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Health Book Summaries

Vital Point Strikes
by Sang H. Kim • 2008
Every body has hidden switches. Hit them right and force multiplies against a larger opponent.
4.03
112
Vital Point Strikes Summary
Vital Point Strikes
Every body has hidden switches. Hit them right and force multiplies against a larger opponent.
by Sang H. Kim 2008 418 pages
4.03
112 ratings
Codependent No More Workbook
by Melody Beattie • 2011
A spiritual program for untangling your life from the people you are trying to rescue.
4.31
500+
Codependent No More Workbook Summary
Codependent No More Workbook
A spiritual program for untangling your life from the people you are trying to rescue.
by Melody Beattie 2011 200 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
The Mental Game of Poker 2
by Jared Tendler • 2013
A step-by-step system for poker's mental game: reach the zone, beat tilt, make sharper decisions.
4.21
286
The Mental Game of Poker 2 Summary
The Mental Game of Poker 2
A step-by-step system for poker's mental game: reach the zone, beat tilt, make sharper decisions.
by Jared Tendler 2013 204 pages
4.21
286 ratings
Unlocking the Keto Code
by Steven R. Gundry • 2022
A cellular signal, not fuel: why ketones work, and how to get them without strict keto.
3.92
500+
Unlocking the Keto Code Summary
Unlocking the Keto Code
A cellular signal, not fuel: why ketones work, and how to get them without strict keto.
by Steven R. Gundry 2022 272 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
When the Air Hits Your Brain
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. • 1996
A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.
4.35
11k+
When the Air Hits Your Brain Summary
When the Air Hits Your Brain
A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996 288 pages
4.35
11k+ ratings
Grief Works
by Julia Samuel • 2018
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
3.98
2k+
Grief Works Summary
Grief Works
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
by Julia Samuel 2018 300 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
How to Deal with Angry People
by Ryan Martin • 2023
Anger spreads like a virus. Ten psychology-backed strategies for staying steady when others lose it.
3.45
238
How to Deal with Angry People Summary
How to Deal with Angry People
Anger spreads like a virus. Ten psychology-backed strategies for staying steady when others lose it.
by Ryan Martin 2023 253 pages
3.45
238 ratings
Tripping Over the Truth
by Travis Christofferson • 2014
Cancer's real weakness may not be genetic. It may be metabolic: what tumors eat to survive.
4.53
500+
Tripping Over the Truth Summary
Tripping Over the Truth
Cancer's real weakness may not be genetic. It may be metabolic: what tumors eat to survive.
by Travis Christofferson 2014 297 pages
4.53
500+ ratings
What Are You Hungry For?
by Deepak Chopra • 2013
Most weight loss fails because it treats the body, not the story the mind is telling.
3.73
2k+
What Are You Hungry For? Summary
What Are You Hungry For?
Most weight loss fails because it treats the body, not the story the mind is telling.
by Deepak Chopra 2013 304 pages
3.73
2k+ ratings
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan • 2006
From McDonald's to a hunted wild pig: four meals that expose what you're really eating.
4.19
200k+
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma
From McDonald's to a hunted wild pig: four meals that expose what you're really eating.
by Michael Pollan 2006 460 pages
4.19
200k+ ratings
Expressive Writing
by James W. Pennebaker • 2014
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
3.89
311
Expressive Writing Summary
Expressive Writing
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
by James W. Pennebaker 2014 198 pages
3.89
311 ratings
Nothing to Fear
by Julie McFadden • 2024
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
4.41
2k+
Nothing to Fear Summary
Nothing to Fear
A hospice nurse explains how a body dies and what to arrange before yours does.
by Julie McFadden 2024 240 pages
4.41
2k+ ratings
The Case for Keto
by Gary Taubes • 2020
Calories don't cause obesity; a carbohydrate-triggered hormone does. The science of why fat sticks.
4.27
2k+
The Case for Keto Summary
The Case for Keto
Calories don't cause obesity; a carbohydrate-triggered hormone does. The science of why fat sticks.
by Gary Taubes 2020 304 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Inside the Nudge Unit
by David Halpern • 2015
A government unit given two years to survive found a single word could bring in millions.
3.98
1k+
Inside the Nudge Unit Summary
Inside the Nudge Unit
A government unit given two years to survive found a single word could bring in millions.
by David Halpern 2015 418 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire
by Daniel Bergner • 2013
The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.
3.60
2k+
What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire Summary
What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire
The machines don't lie: women's desire is far more indiscriminate than we admit.
by Daniel Bergner 2013 227 pages
3.60
2k+ ratings
Your Body in Balance
by Neal D. Barnard • 2020
Animal products disrupt hormones; a plant-based diet reverses infertility, PCOS, chronic disease.
3.99
1k+
Your Body in Balance Summary
Your Body in Balance
Animal products disrupt hormones; a plant-based diet reverses infertility, PCOS, chronic disease.
by Neal D. Barnard 2020 352 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Counterclockwise
by Ellen J. Langer • 2009
Living as if it's 1959 made older men physically younger. The science of mind-driven health.
3.87
500+
Counterclockwise Summary
Counterclockwise
Living as if it's 1959 made older men physically younger. The science of mind-driven health.
by Ellen J. Langer 2009 224 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Best Things First
by Bjørn Lomborg • 2023
Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.
3.90
388
Best Things First Summary
Best Things First
Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.
by Bjørn Lomborg 2023 314 pages
3.90
388 ratings
The Secret of the Ages
by Robert Collier • 1926
Desire, believe, visualize: the three commands a universal intelligence obeys. A manual from 1926.
4.28
1k+
The Secret of the Ages Summary
The Secret of the Ages
Desire, believe, visualize: the three commands a universal intelligence obeys. A manual from 1926.
by Robert Collier 1926 416 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Holotropic Breathwork
by Stanislav Grof • 2010
Breath and music unlock a self-healing state that reaches where talk therapy cannot.
3.87
500+
Holotropic Breathwork Summary
Holotropic Breathwork
Breath and music unlock a self-healing state that reaches where talk therapy cannot.
by Stanislav Grof 2010 243 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Detox Your Thoughts
by Andrea Bonior • 2020
You can't out-willpower a toxic thought. The habit-based system for silencing your inner critic.
4.04
1k+
Detox Your Thoughts Summary
Detox Your Thoughts
You can't out-willpower a toxic thought. The habit-based system for silencing your inner critic.
by Andrea Bonior 2020 256 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Plastic
by Susan Freinkel • 2011
Modern life is built on a material that never goes away, and it's accumulating inside us.
3.97
1k+
Plastic Summary
Plastic
Modern life is built on a material that never goes away, and it's accumulating inside us.
by Susan Freinkel 2011 336 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD
by Lidia Zylowska • 2012
A mindfulness path for ADHD that builds focus and calms emotions, one pause at a time.
4.12
497
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD Summary
The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD
A mindfulness path for ADHD that builds focus and calms emotions, one pause at a time.
by Lidia Zylowska 2012 256 pages
4.12
497 ratings
Trance-Formations
by John Grinder • 1981
Inducing trance with words alone: how to pace, calibrate, and use every response as a doorway.
4.24
500+
Trance-Formations Summary
Trance-Formations
Inducing trance with words alone: how to pace, calibrate, and use every response as a doorway.
by John Grinder 1981 252 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Bottle of Lies
by Katherine Eban • 2019
Your generic pills might be fake. A whistleblower inside the world's largest drug factory proved it.
4.41
7k+
Bottle of Lies Summary
Bottle of Lies
Your generic pills might be fake. A whistleblower inside the world's largest drug factory proved it.
by Katherine Eban 2019 512 pages
4.41
7k+ ratings
French Women Don't Get Fat
by Mireille Guiliano • 2004
The French stay slim while eating butter and drinking wine. The cultural rules that replace dieting.
3.56
19k+
French Women Don't Get Fat Summary
French Women Don't Get Fat
The French stay slim while eating butter and drinking wine. The cultural rules that replace dieting.
by Mireille Guiliano 2004 304 pages
3.56
19k+ ratings
The Soul of Sex
by Thomas Moore • 1998
Beyond biology: how myth, imagination, and everyday beauty reveal the spiritual depths of sex.
3.94
500+
The Soul of Sex Summary
The Soul of Sex
Beyond biology: how myth, imagination, and everyday beauty reveal the spiritual depths of sex.
by Thomas Moore 1998 336 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism
by Matthew Van Natta • 2019
What you control, what you don't: the Stoic toolkit for emotional resilience, in plain language.
4.00
2k+
The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism Summary
The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism
What you control, what you don't: the Stoic toolkit for emotional resilience, in plain language.
by Matthew Van Natta 2019 179 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
The Circadian Diabetes Code
by Satchin Panda • 2021
Your body clock, not just diet, drives blood sugar. A timed eating window can reverse diabetes.
4.14
299
The Circadian Diabetes Code Summary
The Circadian Diabetes Code
Your body clock, not just diet, drives blood sugar. A timed eating window can reverse diabetes.
by Satchin Panda 2021 303 pages
4.14
299 ratings
Your Self-Confident Baby
by Magda Gerber • 1997
Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.
4.10
1k+
Your Self-Confident Baby Summary
Your Self-Confident Baby
Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.
by Magda Gerber 1997 256 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
DIY
by Eric Sprankle • 2024
How masturbation became a sin, a disease, and a billion-dollar industry.
4.33
275
DIY Summary
DIY
How masturbation became a sin, a disease, and a billion-dollar industry.
by Eric Sprankle 2024 240 pages
4.33
275 ratings
Engaging Autism
by Stanley I. Greenspan • 2006
Floortime: build emotional connection from the child's own interests, and language and logic follow.
4.16
500+
Engaging Autism Summary
Engaging Autism
Floortime: build emotional connection from the child's own interests, and language and logic follow.
by Stanley I. Greenspan 2006 449 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
The Noom Mindset
by Noom Inc. • 2022
Your diet isn't broken; your thinking is. The Noom psychology program for lasting weight loss.
3.55
1k+
The Noom Mindset Summary
The Noom Mindset
Your diet isn't broken; your thinking is. The Noom psychology program for lasting weight loss.
by Noom Inc. 2022 362 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Extra Focus
by Jesse J. Anderson • 2023
Your brain isn't broken, just differently fueled. Quick-start strategies for adult ADHD.
4.26
1k+
Extra Focus Summary
Extra Focus
Your brain isn't broken, just differently fueled. Quick-start strategies for adult ADHD.
by Jesse J. Anderson 2023 176 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Eat to Beat Your Diet
by William W. Li • 2023
Your body has fat that burns fat. The foods and fasting windows that turn it on.
3.99
1k+
Eat to Beat Your Diet Summary
Eat to Beat Your Diet
Your body has fat that burns fat. The foods and fasting windows that turn it on.
by William W. Li 2023 577 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex
by Barbara Keesling • 2001
Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.
3.52
452
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex Summary
The Good Girl's Guide to Bad Girl Sex
Sexual confidence, step by step: from the underwear you wear to the way you walk.
by Barbara Keesling 2001 260 pages
3.52
452 ratings
Cholesterol Clarity
by Jimmy Moore • 2013
Cholesterol isn't the enemy; inflammation is. The tests that matter and the diet that works.
4.14
500+
Cholesterol Clarity Summary
Cholesterol Clarity
Cholesterol isn't the enemy; inflammation is. The tests that matter and the diet that works.
by Jimmy Moore 2013 304 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Drunk
by Edward Slingerland • 2021
Getting drunk made us human. How alcohol built civilization, and where the bargain went wrong.
3.81
3k+
Drunk Summary
Drunk
Getting drunk made us human. How alcohol built civilization, and where the bargain went wrong.
by Edward Slingerland 2021 369 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
The Little Book of Big Change
by Amy Johnson • 2016
Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.
3.88
1k+
The Little Book of Big Change Summary
The Little Book of Big Change
Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.
by Amy Johnson 2016 200 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
The Age-Proof Brain
by Marc Milstein • 2022
Your brain's age isn't fixed: the everyday habits that can make it younger, starting today.
4.27
1k+
The Age-Proof Brain Summary
The Age-Proof Brain
Your brain's age isn't fixed: the everyday habits that can make it younger, starting today.
by Marc Milstein 2022 240 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Phosphorescence
by Julia Baird • 2020
What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.
3.77
12k+
Phosphorescence Summary
Phosphorescence
What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.
by Julia Baird 2020 320 pages
3.77
12k+ ratings
The Book of Boundaries
by Melissa Urban • 2022
Scripts for the hard talks: drawing boundaries with others, and the rules you need for yourself.
4.13
6k+
The Book of Boundaries Summary
The Book of Boundaries
Scripts for the hard talks: drawing boundaries with others, and the rules you need for yourself.
by Melissa Urban 2022 370 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
The End of Mental Illness
by Daniel G. Amen • 2020
Mental illness is a misnomer. Brain scans reveal physical damage, and brain health can reverse it.
4.02
1k+
The End of Mental Illness Summary
The End of Mental Illness
Mental illness is a misnomer. Brain scans reveal physical damage, and brain health can reverse it.
by Daniel G. Amen 2020 718 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Yes Brain Child
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2018
Four brain-based skills that build resilience in children, and how parents cultivate them.
4.19
6k+
The Yes Brain Child Summary
The Yes Brain Child
Four brain-based skills that build resilience in children, and how parents cultivate them.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2018 208 pages
4.19
6k+ ratings
Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009
A copywriter, a Catholic doctor, a dog whisperer: how obsessive outsiders see what others overlook.
3.96
500+
Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius Summary
Obsessives, Pioneers, and Other Varieties of Minor Genius
A copywriter, a Catholic doctor, a dog whisperer: how obsessive outsiders see what others overlook.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009 130 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Overcoming Poor Posture
by Steven Low • 2017
A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.
3.91
249
Overcoming Poor Posture Summary
Overcoming Poor Posture
A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.
by Steven Low 2017 132 pages
3.91
249 ratings
Skincare
by Caroline Hirons • 2020
Spend on serums, not cleansers, and treat sun like DNA damage: the no-nonsense skincare guide.
4.32
6k+
Skincare Summary
Skincare
Spend on serums, not cleansers, and treat sun like DNA damage: the no-nonsense skincare guide.
by Caroline Hirons 2020 304 pages
4.32
6k+ ratings
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
by Nathan Filer • 2019
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
4.28
2k+
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
2k+ ratings
Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui
by Karen Kingston • 1998
Use your home's energy map to clear the clutter that's blocking wealth, love, and purpose.
3.90
4k+
Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui Summary
Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui
Use your home's energy map to clear the clutter that's blocking wealth, love, and purpose.
by Karen Kingston 1998 224 pages
3.90
4k+ ratings
The Stress Prescription
by Elissa Epel • 2022
Seven days to turn stress from something that ages you into something that makes you stronger.
4.19
1k+
The Stress Prescription Summary
The Stress Prescription
Seven days to turn stress from something that ages you into something that makes you stronger.
by Elissa Epel 2022 272 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
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