The Healthiest You March 19, 2013 What You Will Learn The 12 brain - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Healthiest You March 19, 2013

What You Will Learn The 12 brain principles that most influence behavior, health and happiness. Learn how to use these principles to: 1. Help your patients achieve health and happiness 2. Maintain your own health and happiness March 19, 2013 2

The Twelve Brain Principles • Adaptable • Exercising • Emotional • Resistant • Rational • Social • Reactive • Motivated • Selective • Learning • Believing • Unique

Your Adaptable Brain At 12 Weeks Solidification “I can sustain In a few Weeks this!” New pathways “It’s getting easier” In Just Days Physiologic Changes “I’m just starting”

Your Resistant Brain Rapid change is stressful

Health Problems and Stress Acute Stress Chronic Stress • High Blood Pressure • Blood Pressure • High Blood Sugar • Blood Sugar • High Cholesterol • Blood Fats • Heart Attacks • Blood Shifts- gut, muscles, brain • Strokes • Platelets • Infections • Immunity • Cancer • Performance (temporary) • Headaches • Depression • Fatigue • Pain • Aging March 19, 2013 6

The Power of Thought Think your way into stress… Think your way out of stress.

Your Rational Brain It ’ s not just about will power Rational part of the brain only makes 10% of the decisions Emotional part of the brain makes 90% of the decisions Think differently Use your rational brain to problem solve around challenges Exert control over the emotional brain Reframe thoughts March 19, 2013 8

Your Emotional Brain Affects: • Mood • Decisions • Physical Health

Top 10 Happiness Strategies • 1. Keep a gratitude journal. • 2. Get enough sleep. • 3. Spend time with positive, supportive friends and family. • 4. Exercise regularly. • 5. Live in the present. And don ’ t forget to laugh. • 6. Stay true to the things you find meaningful. • 7. Learn to accept what you can ’ t change. • 8. Practice optimism. There is always an upside. • 9. Be generous about giving to others. • 10. Know what you can change. Accept what you can ’ t. 10

Your Exercising Brain Exercise: • Decreases Stress (ANP, GABA) • Increases Energy (dopamine, NE) • Makes You Smarter (GF, BDNF “ Miracle Gro ” ) • Lifts Mood (serotonin,dopamine,NE) • Improves Sleep • Reduces Pain (endorphins, endocannabinoids)

Your Social Brain Behavior is Contagious

Your Reactive Brain Environment Matters! • Genes are not your destiny • The environment turns genes on and off • Remember the Doogie Mice

Your Motivated Brain • Motivation is chemical • Everyone is uniquely motivated • Tells our rational cortex “ Do it Again! ” Make Your Chemistry Work for You

Motivational Styles Fun Goal Follower Setter Helper- Social Giver Connector Reward Competitor Earner Active Achiever Learner Structure Purpose Seeker Seeker March 19, 2013 15

Financial Incentives: Good or Bad • Behavioral Economics – Loss vs. gain – Present vs. future – Path of least resistance – We follow the herd March 19, 2013 16

Your Believing Brain • Work on your goals in small, achievable steps • Build on your successes • Visualize Your Goals and Challenges • Focus on what you are doing right • Follow the 80/20 rule “ You can do it ”