Participants: Neil Nedley, Rise Rafferty
Series Code: WM
Program Code: WM000374
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00:35 Maybe you've heard that brain cells come, and brain cells go
00:39 but FAT cells live FOREVER! 00:41 Well today, we are going to be talking about this incredible 00:44 universe of your brain, and with me is Dr. Neil Nedley 00:47 Welcome! Thank you, Rise 00:49 I'm very glad to be with you today... Good 00:51 The brain is very complex, and actually this 2-1/2 pound 00:57 structure is an internal organ 01:00 And as an internal medicine physician, it actually is one of 01:04 the organs that I have to deal with on a day-by-day basis 01:07 in trying to protect the brain, as well as trying to 01:10 enhance brain function. 01:12 And, my study of the brain has actually helped me personally 01:15 as well, because I've learned how to optimize my own 01:18 brain function, as well as even help in the rearing of children 01:22 to improve, and get their brain functioning as 01:27 optimally as possible. 01:29 Our first graphic has to do with the complexity of the brain 01:33 The brain is actually the most complex structure ever 01:36 investigated by Science... 01:38 That means it's more complicated than the Space Shuttle, 01:42 more complicated than the most complex computer, 01:44 than the most complex bridge... 01:46 100 billion nerve cells, that is a phenomenal figure 01:52 in and of itself, and even more supporting cells known as 01:55 glia... there is well over 100 billion glia 01:59 And glia, we used to think, were just involved in structure 02:01 and nutritional support. 02:02 We now know they are involved in thought processes. 02:06 And then there are thousands of different types of neurons... 02:09 and that is really what sets this brain apart from other 02:14 body organ systems, because the heart, as complex as it is 02:19 ...and we've done programs on the heart on "Wonderfully Made" 02:22 it only has about 24 different types of cells. 02:26 Liver... very complex... 02:28 also only about 26 different types of cells. 02:32 The brain, what sets it apart from the rest of the body organs 02:36 is that it has thousands of different types of cells 02:39 that are so different, that they have to be 02:41 classified differently. 02:42 And with that amount of complexity, 02:46 it's just a phenomenal organ 02:50 And then just to count the cells... 02:52 You know, if you were to begin counting from the time 02:55 you are born until the time you die, 02:57 you wouldn't be able to count to a billion! 03:00 I read about a researcher, a scientist, who was 03:02 trying to count them, and he started with infants... 03:05 and he found that 3 billion nerve cells were being 03:09 produced a second! Yes! 03:11 I don't know if he ever continued trying to count, 03:13 or if he threw up his hands and gave up! 03:15 Well that's the thing too... that, yes, in the 03:16 development stage, because of the rapid development of the 03:21 nervous system, and the complexity of it, 03:23 yes, there are a lot of nerve cells being developed 03:28 in infancy and, particularly, in the pre-infancy stage... 03:31 And even up to about age 2 or so the neurons 03:34 are developing. 03:35 In your opening statement, brain cells come and brain cells go 03:40 Well, after age 2, they don't really come anymore... 03:43 We just have to fine-tune what we have, 03:46 and get it structurally aligned. 03:48 Structurally aligned... that's an interesting word 03:51 It's not necessarily then the number of brain cells that 03:54 I have, but maybe how they're structured? Yes, absolutely! 03:58 So you don't have more brain cells than I do? 04:01 I don't think so... Oh, that gives me hope! 04:04 Yes, it is actually in the development... 04:07 As far as the anatomical structural development 04:09 of the human brain, that takes 30 years to be completed... 04:13 So, even though at age 2, you have the number of brain cells 04:16 there, you're going to have improvement in that 04:19 brain function up to age 30. 04:22 And so, it is indeed, a structure that is worth 04:27 studying about, and we do know a lot about it now, 04:30 versus what we knew even 20 or 30 years ago. Um hm 04:34 We still don't know everything about this wonderful organ, 04:37 but we're learning a lot. 04:39 That's interesting 04:41 The synapses also make it quite complex. 04:46 The synapses are actually where one neuron 04:49 communicates with another... 04:51 And the average neuron will actually make a thousand 04:57 connections with other neurons! 05:00 And so, if you were to take that 100 billion, 05:03 and just average a thousand, you can see how many 05:06 synapses there are in the human brain. 05:08 There are actually 100 trillion synapses 05:10 in the human brain as a conservative estimate. 05:13 Some cells like the "Purkinje" cell... 05:14 1 neuron can make 200,000 connections with other neurons 05:20 So these connections, it's not like 1 neuron is connecting 05:24 with another neuron... 05:25 It's happening between a space, isn't it? 05:28 Isn't that what the synapse is? Exactly 05:30 It's an open space that somehow 1 neuron is still 05:33 able to communicate certain information to the next one... 05:36 Right, exactly. 05:38 And it communicates through chemical transmission actually 05:41 When the electricity of 1 neuron goes through 05:45 what we call the terminal button, there are chemicals 05:48 that are released, and those chemicals may be sensed by 05:51 the other neuron, and then that continues the communication. 05:55 And, they may not be sensed, for instance, and maybe that 05:58 neuronal transmission will cease depending on what 06:01 receptors are there on the receiving neuron. 06:04 And so, a lot of brain chemistry has to do with 06:07 what's going on in those synapses and what 06:09 is going on in the receptor portion of the neuron. 06:14 Synapses are the site, aren't they... the place where 06:17 even external drugs, be they illegal or other medications 06:24 can affect the brain... right there? Yes, absolutely 06:27 In fact, even the antidepressants... 06:30 you know, the most common antidepressant is a selective 06:33 serotonin reuptake inhibitor... 06:35 and that is acting right there in the synapse. 06:39 Virtually all the antidepressants actually 06:41 are working there on the synapse. 06:43 And then here are other ones, even you mentioned, 06:45 the illicit drugs that can do things... 06:47 there in the synapse to produce a sense of false pleasure 06:51 so to speak... a pleasurable sensation due to nothing 06:54 except taking a drug which, of course, can lead 06:57 to a lot of problems. Um hm 06:59 In fact, that leads us into things that can affect the brain 07:05 Actually it might be good to talk about some of the 07:09 different lobes of the brain... 07:12 In fact, I think the next graphic actually has the 07:15 lobes of the brain there, but the frontal lobe 07:19 of the brain in human beings is quite a large structure... 07:22 and it is where spirituality, morality, 07:28 and the will is centered. 07:30 It's where analytical thinking occurs. 07:32 It's where our advanced planning occurs. 07:35 The parietal lobe is where our sensation is centered. 07:38 It's also where our speech is formed. 07:41 It's where our language comprehension occurs 07:44 Those with good language skills have 07:46 more well-developed parietal lobes. 07:49 It's actually where calculation and division occur as well. 07:52 Einstein had a little larger parietal lobe. 07:54 The occipital lobe is where our vision is centered, 07:58 and also where architectural skills come from 08:00 and then the temporal lobe there behind the ear 08:03 is where our memory is centered. 08:05 So you can have an excellent memory, 08:06 but still not have good frontal lobe function, 08:09 and good judgment. 08:10 And then you can see the bottom portion of the brain 08:12 ...the cerebellum That is where the athleticism 08:17 occurs actually... you know, the people like the top 08:21 athletes in the world would have very well-developed 08:23 cerebellums, and that's why they're so graceful, 08:26 and so well coordinated... is due to the good 08:29 development of their cerebellum. 08:31 So we have all these different lobes in our brain 08:33 that are responsible for certain functions? Exactly 08:36 But do they operate in an isolated way, 08:40 or do they have a connection? No, there are connections 08:43 between them, fortunately. 08:44 Is it important for some of these other lobes to be 08:47 connected with the frontal lobe? 08:48 Absolutely... Yeah, you would want the temporal lobe, 08:51 for instance, to be connected with the frontal lobe 08:53 because when we're remembering something, 08:55 we want to be able to remember it in a 08:57 practical manner to put it into use day by day 09:02 And if we don't have connections from the temporal lobe 09:04 to the frontal lobe, we're not going to be able to do that. 09:07 And the same is true with the parietal lobe when we're 09:10 creating and actually comprehending speech 09:13 ...we want to be able to put that in the subsets into what 09:16 should be accepted, what should be rejected... 09:19 and the frontal lobe is really what does that for us 09:23 Otherwise, we end up being a sponge, 09:25 and kind of accept everything, 09:27 and that wouldn't be good for the brain either. No 09:30 So knowledge is like taking information into my body 09:33 through the senses, right? That's how our brain is affected 09:36 That's how the brain is able to grow and 09:39 as I take in this knowledge or information through the senses, 09:43 the axon of the nerve cell... as they reach out 09:52 isn't that's what actually developing knowledge, 09:54 and these connections... Yes 09:56 There's movement taking place in the brain... 10:00 And, of course, we can put that to work for us when we 10:02 change our habits... 10:04 You know, after you repeat something 30 times 10:07 it's a pretty ingrained habit, 10:09 and there has been structural movement in the brain 10:12 to actually have that habit pretty well entrenched 10:16 And, of course, we can even make that habit deeper 10:19 but the nice thing about it is that if we actually 10:22 change that habit, and totally quit doing it, 10:24 and then do something else, those connections 10:27 over time will actually loosen and not be near as firm 10:32 or tight, and actually can be done away with completely 10:35 so that that habit, over the course of a long period of time 10:38 is no longer even present. 10:40 That's exciting! You know, the brain is not as cement block 10:43 in other words... it's plastic, there's resiliency 10:47 and I don't think that ever stops, does it even though 10:49 maybe our brain stops growing at a certain age, 10:51 doesn't the resiliency continue on? 10:53 Yeah, actually the brain... there's evidence that the 10:57 Designer who put this brain together wanted it to be able 11:01 to expand, and actually have improvement in function 11:05 throughout life... 11:07 And so, there is capacity that's there... 11:09 unless we get the tangles of Alzheimer disease 11:11 to really mess things up, or something else 11:14 like an artery closing off to a portion of the brain 11:17 that kills a portion of the brain called a stroke 11:19 ...unless those types of things start occurring, 11:21 or we get atherosclerosis that 11:23 starts deterring thinking ability... 11:28 the brain really should continue to improve 11:30 throughout life if we treat it appropriately 11:33 So let's say our frontal lobe, right now, doesn't have 11:36 complete good communication with some of these other 11:39 areas of our brain, and we're realizing maybe a heightened 11:42 awareness and need to have our frontal lobe maybe 11:45 be more in charge... the will, spirituality; 11:48 these kinds of things govern over our other decision-making 11:51 abilities... What is it that we can do to enhance 11:54 this frontal lobe function, or what can we do that 11:57 negatively affects it? 11:58 Well, there are 2 primary ways in which we can actually 12:03 positively or negatively affect the brain... 12:06 One is through what I call... "the hardware" 12:08 You know, this is a wonderful computer, 12:10 and it does have significant amounts of hardware 12:14 including the brain chemistry 12:16 And so there are things that we can do to change 12:18 that brain chemistry. 12:19 And then there's the software component... 12:21 And the software component has to do with how we are 12:25 loading this brain in regards to its actual functions 12:29 So, I like to talk of the software in regards to what 12:33 we're choosing to actually even think about. 12:35 What we're choosing to meditate on, contemplate on 12:38 ...how we're analyzing what is going on in a day-by-day 12:42 situation in our own relationships, in our own tasks 12:46 and that is tweaking the software, 12:50 and making the software a lot better... 12:52 And, of course, you can have the greatest hardware 12:54 in the world, but if you don't have good software, 12:56 you're still not going to have emotional intelligence. 12:59 The software is very important in emotional intelligence... 13:02 And today, we're going to primarily emphasize the 13:05 hardware, but before we do, I would just, 13:07 for your interest sake, like to talk about animals' brains... 13:11 Oh yeah! 13:13 Animals have brains as well 13:15 And they can see, of course, they can hear, 13:19 they can think, they can have memory 13:22 They can have a lot of these things, 13:24 and our next graphic actually shows the marked difference 13:28 in the frontal lobe size of animal brains 13:34 You can see there, cats... only 3% of a cat's brain is 13:38 in the frontal lobe... 13:40 Only 7% of a dog's brain is in the frontal lobe... 13:44 and a chimpanzee is 17% 13:48 ...a human being is 33 up to 38% of the human brain is 13:52 in the frontal lobe. 13:53 And so, cats don't have the ability to accomplish the 13:59 advanced planning and thinking. 14:01 Actually, the frontal lobe is also the seat of worship... Hmm 14:05 You know, and human beings that have frontal lobes, 14:08 every one of them worships! 14:10 Now they may think they don't believe in God, 14:12 or they're not worshipping, but actually, 14:14 they are worshipping... the question is... 14:15 WHO are they worshipping? WHAT are they worshipping? 14:19 They may be worshipping some Hollywood star... 14:21 They may be worshipping some politician 14:23 Or, they may be modeling themselves after who knows what, 14:27 or worshipping MONEY! 14:29 And something that isn't a human being, 14:32 but they are worshipping... 14:33 The frontal lobe is the center of that. 14:35 The reason why we don't see dogs and cats coming to church 14:38 and getting experience out of that is because they don't 14:40 have the frontal lobe size to be able to do that. 14:42 Maybe that's why we see dogs having a little bit more 14:44 devotion to their owners than a cat. Yes, that's right! 14:47 The devotional component would be a frontal lobe component 14:52 And so, we can actually become more animalistic, so to speak, 14:57 by impairing our frontal lobes... 14:59 and that's what alcohol, for instance, will do... 15:04 Alcohol actually affects the frontal lobe of the brain first 15:07 before it affects any other portion of the brain... Hmm 15:10 And the interesting thing about alcohol is you were to drive 15:14 at the legal limit of alcohol intoxication in the U.S., 15:16 and, in most states, it's 0.08% 15:19 ...There are a few states that still have it up there at 0.10% 15:23 where the politicians in that particular state still want 15:27 to be able to have more at their mealtime. 15:30 But, at the 0.08% level, if you were to be pulled over 15:34 on a police stop, you would be able to walk a straight line 15:39 You'd be able to actually hit a curve ball 15:41 out of a baseball park if you were trained to do so 15:44 But, you would have a 10 times greater risk of 15:47 getting into an automobile accident. 15:49 The reason... because your judgment is off 15:53 And that's what happened to Princess Di's driver 15:56 No one recognized he was drunk. 15:59 He was walking straight lines 16:01 He was socializing normally... 16:03 but he attempted to negotiate a turn at the speed that was 16:08 impossible to negotiate even under the best of 16:10 coordinative circumstances. 16:12 The best race car driver in the world would not have been able 16:14 to successfully negotiate that turn at that speed 16:18 and thus, he lost his life, and others lost their life as well 16:21 And so, alcohol can do that 16:24 that's why it's not good for dogs and cats, 16:26 and even chimpanzees to drive automobiles... 16:29 They might have the coordination to do it 16:31 Chimpanzees, by the way, have much better developed 16:34 cerebellums... this back portion of the brain here 16:36 ...much more highly developed in monkeys, in chimpanzees 16:41 They've got great coordination... 16:42 and so you'd think... Well, why shouldn't they be great drivers? 16:45 Well, they don't have the frontal lobe to go along 16:48 with that, and so their judgment is going to be off 16:50 and they're going to attempt to do things with that 16:52 automobile... like they attempt to do it in the trees, 16:56 and not get by with it. 16:58 And so, going back to alcohol, once it affects 17:04 the frontal lobe of the brain, the next day, 17:06 alcohol is out of the system, and the person 17:08 is okay to drive again 17:11 The problem is that he needed to accomplish 17:13 the advanced planning and thinking 17:15 It takes 2 weeks for the frontal lobe to fully recover from that. 17:18 From one night of drinking? From one night of drinking... 17:21 And so, that is critically important if you're really 17:25 having to do complex advanced planning and thinking. 17:28 And actually, people would get by in their society 17:32 a lot better if they did more of that... 17:34 You know, very few people are accustomed to using their brain 17:38 at the level that they could use it to plan their life, 17:41 and plan their career, and plan their marriage 17:43 partner and those type of things. 17:45 And, if they would utilize their frontal lobes 17:49 their success in life would be... 17:51 You know, the sky would be the limit... 17:53 And the more you use it, the stronger it becomes, 17:56 and if you don't use it, you lose it... it sounds like. 17:59 Yes, that's right. 18:00 If we don't use it, then those circuits aren't going to be 18:04 lined up exactly right. 18:05 We're going to have problems with our synapses, so-to-speak 18:08 And, we're not going to be near as good at accomplishing 18:12 advanced planning and thinking 18:14 Another substance that commonly affects the frontal lobe 18:18 and actually, it's the most commonly consumed drug 18:22 in America today. 18:24 Do you know what that is, Rise? Caffeine! 18:26 That's right! Caffeine 18:28 Any guess at what percent of Americans consume it? 18:31 I would say... 75? Pretty close... 80% 18:37 Yeah, 80% of Americans consume caffeine! 18:39 Caffeine blocks the adenosine receptors right here 18:42 in the frontal lobe. 18:43 What's adenosine? 18:44 Adenosine is one of those neurotransmitters that's 18:46 extensively used in the frontal lobe, 18:49 and it also does something else... 18:51 it blocks the action of an enzyme in the entire brain 18:54 called "acetylcholinesterase" 18:56 ...so it makes too much acetylcholine there in the brain 19:00 Now that's why people feel stimulated under 19:02 the influence of caffeine... 19:03 And Pavlov studied this out... 19:05 A typist can type a little bit faster under the 19:08 influence of caffeine, but they make 10 times as many errors... 19:11 And that's really due to the effect of adenosine there 19:16 and the frontal lobe ability to impair certain things that 19:22 need to be impaired. 19:23 So you have the illusion that you feel more energetic 19:26 and you're accomplishing more, and you're doing a better job 19:28 but that's all it is... an illusion! 19:30 Particularly if it's going to involve thought processes 19:33 You know, for instance, in the NFL, the person doing the 19:39 blocking and just the brute force type of things 19:43 ...they might think they're getting better 19:44 with the caffeine because of the stimulant effect 19:47 but the quarterback would not best be utilizing that 19:50 because he has to analyze a bunch of information, 19:53 and make a very wise decision in a short period of time. 19:56 Adenosine receptor blockade is going to impair his ability 20:00 to make the right decision there on the field. 20:03 Now isn't the frontal lobe one of the last lobes to really 20:07 be fully developed in a human being? It is. 20:09 So have you noticed all these drinks that are out for young 20:12 kids... they're energy drinks and they're loaded with caffeine 20:16 Does the effect of caffeine on maybe the younger population 20:19 whose frontal lobes are still growing affect them 20:21 even more than maybe an adult? 20:22 Yes it would... just like alcohol, for instance, 20:24 is going to adversely affect the young even more so than the old 20:30 But there's a good rule, and that is if it's not good 20:32 for young people, it's not really good for older people 20:35 as well... Right 20:36 But it would be more damaging to them for a couple of reasons 20:39 Another reason is... it's the setting up for the addiction 20:41 Caffeine is quite an addiction... 20:43 In fact, if you're on 2 cups of coffee a day, 20:45 which many Americans are... 20:47 If they were to abruptly stop that, they would get 20:49 severe headaches for 2 or 3 days, 20:52 and feel like the walking-dead 20:53 I mean, it's a drug... it has withdrawal effects as well 20:57 And so, you're setting these kids up to continually 21:00 reach for that caffeine... Um hm 21:02 And, thus, their frontal lobes will never quite accomplish 21:06 what they could have without it... 21:08 so important to recognize. 21:10 Another factor is, of course, what we are eating 21:14 and the brain primarily utilizes carbohydrates as their source 21:19 of energy. 21:20 There are some foods that are deficient in carbohydrates... 21:25 Lots of protein, lots of fat, virtually no carbohydrate... 21:29 What food would that be? Meat... That's right 21:32 Meat is a carbohydrate-deficient food 21:35 The plant foods are abundant in carbohydrates... 21:38 even nuts have carbohydrate in them... 21:41 fruits, vegetables, grains 21:43 So plant foods are actually very healthy for the brain. 21:46 And avoidance of meat has actually been shown to help 21:50 improve frontal lobe function. Hmm 21:52 Another factor that can affect the frontal lobe of the brain 21:56 is actually even foods that have false neurotransmitters... 21:59 cheese is one of those; 22:00 particularly the ripened cheeses 22:02 Tyramine can be a false neurotransmitter... 22:05 it can actually stimulate nerves that were never meant 22:11 to be stimulated... 22:12 and, thus, that can confuse the brain 22:15 And so, we recommend actually avoidance of the hard cheeses 22:18 as well for that reason. 22:20 That's interesting... meaning parmesan, and 22:23 Yeah... I mean cottage cheese would not be a hard cheese 22:26 ...cream cheese would not be, but the typical cheeses wouldn't 22:30 qualify as the hard cheeses. 22:32 And, of course, now you can get foods that are actually just as 22:36 tasty as cheese that are not made with the substances 22:41 that are going to have tyramine in them. 22:43 And, a lot of health food stores have pizzas, 22:45 and things of that nature with very tasty cheeses, 22:47 without the tyramine. Um hm 22:52 How about fat? 22:54 Now, what kind of fats are best for the brain cells, 22:57 or the frontal lobe... Does that affect them at all? 22:59 Yes, fat does, very much, affect the brain... 23:03 In fat, there are 2 essential fats for the brain 23:07 one is the omega-6 fatty acids which are more plentiful 23:11 in our American diet. 23:14 Corn oil, for instance, would have omega-6 23:17 But then there is one that's a little much less plentiful 23:19 called omega-3... 23:21 And omega-3 fats are very crucial for brain development 23:25 for the infant, as well as brain function for the 23:30 adolescent and the adult. 23:32 And many Americans aren't getting enough of omega-3 23:35 in their diet, and so that's something that we emphasize 23:38 for improving brain function. 23:39 It can even improve depression. 23:40 One study recently showed that for people who did not 23:44 respond to antidepressants with major depression 23:46 if they got on omega-3... over 70% of them had resolution 23:51 of their depression... Wow 23:52 ...just from getting enough omega 3. 23:54 Actually, you wonder how many that did respond to medicine 23:57 wouldn't have even needed the medicine... 23:59 if they would have been on omega-3 24:01 So this is just one avenue though that we can affect 24:04 our brain, that we can put information in 24:06 How does entertainment, and the world of music and media 24:10 affect the frontal lobe? 24:11 Yeah, what we're putting into our brains that way... 24:13 and, in other words, not what we're ingesting. 24:15 It can have a profound effect... 24:17 Entertainment... television actually suppresses the 24:20 frontal lobe of the brain... 24:21 Unlike what you're watching here today where the 24:24 camera views are there for a while before they switch 24:27 in most cases, entertainment television will change its 24:30 camera view every 3 seconds or less... 24:34 And that actually suppresses the frontal lobe of the brain 24:38 It's like a hypnotic effect that occurs. 24:40 The alpha wave rhythms are there so that the memory 24:42 is still working. 24:44 The emotions can laugh and cry with the scene, 24:46 but the person no longer has the ability to put it in 24:49 the correct subset... Hmm 24:51 And that's why entertainment television can have a profound 24:53 negative effect on the frontal lobe of the brain 24:56 Actually, 17 different frontal lobe functions have been shown 24:59 to decline with entertainment television. 25:02 And the more entertainment television is viewed, 25:05 the greater the decline in those 17 different factors. 25:08 Interestingly, many of the Hollywood producers who have 25:12 to be creative and utilize their frontal lobe to put a 25:14 program together... They don't watch much TV... 25:17 That's right! They will stay away from entertainment 25:20 television if they want to be at the top of their field... Wow 25:23 Because they recognize that effect. 25:26 And you mentioned music, the type of music that has 25:30 a significant negative effect is the syncopated rock 'n' roll 25:35 rhythm where you have the boom-cha... 25:38 kind of the hip-swinging music, more the dance music 25:41 but that also suppresses frontal lobe function significantly 25:46 and can have a profound effect, not only when the music 25:49 is being played, but afterwards in regards to making the 25:53 right decisions. 25:55 Yeah, what I've experienced with rock 'n' roll 25:57 it seems like is that it produces an illusion again 26:00 in the mind that something wonderful has happened 26:03 You know, you've either experienced this incredible 26:06 victory... and this music produces this, 26:09 but then when the music stops, it's just this let-down... Yes 26:12 And, like you said, it continues to affect you even afterwards 26:14 Yeah and for that reason, it can be addictive 26:17 Entertainment television actually is highly addictive 26:19 and it's been shown to produce withdrawal when you quit 26:23 utilizing it. 26:24 Rock music also is addictive. 26:27 And, you know, any addictive substance... it's a false 26:30 way of altering the way you feel. 26:32 A true way of altering the way you feel is 26:34 changing your thoughts 26:36 ...And changing your thoughts into accurate thoughts 26:38 that's what the frontal lobe can help you analyze with 26:40 If your frontal lobe is working well, 26:43 you can rid yourself of distorted thoughts 26:46 of over-generalizing and those types of things... 26:48 and that is the true way of altering the way you feel 26:51 ...is by changing your thoughts in an accurate manner 26:55 Any addictive substance is going to be a false way of 26:58 altering the way they feel. 26:59 And because it's not necessary, it also is something that they 27:05 can't get enough of. 27:06 You can never get enough of what you don't need. Um hm 27:08 Because what you don't need will never satisfy you. 27:11 And people THINK they need the rock music, 27:14 they THINK they need the entertainment television 27:16 It's not an essential part of life development in any form 27:19 or fashion, but because they have that false belief 27:22 that they think they need it, they can never 27:23 get enough of it because they don't need it. 27:25 Right... isn't that amazing how it cycles? Yes 27:28 It seems to me... like what you're saying is that 27:30 the power of choice... the freedom that we have 27:33 to choose, has a dramatic effect on the shaping of our brain 27:37 Yes... absolutely! 27:39 And you know, this message needs to get out, Rise, 27:41 because a lot of people think their brain function is just 27:43 totally based on their parents' genetics, 27:46 or on their schooling, or environment, 27:49 but it actually is intricately related to what they're putting 27:52 into their body... what they're doing 27:53 with their body, and even what they're 27:55 choosing to view, and choosing to think about. 27:59 Thank you, Dr. Nedley, for being with us today. 28:01 Thank you, Rise, my pleasure. 28:02 Our time is all gone, 28:04 but I hope that this information 28:06 encouraged YOU to take care of your frontal lobe. 28:08 You only have one of them! |
Revised 2014-12-17