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Health Book Summaries

Bad Advice
by Paul A. Offit • 2018
Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.
4.11
500+
Bad Advice Summary
Bad Advice
Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.
by Paul A. Offit 2018 272 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Food and Healing
by Annemarie Colbin • 1986
Eat to balance opposites and let your body heal: a whole-foods approach older than any drug.
4.11
381
Food and Healing Summary
Food and Healing
Eat to balance opposites and let your body heal: a whole-foods approach older than any drug.
by Annemarie Colbin 1986 384 pages
4.11
381 ratings
How to Be a Better Person
by Kate Hanley • 2018
Four hundred tiny actions for becoming a better person, no life overhaul required.
3.91
169
How to Be a Better Person Summary
How to Be a Better Person
Four hundred tiny actions for becoming a better person, no life overhaul required.
by Kate Hanley 2018 224 pages
3.91
169 ratings
The Plague Year
by Lawrence Wright • 2020
American exceptionalism met a virus that didn't care. How the most prepared nation on earth lost.
4.12
2k+
The Plague Year Summary
The Plague Year
American exceptionalism met a virus that didn't care. How the most prepared nation on earth lost.
by Lawrence Wright 2020 336 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary
by Juno Dawson • 2021
The trans and nonbinary guidebook: pronouns, hormones, dating, and the joy of living authentically.
4.32
1k+
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary Summary
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary
The trans and nonbinary guidebook: pronouns, hormones, dating, and the joy of living authentically.
by Juno Dawson 2021 226 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Pictures of the Mind
by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald • 2009
The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.
3.76
500+
Pictures of the Mind Summary
Pictures of the Mind
The self is a brain process you can train: neuroplasticity and meditation science reveal how.
by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald 2009 177 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
The Pride Guide
by Jo Langford • 2018
From coming out to safer sex to online safety: the honest guide every LGBTQ teen deserves.
4.06
121
The Pride Guide Summary
The Pride Guide
From coming out to safer sex to online safety: the honest guide every LGBTQ teen deserves.
by Jo Langford 2018 363 pages
4.06
121 ratings
Anatomy 101
by Kevin Langford • 2015
206 bones, 60,000 miles of vessels, one engine: your body's parts and how they work together.
3.59
263
Anatomy 101 Summary
Anatomy 101
206 bones, 60,000 miles of vessels, one engine: your body's parts and how they work together.
by Kevin Langford 2015 289 pages
3.59
263 ratings
Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight
by Peter Walsh • 2015
A six-week program that turns decluttering into a workout and your home into a weight-loss tool.
3.55
1k+
Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight Summary
Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight
A six-week program that turns decluttering into a workout and your home into a weight-loss tool.
by Peter Walsh 2015 320 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Unwind Your Mind
by Emma WhispersRed • 2019
Trigger your body's own tingle response for deeper sleep, less stress, and daily calm.
3.78
361
Unwind Your Mind Summary
Unwind Your Mind
Trigger your body's own tingle response for deeper sleep, less stress, and daily calm.
by Emma WhispersRed 2019 224 pages
3.78
361 ratings
Attraction, Love, Sex
by Simon LeVay • 2023
Sexual reproduction is an evolutionary paradox. Why it persists, and everything that follows.
3.49
43
Attraction, Love, Sex Summary
Attraction, Love, Sex
Sexual reproduction is an evolutionary paradox. Why it persists, and everything that follows.
by Simon LeVay 2023 311 pages
3.49
43 ratings
How to Survive the End of the World
by Aaron Gillies • 2018
Your brain thinks a Monday meeting is a lion. Here is a survival guide, with jokes.
4.00
1k+
How to Survive the End of the World Summary
How to Survive the End of the World
Your brain thinks a Monday meeting is a lion. Here is a survival guide, with jokes.
by Aaron Gillies 2018 288 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Assassination Generation
by Dave Grossman • 2016
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
3.71
351
Assassination Generation Summary
Assassination Generation
Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.
by Dave Grossman 2016 224 pages
3.71
351 ratings
Life Skills
by Chicago Tribune • 2012
Fix a leak, fold a fitted sheet, handle a fender-bender: the life guide you never got.
2.79
134
Life Skills Summary
Life Skills
Fix a leak, fold a fitted sheet, handle a fender-bender: the life guide you never got.
by Chicago Tribune 2012 100 pages
2.79
134 ratings
The Science of Food
by Marty Jopson • 2017
Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.
3.78
203
The Science of Food Summary
The Science of Food
Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.
by Marty Jopson 2017 225 pages
3.78
203 ratings
Profiles in Mental Health Courage
by Patrick J. Kennedy • 2024
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
4.19
247
Profiles in Mental Health Courage Summary
Profiles in Mental Health Courage
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
by Patrick J. Kennedy 2024 336 pages
4.19
247 ratings
Superparenting for ADD
by Edward M. Hallowell • 2002
A parenting playbook that starts where ADD kids thrive: their strengths, not their deficits.
3.94
500+
Superparenting for ADD Summary
Superparenting for ADD
A parenting playbook that starts where ADD kids thrive: their strengths, not their deficits.
by Edward M. Hallowell 2002 114 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies
by Anne Kennedy • 2017
150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.
4.25
278
Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies Summary
Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies
150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.
by Anne Kennedy 2017 240 pages
4.25
278 ratings
PCOS SOS
by Felice Gersh • 2019
Morning sun, an early dinner, and a dark bedroom: the drug-free PCOS reset.
4.51
183
PCOS SOS Summary
PCOS SOS
Morning sun, an early dinner, and a dark bedroom: the drug-free PCOS reset.
by Felice Gersh 2019 483 pages
4.51
183 ratings
Psychedelic Medicine
by Richard Louis Miller • 2017
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
4.01
312
Psychedelic Medicine Summary
Psychedelic Medicine
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
by Richard Louis Miller 2017 256 pages
4.01
312 ratings
Bounce
by Robert J. Wicks • 2009
Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.
3.77
110
Bounce Summary
Bounce
Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.
by Robert J. Wicks 2009 216 pages
3.77
110 ratings
No Cure for Being Human
by Kate Bowler • 2021
She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.
4.12
24k+
No Cure for Being Human Summary
No Cure for Being Human
She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.
by Kate Bowler 2021 224 pages
4.12
24k+ ratings
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens
by Kenneth R. Ginsburg • 2006
The resilience playbook for parents: build self-assurance, strong connections, and stress skills.
4.15
54
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens Summary
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens
The resilience playbook for parents: build self-assurance, strong connections, and stress skills.
by Kenneth R. Ginsburg 2006 300 pages
4.15
54 ratings
Bone
by Marion Woodman • 2000
When cancer strikes a Jungian analyst, she brings her dreams and goddesses into the treatment room.
4.15
182
Bone Summary
Bone
When cancer strikes a Jungian analyst, she brings her dreams and goddesses into the treatment room.
by Marion Woodman 2000 272 pages
4.15
182 ratings
Don't loose out work out- Rujuta Diwekar...
by Rujuta Diwekar • 2014
Most fat loss advice is wrong. The fix starts with strength, not cardio.
4.04
2k+
Don't loose out work out- Rujuta Diwekar... Summary
Don't loose out work out- Rujuta Diwekar...
Most fat loss advice is wrong. The fix starts with strength, not cardio.
by Rujuta Diwekar 2014 260 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home
by Melissa Dilkes Pateras • 2023
The unfussy guide to a clean home: vinegar, baking soda, and small wins over marathon scrubs.
3.92
350
A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home Summary
A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home
The unfussy guide to a clean home: vinegar, baking soda, and small wins over marathon scrubs.
by Melissa Dilkes Pateras 2023 256 pages
3.92
350 ratings
Krav Maga
by David Kahn • 2004
Size, strength irrelevant: Israeli combat method built on instinct, targeting, and weekly training.
3.82
244
Krav Maga Summary
Krav Maga
Size, strength irrelevant: Israeli combat method built on instinct, targeting, and weekly training.
by David Kahn 2004 192 pages
3.82
244 ratings
Let Your Mind Run
by Deena Kastor • 2018
Her body could run. Her mind had to learn. The mental training that built an Olympian.
4.35
12k+
Let Your Mind Run Summary
Let Your Mind Run
Her body could run. Her mind had to learn. The mental training that built an Olympian.
by Deena Kastor 2018 296 pages
4.35
12k+ ratings
This Is Your Do-Over
by Michael F. Roizen • 2015
You control 75 percent of your health. Seven rules for rewriting what your genes started.
3.70
269
This Is Your Do-Over Summary
This Is Your Do-Over
You control 75 percent of your health. Seven rules for rewriting what your genes started.
by Michael F. Roizen 2015 384 pages
3.70
269 ratings
Skin Rules
by Jaishree Sharad • 2018
A dermatologist's six-week plan: two daily rituals, serums that deliver, and kitchen cures to quit.
4.02
127
Skin Rules Summary
Skin Rules
A dermatologist's six-week plan: two daily rituals, serums that deliver, and kitchen cures to quit.
by Jaishree Sharad 2018 269 pages
4.02
127 ratings
Happy Ever After
by Paul Dolan • 2019
Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.
3.66
500+
Happy Ever After Summary
Happy Ever After
Wealth, marriage, parenthood: sold as happiness guarantees. A behavioral scientist checks the data.
by Paul Dolan 2019 256 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
DAILY VAGUS NERVE EXERCISES
by Reiner Hartmann • 2022
Daily exercises from breath to cold that activate the nerve controlling stress and inflammation.
4.33
135
DAILY VAGUS NERVE EXERCISES Summary
DAILY VAGUS NERVE EXERCISES
Daily exercises from breath to cold that activate the nerve controlling stress and inflammation.
by Reiner Hartmann 2022 129 pages
4.33
135 ratings
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins
by Marc Weissbluth • 2009
Two babies, one sleep clock. A pediatrician's protocol for syncing twin sleep so everyone rests.
3.78
500+
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins Summary
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins
Two babies, one sleep clock. A pediatrician's protocol for syncing twin sleep so everyone rests.
by Marc Weissbluth 2009 208 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Hack Your Anxiety
by Alicia H. Clark • 2018
Your anxiety isn't broken: it's an alarm system you can learn to read, not silence.
3.63
164
Hack Your Anxiety Summary
Hack Your Anxiety
Your anxiety isn't broken: it's an alarm system you can learn to read, not silence.
by Alicia H. Clark 2018 464 pages
3.63
164 ratings
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need
by Judith Matloff • 2020
A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.
3.51
390
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need Summary
How to Drag a Body and Other Safety Tips You Hope to Never Need
A war reporter's field manual for emergencies most people never train for, until it's too late.
by Judith Matloff 2020 302 pages
3.51
390 ratings
Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain
by Nicola Morgan • 2005
Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.
3.88
1k+
Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain Summary
Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain
Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.
by Nicola Morgan 2005 240 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Attracting Genuine Love
by Gay Hendricks • 2004
Your hidden patterns sabotage your love life. Body-based practices to clear them for good.
4.10
51
Attracting Genuine Love Summary
Attracting Genuine Love
Your hidden patterns sabotage your love life. Body-based practices to clear them for good.
by Gay Hendricks 2004 106 pages
4.10
51 ratings
The Happy Vegan
by Russell Simmons • 2015
One diet, three victories: going plant-based for your health, the animals, and the planet.
4.10
1k+
The Happy Vegan Summary
The Happy Vegan
One diet, three victories: going plant-based for your health, the animals, and the planet.
by Russell Simmons 2015 237 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
101 Exercises for the Soul
by Bernie S. Siegel • 2005
101 practices from a surgeon to repair body, mind, and spirit, no prescription required.
3.91
127
101 Exercises for the Soul Summary
101 Exercises for the Soul
101 practices from a surgeon to repair body, mind, and spirit, no prescription required.
by Bernie S. Siegel 2005 256 pages
3.91
127 ratings
Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
by Geneen Roth • 1984
The antidote to decades of failed diets: eat what you want, sit down, and pay attention.
3.94
1k+
Breaking Free from Emotional Eating Summary
Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
The antidote to decades of failed diets: eat what you want, sit down, and pay attention.
by Geneen Roth 1984 235 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
100 Million Years of Food
by Stephen Le • 2016
Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.
3.62
500+
100 Million Years of Food Summary
100 Million Years of Food
Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.
by Stephen Le 2016 320 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
The Music Advantage
by Anita Collins • 2020
Keeping a steady beat at three predicts reading at six. The connection is neural timing.
4.25
182
The Music Advantage Summary
The Music Advantage
Keeping a steady beat at three predicts reading at six. The connection is neural timing.
by Anita Collins 2020 280 pages
4.25
182 ratings
8 Keys to Stress Management
by Elizabeth Anne Scott • 2013
Calm your nervous system fast, then rebuild your life so stress hits less hard.
3.84
123
8 Keys to Stress Management Summary
8 Keys to Stress Management
Calm your nervous system fast, then rebuild your life so stress hits less hard.
by Elizabeth Anne Scott 2013 224 pages
3.84
123 ratings
Becoming Aware
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2021
Where does anxiety go when you stop feeding it? A neuroscientist's 21-day guide to finding out.
3.16
184
Becoming Aware Summary
Becoming Aware
Where does anxiety go when you stop feeding it? A neuroscientist's 21-day guide to finding out.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2021 176 pages
3.16
184 ratings
Promise Me, Dad
by Joe Biden • 2017
A vice president's son is dying of cancer. Foreign crises don't pause for grief.
4.14
24k+
Promise Me, Dad Summary
Promise Me, Dad
A vice president's son is dying of cancer. Foreign crises don't pause for grief.
by Joe Biden 2017 272 pages
4.14
24k+ ratings
Character Strengths Matter
by Shannon Polly • 2015
Your best traits are already inside you. The science-backed method for finding and using them.
4.14
110
Character Strengths Matter Summary
Character Strengths Matter
Your best traits are already inside you. The science-backed method for finding and using them.
by Shannon Polly 2015 250 pages
4.14
110 ratings
Overcoming Depression
by Paul A. Gilbert • 1997
Your brain has an ancient safety switch that gets stuck. How self-compassion and CBT reset it.
3.89
491
Overcoming Depression Summary
Overcoming Depression
Your brain has an ancient safety switch that gets stuck. How self-compassion and CBT reset it.
by Paul A. Gilbert 1997 594 pages
3.89
491 ratings
Reiki For Dummies
by Nina L. Paul • 2005
Channel healing energy through your hands: the practical method now welcomed by modern medicine.
3.90
185
Reiki For Dummies Summary
Reiki For Dummies
Channel healing energy through your hands: the practical method now welcomed by modern medicine.
by Nina L. Paul 2005 340 pages
3.90
185 ratings
Triathlon Swimming Foundations
by "Triathlon" Taren Gesell • 2019
Sink, gasp, zigzag: the triathlon swim fix that works in ten sessions.
4.05
141
Triathlon Swimming Foundations Summary
Triathlon Swimming Foundations
Sink, gasp, zigzag: the triathlon swim fix that works in ten sessions.
by "Triathlon" Taren Gesell 2019 158 pages
4.05
141 ratings
Beyond Coffee
by James Beshara • 2019
His heart couldn't take more coffee. He rated the alternatives for safety and lasting benefit.
3.30
225
Beyond Coffee Summary
Beyond Coffee
His heart couldn't take more coffee. He rated the alternatives for safety and lasting benefit.
by James Beshara 2019 146 pages
3.30
225 ratings
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