Episode Description
<p>Feeling stuck in low moods, negativity, or the never-ending “blahs”? It’s not just in your head—it’s in your brain. Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen expose the hidden biological, psychological, social, and spiritual mood stealers that quietly hijack your happiness. Tana opens up about how a cancer diagnosis—and the wrong antidepressant—sent her spiraling into darkness, and the life-saving strategies that helped her fight her way back. Plus, find out how an everyday spice—saffron—could work as well as antidepressant medication, backed by decades of research.</p> <p>00:00 Intro</p> <p>00:57 Mood is a Brain Function</p> <p>02:45 Your Physical Brain Function Affects Your Mood</p> <p>05:48 The Physical Causes of Mood Disorders</p> <p>09:00 Taking the Wrong Medication</p> <p>11:50 Psychological/Social/Spiritual Factors</p> <p>13:46 Mood Robbers</p> <p>17:49 Sponsor</p> <p>18:30 Mood Enhancing Fakers</p> <p>24:53 Saffron</p> <p>31:53 TMG/SAMe</p> <p>35:16 Wrap Up</p> <p><a href="https://brainmd.com/">https://brainmd.com</a></p> <p> </p>