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Health Book Summaries

How to Stay Sane
by Philippa Perry • 2012
Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.
3.79
3k+
How to Stay Sane Summary
How to Stay Sane
Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.
by Philippa Perry 2012 160 pages
3.79
3k+ 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
How to Age
by Anne Karpf • 2014
You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.
3.66
477
How to Age Summary
How to Age
You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.
by Anne Karpf 2014 159 pages
3.66
477 ratings
Living Low Carb
by Jonny Bowden • 2003
The real weight-loss switch is a hormone. Carbohydrates raise it; cutting them turns it off.
4.10
424
Living Low Carb Summary
Living Low Carb
The real weight-loss switch is a hormone. Carbohydrates raise it; cutting them turns it off.
by Jonny Bowden 2003 416 pages
4.10
424 ratings
Coping with Anxiety
by Edmund J. Bourne • 2003
Stop managing symptoms and start dismantling anxiety with ten simple, evidence-backed strategies.
3.76
394
Coping with Anxiety Summary
Coping with Anxiety
Stop managing symptoms and start dismantling anxiety with ten simple, evidence-backed strategies.
by Edmund J. Bourne 2003 232 pages
3.76
394 ratings
The Paradox of Generosity
by Christian Smith • 2014
The top 5% of givers are happier and healthier. The reason isn't money.
3.85
114
The Paradox of Generosity Summary
The Paradox of Generosity
The top 5% of givers are happier and healthier. The reason isn't money.
by Christian Smith 2014 280 pages
3.85
114 ratings
What We Carry
by Maya Shanbhag Lang • 2020
Alzheimer's erases her mother, and a daughter learns the family stories she carried were fictions.
4.32
4k+
What We Carry Summary
What We Carry
Alzheimer's erases her mother, and a daughter learns the family stories she carried were fictions.
by Maya Shanbhag Lang 2020 306 pages
4.32
4k+ ratings
The First Six Weeks
by Midwife Cath • 2016
The 10pm trick that slowly becomes a 7pm bedtime: a midwife's method for newborn sleep.
3.68
1k+
The First Six Weeks Summary
The First Six Weeks
The 10pm trick that slowly becomes a 7pm bedtime: a midwife's method for newborn sleep.
by Midwife Cath 2016 298 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
The Rules of Contagion
by Adam Kucharski • 2020
Why tweets go viral and banks collapse: the hidden math that governs what spreads.
3.86
2k+
The Rules of Contagion Summary
The Rules of Contagion
Why tweets go viral and banks collapse: the hidden math that governs what spreads.
by Adam Kucharski 2020 352 pages
3.86
2k+ ratings
Ani's Raw Food Detox
by Ani Phyo • 2012
Fifteen days, three phases: liquid flush, gut repair, and metabolic reset on raw foods.
4.03
174
Ani's Raw Food Detox Summary
Ani's Raw Food Detox
Fifteen days, three phases: liquid flush, gut repair, and metabolic reset on raw foods.
by Ani Phyo 2012 273 pages
4.03
174 ratings
Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery
by Eric N. Franklin • 1996
Your posture is a mental picture. Change the picture, and alignment follows without force.
4.28
109
Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery Summary
Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery
Your posture is a mental picture. Change the picture, and alignment follows without force.
by Eric N. Franklin 1996 448 pages
4.28
109 ratings
Change Your Voice
by Morton Cooper • 1984
Your voice is an acquired habit. Change the habit, and change how the world hears you.
3.65
101
Change Your Voice Summary
Change Your Voice
Your voice is an acquired habit. Change the habit, and change how the world hears you.
by Morton Cooper 1984 180 pages
3.65
101 ratings
Fit From Within
by Victoria Moran • 2002
Weight loss without dieting: accept yourself, get quiet, and let the body follow.
4.00
247
Fit From Within Summary
Fit From Within
Weight loss without dieting: accept yourself, get quiet, and let the body follow.
by Victoria Moran 2002 282 pages
4.00
247 ratings
The Origins of Happiness
by Andrew E. Clark • 2018
Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.
3.67
64
The Origins of Happiness Summary
The Origins of Happiness
Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.
by Andrew E. Clark 2018 339 pages
3.67
64 ratings
The Making of You
by Katharina Vestre • 2018
You had a tail, gill slits, and could taste your mother's meal months before birth.
4.12
500+
The Making of You Summary
The Making of You
You had a tail, gill slits, and could taste your mother's meal months before birth.
by Katharina Vestre 2018 141 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
What To Do When There's Too Much To Do
by Laura Stack • 2012
Reclaim 90 minutes: triage your list down to what proves you're worth triple your salary.
3.53
435
What To Do When There's Too Much To Do Summary
What To Do When There's Too Much To Do
Reclaim 90 minutes: triage your list down to what proves you're worth triple your salary.
by Laura Stack 2012 192 pages
3.53
435 ratings
The Body Reset Diet Cookbook
by Harley Pasternak M.Sc. • 2014
Shed 10 to 20 pounds in 15 days: a smoothie-driven metabolism reboot with five daily meals.
4.02
117
The Body Reset Diet Cookbook Summary
The Body Reset Diet Cookbook
Shed 10 to 20 pounds in 15 days: a smoothie-driven metabolism reboot with five daily meals.
by Harley Pasternak M.Sc. 2014 210 pages
4.02
117 ratings
Mudras for Awakening Chakras
by Advait • 2014
19 hand gestures that balance your seven chakras, anywhere, no meditation required.
3.87
289
Mudras for Awakening Chakras Summary
Mudras for Awakening Chakras
19 hand gestures that balance your seven chakras, anywhere, no meditation required.
by Advait 2014 142 pages
3.87
289 ratings
Keto Answers
by Anthony Gustin • 2019
Keto made simple: the real story on macros, electrolytes, and the exit strategy nobody mentions.
4.30
225
Keto Answers Summary
Keto Answers
Keto made simple: the real story on macros, electrolytes, and the exit strategy nobody mentions.
by Anthony Gustin 2019 504 pages
4.30
225 ratings
Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades
by Daniel G. Amen • 2019
Your brain has a learning type. Find yours, and stop fighting your own wiring.
3.89
147
Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades Summary
Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades
Your brain has a learning type. Find yours, and stop fighting your own wiring.
by Daniel G. Amen 2019 217 pages
3.89
147 ratings
Alcoholics Anonymous
by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1991
A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.
3.99
348
Alcoholics Anonymous Summary
Alcoholics Anonymous
A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.
by Alcoholics Anonymous 1991 605 pages
3.99
348 ratings
How to Winter
by Kari Leibowitz • 2024
Winter isn't the problem. Your mindset is. A psychologist's guide to loving the darkest months.
3.98
4k+
How to Winter Summary
How to Winter
Winter isn't the problem. Your mindset is. A psychologist's guide to loving the darkest months.
by Kari Leibowitz 2024 265 pages
3.98
4k+ ratings
Force of Nature
by Laird Hamilton • 2008
What big-wave surfing reveals about fear, food, and fitness that no gym will teach you.
3.90
500+
Force of Nature Summary
Force of Nature
What big-wave surfing reveals about fear, food, and fitness that no gym will teach you.
by Laird Hamilton 2008 256 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Becoming a Life Coach
by Tom Chiarella • 2019
No license. No rules. Two billion dollars a year. What are life coaches actually selling?
3.43
118
Becoming a Life Coach Summary
Becoming a Life Coach
No license. No rules. Two billion dollars a year. What are life coaches actually selling?
by Tom Chiarella 2019 161 pages
3.43
118 ratings
Scientific Principles of Hypertrophy Training
by Mike Israetel • 2021
Muscle growth runs on predictable science. Most lifters unknowingly train against the principles.
4.59
480
Scientific Principles of Hypertrophy Training Summary
Scientific Principles of Hypertrophy Training
Muscle growth runs on predictable science. Most lifters unknowingly train against the principles.
by Mike Israetel 2021 274 pages
4.59
480 ratings
Fearvana
by Akshay Nanavati • 2017
Your brain has a hidden reward circuit for fear. Turning toward it triggers peak performance.
3.99
139
Fearvana Summary
Fearvana
Your brain has a hidden reward circuit for fear. Turning toward it triggers peak performance.
by Akshay Nanavati 2017 222 pages
3.99
139 ratings
Relax and Renew
by Judith Hanson Lasater • 1995
Supported yoga poses that re-teach the body to relax, even after years of stress and sleeplessness.
4.33
500+
Relax and Renew Summary
Relax and Renew
Supported yoga poses that re-teach the body to relax, even after years of stress and sleeplessness.
by Judith Hanson Lasater 1995 238 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
p53
by Sue Armstrong • 2014
Cancer cannot start unless this gene is disabled, but its activity also drives aging.
4.08
500+
p53 Summary
p53
Cancer cannot start unless this gene is disabled, but its activity also drives aging.
by Sue Armstrong 2014 288 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Love That Story
by Jonathan Van Ness • 2022
He thought vulnerability was weakness. HIV, trans rights, and a salon chair taught him otherwise.
4.09
7k+
Love That Story Summary
Love That Story
He thought vulnerability was weakness. HIV, trans rights, and a salon chair taught him otherwise.
by Jonathan Van Ness 2022 256 pages
4.09
7k+ ratings
A Woman's Guide to Cannabis
by Nikki Furrer • 2018
Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.
4.07
1k+
A Woman's Guide to Cannabis Summary
A Woman's Guide to Cannabis
Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.
by Nikki Furrer 2018 224 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
First Comes Love
by Marion Winik • 1996
She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.
4.14
441
First Comes Love Summary
First Comes Love
She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.
by Marion Winik 1996
4.14
441 ratings
The Mindful Path Through Shyness
by Steven H. Flowers • 2009
A mindfulness path through social anxiety that doesn't ask you to fight your own thoughts.
3.83
112
The Mindful Path Through Shyness Summary
The Mindful Path Through Shyness
A mindfulness path through social anxiety that doesn't ask you to fight your own thoughts.
by Steven H. Flowers 2009 218 pages
3.83
112 ratings
Tantra
by Shashi Solluna • 2016
Turn sex into a spiritual practice by circulating energy upward instead of releasing it outward.
3.40
10
Tantra Summary
Tantra
Turn sex into a spiritual practice by circulating energy upward instead of releasing it outward.
by Shashi Solluna 2016 272 pages
3.40
10 ratings
Not Just a Pretty Face
by Stacy Malkan • 2007
168 chemicals enter your body daily through cosmetics. Not one was FDA safety-tested.
3.96
500+
Not Just a Pretty Face Summary
Not Just a Pretty Face
168 chemicals enter your body daily through cosmetics. Not one was FDA safety-tested.
by Stacy Malkan 2007 192 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Little Earthquakes
by Sarah Mandel • 2023
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
4.17
500+
Little Earthquakes Summary
Little Earthquakes
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
by Sarah Mandel 2023 287 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
The Wellness Project
by Phoebe Lapine • 2017
Monthly health experiments taught her that fixing your liver doesn't mean giving up wine.
3.76
1k+
The Wellness Project Summary
The Wellness Project
Monthly health experiments taught her that fixing your liver doesn't mean giving up wine.
by Phoebe Lapine 2017 384 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Healing Arthritis
by Susan Blum MD MPH • 2017
Arthritis drugs chase inflammation downstream. This protocol turns it off at the source: your gut.
3.86
338
Healing Arthritis Summary
Healing Arthritis
Arthritis drugs chase inflammation downstream. This protocol turns it off at the source: your gut.
by Susan Blum MD MPH 2017 424 pages
3.86
338 ratings
Immune System Hacks
by Matt Farr • 2020
175+ ways to fortify your immune system: food, sleep, stress, movement, nature tweaks that compound.
3.71
146
Immune System Hacks Summary
Immune System Hacks
175+ ways to fortify your immune system: food, sleep, stress, movement, nature tweaks that compound.
by Matt Farr 2020 255 pages
3.71
146 ratings
Why Can't We Sleep
by Darian Leader • 2019
Humans once slept in two shifts. The anxiety about perfect sleep is a modern invention.
3.16
422
Why Can't We Sleep Summary
Why Can't We Sleep
Humans once slept in two shifts. The anxiety about perfect sleep is a modern invention.
by Darian Leader 2019 210 pages
3.16
422 ratings
Essential Oils for Beginners
by Althea Press • 2013
From your first bottle to custom blends for stress and sleep: essential oils without the guesswork.
3.92
1k+
Essential Oils for Beginners Summary
Essential Oils for Beginners
From your first bottle to custom blends for stress and sleep: essential oils without the guesswork.
by Althea Press 2013 248 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
You Gotta Eat
by Margaret Eby • 2024
No chopping required: feed yourself from cans, freezer bags, and a microwave, guilt-free.
4.02
500+
You Gotta Eat Summary
You Gotta Eat
No chopping required: feed yourself from cans, freezer bags, and a microwave, guilt-free.
by Margaret Eby 2024 191 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Passionate Nutrition
by Jennifer Adler • 2014
More protein, not willpower, ends sugar cravings. A gut-first guide to real nourishment.
4.16
317
Passionate Nutrition Summary
Passionate Nutrition
More protein, not willpower, ends sugar cravings. A gut-first guide to real nourishment.
by Jennifer Adler 2014 288 pages
4.16
317 ratings
Modern Mindfulness
by Rohan Gunatillake • 2017
Your commute, your phone, your stress: all of it is meditation territory. The rules just changed.
3.68
500+
Modern Mindfulness Summary
Modern Mindfulness
Your commute, your phone, your stress: all of it is meditation territory. The rules just changed.
by Rohan Gunatillake 2017 240 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies
by Marina S. Kurian • 2005
Your surgeon changes your stomach. This guide changes everything else: diet, habits, expectations.
4.11
268
Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies Summary
Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies
Your surgeon changes your stomach. This guide changes everything else: diet, habits, expectations.
by Marina S. Kurian 2005 384 pages
4.11
268 ratings
Dental Secrets
by Stephen T. Sonis • 1994
The high-yield Q&A guide for treating anxious, medically complex, and undiagnosed dental patients.
4.09
172
Dental Secrets Summary
Dental Secrets
The high-yield Q&A guide for treating anxious, medically complex, and undiagnosed dental patients.
by Stephen T. Sonis 1994 384 pages
4.09
172 ratings
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice
by Jon G. Allen • 2008
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
4.31
39
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice Summary
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
by Jon G. Allen 2008 433 pages
4.31
39 ratings
Getting Your Baby to Sleep the Baby Sleep Trainer Way
by Natalie Willes • 2017
Less total crying, faster results: the sleep method that trains nights and naps together.
4.03
103
Getting Your Baby to Sleep the Baby Sleep Trainer Way Summary
Getting Your Baby to Sleep the Baby Sleep Trainer Way
Less total crying, faster results: the sleep method that trains nights and naps together.
by Natalie Willes 2017 130 pages
4.03
103 ratings
Relax.
by Timothy Caulfield • 2020
Never been safer, yet drowning in health anxiety. The evidence for what to actually worry about.
3.71
500+
Relax. Summary
Relax.
Never been safer, yet drowning in health anxiety. The evidence for what to actually worry about.
by Timothy Caulfield 2020 301 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
The Gratitude Project
by Jeremy Adam Smith • 2020
The science of why thank-you notes change your health, and the practices that make gratitude stick.
3.69
172
The Gratitude Project Summary
The Gratitude Project
The science of why thank-you notes change your health, and the practices that make gratitude stick.
by Jeremy Adam Smith 2020 248 pages
3.69
172 ratings
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