Brain Health
Mental health is brain health, and functional, holistic mental health involves exploring the root causes of symptoms rather than focusing solely on symptom reduction.
Your brain is involved in everything you do, yet brain health is often ignored in traditional mental health interventions.
It is directly connected to your:
- Mental health: Thought patterns and decision-making
- Emotional health: How you cope (half of the brain is the "emotional brain")
- Physical health: Sleep, cellular repair, gut health, and nutrition
- Spiritual health: Creating meaning and purpose
- Hormonal health: Neurohormones produced in the brain
- Relationship health: How you handle conflict and connect with others
- Cognitive health: Judgment, focus, memory, concentration, and Alzheimer's prevention
Check out this short video from Dr. Daniel Amen about the importance of brain health!