I’ve Scanned 200,000+ Brains... Weed Kills Blood Flow 5x Faster Than Alcohol

About this episode

Dr. Steven Storage discusses the implications of brain health, ADHD, and the effects of substances like alcohol and weed on mental health.

Dr. Steven Storage is a triple board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist at Amen Clinics, trained at UC Berkeley, UCLA, and Stanford, with access to nearly 300,000 brain scans — one of the largest neuroimaging databases in the world. He specializes in using SPECT brain imaging to uncover the root causes of conditions like ADHD, anxiety, and depression rather than relying on symptom-based diagnosis alone.In our conversation we discuss: (0:00) Intro (1:38) Why We Ignore Brain Health (2:35) The Truth About Alcohol & Your Brain (4:26) The Broken Mental Health Diagnosis System (5:29) Misdiagnosed for Decades (Real Case) (7:22) ADHD Misdiagnosis Is Rising Fast (8:21) The 7 Types of ADHD (No One Talks About) (10:36) Why ADHD Is Increasing (11:59) Social Media Is Rewiring Your Brain (13:27) Dopamine Addiction Explained (15:23) Why You Feel Worse Without It (16:44) Can You Reset Your Brain? (21:38) What ADHD Looks Like on Brain Scans (26:23) ADHD as a Superpower (Most Get This Wrong) (46:03) The 3 Biggest Brain Health Mistakes (1:08:45) You’re Not Stuck With Your Brain Learn more about Dr. Steven Storage here:Amen Clinics…

People in this episode

Host: Sean Kim

Guest: Dr. Steven Storage

Topics covered

• brain health
• ADHD
• mental health diagnosis
• dopamine addiction
• alcohol effects
• SPECT brain imaging

Keywords

• brain scans
• mental health
• ADHD misdiagnosis
• dopamine
• SPECT imaging
• anxiety
• depression

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amen Clinics, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford

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