Daniel Amen

Tom Brady gets nine hours of sleep per night and avoids gluten, dairy, corn, soy, artificial dyes, sweeteners, and sugar.

"Gets nine hours of sleep, he doesn't eat gluten, dairy, corn, soy, artificial dyes, sweeteners, sugar. I mean, his diet is really clean" (said at 0:50:20)

No published record matching the specific daily sleep duration and dietary exclusions of Tom Brady was located in the scientific literature; this does not prove the claim false. While the described nutritional rules align broadly with public descriptions of the commercial "TB12 Method" lifestyle program, individual lifestyle regimens of specific athletes are not documented or evaluated in peer-reviewed biomedical research.

Former NFL player Ed White lost 150 pounds participating in Dr. Daniel Amen's NFL weight loss group.

"And we did an NFL weight loss group, which was so much fun for me. I had Big Ed White become Little Ed White. He lost 150 pounds, which was really fun." (said at 1:00:00)

No published record matching the claim that former NFL player Ed White lost 150 pounds in Dr. Daniel Amen's weight loss group was located; this does not prove the claim false. Dr. Amen published a study detailing an open-label multi-component intervention in 30 retired NFL players that included weight loss where appropriate (PMID 21615001), but individual player identities and specific weight loss figures such as 150 pounds were not reported in peer-reviewed publications.

• context: Reversing brain damage in former NFL players: implications for traumatic brain injury and … (Journal of psychoactive drugs 2011) · cited 83x in the literature

  "An open label pragmatic clinical intervention was conducted in an outpatient neuropsychiatric clinic with 30 retired NFL players who demonstrated brain damage and cognitive impairment. The study included weight loss (if appropriate);" (abstract, methods, passage verified)

  pubmedfull study (doi)

The human brain consumes approximately 20% of the body's total blood flow and 20% of its oxygen.

"your brain uses 20% of the blood flow, 20% of the oxygen, and anything that damages your heart damages your brain." (said at 0:09:27)

No published record matching the claim that the human brain consumes approximately 20% of the body's total blood flow and 20% of its oxygen was located; this does not prove the claim false.

A clinic study of 50 consecutive psychiatric patients not taking fish oil found that 49 of them (98%) had suboptimal omega-3 index levels.

"And we did a study here last year where we looked at the omega-3 index on 50 consecutive patients who were not taking fish oil. 49 of them had suboptimal levels. Think about that: 98% of our population—now, we have a skewed population, no, but 98% of a complex psychiatric population has suboptimal levels of omega-3 fatty acids." (said at 0:19:26)

No published record matching a clinic study of 50 consecutive psychiatric patients finding that 49 of them (98%) had suboptimal omega-3 index levels was located; this does not prove the claim false. Although research from psychiatric clinical settings has evaluated omega-3 index levels in relation to cerebral blood flow and cognition, this specific 50-patient clinic audit has not been identified in peer-reviewed literature.

Beets and cayenne pepper have both been shown to increase blood flow.

"for blood flow, it's beets and cayenne pepper. Both of those have been shown to increase blood flow." (said at 0:27:20)

No published record matching the claim that beets and cayenne pepper have both been shown to increase blood flow was located; this does not prove the claim false.

Green tea extract and blueberry extract have been demonstrated to decrease beta-amyloid plaques.

"curcumin and vitamin D have been shown to decrease those plaques, as has green tea extract and blueberry extract." (said at 0:28:20)

No published record matching the claim that green tea extract and blueberry extract decrease beta-amyloid plaques was located; this does not prove the claim false.

Boxers carrying the APOE e4 gene show cognitive impairment after an average of 11 fights, whereas non-carriers do not show cognitive impairment until after approximately 30 fights.

"So boxers who have the E4 gene, so people have repetitive head trauma, they start to show cognitive impairment after their 11th fight, where those who don't have the E4 gene actually don't show cognitive impairment until after their 30th fight." (said at 0:28:35)

No published record matching the claim that boxers carrying the APOE e4 allele develop cognitive impairment after an average of 11 fights whereas non-carriers develop impairment after approximately 30 fights was located; this does not prove the claim false.

Individuals with untreated ADD use medical services at four times the rate of the general population.

"they use medical services four times the level of the general population" (said at 0:45:36)

No published record matching the claim that individuals with untreated ADD use medical services at four times the rate of the general population was located; this does not prove the claim false.

Kris Kristofferson was treated with antibiotics and hyperbaric oxygen for Lyme disease after being misdiagnosed, which allowed him to resume touring.

"And there's a story in the book about Kris Kristofferson, who saw one of our doctors... marked debilitating disease when in fact he had Lyme, and on an antibiotic and hyperbaric oxygen he went back on the road touring." (said at 0:50:20)

No published record matching the claim that Kris Kristofferson was diagnosed with Lyme disease and successfully treated with antibiotics and hyperbaric oxygen allowing him to resume touring was located in the peer-reviewed medical literature; this does not prove the claim false.