank you so much. I get it now. This paradigm shift will be life changing.

I started the Daniel fast probably about 10 years. It changed my life, I no longer feel awful cause I found out I was lactose intolerant when I did. I learned so much that year.

FIRE TO RE-WIRE!!! Re-wiring those old bad thoughts with positive affirmations keep it simple think of just one good thing about yourself and every time you have a bad thought repetitively repeat that good affirmation mentally and in time you will have more positive affirmations and at the same time you’ll be re-wiring for healthy thoughts!!🙏

Have watched and rewatched. Cleary the best I've ever watched on Ted. Keep up the good work Dr.

I admire so much this doctor, I read one of his books about brain's activity, He is a genius

I agree with you, I've been watching lots of TED talks and lots of documentaries about neuroscience and mind related topics and all of them point to the same idea that you can be who you want to be by just being fully aware of your thoughts and actions.

Thank You Dr Amen all of the work you are doing is making such a difference in our society and in myself I appreciate the additional data that helps me make better choices keep up the good work

My quit smoking date is June 15/2023 by Gods grace 🇨🇩🌍🌍🙏🏽❤️

This is one of my favourite talks. Because the informations are so helpful and practicable at a daily basis. Prioritise to take care of yourself, which means your mental and physical self. In a praticable way on a daily basis means: take sleeping seriously. Which means, sleep enough. Pay attention to what you eat. Which means eat fresh fruit. Go out into fresh air. Do sports. Look around you. Are the people around you, making you feel happy, feel appreciated? You are able to live the life you want :)

BEST TED TALK EVER!!! ANYBODY WHO LOVES THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY SHOULD WATCH AND FOLLOW THIS AMAZING MANS ADVISES!!

Dr. Amen. Everything you have shared has helped me to continue to recover from PCS. Starting with Laughter, thanks to my husband, I have been able to get my Master's in Instructional Design focusing on DEI/Accessibility. My Traumatic event caused me to create resilience, courage and focus on the health of my gut, and change my brain. Start your podcasts, TEDx, webinars with Laughter! We need to laugh to have more connections, create dopamine and serotonin. Thank you Tana, for smiling and sharing your inner strength, I read your book and recognize the traumatic events that helped you to become resilient and courage! Your both models for brain health.

My depression forced me to learn more about the thought patterns , meditation, deep breathing and the functioning of amygdala and prefrontal cortex...... thank you sir for sharing all these information with everyone... May god bless you n bring lots n lots of happiness in your life...

RE: Dr. Amen's mention of diet in hospitals and organizations- it is a horrific fact that classed by the food industry as "secondary markets" (meaning that is where they send the substandard food that does not get sold in "primary markets") are: prisons; schools; hospitals; nursing homes and long term care facilities. In other words, the most vulnerable parts of our population that are most in need of good nutrition are getting the worst quality food, sanctioned by the good old FDA.

Someone who cares and works genuinely for a cause bigger than themselves seems to get all the help they need which is beautiful

This is one of the best speeches for me. I feel so close with idea. But very often feeling alone about this idea of healthy eating, fresh air and every day exercises. Thank you so much to talk about it 🙌

Dr Amen, you are amazing. I have been following you for some time and read a few of your books. Thank you for what you do.

I like the point about gratitude!!! My life has changed when I started working with my mind.

Thank you for posting this. Thank you Dr. Amen. Great speech. Very motivating and informative.

Oh, my this is an amazing talk. I am 73 and very motivated to help my brain..

I give up on smoking 💔😭❤️i wish i've Come across this since my 14ans🤲❤️May Allah bless you Sir 🎉

I have his "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life" book on CD....and I LOVE it!!!

Yes! This is so in line with what I want to be part of--helping people to care for their bodies, brains, and thereby, the beautiful earth we were given to take care of! I love what Daniel Amen is teaching and discovering.

Not even a single sentence of his was off track. What an amazing, thoughtful and crystal clear msg 🙏❤️.

He is a legend.

Worths watching! I believe that everyone can change his life by thinking different and by controlling the way his/her brain works out.

He is really a great speaker and has inspired me to do more on my overall to work on brain health

Very motivated to start a NEW life. I will be more grateful from here on out and watch what I eat! Thank you, Daniel!

best tedtalk I've ever seen. I feel blessed and I'll definitely pray for you Mr. Daneil Amen 😊

it COMPLETELY changed my life. i didn’t keep a healthy diet and have a lack of sleep. But now i’ve decided to eat healthier, sleep on time , do exercises and not to believe my every thoughts that kills me. Moreover, practice gratitude and not to listen sad musics. thank you very much, dr.Amen!🙏🏻🤍

Stumbled upon your video absolutely love it keep up the good work. Thank you for helping people that are not able to help themselves yet. What an inspiration you are!

Dr 👏👏you speak so well, I wish I could listen to your talks forever and following your advice one can get really healthy,most I loved is ANT ( avoid negative thoughts),stay blessed always

This blew me away. Everything he has said makes so much sense.

oh my goodness, this ted talk literally changes my mindset forever

There is so much in this video, I have watched it several times. Essentials in overcoming PTSD - understand exactly how to change the brain and truly let go of stress.

You are doctor Danial. AMEN! Greatest TED TALK ever. Very important. Revolutionary. Revealing. Eye opening.

I remember this guy from the PBS special he did about 15 years ago. I have been trying to remember the book. So glad I found this.

what a good speech! Thank you for your support. God bless you!

Amazing video on how to develop a healthier, happier brain. Definitely inspired me to make some changes in my life!

This should become widespread public knowledge --especially in the government sectors of mental health, the department of corrections, and also department of education....please keep promoting this information!

Thank you Dr. Amen. I've never been drawn to anything more than this in my whole life. You completely changed my perspective ❤️

Thank you so much for sharing this video. Especially I want to thank you to Mr. Danial Amen for this great presentation. I really impressed a lot.

I just enjoyed Receiving all the informations and writing it on my Note book ! I'm 17 and I'm scared to lose my brain's health

This guy is living his life not spending, very educational n informative video thank you Ted X👍

Love his teachings!

I have learned more about life watching Tedtalks than my 61 years of life.

Great great great speech ! Thank you Dr Amen

Absolutely fantastic! Such positivity! So committed! Loved every word of all your talks! Thank you for your dedication Dr. Daniel Amen! 🙏🏻

I'm was going through homesick...youtube recommended this video..Great video..thank you so much for this🙏

11 years later, this video gives me a direction. Thank you so much

"People get well in groups". -- Amen!

I just come ascross this gentleman .Thank you for being here .You talks are motivating me .Allowing my brain to help me naturally .I do have less than 5 hours sleep I can't switch off but I'm trying my best with your talk .

wow, this is the best TED Talk, after watching this video, I realized I'd been hurting my brain for a long time and now I'm going to start healing it.

I got PTSD as a small child and I was given medications and behavior classes and it was repetitive nightmares everyday and praying for death and ask god to help me and finding people and information like this has been a miracle in my life. I found a hernia been blocking blood flow and the signals for me to breathe and stuff and I kept saying my brain was broken and it took many doctors to get a scan and not more bad diagnosis medications being pushed. I thought my doctors are out to kill me. I'm not there yet but my thoughts and moods and inner life have gotten better. Thanks for understanding and putting this out there. Reform should be a priority even the foods in the stores aren't as healthy as the once were. Some ingredients are so toxic there banned in other countries. I'm 45 and even before having any surgery to relieve the pressure I been doing some of these healthy techniques and I was awake and not as afraid anymore. I believe many people who have generational PTSD from hard lives and bad health , military, anyone could use this way of thinking then how it's been. Pay doctors outright get rid of the insurance companies. I see people out here just not themselves and it's to do with the media and the drug pushers and old ways of doing things. Thanks. Many blessings. I'm trying to find a program to be in near Fargo ND. Codependency and huge issues with some who are in oppression or slavery type situations and many feel caught between the system then messes them up and the streets and I been there but doing some research and find a therapist or doctor that helped me get out of survival mode after 40 years of trying everything. I think this has alot of truth in it and Amen God answers prayers. Thank you.

This man is why I love science: the Maveric; Not the dogmatic!

Really good video, everything that Daniel Amen saids is true. Healthy food is one of the most important factors that helps to better function of the entire body and to prevent diseases, it also improves your inmune system, good sleep, exercise and no stress as well.

I have never ever experienced that type of talk. Thanks for your wonderful talk!

What a brilliant Ted Talk. You are a true outlier. Thank you. May you inspire generations of psychiatrists

So awesome to get neuroscience proof finally, on something I got revelation from and did in my life - daniel meal plan. Thanks Doc loved your presentation.❤❤❤

Wonderful man I hope people listen and he gets his message across to millions. School and hospital food is dreadful.There is so much that needs to change.

This man is incredible! God bless him 🙏 thank you for sharing

It is unfortunate that such interesting talks, and of so much content, innovative, cannot be heard or translated into Spanish, for those of us who do not have knowledge of that language. Dr. Daniel Amen is an eminence in the new brain imaging psychiatry. It is very enriching, knowing about their experience. It is a pity that FED does not have a translation into Spanish.

I posted this on my Facebook and I hope it gets around my church and everywhere else too! I believe that he has been presented on PBS on brain health subjects in the past, I love his facts... now, can we get the government on board to include mental health care in Medicare/Medi-caid?

Daniel Amen - this was amazing - God Bless all your efforts

May god give you double everything for what he has taught us!!!

I am half of this video but i am sure its going to change my life, thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

this is GREAT!! this information is invaluable ! and quite innovated too! love his spirituality. I wouldn't expect nothing less from such a extraordinary person.

I am convinced that up to the moment I tuned in to this lecture, I had not heard a more comprehensive (within the given time limits) guide of how to have a happy life. Because a healthy body and mind (and this means healthy habits also within the branch of one's psyche = e.g. avoid ANTs) are the basis which allows to stay stable even during hard times. And to all of you, who depreciate this man for the reason he hold to a certain faith: did he mention anything about it during the core segment of the lecture? It seems to me, that there was not a mention of it until he went on to show how one can change the lives of a community. So please be more rational and do not over-react. Thank you Sir for such an inspirational and wise word!

One of the best videos I have ever watched. I had to tell my wife to watch it with me.

I just watched this after several years to has been posted. Very interesting and helpful. Thank you 🙏

I feel lucky for hearing this talk! Thank you for this valuable content! 🙏🙏

Great presentation. We have the whole program. Have listened to it - just need to follow it now!

I am so unbelievably lucky to have come across you , Sir...& I honestly believe that countless other souls across the globe ought to feel similarly, too , if not exactly...& so much more, that I am falling short of words to express it. And I am no way flattering or exaggerating a bit.

One of the best TED talks I've ever heard, and this includes regular TED talks too. Great use of humor. Feeling motivated to improve now. I don't even mind the religious aspects that crop in occasionally...looking at that as a form of communal spiritualism. Not a churchgoer myself but a camper. In the great outdoors, I admire and ponder the creations of God / universal energy there. 🙂 ☮

Thank you good sir, you've just changed my brain

Inspirational, empowering and charmingly delivered ... one of the best brain and behaviour "expanders" around.

Love love love the testimony of this doctor and his prayer. Our bodies are His temple and food a source to give us life to live , not an idol that we should worship

Thank you for this speech .