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John Thurman, Professional Counselor, Coach
Thursday, September 09, 2010
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Proper Care and Feeding of the Brain

 

Dr. Daniel Amen says, "The brain is the hardware of the soul." Just like our laptops and PC's, we need to take care of this super computer that God created us with. Dr. Amen gives Nine Tips for healing your brain. Be sure to link to the entire article

  1. Your brain is involved with everything you do. How you think, how you feel, how you act, and how well you get along with other people has to do with the moment-by-moment functioning of your brain.
  2. When the brain works right, you work right. When the brain is troubled, you generally experience trouble in your relationships, work, or within yourself.
  3. The brain is the most complicated organ in the universe. There is nothing as complex as the human brain. Nothing. It is estimated that we have 100 billion neurons or nerve cells and trillions of supportive brain cells called glial cells.
  4. If you believe the first three principles, this next one is critical and often the undiagnosed cause of many "behavioral, learning or emotional" problems. Your brain is very soft, yet it is housed in a very hard skull that has many ridges. Mild traumatic brain injuries can change people's whole lives and virtually no one knows it, because mental health professionals never look at brain function. READ ON...