Best Health Books | Summaries & Audio

Health Book Summaries

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health

by Michelle Robson • 2016

Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.

3.63

🍳 Culinary Medicine 🌿 Herbal Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🛡️ Immune Support

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health

Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.

by Michelle Robson 2016 288 pages

3.63

8 ratings

🍳 Culinary Medicine 🌿 Herbal Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🛡️ Immune Support

Stop Feeding Your Cancer

by John Kelly • 2014

A family doctor dropped animal protein from his cancer patients' diets. Their tumors stalled.

4.22

121

🥗 Cancer And Diet 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🩺 Integrative Medicine 🎗️ Cancer Patients 🔬 Nutrition Science

Stop Feeding Your Cancer

A family doctor dropped animal protein from his cancer patients' diets. Their tumors stalled.

by John Kelly 2014 136 pages

4.22

121 ratings

🥗 Cancer And Diet 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🩺 Integrative Medicine 🎗️ Cancer Patients 🔬 Nutrition Science

Instant Anger Management

by Aaron Karmin LCPC • 2021

Anger floods your body in seconds. The CBT countermove that works just as fast.

3.75

164

😤 Anger Management 🧠 Cbt Techniques 🌡️ Emotional Regulation 🛁 Self-Care Practices 😮‍💨 Stress Reduction

Instant Anger Management

Anger floods your body in seconds. The CBT countermove that works just as fast.

by Aaron Karmin LCPC 2021 129 pages

3.75

164 ratings

😤 Anger Management 🧠 Cbt Techniques 🌡️ Emotional Regulation 🛁 Self-Care Practices 😮‍💨 Stress Reduction

Trust the Grind

by Jeremy Bhandari • 2020

What elite athletes know about goals, discipline, and pressure that works far beyond the field.

4.42

127

🧠 Sports Psychology 🏅 Elite Athletics 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Mental Toughness 🚀 Peak Performance

Trust the Grind

What elite athletes know about goals, discipline, and pressure that works far beyond the field.

by Jeremy Bhandari 2020 219 pages

4.42

127 ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 🏅 Elite Athletics 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Mental Toughness 🚀 Peak Performance

The Butchering Art

by Lindsey Fitzharris • 2017

Surgery was a death sentence until Joseph Lister found the invisible killer: germs.

4.30

23k+

🏥 Medical History 💉 Victorian Medicine 🦠 Germ Theory 🔬 Scientific Revolution 🧪 Medical Breakthroughs

The Butchering Art

Surgery was a death sentence until Joseph Lister found the invisible killer: germs.

by Lindsey Fitzharris 2017 304 pages

4.30

23k+ ratings

🏥 Medical History 💉 Victorian Medicine 🦠 Germ Theory 🔬 Scientific Revolution 🧪 Medical Breakthroughs

The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care

by Sally C. Pipes • 2008

The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.

3.54

🏥 Healthcare Policy 📉 Free-Market Economics 🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique 💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏛️ Government Failure

The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care

The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.

by Sally C. Pipes 2008 182 pages

3.54

24 ratings

🏥 Healthcare Policy 📉 Free-Market Economics 🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique 💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏛️ Government Failure

Patient Zero

by Lydia Kang • 2021

The hunt for patient zero almost always finds a scapegoat, not a cause.

4.13

3k+

🏥 Medical History 🌍 Disease Ecology 🔍 Outbreak Investigation 🦠 Germ Theory 🏛️ Disease And Society

Patient Zero

The hunt for patient zero almost always finds a scapegoat, not a cause.

by Lydia Kang 2021 390 pages

4.13

3k+ ratings

🏥 Medical History 🌍 Disease Ecology 🔍 Outbreak Investigation 🦠 Germ Theory 🏛️ Disease And Society

Laugh Your Way to Happiness

by Leslie Lyle • 2014

Simulated laughter tricks your body into real health benefits. A daily practice to harness it.

3.72

🧠 Positive Psychology 😂 Laughter Therapy 😌 Stress Reduction 🧘 Mind-Body Wellness 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Laugh Your Way to Happiness

Simulated laughter tricks your body into real health benefits. A daily practice to harness it.

by Leslie Lyle 2014 256 pages

3.72

46 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 😂 Laughter Therapy 😌 Stress Reduction 🧘 Mind-Body Wellness 🎭 Emotional Regulation

You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap)

by Tammy Strobel • 2012

128 square feet, zero debt, no car. The counterintuitive math of buying happiness for cheap.

3.67

2k+

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 💸 Debt Freedom 🏠 Tiny House Living 🕰️ Time Freedom 🌍 Experiences Over Things

You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap)

128 square feet, zero debt, no car. The counterintuitive math of buying happiness for cheap.

by Tammy Strobel 2012 224 pages

3.67

2k+ ratings

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 💸 Debt Freedom 🏠 Tiny House Living 🕰️ Time Freedom 🌍 Experiences Over Things

The Invisible Kingdom

by Meghan O'Rourke • 2022

When doctors couldn't name her illness, she uncovered the medical blind spot affecting millions.

4.02

7k+

🩺 Chronic Illness 🚺 Women's Health 🩻 Medical Gaslighting 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 📖 Illness Narratives

The Invisible Kingdom

When doctors couldn't name her illness, she uncovered the medical blind spot affecting millions.

by Meghan O'Rourke 2022 324 pages

4.02

7k+ ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness 🚺 Women's Health 🩻 Medical Gaslighting 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 📖 Illness Narratives

The Lyme Solution

by Darin Ingels • 2018

Antibiotics failed your Lyme. Recovery starts in the gut, with a five-part immune reset.

4.14

119

🏥 Chronic Illness 🔄 Integrative Medicine 🛡️ Autoimmune Disorders 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Lyme Solution

Antibiotics failed your Lyme. Recovery starts in the gut, with a five-part immune reset.

by Darin Ingels 2018 384 pages

4.14

119 ratings

🏥 Chronic Illness 🔄 Integrative Medicine 🛡️ Autoimmune Disorders 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Herbal Medicine

Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder

by James Lock • 2004

Parents don't cause eating disorders. They are the treatment. Here is how.

4.12

260

🍽️ Teen Eating Disorders 🧠 Adolescent Mental Health 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🏠 Behavioral Intervention 💪 Parent Empowerment

Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder

Parents don't cause eating disorders. They are the treatment. Here is how.

by James Lock 2004 295 pages

4.12

260 ratings

🍽️ Teen Eating Disorders 🧠 Adolescent Mental Health 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🏠 Behavioral Intervention 💪 Parent Empowerment

Quitting Smoking for Dummies

by David Brizer • 2003

Cravings last three minutes. A quit plan that handles the physical, mental, and environmental sides.

3.38

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧠 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚠️ Trigger Management 🔁 Relapse Prevention

Quitting Smoking for Dummies

Cravings last three minutes. A quit plan that handles the physical, mental, and environmental sides.

by David Brizer 2003 327 pages

3.38

16 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧠 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚠️ Trigger Management 🔁 Relapse Prevention

Two Whole Cakes

by Lesley Kinzel • 2012

Dieting fails by design. The real victory is stopping the cycle and reclaiming the word fat.

4.11

475

💪 Fat Acceptance 🚫 Anti-Diet ⚕️ Health At Every Size 📣 Fat Activism 📚 Fat Studies

Two Whole Cakes

Dieting fails by design. The real victory is stopping the cycle and reclaiming the word fat.

by Lesley Kinzel 2012 169 pages

4.11

475 ratings

💪 Fat Acceptance 🚫 Anti-Diet ⚕️ Health At Every Size 📣 Fat Activism 📚 Fat Studies

The Imp of the Mind

by Lee Baer • 2001

Your intrusive thoughts horrify you. That horror is the clinical proof you are not dangerous.

4.14

1k+

🧠 Intrusive Thoughts 💭 Cognitive Therapy 🎢 Exposure Therapy 🚫 Thought Suppression 🙏 Scrupulosity

The Imp of the Mind

Your intrusive thoughts horrify you. That horror is the clinical proof you are not dangerous.

by Lee Baer 2001 154 pages

4.14

1k+ ratings

🧠 Intrusive Thoughts 💭 Cognitive Therapy 🎢 Exposure Therapy 🚫 Thought Suppression 🙏 Scrupulosity

Nine Pints

by Rose George • 2018

How a single fluid shaped history, underpins a brutal global trade, and still defies science.

3.82

4k+

🏥 Medical History 🌍 Global Health 🩸 Menstrual Taboos 🎗️ HIV/AIDS Crisis ⚖️ Pharmaceutical Ethics

Nine Pints

How a single fluid shaped history, underpins a brutal global trade, and still defies science.

by Rose George 2018 289 pages

3.82

4k+ ratings

🏥 Medical History 🌍 Global Health 🩸 Menstrual Taboos 🎗️ HIV/AIDS Crisis ⚖️ Pharmaceutical Ethics

Dry Fasting & Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners

by Greenleatherr • 2019

Cut food and water to trigger a cellular cleanup that sharpens your brain and slows aging.

🏜️ Dry Fasting ⏱️ Intermittent Fasting 🧬 Autophagy 🧠 Brain Health 🧓 Anti-Aging

Dry Fasting & Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners

Cut food and water to trigger a cellular cleanup that sharpens your brain and slows aging.

by Greenleatherr 2019 76 pages

1 ratings

🏜️ Dry Fasting ⏱️ Intermittent Fasting 🧬 Autophagy 🧠 Brain Health 🧓 Anti-Aging

When Panic Attacks

by David D. Burns • 2004

Forty tools for dismantling panic: expose the fear, rewrite the thought, dig up what you buried.

4.13

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🕊️ Anxiety Recovery 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎢 Exposure Therapy 🗣️ Social Anxiety

When Panic Attacks

Forty tools for dismantling panic: expose the fear, rewrite the thought, dig up what you buried.

by David D. Burns 2004 464 pages

4.13

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🕊️ Anxiety Recovery 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎢 Exposure Therapy 🗣️ Social Anxiety

Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine

by Brent A. Bauer • 2021

Standard care plus acupuncture, meditation, herbs: a Mayo Clinic guide to what actually works.

3.67

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🌿 Complementary Therapies 😮‍💨 Stress Management 🩹 Pain Management

Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine

Standard care plus acupuncture, meditation, herbs: a Mayo Clinic guide to what actually works.

by Brent A. Bauer 2021 510 pages

3.67

21 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🌿 Complementary Therapies 😮‍💨 Stress Management 🩹 Pain Management

The How Not to Die Cookbook

by Michael Greger • 2017

Recipes, rules, and a daily checklist for eating to beat the 15 top killers.

4.12

5k+

🥬 Plant-Based Cooking 🥦 Whole Food Diet 🫘 Disease Prevention 🧑‍⚕️ Lifestyle Medicine 🚫 Oil-Free Cooking

The How Not to Die Cookbook

Recipes, rules, and a daily checklist for eating to beat the 15 top killers.

by Michael Greger 2017 249 pages

4.12

5k+ ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Cooking 🥦 Whole Food Diet 🫘 Disease Prevention 🧑‍⚕️ Lifestyle Medicine 🚫 Oil-Free Cooking

The Parent Compass

by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2020

Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.

4.56

140

👨‍👩‍👧 Teen Parenting 📚 Academic Pressure 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

The Parent Compass

Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.

by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2020 224 pages

4.56

140 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧 Teen Parenting 📚 Academic Pressure 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

The Quantified Self

by Deborah Lupton • 2016

Your fitness tracker feeds a digital economy that profits from your body's data.

3.81

📊 Digital Self-Tracking 👁️ Data And Surveillance 🔍 Critical Data Studies 🏛️ Biopolitics 🤖 Sociology Of Technology

The Quantified Self

Your fitness tracker feeds a digital economy that profits from your body's data.

by Deborah Lupton 2016 240 pages

3.81

86 ratings

📊 Digital Self-Tracking 👁️ Data And Surveillance 🔍 Critical Data Studies 🏛️ Biopolitics 🤖 Sociology Of Technology

When the Past Is Present

by David Richo • 2008

The chemistry you feel is often just the familiarity of an old wound.

4.13

500+

🧩 Relationship Repair 🩹 Emotional Healing 👶 Inner Child Healing 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧬 Somatic Psychology

When the Past Is Present

The chemistry you feel is often just the familiarity of an old wound.

by David Richo 2008 224 pages

4.13

500+ ratings

🧩 Relationship Repair 🩹 Emotional Healing 👶 Inner Child Healing 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧬 Somatic Psychology

The Keys to Kindness

by Claudia Hammond • 2022

Kindness is trainable, contagious, and measurably improves your life. The evidence and the how.

3.70

307

🧠 Positive Psychology 🤝 Prosocial Behavior 💙 Everyday Kindness 🫂 Empathy Training 🪞 Self-Compassion

The Keys to Kindness

Kindness is trainable, contagious, and measurably improves your life. The evidence and the how.

by Claudia Hammond 2022 289 pages

3.70

307 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🤝 Prosocial Behavior 💙 Everyday Kindness 🫂 Empathy Training 🪞 Self-Compassion

Doing Rapid Qualitative Research

by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros • 2021

Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.

5.00

🧪 Qualitative Methods ⚡ Rapid Evaluation 📊 Program Evaluation 🔄 Iterative Analysis 👥 Team-Based Research

Doing Rapid Qualitative Research

Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.

by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros 2021 197 pages

5.00

1 ratings

🧪 Qualitative Methods ⚡ Rapid Evaluation 📊 Program Evaluation 🔄 Iterative Analysis 👥 Team-Based Research

Gaslighting

by J.B. Snow • 2016

How a narcissist bends your reality, and the practical defenses that actually work.

3.91

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🔦 Gaslighting 🧠 Psychological Abuse 🩹 Abuse Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting

Gaslighting

How a narcissist bends your reality, and the practical defenses that actually work.

by J.B. Snow 2016

3.91

75 ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🔦 Gaslighting 🧠 Psychological Abuse 🩹 Abuse Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting

Hurry Up and Meditate

by David Michie • 2008

Five minutes. No prescription. Brain-scan proof. The stress reset hiding in plain sight.

3.73

500+

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Meditation Science 🪷 Buddhist Meditation 🌱 New Meditators 😌 Stress Reduction

Hurry Up and Meditate

Five minutes. No prescription. Brain-scan proof. The stress reset hiding in plain sight.

by David Michie 2008 168 pages

3.73

500+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Meditation Science 🪷 Buddhist Meditation 🌱 New Meditators 😌 Stress Reduction

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen

by Robert J. MacKenzie • 2015

Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.

4.09

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧑‍🎓 Parenting Teens 🚧 Limit Setting ⚖️ Logical Consequences 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen

Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.

by Robert J. MacKenzie 2015 354 pages

4.09

58 ratings

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧑‍🎓 Parenting Teens 🚧 Limit Setting ⚖️ Logical Consequences 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting

Ultramarathon Man

by Dean Karnazes • 2005

A 100-mile mountain race. Blisters lanced and glued shut. Twenty miles to go, and he's crawling.

4.02

21k+

🏃 Endurance Running 🧠 Mental Toughness 💪 Human Endurance 📖 Running Memoir 🔥 Embracing Pain

Ultramarathon Man

A 100-mile mountain race. Blisters lanced and glued shut. Twenty miles to go, and he's crawling.

by Dean Karnazes 2005 295 pages

4.02

21k+ ratings

🏃 Endurance Running 🧠 Mental Toughness 💪 Human Endurance 📖 Running Memoir 🔥 Embracing Pain

Therapeutic Blending With Essential Oil

by Rebecca Park Totilo • 2013

The blending rules that turn oils into real relief for pain, stress, and insomnia.

4.48

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌐 Holistic Health 🧪 Essential Oil Chemistry 🎵 Blending By Notes 🌱 Botanical Synergy

Therapeutic Blending With Essential Oil

The blending rules that turn oils into real relief for pain, stress, and insomnia.

by Rebecca Park Totilo 2013 368 pages

4.48

42 ratings

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌐 Holistic Health 🧪 Essential Oil Chemistry 🎵 Blending By Notes 🌱 Botanical Synergy

Nervous Energy

by Chloe Carmichael • 2021

Your anxiety is not broken. Nine ways to channel nervous energy into focus, drive, and calm.

3.87

322

🧠 High Functioning Anxiety 🔧 Cbt Techniques 🎯 Perfectionism 🌬️ Breathwork 💭 Thought Management

Nervous Energy

Your anxiety is not broken. Nine ways to channel nervous energy into focus, drive, and calm.

by Chloe Carmichael 2021 304 pages

3.87

322 ratings

🧠 High Functioning Anxiety 🔧 Cbt Techniques 🎯 Perfectionism 🌬️ Breathwork 💭 Thought Management

There is a River

by Thomas Joseph Sugrue • 2003

Before the New Age, there was a Sunday school teacher who diagnosed strangers in his sleep.

4.24

2k+

🕊️ Spiritual Biographies 🔮 Trance Channeling ⚕️ Medical Clairvoyance 🌿 Holistic Medicine ✝️ Esoteric Christianity

There is a River

Before the New Age, there was a Sunday school teacher who diagnosed strangers in his sleep.

by Thomas Joseph Sugrue 2003

4.24

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Biographies 🔮 Trance Channeling ⚕️ Medical Clairvoyance 🌿 Holistic Medicine ✝️ Esoteric Christianity

12 Tiny Things

by Heidi Barr • 2021

Twelve small doorways out of overwhelm and back to a life that feels like your own.

3.74

317

🧭 Intentional Living ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🪜 Small Daily Habits 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌿 Nature Connection

12 Tiny Things

Twelve small doorways out of overwhelm and back to a life that feels like your own.

by Heidi Barr 2021 181 pages

3.74

317 ratings

🧭 Intentional Living ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🪜 Small Daily Habits 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌿 Nature Connection

Introducing EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

by Judy Byrne • 2014

Finger-tap meridian points while naming what hurts: anxiety drops, pain fades, old trauma loosens.

3.65

🧠 Energy Psychology 💆 Acupressure Techniques 💚 Emotional Healing 😰 Anxiety Relief 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Introducing EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Finger-tap meridian points while naming what hurts: anxiety drops, pain fades, old trauma loosens.

by Judy Byrne 2014 224 pages

3.65

37 ratings

🧠 Energy Psychology 💆 Acupressure Techniques 💚 Emotional Healing 😰 Anxiety Relief 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Insider Secrets

by Reader's Digest Association • 2017

Industry insiders confess the money-saving tricks they never tell their own customers.

3.71

🕵️ Insider Tips 💰 Frugal Living 🛡️ Consumer Advocacy 🏠 Household Management 🔨 Home Maintenance

Insider Secrets

Industry insiders confess the money-saving tricks they never tell their own customers.

by Reader's Digest Association 2017 384 pages

3.71

17 ratings

🕵️ Insider Tips 💰 Frugal Living 🛡️ Consumer Advocacy 🏠 Household Management 🔨 Home Maintenance

First Human Body Encyclopedia

by Penny Smith • 2005

206 bones, 650 muscles, a 9-meter gut: the human body explained for curious kids.

4.30

162

🫀 Human Anatomy 🧍 Body Systems 🔬 Kids Science 📚 Reference For Children 🩺 Health For Kids

First Human Body Encyclopedia

206 bones, 650 muscles, a 9-meter gut: the human body explained for curious kids.

by Penny Smith 2005 128 pages

4.30

162 ratings

🫀 Human Anatomy 🧍 Body Systems 🔬 Kids Science 📚 Reference For Children 🩺 Health For Kids

Life After Cars

by Sarah Goodyear • 2025

The cost of car dependency is hidden in plain sight. What happens when we build for people instead?

4.26

1k+

🚗 Auto Culture 🏙️ Livable Cities 🚲 Tactical Urbanism 🅿️ Parking Reform 🚸 Traffic Safety

Life After Cars

The cost of car dependency is hidden in plain sight. What happens when we build for people instead?

by Sarah Goodyear 2025 300 pages

4.26

1k+ ratings

🚗 Auto Culture 🏙️ Livable Cities 🚲 Tactical Urbanism 🅿️ Parking Reform 🚸 Traffic Safety

The Sexual Healing Journey

by Wendy Maltz • 1991

Reclaim intimacy after abuse: identify the specific harm, then heal each layer step by step.

4.23

500+

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors 🛋️ Sex Therapy 🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy

The Sexual Healing Journey

Reclaim intimacy after abuse: identify the specific harm, then heal each layer step by step.

by Wendy Maltz 1991 368 pages

4.23

500+ ratings

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors 🛋️ Sex Therapy 🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy

Why We Swim

by Bonnie Tsui • 2020

Swimming built our species, rebuilds broken bodies, and quiets minds the gym cannot reach.

3.95

11k+

🏊 Swimming Culture 🌊 Open Water Swimming 🌀 Flow State 🧊 Cold Water Immersion 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

Why We Swim

Swimming built our species, rebuilds broken bodies, and quiets minds the gym cannot reach.

by Bonnie Tsui 2020 288 pages

3.95

11k+ ratings

🏊 Swimming Culture 🌊 Open Water Swimming 🌀 Flow State 🧊 Cold Water Immersion 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens

by Joani Geltman • 2014

The brain science behind your teen's worst decisions, and the conversations that survive them.

3.46

🧑 Raising Teenagers 🧠 Teen Brain Science 📱 Digital Parenting 🍺 Teen Substance Use 💬 Parent-Teen Communication

A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens

The brain science behind your teen's worst decisions, and the conversations that survive them.

by Joani Geltman 2014 288 pages

3.46

72 ratings

🧑 Raising Teenagers 🧠 Teen Brain Science 📱 Digital Parenting 🍺 Teen Substance Use 💬 Parent-Teen Communication

Dissociation Made Simple

by Jamie Marich • 2023

Dissociation isn't a flaw. It's a survival response with hidden gifts you can learn to harness.

4.06

500+

🧠 Dissociative Coping 🧩 Parts Work Therapy ⚓ Grounding Techniques 🧘 Somatic Healing 💬 Mental Health Stigma

Dissociation Made Simple

Dissociation isn't a flaw. It's a survival response with hidden gifts you can learn to harness.

by Jamie Marich 2023 288 pages

4.06

500+ ratings

🧠 Dissociative Coping 🧩 Parts Work Therapy ⚓ Grounding Techniques 🧘 Somatic Healing 💬 Mental Health Stigma

The Cheese Trap

by Neal D. Barnard • 1992

Cheese hides an opiate-like trap that fattens and sickens; here's how to escape.

4.14

1k+

🧀 Dairy-Free Diets 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🧠 Food Addiction 🐄 Factory Farming 🏛️ Food Politics

The Cheese Trap

Cheese hides an opiate-like trap that fattens and sickens; here's how to escape.

by Neal D. Barnard 1992 320 pages

4.14

1k+ ratings

🧀 Dairy-Free Diets 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🧠 Food Addiction 🐄 Factory Farming 🏛️ Food Politics

How to Master Anxiety

by Joe Griffin • 2007

An overactive survival instinct, not a flaw: the breath-to-sleep reset for an anxious brain.

3.91

122

🧠 Anxiety Management 🌬️ Breathing Techniques 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 😴 Sleep And Mental Health 😌 Relaxation Methods

How to Master Anxiety

An overactive survival instinct, not a flaw: the breath-to-sleep reset for an anxious brain.

by Joe Griffin 2007 254 pages

3.91

122 ratings

🧠 Anxiety Management 🌬️ Breathing Techniques 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 😴 Sleep And Mental Health 😌 Relaxation Methods

Night Falls Fast

by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1999

Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.

4.12

6k+

🧠 Mood Disorders 🛡️ Suicide Prevention 🧬 Behavioral Genetics ⚗️ Neurochemistry 🌍 Public Health Crisis

Night Falls Fast

Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.

by Kay Redfield Jamison 1999 448 pages

4.12

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mood Disorders 🛡️ Suicide Prevention 🧬 Behavioral Genetics ⚗️ Neurochemistry 🌍 Public Health Crisis

Live Long, Die Short

by Roger Landry • 2014

Your aging is 70% under your control. The manual is buried in your ancestors' daily life.

3.77

111

👴 Healthy Aging 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🐢 Incremental Change 🧠 Lifelong Learning 🤝 Social Connection

Live Long, Die Short

Your aging is 70% under your control. The manual is buried in your ancestors' daily life.

by Roger Landry 2014 264 pages

3.77

111 ratings

👴 Healthy Aging 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch 🐢 Incremental Change 🧠 Lifelong Learning 🤝 Social Connection

The Carnivore Diet Handbook

by K. Suzanne • 2018

Meat only. The radical diet handbook: lose weight, think sharper, and never chop a vegetable again.

4.14

118

🥩 Carnivore Diet 🚫 Elimination Diets 🏹 Ancestral Health ⚡ Metabolic Health 🥑 Low-Carb Movement

The Carnivore Diet Handbook

Meat only. The radical diet handbook: lose weight, think sharper, and never chop a vegetable again.

by K. Suzanne 2018 184 pages

4.14

118 ratings

🥩 Carnivore Diet 🚫 Elimination Diets 🏹 Ancestral Health ⚡ Metabolic Health 🥑 Low-Carb Movement

The Myth of the Perfect Girl

by Ana Homayoun • 2012

Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.

3.76

160

📚 Raising Girls 🏆 Achievement Culture 🪪 External Validation 🌱 Holistic Parenting 📱 Teen Social Media

The Myth of the Perfect Girl

Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.

by Ana Homayoun 2012 304 pages

3.76

160 ratings

📚 Raising Girls 🏆 Achievement Culture 🪪 External Validation 🌱 Holistic Parenting 📱 Teen Social Media

Dementia Reimagined

by Tia Powell • 2019

Alzheimer's drugs fail 99.6 percent of the time. A physician's case for joy over cure.

3.90

445

🧠 Dementia Care 🧓 Aging And Health 🕊️ End-Of-Life Care 💔 Caregiver Burden 💰 Healthcare Economics

Dementia Reimagined

Alzheimer's drugs fail 99.6 percent of the time. A physician's case for joy over cure.

by Tia Powell 2019 320 pages

3.90

445 ratings

🧠 Dementia Care 🧓 Aging And Health 🕊️ End-Of-Life Care 💔 Caregiver Burden 💰 Healthcare Economics

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery

by Elizabeth Kaufmann • 2018

Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.

3.78

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation 📢 Patient Advocacy 💊 Pain Management

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery

Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.

by Elizabeth Kaufmann 2018 222 pages

3.78

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🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation 📢 Patient Advocacy 💊 Pain Management

Inner Skiing

by W. Timothy Gallwey • 1977

Skiing well isn't about more instruction. It's about getting out of your own way.

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🧠 Sports Psychology 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Flow States 🔍 Experiential Learning 😰 Fear Management

Inner Skiing

Skiing well isn't about more instruction. It's about getting out of your own way.

by W. Timothy Gallwey 1977 176 pages

4.17

204 ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Flow States 🔍 Experiential Learning 😰 Fear Management

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