The latest edition of the World Happiness Report was released last month – just in time for April’s observance of National Stress Awareness month – and May’s observance of Mental Health Awareness month.

Unfortunately, stress is on the rise and mental health is on the decline globally.

According to the report, which asks residents of 156 countries to rate their life satisfaction on a 0-10 scale (worst possible life to best possible life), negative emotions like worry, anger, and sadness are rising (up ~30% across the last decade).

The countries with the highest life satisfaction include the Nordic countries (see below) – with the USA coming in a disappointing 19th with an average score of 6.9 (dropping a spot from 18th in 2018). Canada did OK at 9th – and Mexico ranked 23rd (average score of 6.6).

American adults have been getting less happy since 2000 (including an epidemic of addictions to opioids to mask physical pain, and antidepressants to mask mental pain), while adolescents have been experiencing more depression, suicidal ideation, and self-harm since 2010.

At Amare, we’re making progress in leading the global Mental Wellness Revolution by inventing science-based products, developing innovative programs, and fostering social connections between people around the world.

We can be stronger and more effective together – please join us!

Who is ready for another online Project b3 session?

To celebrate May as National Mental Health Awareness Month – and to celebrate June as the start of Summer (and beach/swimsuit season) – I’ll be holding another LIVE online series of Project b3 seminars.

They will start on May 1 and run every Wednesday night at 7pm MST thru the end of June (8 weeks).

I will run each session LIVE via Zoom (join via this link if you want to ask questions) – with streaming to Facebook Live in the Project b3 private FB Group (join via this link if you just want to watch/share).

Each session will be recorded and posted to the FB Group and this blog for re-watching/sharing.

Order your Project b3 Pack today so you can start on May 1

Here is the weekly schedule:

May 1 – Session 1 (Week 0) – Overview

May 8 – Session 2 (Week 1) – Body/Brain/Biome

May 15 – Session 3 (Week 2) – Supplementation

May 22 – Session 4 (Week 3) – Exercise

May 29 – Session 5 (Week 4) – Nutrition

June 5 – Session 6 (Week 5) – Stress/Sleep

June 12 – Session 7 (Week 6) – Evaluation

June 19 – Session 8 (Week 7) – Open Discussion

June 26 – Session 9 (Week 8) – Review & Summary

Don’t wait to register for Amare’s Heart2Heart mental Wellness Symposium on Sept 5-7 in Anaheim CA.

Watch this short video to see my top 3 reasons last year’s H2H was great and why I’m excited for this year!

Register for Amare’s Heart2Heart Symposium (early bird pricing) HERE

Go ahead and record your OWN “top 3 reasons to attend H2H” on FB Live – and tag Amare Global and use hashtag #WhyH2H for a chance for your video to be shared through Amare’s FB page, emails, etc.

In addition to a recent video podcast about autism and nourishing the gut-brain-axis, I did an interview with NewsMax about a similar topic.

Parents ask me all the time about WHAT fibers they can buy and WHERE they can find them.

The specific prebiotic fibers that were used in the recent autism clinical trials used BiMuno GOS (galacto-oligo-saccharide) or SunFiber (galactomannan) – and two products from Amare Global contain BOTH BiMuno and SunFiber (MentaBiotics and Kids FundaMentals).

Obviously, there is a lot more happening with autism spectrum disorders than “just” a lack of prebiotic fiber – but this new research is making new tools available to combine with other lifestyle interventions and help move us all in the right direction.

Here is a presentation that I did on April 5 in Loveland CO about how Athletes can benefit from focusing on improving their Mental Wellness via microbiome modulation and optimization of their Gut-Brain-Axis – the slides are here (Amare Athletes April 5 2019) and the video is here.

The interview/podcast that I did on April 1st with Sarah Hein about the role of the microbiome and Gut-Brain-Axis in Autism and ADHD is posted – the slides are here (ADHD Autism Podcast April 1 2019) and the video is here.

While I was in Phoenix recently (April 3), I was able to make a quick visit to Channel 7 to talk about how your gut and especially the bacteria in your microbiome play a large part in our food cravings – the video is here.

Hope you enjoy them!

Here are the slides that I’ll be using for my talk about Gut Health in Athletes in Loveland CO

Amare Athletes April 5 2019

Loveland, We’ll See You Soon! Date: Friday, April 5 Time: 7 PM-9 PM Location: Crossfit 970 6820 Powell St. Loveland, CO Register Now Your mental health is not just in your head ― it’s in your gut too! Join us at our Spring Rise Tour event to learn more! We’ve developed the world’s first award-winning gut-brain axis nutrition system to help people optimize their mental wellness. Join us at one of the local events listed below to find out more and see how you can take yourself to a higher level of mental and physical performance. Event Hosts Janelle and Andrew Devlin Servant Leader Featured Speaker Dr. Shawn Talbott Chief Science Officer Founding Executive 7 PM-9 PM Introduction to Amare (Guests Welcome!) Register Now

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Tonight at 9pm EST, I’ll be joining Sarah Hein to discuss how the microbiome and the gut-brain-axis is related to mood, focus, and especially to ADHD and autism.

Here are the slides that I’ll be using = ADHD Autism Podcast April 1 2019

UPDATE – here is the recorded video = https://vimeo.com/328065916