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Health Book Summaries

The Zen of Therapy
by Mark Epstein • 2022
Meditative presence heals what interpretation alone cannot. A Buddhist psychiatrist shows how.
3.94
1k+
The Zen of Therapy Summary
The Zen of Therapy
Meditative presence heals what interpretation alone cannot. A Buddhist psychiatrist shows how.
by Mark Epstein 2022 304 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Small Habits Revolution
by Damon Zahariades • 2016
One pushup, five minutes reading, sixty seconds meditation: how tiny habits make change easy.
3.95
500+
Small Habits Revolution Summary
Small Habits Revolution
One pushup, five minutes reading, sixty seconds meditation: how tiny habits make change easy.
by Damon Zahariades 2016 168 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
The Beauty of Dusk
by Frank Bruni • 2022
A stroke took half his eyesight. Blind climbers showed him what fills the space loss creates.
4.06
4k+
The Beauty of Dusk Summary
The Beauty of Dusk
A stroke took half his eyesight. Blind climbers showed him what fills the space loss creates.
by Frank Bruni 2022 316 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
Sastun
by Rosita Arvigo • 1994
A Chicago transplant in Belize becomes the last apprentice of a 92-year-old Maya shaman.
4.38
500+
Sastun Summary
Sastun
A Chicago transplant in Belize becomes the last apprentice of a 92-year-old Maya shaman.
by Rosita Arvigo 1994 208 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
34k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022 196 pages
4.62
34k+ ratings
The Myths of Happiness
by Sonja Lyubomirsky • 2012
Life's big milestones satisfy less than promised. The science of why, and what works better.
3.66
2k+
The Myths of Happiness Summary
The Myths of Happiness
Life's big milestones satisfy less than promised. The science of why, and what works better.
by Sonja Lyubomirsky 2012 320 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
The Changing Mind
by Daniel J. Levitin • 2020
The brain's late bloom: what improves with age, and how to accelerate it.
3.93
3k+
The Changing Mind Summary
The Changing Mind
The brain's late bloom: what improves with age, and how to accelerate it.
by Daniel J. Levitin 2020
3.93
3k+ ratings
What the Face Reveals
by Paul Ekman • 1998
A system cataloging every facial movement, and what it found about lies, craving, and heart disease.
4.19
238
What the Face Reveals Summary
What the Face Reveals
A system cataloging every facial movement, and what it found about lies, craving, and heart disease.
by Paul Ekman 1998 672 pages
4.19
238 ratings
The Thyroid Reset Diet
by Alan Christianson • 2021
A clinical-proven protocol that reverses hypothyroidism by cutting iodine, the hidden trigger.
3.69
273
The Thyroid Reset Diet Summary
The Thyroid Reset Diet
A clinical-proven protocol that reverses hypothyroidism by cutting iodine, the hidden trigger.
by Alan Christianson 2021 288 pages
3.69
273 ratings
Dr Cuterus
by Tanaya Narendra • 2022
What's actually going on down there: a doctor's myth-free guide to your own body.
4.47
496
Dr Cuterus Summary
Dr Cuterus
What's actually going on down there: a doctor's myth-free guide to your own body.
by Tanaya Narendra 2022 262 pages
4.47
496 ratings
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens
by Sheri Van Dijk • 2011
Handle big emotions without burning bridges or numbing out. DBT skills built for the teen brain.
4.13
335
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens Summary
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens
Handle big emotions without burning bridges or numbing out. DBT skills built for the teen brain.
by Sheri Van Dijk 2011 164 pages
4.13
335 ratings
Psychology of the Future
by Stanislav Grof • 2000
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
4.27
302
Psychology of the Future Summary
Psychology of the Future
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
by Stanislav Grof 2000 362 pages
4.27
302 ratings
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person
by Barrie Jaeger • 2004
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
3.76
414
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person Summary
Making Work Work for the Highly Sensitive Person
Stop burning out in draining jobs. Build a career that fits your highly sensitive nervous system.
by Barrie Jaeger 2004 238 pages
3.76
414 ratings
A Manual for Being Human
by Sophie Mort • 2021
The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.
4.05
1k+
A Manual for Being Human Summary
A Manual for Being Human
The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.
by Sophie Mort 2021 478 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma
by Deepak Chopra • 2011
Consciousness reshapes your biology, your genes, and how you age: here is the daily practice.
3.86
4k+
Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma Summary
Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma
Consciousness reshapes your biology, your genes, and how you age: here is the daily practice.
by Deepak Chopra 2011 368 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
Love, Medicine & Miracles
by Bernie S. Siegel • 1986
A surgeon on the patients who beat the odds with self-love, imagery, and a fighting spirit.
4.26
4k+
Love, Medicine & Miracles Summary
Love, Medicine & Miracles
A surgeon on the patients who beat the odds with self-love, imagery, and a fighting spirit.
by Bernie S. Siegel 1986 242 pages
4.26
4k+ ratings
Spartan Warrior Workout
by Dave Randolph • 2010
How to build an action-hero body in 30 days with six exercises and 300 daily reps.
3.85
142
Spartan Warrior Workout Summary
Spartan Warrior Workout
How to build an action-hero body in 30 days with six exercises and 300 daily reps.
by Dave Randolph 2010 128 pages
3.85
142 ratings
The Tapping Solution
by Nick Ortner • 2013
A tapping sequence that drops cortisol 24% in one session, no therapist required.
4.03
2k+
The Tapping Solution Summary
The Tapping Solution
A tapping sequence that drops cortisol 24% in one session, no therapist required.
by Nick Ortner 2013 229 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Science and Spiritual Practices
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2018
Spiritual practices change your biology. The harder question is what you are connecting to.
3.79
500+
Science and Spiritual Practices Summary
Science and Spiritual Practices
Spiritual practices change your biology. The harder question is what you are connecting to.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2018 240 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year
by Beth Kempton • 2020
Some holiday traditions nourish you. Most just exhaust you. A method for telling them apart.
4.06
1k+
Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year Summary
Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year
Some holiday traditions nourish you. Most just exhaust you. A method for telling them apart.
by Beth Kempton 2020 268 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Urban Monk
by Pedram Shojai • 2016
Stop time, calm the chaos: a monk's toolkit for your commute, your kitchen, and your cubicle.
3.76
2k+
The Urban Monk Summary
The Urban Monk
Stop time, calm the chaos: a monk's toolkit for your commute, your kitchen, and your cubicle.
by Pedram Shojai 2016 288 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
I think too much - How to channel intrusive thoughts
by Christel Petitcollin • 2010
Overthinking is a neurological trait, not a flaw. Stop fighting your mind and start using it.
3.23
6k+
I think too much - How to channel intrusive thoughts Summary
I think too much - How to channel intrusive thoughts
Overthinking is a neurological trait, not a flaw. Stop fighting your mind and start using it.
by Christel Petitcollin 2010 228 pages
3.23
6k+ ratings
The Autoimmune Cure
by Sara Gottfried • 2024
Autoimmune disease has a hidden trigger most doctors overlook: unresolved trauma living in the body.
3.53
500+
The Autoimmune Cure Summary
The Autoimmune Cure
Autoimmune disease has a hidden trigger most doctors overlook: unresolved trauma living in the body.
by Sara Gottfried 2024 284 pages
3.53
500+ ratings
Age Later
by Nir Barzilai • 2020
Centenarians escape the diseases that catch everyone else. Targeting aging itself, not its symptoms.
3.66
482
Age Later Summary
Age Later
Centenarians escape the diseases that catch everyone else. Targeting aging itself, not its symptoms.
by Nir Barzilai 2020 289 pages
3.66
482 ratings
The Story of the Human Body
by Daniel E. Lieberman • 2013
Your genes still expect a hunter-gatherer world. The mismatch is why you're sick.
4.27
8k+
The Story of the Human Body Summary
The Story of the Human Body
Your genes still expect a hunter-gatherer world. The mismatch is why you're sick.
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2013 480 pages
4.27
8k+ ratings
Decode Your Fatigue
by Alex Howard • 2021
Most treatments stop at the diagnosis. A plan that traces exhaustion to its biological roots.
3.93
266
Decode Your Fatigue Summary
Decode Your Fatigue
Most treatments stop at the diagnosis. A plan that traces exhaustion to its biological roots.
by Alex Howard 2021 272 pages
3.93
266 ratings
The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet
by Mark Hyman • 2014
Ten days that break your biological addiction to sugar: whole-food rules, no willpower required.
3.81
3k+
The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet Summary
The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet
Ten days that break your biological addiction to sugar: whole-food rules, no willpower required.
by Mark Hyman 2014 352 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
The Perfect Day Formula
by Craig Ballantyne • 2016
A morning-to-night operating system that replaces willpower with rules, so your day runs itself.
3.97
1k+
The Perfect Day Formula Summary
The Perfect Day Formula
A morning-to-night operating system that replaces willpower with rules, so your day runs itself.
by Craig Ballantyne 2016 135 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Laughing Cure
by Brian King • 2016
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
3.82
56
The Laughing Cure Summary
The Laughing Cure
Even fake laughter relieves real pain for hours. A comedian shows you why and how.
by Brian King 2016 215 pages
3.82
56 ratings
Gray Matter
by David I. Levy • 2011
A neurosurgeon starts praying with his patients. Then he watches the unexplainable happen.
4.21
1k+
Gray Matter Summary
Gray Matter
A neurosurgeon starts praying with his patients. Then he watches the unexplainable happen.
by David I. Levy 2011 304 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Art of Talking with Children
by Rebecca Rolland • 2022
Following the child's lead, not your lesson plan, is what builds kind, confident, curious kids.
3.93
287
The Art of Talking with Children Summary
The Art of Talking with Children
Following the child's lead, not your lesson plan, is what builds kind, confident, curious kids.
by Rebecca Rolland 2022 496 pages
3.93
287 ratings
The Tiger That Isn't
by Michael Blastland • 2007
A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.
3.91
500+
The Tiger That Isn't Summary
The Tiger That Isn't
A 40% increase sounds alarming. Should it? The simple questions that make numbers tell the truth.
by Michael Blastland 2007 184 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
The Pressure Principle
by Dave Alred • 2018
Stop trying to calm down. An elite coach's method for channeling anxiety into peak performance.
3.90
467
The Pressure Principle Summary
The Pressure Principle
Stop trying to calm down. An elite coach's method for channeling anxiety into peak performance.
by Dave Alred 2018 272 pages
3.90
467 ratings
The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing
by Daniel Reid • 1994
Turn food into vitality, breath into energy, stillness into clarity: the Taoist health system.
4.31
141
The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing Summary
The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing
Turn food into vitality, breath into energy, stillness into clarity: the Taoist health system.
by Daniel Reid 1994 484 pages
4.31
141 ratings
Farmacology
by Daphne Miller • 2013
How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.
4.28
1k+
Farmacology Summary
Farmacology
How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.
by Daphne Miller 2013 304 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Querida yo
by Elizabeth Clapés • 2022
You know everyone but yourself. Start with the voice in your head that says you cannot.
3.77
4k+
Querida yo Summary
Querida yo
You know everyone but yourself. Start with the voice in your head that says you cannot.
by Elizabeth Clapés 2022 130 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
The XX Brain
by Lisa Mosconi • 2020
Two of three Alzheimer's patients are women. Female biology demands its own prevention playbook.
4.00
3k+
The XX Brain Summary
The XX Brain
Two of three Alzheimer's patients are women. Female biology demands its own prevention playbook.
by Lisa Mosconi 2020 384 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
Neurociencia del cuerpo
by Nazareth Castellanos • 2022
Memory lives in your gut, perception rides on your heartbeat, and your breath rewires your brain.
4.25
1k+
Neurociencia del cuerpo Summary
Neurociencia del cuerpo
Memory lives in your gut, perception rides on your heartbeat, and your breath rewires your brain.
by Nazareth Castellanos 2022 235 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Keto Meal Prep
by Liz Williams • 2018
Keto is easy to start, hard to sustain. The meal prep system that fills the gap.
3.81
170
Keto Meal Prep Summary
Keto Meal Prep
Keto is easy to start, hard to sustain. The meal prep system that fills the gap.
by Liz Williams 2018 164 pages
3.81
170 ratings
The Yeast Connection
by William G. Crook • 1983
Your depression and brain fog may be yeast overgrowth from antibiotics. It is treatable.
3.80
261
The Yeast Connection Summary
The Yeast Connection
Your depression and brain fog may be yeast overgrowth from antibiotics. It is treatable.
by William G. Crook 1983 613 pages
3.80
261 ratings
Last Breath
by Peter Stark • 2001
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
4.01
500+
Last Breath Summary
Last Breath
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
by Peter Stark 2001 320 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Breaking Up With Sugar
by Molly Carmel • 2019
Why flour hooks you like sugar, and the rule that makes the breakup actually stick.
3.38
500+
Breaking Up With Sugar Summary
Breaking Up With Sugar
Why flour hooks you like sugar, and the rule that makes the breakup actually stick.
by Molly Carmel 2019 288 pages
3.38
500+ ratings
Drug Dealer, MD
by Anna Lembke • 2016
How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.
4.00
1k+
Drug Dealer, MD Summary
Drug Dealer, MD
How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.
by Anna Lembke 2016 192 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Why You Love Music
by John Powell • 2016
Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.
3.76
500+
Why You Love Music Summary
Why You Love Music
Every time music gives you goosebumps, your brain is following a rule you never learned.
by John Powell 2016 310 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
by Wes Ely • 2021
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
4.35
1k+
Every Deep-Drawn Breath Summary
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
by Wes Ely 2021 347 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Nurture Shock
by Po Bronson • 2008
Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.
4.03
26k+
Nurture Shock Summary
Nurture Shock
Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.
by Po Bronson 2008 336 pages
4.03
26k+ ratings
In Trump Time
by Peter Navarro • 2021
A Trump insider: the pandemic was engineered, the cure suppressed, and the election stolen.
4.53
500+
In Trump Time Summary
In Trump Time
A Trump insider: the pandemic was engineered, the cure suppressed, and the election stolen.
by Peter Navarro 2021 344 pages
4.53
500+ ratings
Whole
by T. Colin Campbell • 2013
Nutrition science reduced food to nutrients and missed the whole. The real medicine was buried.
3.90
6k+
Whole Summary
Whole
Nutrition science reduced food to nutrients and missed the whole. The real medicine was buried.
by T. Colin Campbell 2013 352 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
In Love
by Amy Bloom • 2022
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
4.26
25k+
In Love Summary
In Love
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
by Amy Bloom 2022 240 pages
4.26
25k+ ratings
Design Thinking for the Greater Good
by Jeanne Liedtka • 2017
Innovate without a big R&D budget: borrowing designer methods that work in the public square.
4.00
50
Design Thinking for the Greater Good Summary
Design Thinking for the Greater Good
Innovate without a big R&D budget: borrowing designer methods that work in the public square.
by Jeanne Liedtka 2017 354 pages
4.00
50 ratings
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