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I stood outside in Iraq while mortars fell and realized I had zero control over where the next one would land. I felt that same helplessness the day my son Mitch died. What got me through both was a verse I preached to myself until my mind believed it:... "And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together." Colossians 1:17 (ESV) That's self-brain surgery. When you can't control your circumstances, your brain sounds the alarm on repeat. But your mind is in charge of your brain, and you get to choose what it rehearses. Every time you tell yourself the truth that Jesus is holding this, you strengthen a pathway of trust instead of panic. The fourth commandment of self-brain surgery is I must believe that my mind is in charge of my brain. It's hard and holy work. Save this for the day you need it, and share it with someone who's under fire right now. I'm your friend Dr. Lee Warren, hopefully your favorite brain surgeon. Hit that follow button for more connections between neuroscience and faith every day. Click the link in my bio to learn more about The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #selfbrainsurgery #anxiety #control #mentalhealthshow more

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WTSIII3 days ago

Doctor, I have been thinking alot about your posts lately. Really trying to "reframe" my brain by changing my thoughts. Right now I am homeless, unemployed and completely alone and struggling with my mistakes from the past. But I cling to the cross and trust that the Lord is moving, working, etc. God has provided shelter (huge blessing!) and I know will eventually supply work and money. Great verse in Colossians. I have also been thinking a lot about Romans 12:1-2. Thx again.

Dr. Lee Warren3 days ago

Amen. Glad it's helping. Praying for you.

WTSIII2 days ago

Thank you.

Grounded17762 days ago

so refreshing to see someone so highly educated and yet so grounded. Most of the surgeons I've met over the years are quite arrogant, and would rather refer to themselves as God then believe in Jesus. So sorry you lost your son, but your faith has obviously pushed you through. it's hard not to be overwhelmed by thoughts especially when you have a mind that seems turned on 24/7 like mine, but this is a good reminder.

Dr. Lee Warren2 days ago

Thank you

ABria Marie ✝️🇺🇸💐3 days ago

I lost my son in 2019. Unexpected and horrific. Many say to me " I don't know how you have endured" .. my reply... is " It's not me, it is HE "... God is a beginner and finisher and I am meant to trust him. Even in despair, anger, heartache, grief and immense pain.

Dr. Lee Warren2 days ago

I'm so sorry. Praying for you

ABria Marie ✝️🇺🇸💐2 days ago

Gonna make me cry.... Thank YOU so much! Those are always felt and mean the world to me!

Debra Scott3 days ago

When I’m troubled I say The Lords Prayer over and over until the calm comes and it always comes. Thy Will Be Done.

Dr. Lee Warren3 days ago

Amen. Thank you.

Salty Sea 🇺🇸🖤🪸3 days ago

I needed to hear this today. Thanks, Doc.

Dr. Lee Warren3 days ago

🙏

Victoria Z3 days ago

Thank you Dr Warren. Amen. This is the week anniversary of my son Jonathan leaving his Earth suit behind. And I am in Colossians also. What a beautiful highlight

Dr. Lee Warren3 days ago

I'm so sorry about Jonathan. Praying for you.

Truth3 days ago

Beautiful post. Now I can say I have 2 favorite brain surgeons—you and @Dr_Ben_Carson !

cst3 days ago

Just ordered your hope book on Amazon to arrive today while staying on couch dealing with a weeping tunnel wound from surgical injury from January.

Dr. Lee Warren3 days ago

Thank you so much!

PatternRecognition3 days ago

Keep talking to us Dr. Warren. Your posts are so important.

From The North3 days ago

Thank you, Dr. for this very timely message. Peace be with you.

Dream Bigley3 days ago

I don’t know why, but this is what works for me, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 “ In everything give thanks, for this is God‘s will for you in Christ Jesus”. We are exactly where we need to be and exactly who we need to be today right now. God is in control whether we realize it or not.

Dr. Lee Warren3 days ago

Amen

Booger3 days ago

I lost my son too, thank you for sharing 🙏🏽

Dr. Lee Warren3 days ago

I'm so sorry. Praying for you.

An Nguyen3 days ago

Another critical aspect is during moments of desperation you are at the greatest risk of falling for all kinds of deceptions. In these moments your judgement is at its weakest requiring extra effort to hold on to self-control and principles to resist the deception.

Vivian C. Hiestand2 days ago

This is such a blessing to me. Thank you. It fits so well with Br. Lawrence's Practicing the Presence of God. Life changing, life affirming habits tgat lead to a deep sense of peace and purpose, at least for me.

Dr. Lee Warren2 days ago

🙏

Life Span 3603 days ago

Thanks doc. I have to remind myself quite a few times when am in doubt of fear that I have to "let go and let God" I never knew what that meant when I first heard heard the but now I am more aware it makes perfect sense. It's the way it's supposed to be

Dr. Lee Warren3 days ago

Amen

Lafree2 days ago

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement, and most especially that they are grounded in Scripture.

Dr. Lee Warren2 days ago

🙏

AMCW3 days ago

Thank you Dr Warren for your posts. I am grateful for your wisdom and for the Word of God that you share. You are touching hearts and minds. I am so sorry for your loss of your son. May God continue to bless you and to give you peace and comfort.

Dr. Lee Warren3 days ago

🙏 thank you

Phyllis Selph2 days ago

Respect sir. Thank you

Carol2 days ago

This has worked in my lifetime of 71 years everytime I stopped and took the time to realize what was happening and that God was over all things. So very good.

Anthony Flores2 days ago

Could you please go a little deeper on your Brain and mind our not the same thing? I’m blown away right now…

Dr. Lee Warren2 days ago

Yes, my new book is all about it and there are lots of videos on my YouTube channel!

Theresa R3 days ago

❤️🙏❤️🙏

Dr ₿ ✝️⚡️🕊️2 days ago

Good word, Lee. Thank you

Dr. Lee Warren2 days ago

🫡🙏

Pattie Rose2 days ago

Thank you, Doc, God bless you 🙏

Regina Furia3 days ago

This guy is healing minds

Dr. Lee Warren3 days ago

Thanks 🙏

James Morse3 days ago

AMEN! 🙏🙏🙏

Mike Stolorena3 days ago

Great stuff

teresa mcanally2 days ago

Amen for truth.. strong to live by truth that brings hope

Therese Thomas3 days ago

Thanks Doc!

Liz G3 days ago

I look forward to your posts, thank you

“I am Charlie Kirk” Deidre🇺🇸2 days ago

Wow. What a powerful message learning and reminder. Thank you Dr Lee!!! I am definitely sharing this

Dr. Lee Warren2 days ago

Thank you

The Catholic Girl2 days ago

Sometimes stress is so real that one spaces out. It seems our brain shuts down itself to keep going. Praying helps

KatieKatt2 days ago

Thank you

The Real El Milford2 days ago

🙏❤️🙏

Maibé García2 days ago

Brillante

Roderick Vaughan2 days ago

Reminds me of a great song “Held” by Natalie Grant - worth a listen!

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12,785 views • 6 days ago

Overwhelming thoughts You feel panic or uncertainty when faced with an overwhelming thought, a painful emotion, or a trigger from your past. Doubts flood your mind: I don’t know how to handle this. What if I mess it up? What if it’s already too late to change this part of my life? This is just who I am. Why should I try to change now? Maybe I’m not strong enough. But here’s the truth: You’re ready. You are well trained, equipped with everything you need, and mentally prepared for what’s going to happen when you start operating. Equally important is what will happen if you don’t operate: Things will stay the same or get worse because the default process is also a type of self–brain surgery. The sad truth is that default leads to decline and that choosing not to change is choosing to stay the same. You see, neuroplasticity works all the time in your brain, and response to every thought you have, whether you take charge of the process or not. So when those automatic and negative thoughts pop into your head, and you accept them without critically, examining them or challenging them to replace them with something more true, your brain wires them in as if they are true. The bottom line? You're either getting better at staying the same/getting worse, or you're getting better at getting better. Self-brain surgeons get better at getting better. The ninth Commandment of self-brain surgery is this: I must believe that I'm getting better at what I'm doing. II Timothy 1:7 says God did not give you a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. II Peter 1:3 sad that his divine power has given you everything you need for your life. So what's going to have the final say for you? Your automatic thoughts that research suggests are almost always wrong? Or scripture, which never changes and reflects the timeless truth of God's plan for you and is being validated every day by 21st-century neuroscience findings. Let's get better at getting better together. Hit that follow button, save this for later when you need to remember something true, and share it with a friend who needs to believe that they really can get better. And click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times best seller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #neurosurgeon #mentalhealth

Overwhelming thoughts You feel panic or uncertainty when faced with an overwhelming thought, a painful emotion, or a trigger from your past. Doubts flood your mind: I don’t know how to handle this. What if I mess it up? What if it’s already too late to change this part of my life? This is just who I am. Why should I try to change now? Maybe I’m not strong enough. But here’s the truth: You’re ready. You are well trained, equipped with everything you need, and mentally prepared for what’s going to happen when you start operating. Equally important is what will happen if you don’t operate: Things will stay the same or get worse because the default process is also a type of self–brain surgery. The sad truth is that default leads to decline and that choosing not to change is choosing to stay the same. You see, neuroplasticity works all the time in your brain, and response to every thought you have, whether you take charge of the process or not. So when those automatic and negative thoughts pop into your head, and you accept them without critically, examining them or challenging them to replace them with something more true, your brain wires them in as if they are true. The bottom line? You're either getting better at staying the same/getting worse, or you're getting better at getting better. Self-brain surgeons get better at getting better. The ninth Commandment of self-brain surgery is this: I must believe that I'm getting better at what I'm doing. II Timothy 1:7 says God did not give you a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. II Peter 1:3 sad that his divine power has given you everything you need for your life. So what's going to have the final say for you? Your automatic thoughts that research suggests are almost always wrong? Or scripture, which never changes and reflects the timeless truth of God's plan for you and is being validated every day by 21st-century neuroscience findings. Let's get better at getting better together. Hit that follow button, save this for later when you need to remember something true, and share it with a friend who needs to believe that they really can get better. And click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times best seller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #neurosurgeon #mentalhealth

Dr. Lee Warren

17,336 views • 18 days ago

I'm a brain surgeon, and I'm gonna show you how to operate your brain the way it's designed, to help you heal the wounds you’ve been carrying; the ones from childhood, from broken relationships, from things said that can’t be unsaid, and from things done that can’t be undone. This is part four, make sure you watch then other ones also. Let's scrub in and get it done. (This isn't mental health advice. I'm sharing what I learned that helped me heal after PTSD from the Iraq War and losing a child. Talk to your provider if this seems scary if if you're struggling to heal) You Can’t Heal What You Won’t Feel Avoiding a wound doesn’t make it go away, it just makes it run the show from underground. Numbing, distracting, and denying all keep the wound exactly where it is: open, but hidden. (Not to mention violating our 6th commandment of SBS- “I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now.”) Neuroscience nugget: Suppressing an emotion doesn’t reduce the underlying physiological stress response, it just masks it while the body still carries the elevated cortisol and vigilance of unresolved threat. Self-Brain Surgery Procedure: Set a timer for two minutes. Let yourself actually feel the wound (the sadness, the anger, the grief) without acting on it or arguing with it. When the timer goes off, close it deliberately: “I have felt this. Now I choose what to do next.” Scripture: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4, NIV This is self-brain surgery. It's hard and holy work, and I'm proud of you. Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this to help when you need to heal. Share it with a friend who's hurting. Click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times Bestseller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery.

I'm a brain surgeon, and I'm gonna show you how to operate your brain the way it's designed, to help you heal the wounds you’ve been carrying; the ones from childhood, from broken relationships, from things said that can’t be unsaid, and from things done that can’t be undone. This is part four, make sure you watch then other ones also. Let's scrub in and get it done. (This isn't mental health advice. I'm sharing what I learned that helped me heal after PTSD from the Iraq War and losing a child. Talk to your provider if this seems scary if if you're struggling to heal) You Can’t Heal What You Won’t Feel Avoiding a wound doesn’t make it go away, it just makes it run the show from underground. Numbing, distracting, and denying all keep the wound exactly where it is: open, but hidden. (Not to mention violating our 6th commandment of SBS- “I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now.”) Neuroscience nugget: Suppressing an emotion doesn’t reduce the underlying physiological stress response, it just masks it while the body still carries the elevated cortisol and vigilance of unresolved threat. Self-Brain Surgery Procedure: Set a timer for two minutes. Let yourself actually feel the wound (the sadness, the anger, the grief) without acting on it or arguing with it. When the timer goes off, close it deliberately: “I have felt this. Now I choose what to do next.” Scripture: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4, NIV This is self-brain surgery. It's hard and holy work, and I'm proud of you. Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this to help when you need to heal. Share it with a friend who's hurting. Click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times Bestseller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery.

Dr. Lee Warren

16,318 views • 22 days ago

I'm a brain surgeon, and I'm gonna show you how to operate your brain the way it's designed, to help you heal the wounds you’ve been carrying. This is part three, make sure you watch then other ones also. Let's scrub in and get it done. Naming the Wound Takes Away Its Power Vague pain feels bigger than specific pain. When you can’t name what happened or what you feel, your brain treats the wound like an unmapped threat, and it stays on alert, never resolving the danger signal. Neuroscience nugget: Studies on affect labeling show that putting a precise name to a painful feeling reduces activity in the amygdala and increases activity in the prefrontal cortex; the simple act of naming it calms the alarm. Self-Brain Surgery Procedure: Write one sentence naming exactly what happened and exactly what you felt with no exaggeration or minimizing. “When ___ happened, I felt ___.” Read it out loud. Notice how much smaller it feels once it has a name. Scripture: “The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Proverbs 12:18, NIV This is self-brain surgery. Hard and holy work. Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this to help when you need to heal. Share it with a friend who's hurting. Click the link in my bio to learn more about Self-Brain Surgery. (Note: I'm not a therapist, but I've done the work to heal after war, PTSD. and child loss. This series shows the things that helped me, but these are not medical or mental health advice for you. Talk to your therapist or provider if you're struggling) #selfbrainsurgery #neuroscience #neuroplasticity #grief #healing

I'm a brain surgeon, and I'm gonna show you how to operate your brain the way it's designed, to help you heal the wounds you’ve been carrying. This is part three, make sure you watch then other ones also. Let's scrub in and get it done. Naming the Wound Takes Away Its Power Vague pain feels bigger than specific pain. When you can’t name what happened or what you feel, your brain treats the wound like an unmapped threat, and it stays on alert, never resolving the danger signal. Neuroscience nugget: Studies on affect labeling show that putting a precise name to a painful feeling reduces activity in the amygdala and increases activity in the prefrontal cortex; the simple act of naming it calms the alarm. Self-Brain Surgery Procedure: Write one sentence naming exactly what happened and exactly what you felt with no exaggeration or minimizing. “When _ happened, I felt _.” Read it out loud. Notice how much smaller it feels once it has a name. Scripture: “The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Proverbs 12:18, NIV This is self-brain surgery. Hard and holy work. Follow me to connect neuroscience and scripture every day. Save this to help when you need to heal. Share it with a friend who's hurting. Click the link in my bio to learn more about Self-Brain Surgery. (Note: I'm not a therapist, but I've done the work to heal after war, PTSD. and child loss. This series shows the things that helped me, but these are not medical or mental health advice for you. Talk to your therapist or provider if you're struggling) #selfbrainsurgery #neuroscience #neuroplasticity #grief #healing

Dr. Lee Warren

36,939 views • 22 days ago

Your brain cannot tell the difference between a disaster that is happening and one you are only rehearsing. That’s why worst-case-scenario thinking isn’t “just being prepared.” It is building a brain that learns how to stay afraid. Neuroplasticity means you don’t live with the brain you were born with. You live with the brain you keep building. Spend enough time in the spiral and your amygdala stays online while your frontal lobes, the part that actually solves problems, go quiet. Cortisol rises. Sleep drops. The thing you’re trying to avoid becomes more likely, not less. Two thousand years ago Paul already knew the move: don’t be anxious about anything, but in everything, with prayer and thanksgiving, present your requests to God (Philippians 4:6-7). Anxiety and gratitude turn opposite directions on the same volume knob. One goes up, the other goes down. Next time the “what if this ends in disaster” thought shows up, try the other question: “What if it works out?” Hit that follow button and we'll work together every day to connect neuroscience and scripture to help you thrive. Save this for your next worst-case monent. Share it with someone whose brain is stuck in disaster mode. And click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times best seller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery

Your brain cannot tell the difference between a disaster that is happening and one you are only rehearsing. That’s why worst-case-scenario thinking isn’t “just being prepared.” It is building a brain that learns how to stay afraid. Neuroplasticity means you don’t live with the brain you were born with. You live with the brain you keep building. Spend enough time in the spiral and your amygdala stays online while your frontal lobes, the part that actually solves problems, go quiet. Cortisol rises. Sleep drops. The thing you’re trying to avoid becomes more likely, not less. Two thousand years ago Paul already knew the move: don’t be anxious about anything, but in everything, with prayer and thanksgiving, present your requests to God (Philippians 4:6-7). Anxiety and gratitude turn opposite directions on the same volume knob. One goes up, the other goes down. Next time the “what if this ends in disaster” thought shows up, try the other question: “What if it works out?” Hit that follow button and we'll work together every day to connect neuroscience and scripture to help you thrive. Save this for your next worst-case monent. Share it with someone whose brain is stuck in disaster mode. And click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times best seller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery

Dr. Lee Warren

128,182 views • 13 days ago

As a neurosurgeon, I've operated on two patients with nearly identical injuries many times. One was back on his feet in weeks, talking about gratitude. The other was still in the dark six months later. Same tissue. Same operation. Completely different outcome. The difference was not in their brain or their spine. It was in how their mind met the signal. NEUROSCIENCE: Pain is not just a wire from the body. A signal travels up. Then your mind interprets it, predicts what it means, and decides how much danger it represents. A mind braced for helplessness turns the volume up. Catastrophe, rumination, “this will never end," those are not just moods. They change how the signal is processed. A mind anchored in meaning and hope can genuinely turn the volume down. That is not a pep talk. It is how descending control of pain actually works. This is why two people can share a diagnosis and not share a recovery. The injury is real. The suffering is also being shaped by what the mind keeps rehearsing. You do not pretend the pain is fake. You refuse to let the pain become the whole story. II Corinthians 12:9 says, “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” (ESV) Grace does not always remove the thorn. It changes what the thorn is allowed to mean. Self-Brain Surgery: The sixth commandment of self-brain surgery is this: I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. That is not denial. It is orientation. When the signal flares, do the operation. Tell the truth: This hurts. Then refuse the second injury—the story that this feeling is the future. Aim your attention at the next faithful step, the people who still need you, the hope that is still allowed to be true. Same tissue. Different mind. Different path. Save this for the next time pain tries to push you around. And share it with a friend who's hurting. Follow me for daily connections between neuroscience and scripture to help you flourish. Click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times bestseller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #pain #chronicpain

As a neurosurgeon, I've operated on two patients with nearly identical injuries many times. One was back on his feet in weeks, talking about gratitude. The other was still in the dark six months later. Same tissue. Same operation. Completely different outcome. The difference was not in their brain or their spine. It was in how their mind met the signal. NEUROSCIENCE: Pain is not just a wire from the body. A signal travels up. Then your mind interprets it, predicts what it means, and decides how much danger it represents. A mind braced for helplessness turns the volume up. Catastrophe, rumination, “this will never end," those are not just moods. They change how the signal is processed. A mind anchored in meaning and hope can genuinely turn the volume down. That is not a pep talk. It is how descending control of pain actually works. This is why two people can share a diagnosis and not share a recovery. The injury is real. The suffering is also being shaped by what the mind keeps rehearsing. You do not pretend the pain is fake. You refuse to let the pain become the whole story. II Corinthians 12:9 says, “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” (ESV) Grace does not always remove the thorn. It changes what the thorn is allowed to mean. Self-Brain Surgery: The sixth commandment of self-brain surgery is this: I must love tomorrow more than I hate how I feel right now. That is not denial. It is orientation. When the signal flares, do the operation. Tell the truth: This hurts. Then refuse the second injury—the story that this feeling is the future. Aim your attention at the next faithful step, the people who still need you, the hope that is still allowed to be true. Same tissue. Different mind. Different path. Save this for the next time pain tries to push you around. And share it with a friend who's hurting. Follow me for daily connections between neuroscience and scripture to help you flourish. Click the link in my bio to learn more about my New York Times bestseller, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery. #neuroscience #selfbrainsurgery #pain #chronicpain

Dr. Lee Warren

79,880 views • 10 days ago

Time to obey my commands and switch that brain off. - If it’s your day off now is the chance. Otherwise when you get home I’m taking control of your mind.

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Time to obey my commands and switch that brain off. - If it’s your day off now is the chance. Otherwise when you get home I’m taking control of your mind.

MLewisRuff

14,664 views • 1 year ago

You’re not alone in this. I know how isolating it feels when your world is falling apart. After we lost our son, someone handed Lisa and me Psalm 34:18: “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” That single sentence interrupted the automated story my brain was writing: “You’re abandoned. This will break you.” Here’s the neuroscience: When grief or trauma hits, your brain’s threat networks fire first and loudest. The amygdala and default mode network start looping isolation and despair as if they are facts. But when you deliberately place a true, hope-filled word in front of your mind, you recruit the prefrontal cortex to run a different operation. You create a new neural pathway. Over time, that pathway gets stronger through neuroplasticity. The feeling of aloneness loses its automatic grip. You are not stuck with the brain’s first draft. You can perform surgery on it. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted. And you were built to get stronger on the other side of hard things. Follow me for daily neuroscience and scripture connections to transform you. Share with a friend who needs to know they’re not alone, and save this for when you need a reminder too. Click the link in my bio to learn more about self-brain surgery. #selfbrainsurgery

You’re not alone in this. I know how isolating it feels when your world is falling apart. After we lost our son, someone handed Lisa and me Psalm 34:18: “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” That single sentence interrupted the automated story my brain was writing: “You’re abandoned. This will break you.” Here’s the neuroscience: When grief or trauma hits, your brain’s threat networks fire first and loudest. The amygdala and default mode network start looping isolation and despair as if they are facts. But when you deliberately place a true, hope-filled word in front of your mind, you recruit the prefrontal cortex to run a different operation. You create a new neural pathway. Over time, that pathway gets stronger through neuroplasticity. The feeling of aloneness loses its automatic grip. You are not stuck with the brain’s first draft. You can perform surgery on it. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted. And you were built to get stronger on the other side of hard things. Follow me for daily neuroscience and scripture connections to transform you. Share with a friend who needs to know they’re not alone, and save this for when you need a reminder too. Click the link in my bio to learn more about self-brain surgery. #selfbrainsurgery

Dr. Lee Warren

34,068 views • 5 days ago

“You don’t breathe through your lungs. You only breathe when the oxygen is in the blood.” “You breathe through your blood, not through your lungs.” “That's part of our miseducation.” “We actually think we hear with our ears. You hear with your brain, the sound is picked up and put in the blood, the blood takes it to the brain and the brain hears.” “You hear with your brain, you see with your brain, you touch with your brain, you taste with your brain.” “The organ that takes the most oxygen is your brain.”

“You don’t breathe through your lungs. You only breathe when the oxygen is in the blood.” “You breathe through your blood, not through your lungs.” “That's part of our miseducation.” “We actually think we hear with our ears. You hear with your brain, the sound is picked up and put in the blood, the blood takes it to the brain and the brain hears.” “You hear with your brain, you see with your brain, you touch with your brain, you taste with your brain.” “The organ that takes the most oxygen is your brain.”

Defiant Ghost

51,129 views • 4 months ago

Your brain doesn’t care what’s true… it only believes what you repeat. Tonight, stand in front of a mirror and whisper 3x: "I am becoming the version of me I dreamed of." Comment MIND to get a tool that rewires your brain in minutes.

Your brain doesn’t care what’s true… it only believes what you repeat. Tonight, stand in front of a mirror and whisper 3x: "I am becoming the version of me I dreamed of." Comment MIND to get a tool that rewires your brain in minutes.

Innertune Affirmations

19,511 views • 1 year ago

I’ve been practicing meditation for a long time, and it has easily been one of the most powerful things that’s helped me in my life. It provides an equanimity—almost like being a ninja. Everything slows down around you, and you are able to deal with whatever comes at you from a place of calm. More importantly, it opens up a connection between your conscious brain and your subconscious brain. That is where the magic is, because that is where all creativity is trapped. When you quiet your mind and move past the noise, you open up that channel. It’s a very simple exercise. If you ask me if I would be at the same level of success without it all these years, I don't believe I’d be close. #Meditation #Principles

I’ve been practicing meditation for a long time, and it has easily been one of the most powerful things that’s helped me in my life. It provides an equanimity—almost like being a ninja. Everything slows down around you, and you are able to deal with whatever comes at you from a place of calm. More importantly, it opens up a connection between your conscious brain and your subconscious brain. That is where the magic is, because that is where all creativity is trapped. When you quiet your mind and move past the noise, you open up that channel. It’s a very simple exercise. If you ask me if I would be at the same level of success without it all these years, I don't believe I’d be close. #Meditation #Principles

Ray Dalio

165,169 views • 1 month ago

say it once and it's a thought. say it every day and it's a command your brain can't ignore. say life is hard and it hands you more struggle. say today will be good and it starts hunting for evidence to prove that too. that's not positive thinking. that's your reticular activating system, the part of your brain deciding what you notice and what you filter out. give it clear instructions and it goes to work. opportunities and clarity you already had access to just start showing up. so tonight, tell your mind what tomorrow looks like. say it again the moment you wake up. your brain will make sure you find it.

say it once and it's a thought. say it every day and it's a command your brain can't ignore. say life is hard and it hands you more struggle. say today will be good and it starts hunting for evidence to prove that too. that's not positive thinking. that's your reticular activating system, the part of your brain deciding what you notice and what you filter out. give it clear instructions and it goes to work. opportunities and clarity you already had access to just start showing up. so tonight, tell your mind what tomorrow looks like. say it again the moment you wake up. your brain will make sure you find it.

alexei

28,425 views • 23 days ago

While the Mediterranean diet is certainly healthier for the brain than the so-called "Standard American Diet," it has some serious shortcomings. For example: Job #1 of a brain-healthy diet is to nourish the #brain properly by providing it with all essential nutrients. The foundation of the Mediterranean diet is starchy grains and legumes 🥖🥜, which are low in nutrients and high in anti-nutrients that can block the absorption of key minerals like magnesium, calcium, and zinc. If better brain health is your goal, you'll want to prioritize foods that nourish, protect, and energize your brain. 🍽️ Curious to learn which dietary changes are most worth making and why? That's what my book Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind is all about.

While the Mediterranean diet is certainly healthier for the brain than the so-called "Standard American Diet," it has some serious shortcomings. For example: Job #1 of a brain-healthy diet is to nourish the #brain properly by providing it with all essential nutrients. The foundation of the Mediterranean diet is starchy grains and legumes 🥖🥜, which are low in nutrients and high in anti-nutrients that can block the absorption of key minerals like magnesium, calcium, and zinc. If better brain health is your goal, you'll want to prioritize foods that nourish, protect, and energize your brain. 🍽️ Curious to learn which dietary changes are most worth making and why? That's what my book Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind is all about.

Georgia Ede MD

35,813 views • 2 years ago