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Health Book Summaries

A Course in Weight Loss
by Marianne Williamson • 2010
A diet cannot fix what self-hatred built. Surrender the fear underneath, and the body follows.
3.81
1k+
A Course in Weight Loss Summary
A Course in Weight Loss
A diet cannot fix what self-hatred built. Surrender the fear underneath, and the body follows.
by Marianne Williamson 2010 299 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Brain Wash
by David Perlmutter • 2020
Modern life is hijacking your brain. A neurologist's program to reclaim focus, judgment, and calm.
3.79
2k+
Brain Wash Summary
Brain Wash
Modern life is hijacking your brain. A neurologist's program to reclaim focus, judgment, and calm.
by David Perlmutter 2020 294 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Kettlebell - Simple and Sinister
by Pavel Tsatsouline • 2013
One weight, two drills, thirty minutes. The fitness program that strips away every excuse.
4.36
3k+
Kettlebell - Simple and Sinister Summary
Kettlebell - Simple and Sinister
One weight, two drills, thirty minutes. The fitness program that strips away every excuse.
by Pavel Tsatsouline 2013
4.36
3k+ ratings
Self-Reg
by Stuart Shanker • 2016
Tantrums aren't disobedience. They're a stressed nervous system. How your calm becomes their calm.
4.16
1k+
Self-Reg Summary
Self-Reg
Tantrums aren't disobedience. They're a stressed nervous system. How your calm becomes their calm.
by Stuart Shanker 2016 320 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
My Stroke of Insight
by Jill Bolte Taylor • 2006
A brain scientist's stroke switched off her inner critic and revealed a peaceful right-brain state.
3.92
32k+
My Stroke of Insight Summary
My Stroke of Insight
A brain scientist's stroke switched off her inner critic and revealed a peaceful right-brain state.
by Jill Bolte Taylor 2006 193 pages
3.92
32k+ ratings
What You Can Change and What You Can't
by Martin E.P. Seligman • 1993
Biology sets some limits, effort changes the rest. A leading psychologist maps which is which.
3.88
1k+
What You Can Change and What You Can't Summary
What You Can Change and What You Can't
Biology sets some limits, effort changes the rest. A leading psychologist maps which is which.
by Martin E.P. Seligman 1993 336 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Unfuck Your Anger
by Faith G. Harper • 2020
Anger that protects you, rage that wrecks you, and the neuroscience that tells them apart.
3.70
1k+
Unfuck Your Anger Summary
Unfuck Your Anger
Anger that protects you, rage that wrecks you, and the neuroscience that tells them apart.
by Faith G. Harper 2020 125 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
The Empath's Survival Guide
by Judith Orloff • 2017
You absorb everyone's stress. Daily practices to build an energy boundary and reclaim your reserves.
3.83
8k+
The Empath's Survival Guide Summary
The Empath's Survival Guide
You absorb everyone's stress. Daily practices to build an energy boundary and reclaim your reserves.
by Judith Orloff 2017 245 pages
3.83
8k+ ratings
The Wim Hof Method
by Wim Hof • 2020
Cold water and breathwork: the protocol that taught humans to voluntarily suppress inflammation.
3.81
18k+
The Wim Hof Method Summary
The Wim Hof Method
Cold water and breathwork: the protocol that taught humans to voluntarily suppress inflammation.
by Wim Hof 2020
3.81
18k+ ratings
Monsters and Magical Sticks
by Steven Heller • 1988
Use everyday trance states to change the beliefs you didn't know were driving you.
4.31
448
Monsters and Magical Sticks Summary
Monsters and Magical Sticks
Use everyday trance states to change the beliefs you didn't know were driving you.
by Steven Heller 1988 230 pages
4.31
448 ratings
Dimensions of Human Behavior
by Elizabeth D. Hutchison • 2003
A single theory cannot explain a life; here are eight lenses that together can.
3.77
167
Dimensions of Human Behavior Summary
Dimensions of Human Behavior
A single theory cannot explain a life; here are eight lenses that together can.
by Elizabeth D. Hutchison 2003 584 pages
3.77
167 ratings
Break the Cycle
by Mariel Buqué • 2023
Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.
4.20
1k+
Break the Cycle Summary
Break the Cycle
Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.
by Mariel Buqué 2023 288 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Power of Neuroplasticity
by Shad Helmstetter • 2014
Your inner voice is writing your brain's wiring. Take control and rewire it on purpose.
4.23
500+
The Power of Neuroplasticity Summary
The Power of Neuroplasticity
Your inner voice is writing your brain's wiring. Take control and rewire it on purpose.
by Shad Helmstetter 2014 291 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
The Science of Happiness
by Bruce Hood • 2024
The course that proved happiness is trainable: seven evidence-based shifts for a better life.
3.79
482
The Science of Happiness Summary
The Science of Happiness
The course that proved happiness is trainable: seven evidence-based shifts for a better life.
by Bruce Hood 2024 271 pages
3.79
482 ratings
Through Time Into Healing
by Brian L. Weiss • 1992
Heal the trauma your body remembers from a life you have forgotten.
4.20
4k+
Through Time Into Healing Summary
Through Time Into Healing
Heal the trauma your body remembers from a life you have forgotten.
by Brian L. Weiss 1992 202 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
The Haunted Self
by Onno van der Hart • 2006
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
4.44
393
The Haunted Self Summary
The Haunted Self
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
by Onno van der Hart 2006 440 pages
4.44
393 ratings
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve
by Stanley D. Rosenberg • 2017
A stuck vagus nerve can cause anxiety and depression. Gentle bodywork restores its calming signal.
3.76
2k+
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve Summary
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve
A stuck vagus nerve can cause anxiety and depression. Gentle bodywork restores its calming signal.
by Stanley D. Rosenberg 2017 239 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
The Power of Discipline
by Brian Tracy • 2008
A savings floor, an exercise minimum, and the one trait that makes both automatic.
3.72
500+
The Power of Discipline Summary
The Power of Discipline
A savings floor, an exercise minimum, and the one trait that makes both automatic.
by Brian Tracy 2008 109 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
Awe
by Dacher Keltner • 2023
Awe is a weekly event, not a mountaintop prize. It quiets the ego and expands compassion.
3.62
4k+
Awe Summary
Awe
Awe is a weekly event, not a mountaintop prize. It quiets the ego and expands compassion.
by Dacher Keltner 2023 335 pages
3.62
4k+ ratings
Healing Light of the Tao
by Mantak Chia • 2008
The Taoist energy circuit: conscious breath and attention unlock the body's self-healing power.
4.18
166
Healing Light of the Tao Summary
Healing Light of the Tao
The Taoist energy circuit: conscious breath and attention unlock the body's self-healing power.
by Mantak Chia 2008 608 pages
4.18
166 ratings
Jungian Psychoanalysis
by Murray B. Stein • 2009
Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.
4.19
123
Jungian Psychoanalysis Summary
Jungian Psychoanalysis
Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.
by Murray B. Stein 2009 488 pages
4.19
123 ratings
Anatomy for Runners
by Jay Dicharry • 2012
Running injuries are mechanical failures, not overuse. A biomechanist on how to diagnose and rebuild
4.22
1k+
Anatomy for Runners Summary
Anatomy for Runners
Running injuries are mechanical failures, not overuse. A biomechanist on how to diagnose and rebuild
by Jay Dicharry 2012 320 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Out of the Shadows
by Patrick J. Carnes • 1983
Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.
4.10
1k+
Out of the Shadows Summary
Out of the Shadows
Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.
by Patrick J. Carnes 1983 240 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Attachment-Focused EMDR
by Laurel Parnell • 2013
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
4.49
306
Attachment-Focused EMDR Summary
Attachment-Focused EMDR
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
by Laurel Parnell 2013 432 pages
4.49
306 ratings
ADHD for Smart Ass Women
by Tracy Otsuka • 2023
ADHD women get misdiagnosed, overwhelmed, and told they're too much. This book hands back the keys.
4.06
5k+
ADHD for Smart Ass Women Summary
ADHD for Smart Ass Women
ADHD women get misdiagnosed, overwhelmed, and told they're too much. This book hands back the keys.
by Tracy Otsuka 2023 274 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
How to Calm Your Mind
by Chris Bailey • 2022
Your brain on striving: why calm, not grind, is the real productivity upgrade.
3.81
1k+
How to Calm Your Mind Summary
How to Calm Your Mind
Your brain on striving: why calm, not grind, is the real productivity upgrade.
by Chris Bailey 2022 288 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
The Ghost Map
by Steven Johnson • 2006
London, 1854: a doctor maps the cholera dead while a reverend hunts the outbreak's first victim.
3.89
56k+
The Ghost Map Summary
The Ghost Map
London, 1854: a doctor maps the cholera dead while a reverend hunts the outbreak's first victim.
by Steven Johnson 2006 320 pages
3.89
56k+ ratings
Nature Via Nurture
by Matt Ridley • 2003
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
4.06
4k+
Nature Via Nurture Summary
Nature Via Nurture
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
by Matt Ridley 2003 320 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
Eat for Energy
by Ari Whitten MS • 2022
Your mitochondria have a defense switch. When stuck, you crash. Here's how to flip it back.
4.03
343
Eat for Energy Summary
Eat for Energy
Your mitochondria have a defense switch. When stuck, you crash. Here's how to flip it back.
by Ari Whitten MS 2022 342 pages
4.03
343 ratings
Insecure in Love
by Leslie Becker-Phelps • 2014
Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.
3.92
2k+
Insecure in Love Summary
Insecure in Love
Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.
by Leslie Becker-Phelps 2014 280 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
You Are the One You've Been Waiting For
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2008
Love keeps breaking because you're asking it to fix something only you can reach.
4.40
3k+
You Are the One You've Been Waiting For Summary
You Are the One You've Been Waiting For
Love keeps breaking because you're asking it to fix something only you can reach.
by Richard C. Schwartz 2008 221 pages
4.40
3k+ ratings
You Are Not Your Brain
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz • 2011
Bad habits and anxious thoughts are brain wiring, not identity. Four steps to rewire both.
3.99
1k+
You Are Not Your Brain Summary
You Are Not Your Brain
Bad habits and anxious thoughts are brain wiring, not identity. Four steps to rewire both.
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2011 384 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Phantoms in the Brain
by V.S. Ramachandran • 1998
A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.
4.27
20k+
Phantoms in the Brain Summary
Phantoms in the Brain
A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.
by V.S. Ramachandran 1998 328 pages
4.27
20k+ ratings
The Way We're Working Isn't Working
by Tony Schwartz • 2007
The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.
3.98
2k+
The Way We're Working Isn't Working Summary
The Way We're Working Isn't Working
The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.
by Tony Schwartz 2007 352 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Looking for Spinoza
by António Damásio • 2001
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
3.96
2k+
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
by António Damásio 2001 355 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
The Art of Resilience
by Ross Edgley • 2020
Stoic mindset plus sports science: the resilience system forged in a 1,780-mile ocean swim.
4.32
5k+
The Art of Resilience Summary
The Art of Resilience
Stoic mindset plus sports science: the resilience system forged in a 1,780-mile ocean swim.
by Ross Edgley 2020 320 pages
4.32
5k+ ratings
The Primal Blueprint
by Mark Sisson • 2009
Your lean default is genetic. Trigger it by dropping cereal, endless cardio, and calorie counting.
4.06
9k+
The Primal Blueprint Summary
The Primal Blueprint
Your lean default is genetic. Trigger it by dropping cereal, endless cardio, and calorie counting.
by Mark Sisson 2009 283 pages
4.06
9k+ ratings
Building a Non-Anxious Life
by John Delony • 2023
Stop silencing the alarm and address what your body is actually warning you about.
4.19
8k+
Building a Non-Anxious Life Summary
Building a Non-Anxious Life
Stop silencing the alarm and address what your body is actually warning you about.
by John Delony 2023 304 pages
4.19
8k+ ratings
Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre • 2008
From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.
4.06
44k+
Bad Science Summary
Bad Science
From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.
by Ben Goldacre 2008 284 pages
4.06
44k+ ratings
Health Revolution
by Maria Borelius • 2018
Depression, fatigue, stubborn weight: one root cause, one evidence-based reset.
3.75
1k+
Health Revolution Summary
Health Revolution
Depression, fatigue, stubborn weight: one root cause, one evidence-based reset.
by Maria Borelius 2018 344 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Calm Your Thoughts
by Nick Trenton • 2021
Your brain rehearses disaster like a full-time job. Here are the techniques that make it stop.
3.95
422
Calm Your Thoughts Summary
Calm Your Thoughts
Your brain rehearses disaster like a full-time job. Here are the techniques that make it stop.
by Nick Trenton 2021 241 pages
3.95
422 ratings
Life Admin Hacks
by Mia Northrop • 2022
Tame the invisible chores that eat your time: a system for saving hours, money, and mental energy.
3.57
500+
Life Admin Hacks Summary
Life Admin Hacks
Tame the invisible chores that eat your time: a system for saving hours, money, and mental energy.
by Mia Northrop 2022 400 pages
3.57
500+ ratings
Platonic
by Marisa G. Franco • 2022
Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.
4.04
8k+
Platonic Summary
Platonic
Why adult friendship is harder than romance, and the attachment science that fixes it.
by Marisa G. Franco 2022 336 pages
4.04
8k+ ratings
The Four Things That Matter Most
by Ira Byock • 2004
Four sentences, learned from the dying, to heal regret and repair relationships.
4.17
1k+
The Four Things That Matter Most Summary
The Four Things That Matter Most
Four sentences, learned from the dying, to heal regret and repair relationships.
by Ira Byock 2004 240 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook
by Martin M. Antony • 2000
Rewrite the thoughts that fuel social anxiety, then face what you avoid. A guided CBT program.
3.85
365
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook Summary
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook
Rewrite the thoughts that fuel social anxiety, then face what you avoid. A guided CBT program.
by Martin M. Antony 2000 306 pages
3.85
365 ratings
Nourishing Traditions
by Sally Fallon Morell • 1995
Fourteen traditional cultures, free of heart disease, ate saturated fat and organ meats. Here's how.
4.19
14k+
Nourishing Traditions Summary
Nourishing Traditions
Fourteen traditional cultures, free of heart disease, ate saturated fat and organ meats. Here's how.
by Sally Fallon Morell 1995 674 pages
4.19
14k+ ratings
Super Better
by Jane McGonigal • 2015
Game rules for real life: turn stress into missions, obstacles into foes, daily wins into boosts.
3.94
2k+
Super Better Summary
Super Better
Game rules for real life: turn stress into missions, obstacles into foes, daily wins into boosts.
by Jane McGonigal 2015 480 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
The Orchid and the Dandelion
by W. Thomas Boyce • 2019
One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.
3.77
1k+
The Orchid and the Dandelion Summary
The Orchid and the Dandelion
One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.
by W. Thomas Boyce 2019 305 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Animal Liberation Now
by Peter Singer • 2023
Suffering is suffering regardless of species. Everything else is bias we have learned not to see.
4.53
1k+
Animal Liberation Now Summary
Animal Liberation Now
Suffering is suffering regardless of species. Everything else is bias we have learned not to see.
by Peter Singer 2023 370 pages
4.53
1k+ ratings
Stop Self-Sabotage
by Judy Ho • 2019
Four root causes drive self-sabotage; six clinical steps replace them with a plan that sticks.
3.79
1k+
Stop Self-Sabotage Summary
Stop Self-Sabotage
Four root causes drive self-sabotage; six clinical steps replace them with a plan that sticks.
by Judy Ho 2019 304 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
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