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Health Book Summaries

Yoga 365
by Susanna Harwood Rubin • 2021
A year of yoga philosophy, no mat required: ancient teachings for a restless mind.
4.49
150
Yoga 365 Summary
Yoga 365
A year of yoga philosophy, no mat required: ancient teachings for a restless mind.
by Susanna Harwood Rubin 2021 433 pages
4.49
150 ratings
Bipolar Disorder
by Francis Mark Mondimore • 2006
The mood disorder that hides as depression, surges as mania, and upends families: a complete guide.
4.12
390
Bipolar Disorder Summary
Bipolar Disorder
The mood disorder that hides as depression, surges as mania, and upends families: a complete guide.
by Francis Mark Mondimore 2006 304 pages
4.12
390 ratings
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia
by Wendy Mitchell • 2022
The mind fades, the senses scramble, but the emotions stay. A guide from inside dementia.
4.22
1k+
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia Summary
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia
The mind fades, the senses scramble, but the emotions stay. A guide from inside dementia.
by Wendy Mitchell 2022 241 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Yoga Girl
by Rachel Brathen • 2014
The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.
4.19
4k+
Yoga Girl Summary
Yoga Girl
The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.
by Rachel Brathen 2014 158 pages
4.19
4k+ ratings
Coffee
by Kenneth Davids • 1976
Fresh grinding beats expensive gear. Then: roast science, origin flavors, the perfect shot.
3.98
130
Coffee Summary
Coffee
Fresh grinding beats expensive gear. Then: roast science, origin flavors, the perfect shot.
by Kenneth Davids 1976 288 pages
3.98
130 ratings
Healing Herbal Teas
by Sarah Farr • 2016
What an herb tastes reveals what it heals. A formula for blending personalized medicinal teas.
4.27
366
Healing Herbal Teas Summary
Healing Herbal Teas
What an herb tastes reveals what it heals. A formula for blending personalized medicinal teas.
by Sarah Farr 2016 272 pages
4.27
366 ratings
Transcendental Meditation
by Jack Forem • 1973
One effortless meditation that restores the body, sharpens the brain, and reverses biological aging.
3.62
356
Transcendental Meditation Summary
Transcendental Meditation
One effortless meditation that restores the body, sharpens the brain, and reverses biological aging.
by Jack Forem 1973 384 pages
3.62
356 ratings
Thriving with Social Anxiety
by Hattie C. Cooper • 2014
Rewire social anxiety through daily CBT, gradual exposure, and mindfulness: the practical toolkit.
3.52
500+
Thriving with Social Anxiety Summary
Thriving with Social Anxiety
Rewire social anxiety through daily CBT, gradual exposure, and mindfulness: the practical toolkit.
by Hattie C. Cooper 2014 241 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Fermentation for Beginners
by Drakes Press • 2013
Better digestion starts on your countertop. The complete fermentation guide, from kraut to kombucha.
3.88
341
Fermentation for Beginners Summary
Fermentation for Beginners
Better digestion starts on your countertop. The complete fermentation guide, from kraut to kombucha.
by Drakes Press 2013 144 pages
3.88
341 ratings
My Father's Brain
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2023
A cardiologist watches his father forget how to use a fork. His medical training offers nothing.
4.14
1k+
My Father's Brain Summary
My Father's Brain
A cardiologist watches his father forget how to use a fork. His medical training offers nothing.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2023 258 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety
by Alexander L. Chapman • 2011
DBT meets anxiety: skills for quieting worry, facing fear, and breaking the avoidance cycle.
4.10
290
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety Summary
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety
DBT meets anxiety: skills for quieting worry, facing fear, and breaking the avoidance cycle.
by Alexander L. Chapman 2011 184 pages
4.10
290 ratings
The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook
by Arielle Schwartz • 2020
Most trauma lives below conscious memory. These mind-body practices reach where talk alone cannot.
4.24
145
The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook Summary
The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook
Most trauma lives below conscious memory. These mind-body practices reach where talk alone cannot.
by Arielle Schwartz 2020 248 pages
4.24
145 ratings
The Invisible History of the Human Race
by Christine Kenneally • 2014
Human history is written in DNA: migrations, crashes, and secrets we are only starting to read.
3.81
1k+
The Invisible History of the Human Race Summary
The Invisible History of the Human Race
Human history is written in DNA: migrations, crashes, and secrets we are only starting to read.
by Christine Kenneally 2014 370 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
The Art and Science of Connection
by Kasley Killam • 2024
Identify your social style and strengthen your relationships, adding years to your life.
3.85
500+
The Art and Science of Connection Summary
The Art and Science of Connection
Identify your social style and strengthen your relationships, adding years to your life.
by Kasley Killam 2024 288 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
The Zen of Recovery
by Mel Ash • 1993
Recovery and Zen are parallel routes to awakening. A guide for walking both at once.
4.06
302
The Zen of Recovery Summary
The Zen of Recovery
Recovery and Zen are parallel routes to awakening. A guide for walking both at once.
by Mel Ash 1993 260 pages
4.06
302 ratings
Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know
by Candace Rose Rardon • 2020
A pocket guide to tea: six families, five millennia of ritual, and getting every cup right.
4.04
274
Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know Summary
Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know
A pocket guide to tea: six families, five millennia of ritual, and getting every cup right.
by Candace Rose Rardon 2020 144 pages
4.04
274 ratings
Heal Your Body, Cure Your Mind
by Ameet Aggarwal • 2017
Heal your gut, liver, and adrenals, and your anxiety and depression will follow.
4.03
188
Heal Your Body, Cure Your Mind Summary
Heal Your Body, Cure Your Mind
Heal your gut, liver, and adrenals, and your anxiety and depression will follow.
by Ameet Aggarwal 2017 176 pages
4.03
188 ratings
Healing Is Possible
by Neil Nathan • 2013
Single-fix medicine fails chronic illness. A clinician's guide to untangling the hidden layers.
4.06
31
Healing Is Possible Summary
Healing Is Possible
Single-fix medicine fails chronic illness. A clinician's guide to untangling the hidden layers.
by Neil Nathan 2013 348 pages
4.06
31 ratings
Counting Sheep
by Paul R. Martin • 2002
What happens during the third of your life spent asleep, and the cost of treating it as optional.
3.99
440
Counting Sheep Summary
Counting Sheep
What happens during the third of your life spent asleep, and the cost of treating it as optional.
by Paul R. Martin 2002 432 pages
3.99
440 ratings
The Plant-Based Solution
by Joel K. Kahn • 2018
When statins and stents aren't enough: a cardiologist's plant-based plan to reverse heart disease.
4.09
475
The Plant-Based Solution Summary
The Plant-Based Solution
When statins and stents aren't enough: a cardiologist's plant-based plan to reverse heart disease.
by Joel K. Kahn 2018 284 pages
4.09
475 ratings
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life
by Marcia L. Tate • 2011
Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.
4.09
22
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life Summary
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life
Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.
by Marcia L. Tate 2011 208 pages
4.09
22 ratings
Concentration
by Kam Knight • 2020
Five hours of unbroken focus begins with exercises most productivity books skip: the internal ones.
4.00
116
Concentration Summary
Concentration
Five hours of unbroken focus begins with exercises most productivity books skip: the internal ones.
by Kam Knight 2020 195 pages
4.00
116 ratings
In Defense of Food
by Michael Pollan • 2008
Food became a chemistry problem, and we got sicker. The solution predates science.
4.07
100k+
In Defense of Food Summary
In Defense of Food
Food became a chemistry problem, and we got sicker. The solution predates science.
by Michael Pollan 2008 244 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Human Givens
by Joe Griffin • 2003
Depression isn't a broken brain. It's a loop: unmet needs fuel overactive dreaming and self-blame.
4.25
197
Human Givens Summary
Human Givens
Depression isn't a broken brain. It's a loop: unmet needs fuel overactive dreaming and self-blame.
by Joe Griffin 2003
4.25
197 ratings
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals
by Peter Pronovost • 2010
Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.
3.94
244
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals Summary
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals
Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.
by Peter Pronovost 2010 282 pages
3.94
244 ratings
Cannabis Is Medicine
by Bonni Goldstein MD • 2020
Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.
4.44
135
Cannabis Is Medicine Summary
Cannabis Is Medicine
Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.
by Bonni Goldstein MD 2020 369 pages
4.44
135 ratings
Sleep
by Steven W. Lockley • 2012
Sleep isn't downtime. It's brain maintenance on a timer, and modern life is breaking the clock.
3.65
500+
Sleep Summary
Sleep
Sleep isn't downtime. It's brain maintenance on a timer, and modern life is breaking the clock.
by Steven W. Lockley 2012 146 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
The Minimalist Vegan
by Michael Ofei • 2017
Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.
3.70
267
The Minimalist Vegan Summary
The Minimalist Vegan
Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.
by Michael Ofei 2017 89 pages
3.70
267 ratings
Impossible Cure
by Amy L. Lansky • 2003
Using what makes you sick to heal you: the guide to a 200-year-old medical system.
4.29
259
Impossible Cure Summary
Impossible Cure
Using what makes you sick to heal you: the guide to a 200-year-old medical system.
by Amy L. Lansky 2003 320 pages
4.29
259 ratings
The Better Brain
by Bonnie Kaplan • 2021
More prescriptions, more depression. The missing variable is the nutrient density of what we eat.
3.78
500+
The Better Brain Summary
The Better Brain
More prescriptions, more depression. The missing variable is the nutrient density of what we eat.
by Bonnie Kaplan 2021 368 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
The Feast Nearby
by Robin Mather • 2011
Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.
3.79
1k+
The Feast Nearby Summary
The Feast Nearby
Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.
by Robin Mather 2011 272 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Reflections, Personal Evaluation by the Founder of the Silva Method
by José Silva • 2009
Access the brain state where intuition sharpens, the body heals, and problems solve themselves.
3.80
15
Reflections, Personal Evaluation by the Founder of the Silva Method Summary
Reflections, Personal Evaluation by the Founder of the Silva Method
Access the brain state where intuition sharpens, the body heals, and problems solve themselves.
by José Silva 2009
3.80
15 ratings
El espejo del cerebro
by Nazareth Castellanos • 2021
Meditation strengthens a brain network that catches distraction. The body, not just the mind, leads.
4.30
1k+
El espejo del cerebro Summary
El espejo del cerebro
Meditation strengthens a brain network that catches distraction. The body, not just the mind, leads.
by Nazareth Castellanos 2021 105 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Metabolic Autophagy
by Siim Land • 2019
Unlock your body's self-repair system without giving up muscle: the fasting and training protocol.
4.23
197
Metabolic Autophagy Summary
Metabolic Autophagy
Unlock your body's self-repair system without giving up muscle: the fasting and training protocol.
by Siim Land 2019 427 pages
4.23
197 ratings
Should You Leave?
by Peter D. Kramer • 1997
Five therapy traditions, five lenses on your relationship doubt. None of them is a formula.
3.99
149
Should You Leave? Summary
Should You Leave?
Five therapy traditions, five lenses on your relationship doubt. None of them is a formula.
by Peter D. Kramer 1997 320 pages
3.99
149 ratings
The Calorie Myth
by Jonathan Bailor • 2013
High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.
3.85
1k+
The Calorie Myth Summary
The Calorie Myth
High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.
by Jonathan Bailor 2013 336 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
41-Love
by Scarlett Thomas • 2022
At 41, a novelist falls into competitive tennis. The rating consumes her; the body can't keep up.
3.30
165
41-Love Summary
41-Love
At 41, a novelist falls into competitive tennis. The rating consumes her; the body can't keep up.
by Scarlett Thomas 2022 384 pages
3.30
165 ratings
The Zero-Waste Lifestyle
by Amy Korst • 2012
How to throw away less: study your trash, then change one room at a time.
3.61
500+
The Zero-Waste Lifestyle Summary
The Zero-Waste Lifestyle
How to throw away less: study your trash, then change one room at a time.
by Amy Korst 2012 272 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011
by Tao Le • 1996
USMLE Step 1 distilled: high-yield facts, mnemonics, and a 7-week plan to maximize your score.
4.37
1k+
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011 Summary
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011
USMLE Step 1 distilled: high-yield facts, mnemonics, and a 7-week plan to maximize your score.
by Tao Le 1996 623 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
The World's Strongest Librarian
by Josh Hanagarne • 2013
A six-foot-seven librarian with Tourette's turns to kettlebells and breathing for relief.
3.82
12k+
The World's Strongest Librarian Summary
The World's Strongest Librarian
A six-foot-seven librarian with Tourette's turns to kettlebells and breathing for relief.
by Josh Hanagarne 2013 288 pages
3.82
12k+ ratings
The Ketogenic Diet
by Kristen Mancinelli • 2014
Eat more fat, drop pounds: the carbohydrate threshold that shifts metabolism into fat-burning mode.
3.83
160
The Ketogenic Diet Summary
The Ketogenic Diet
Eat more fat, drop pounds: the carbohydrate threshold that shifts metabolism into fat-burning mode.
by Kristen Mancinelli 2014 224 pages
3.83
160 ratings
Healthy to 120
by Matt Cook • 2017
Cholesterol isn't the killer. Inflammation is. A man's natural plan for a longer, healthier life.
3.52
33
Healthy to 120 Summary
Healthy to 120
Cholesterol isn't the killer. Inflammation is. A man's natural plan for a longer, healthier life.
by Matt Cook 2017 178 pages
3.52
33 ratings
This Book Has Issues
by Christian Jarrett • 2008
Your brain lies to you constantly. A guided tour of psychology's most unsettling experiments.
3.55
350
This Book Has Issues Summary
This Book Has Issues
Your brain lies to you constantly. A guided tour of psychology's most unsettling experiments.
by Christian Jarrett 2008 160 pages
3.55
350 ratings
Between Life and Death
by Kathryn Butler • 2019
Six to fifteen percent survive CPR to discharge. The numbers Christians need before the ICU crisis.
4.54
221
Between Life and Death Summary
Between Life and Death
Six to fifteen percent survive CPR to discharge. The numbers Christians need before the ICU crisis.
by Kathryn Butler 2019
4.54
221 ratings
Delivered from Distraction
by Edward M. Hallowell • 2004
Managing ADD isn't about fixing what's wrong; it's about fueling what's right.
4.11
5k+
Delivered from Distraction Summary
Delivered from Distraction
Managing ADD isn't about fixing what's wrong; it's about fueling what's right.
by Edward M. Hallowell 2004 380 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl
by Tess Holliday • 2017
Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.
3.54
500+
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl Summary
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl
Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.
by Tess Holliday 2017 260 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians
by Rachel Pepper • 1999
You don't get a conception manual. This one covers donors, fertility, and the invisible partner.
3.72
179
Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians Summary
Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians
You don't get a conception manual. This one covers donors, fertility, and the invisible partner.
by Rachel Pepper 1999 288 pages
3.72
179 ratings
The Norm Chronicles
by Michael Blastland • 2014
Why we fear plane crashes but not burgers: the stories and numbers behind your worst instincts.
3.59
500+
The Norm Chronicles Summary
The Norm Chronicles
Why we fear plane crashes but not burgers: the stories and numbers behind your worst instincts.
by Michael Blastland 2014 336 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Napkin Notes
by Garth Callaghan • 2013
826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.
4.18
500+
Napkin Notes Summary
Napkin Notes
826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.
by Garth Callaghan 2013 256 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
EFT and Tapping for Beginners
by John Chatham • 2013
A five-minute tapping routine that quiets anxiety, ends cravings, and heals what stress broke.
3.48
184
EFT and Tapping for Beginners Summary
EFT and Tapping for Beginners
A five-minute tapping routine that quiets anxiety, ends cravings, and heals what stress broke.
by John Chatham 2013 120 pages
3.48
184 ratings
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