You Lied to Me: The Hidden Truth About Cannabis and its Effects on Your Brain and Mood

Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr Daniel Amen

Braintrauma, Healthtips, Sleep, Obesity, Anxiety, Braininjury, Depression, Ptsd, Mentalhealth, Mood, Brainhealth, Health & Fitness, Energy, Disease, Addiction, Mental Health, Healthadvice, Adhd, Memory, Focus

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Cannabis is often hailed as a natural remedy for stress, anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and chronic pain. But is it the miracle cure it’s made out to be? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Amen and Tana Amen reveal the darker side of marijuana no one’s talking about. Discover what SPECT scans show about its effects on brain health, mental well-being, and mood regulation—and learn why it’s important to know the full story before you decide if it’s right for you.

00:00 Intro

00:48 Cannabis

02:03 Why Do People Use?

10:41 Sponsor

12:00 The Trouble with Marijuana

18:48 The Psychological Consequences

22:53 The Risk Factors Associated with Cannabis

24:42 Taking Action

25:16 Dr. Amen’s 12 Steps

28:11 Your Why

29:31 Supplements

31:20 Habit Replacement

36:30 Wrap Up

Transcript

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0:00.0	One thing I learned from you was the increased risk of psychosis in some people, especially now, I guess.
0:06.0	People who are genetically vulnerable.
0:08.0	Right.
0:09.0	There's a 450% increased risk of having a psychotic illness.
0:15.0	Think about that.
0:16.0	And people go, oh, it's innocuous, except teenagers who smoke.
0:19.0	In their 20s have a higher incidence of anxiety, depression, suicide, and psychosis.
0:25.6	Wow.
0:26.6	This is not innocuous.
0:28.6	The message to all these teenagers is it's no big deal, but it is a big deal.
0:36.6	Every day you are making your brain better. deal, but it is a big deal.
0:45.0	Every day you are making your brain better or you are making it worse. Stay with us to learn how you can change your brain for the better every day. So we're on episode two of our
0:51.3	You Lied to Me series and today we're going to be talking about cannabis.
0:55.6	This is always a fun one. And the idea behind you lied to me is that society, your friends, the media,
1:07.2	what you see in movies or television series, that something is innocuous when it's not.
1:17.3	Or at least you need to go into its use with your eyes wide open.
1:27.0	And as we talked about last time, we're not going to tell you
1:29.7	not to do something because that won't work. As soon as we say, don't do this, you want to do it
1:36.7	because the four-year-old in your head is still running the show. But we want you to have the
1:44.0	information and at least to see it through our eyes.
1:50.5	And we have no dog in the fight.
1:53.0	That what we want for you is to have the best brain possible because with a better brain always comes a better life.
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