Unlike traditional psychiatry, which typically doesn’t look at the connection between a person’s diet and their mind, Amen Clinics understands that food is strongly linked to brain health and mental well-being.
Nutrition suggestions are an important part of the Amen Clinics Method and are included in your full evaluation, yet we also offer comprehensive, one-on-one nutrition consultations, facilitated by trained dieticians and nutritionists at Amen Clinics. A nutrition plan tailored to your brain can be very beneficial, if for instance:
At Amen Clinics, we have long known that food can be medicine, or it can be poison. The foods you eat either enhance your brain health, cognitive function, and mental well-being, or they give you brain fog and mess with your moods. We have developed simple food rules intended to supercharge anyone’s brain function and have identified specific types of eating plans that work best depending on your brain type. With information about your brain, we can point you to the right strategies to help you think faster, feel happier, and achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Your brain uses 30% of your daily caloric intake; what we put into our bodies directly affects how well it works. We can assist you in determining which dietary plans are best for you to optimize your brain function and health status, as well as decrease the daily symptoms that prevent you from living to your fullest potential.
Studies show that our genetics predict a mere 20 – 30% of our overall longevity, while the other 70 – 80% is affected by our lifestyle choices.
Unhealthy eating habits can be an underlying cause of:
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Contact UsWhile alleviating many symptoms, our nutritional guidance can help improve a wide variety of health problems, including:
As “nutrition translators,” we will use the sophisticated data from your SPECT scans, lab results and detailed history to create a simple, practical, everyday plan for you to implement in your home.
You will receive:
Nutrition Consultations are available by video conference, by telephone and in-person at our clinics. No matter where you live, this service is available to you. We know that changing your relationship with food and how you eat is a process. We’d love the opportunity to show you how a few simple modifications can change your brain and change your life!
“With A Better Brain Comes A Better Life”
– Daniel G. Amen, M.D.