Best Medicine Books | Summaries & Audio

Medicine Book Summaries

The Sober Truth

by Lance Dodes • 2014

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

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🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

The Sober Truth

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

by Lance Dodes 2014 192 pages

3.92

500+ ratings

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

Bugs, Bowels, and Behavior

by Teri Arranga • 2012

In autism, the gut drives the brain. Fix the first, and the second often follows.

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🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🩺 Autism And Health 🦠 Gut Microbiota 🥗 Dietary Interventions 🥜 Food Allergies

Bugs, Bowels, and Behavior

In autism, the gut drives the brain. Fix the first, and the second often follows.

by Teri Arranga 2012 304 pages

3.23

81 ratings

🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🩺 Autism And Health 🦠 Gut Microbiota 🥗 Dietary Interventions 🥜 Food Allergies

Brain Power

by Michael J. Gelb • 2011

Cognitive decline is not inevitable. The habits that keep your mind decades younger than your body.

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🧠 Cognitive Aging 🏥 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌿 Healthy Aging 📚 Lifelong Learning

Brain Power

Cognitive decline is not inevitable. The habits that keep your mind decades younger than your body.

by Michael J. Gelb 2011 248 pages

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284 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Aging 🏥 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌿 Healthy Aging 📚 Lifelong Learning

The Anatomy of Stretching

by Brad Walker • 2007

Anatomy-based stretching that targets the tight muscle, not just the area. No more guesswork.

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🤸 Flexibility Training 🛡️ Injury Prevention ⚕️ Sports Medicine 🦴 Anatomical Guides 🧘 Static Stretching

The Anatomy of Stretching

Anatomy-based stretching that targets the tight muscle, not just the area. No more guesswork.

by Brad Walker 2007 200 pages

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500+ ratings

🤸 Flexibility Training 🛡️ Injury Prevention ⚕️ Sports Medicine 🦴 Anatomical Guides 🧘 Static Stretching

Keto Clarity

by Jimmy Moore • 2014

Your carb ceiling is personal, extra protein turns to sugar, and fat was never the villain.

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🥑 Ketogenic Diet 🍗 Low-Carb Nutrition 🧬 Metabolic Health 🧈 High-Fat Diets 🔬 Dietary Myths

Keto Clarity

Your carb ceiling is personal, extra protein turns to sugar, and fat was never the villain.

by Jimmy Moore 2014 304 pages

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3k+ ratings

🥑 Ketogenic Diet 🍗 Low-Carb Nutrition 🧬 Metabolic Health 🧈 High-Fat Diets 🔬 Dietary Myths

Innate

by Kevin J. Mitchell • 2018

Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.

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🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🌱 Nature Versus Nurture 🧠 Brain Development 🎭 Personality Psychology

Innate

Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.

by Kevin J. Mitchell 2018 304 pages

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500+ ratings

🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🌱 Nature Versus Nurture 🧠 Brain Development 🎭 Personality Psychology

Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten

by David Perlmutter • 2006

First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.

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🧠 Early Childhood Development 🥑 Brain Nutrition 🔗 Neuroplasticity 🌿 Nontoxic Parenting 📵 Screen Time Limits

Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten

First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.

by David Perlmutter 2006 341 pages

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216 ratings

🧠 Early Childhood Development 🥑 Brain Nutrition 🔗 Neuroplasticity 🌿 Nontoxic Parenting 📵 Screen Time Limits

The Disordered Mind

by Eric R. Kandel • 2018

Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.

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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🏥 Neuropsychiatry 🩺 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity 💭 Consciousness Studies

The Disordered Mind

Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.

by Eric R. Kandel 2018 304 pages

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2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🏥 Neuropsychiatry 🩺 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity 💭 Consciousness Studies

Life Time

by Russell Foster • 2022

A body clock runs everything from fat burning to immune defense. Modern life is its enemy.

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😴 Sleep Science 🕰️ Circadian Biology 🌙 Sleep Hygiene 🍽️ Time-Restricted Eating ⚡ Metabolic Health

Life Time

A body clock runs everything from fat burning to immune defense. Modern life is its enemy.

by Russell Foster 2022 480 pages

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1k+ ratings

😴 Sleep Science 🕰️ Circadian Biology 🌙 Sleep Hygiene 🍽️ Time-Restricted Eating ⚡ Metabolic Health

Women, Food, And Hormones

by M.D. Gottfried • 2021

Keto fails many women over 35; here is the four-week reset that targets the hormones first.

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🩺 Perimenopause Nutrition ⚖️ Hormonal Weight Loss 🥑 Keto For Women 🕰️ Intermittent Fasting 🤧 Food Intolerances

Women, Food, And Hormones

Keto fails many women over 35; here is the four-week reset that targets the hormones first.

by M.D. Gottfried 2021 336 pages

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2k+ ratings

🩺 Perimenopause Nutrition ⚖️ Hormonal Weight Loss 🥑 Keto For Women 🕰️ Intermittent Fasting 🤧 Food Intolerances

Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing!

by Edna B. Foa • 1991

OCD is a loop of dread and ritual. The escape is to invite fear, not flee.

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🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🛋️ Cbt 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Thought Acceptance

Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing!

OCD is a loop of dread and ritual. The escape is to invite fear, not flee.

by Edna B. Foa 1991 272 pages

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310 ratings

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🛋️ Cbt 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Thought Acceptance

Rethinking Diabetes

by Gary Taubes • 2024

Diabetes patients were told to eat more carbs. The studies behind that advice lasted only weeks.

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🏥 Medical History 🍽️ Dietary Paradigms 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏛️ Medical Dogma 🩺 Metabolic Health

Rethinking Diabetes

Diabetes patients were told to eat more carbs. The studies behind that advice lasted only weeks.

by Gary Taubes 2024 498 pages

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500+ ratings

🏥 Medical History 🍽️ Dietary Paradigms 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏛️ Medical Dogma 🩺 Metabolic Health

Forks Over Knives

by Gene Stone • 2011

Heart disease reversed without drugs or surgery: the evidence, the diet, and what to eat tonight.

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🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🫀 Disease Reversal 🌱 Dietary Transition 🥗 Whole Food Diets 🔬 Nutrition Science

Forks Over Knives

Heart disease reversed without drugs or surgery: the evidence, the diet, and what to eat tonight.

by Gene Stone 2011 214 pages

4.08

7k+ ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🫀 Disease Reversal 🌱 Dietary Transition 🥗 Whole Food Diets 🔬 Nutrition Science

Fast Exercise

by Michael Mosley • 2013

A few hard minutes, three times a week, reshapes the heart and burns fat. The protocol.

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⚡ Hiit Training ⏱️ Time-Efficient Fitness 💪 Bodyweight Training ⏳ Intermittent Fasting 🩺 Metabolic Health

Fast Exercise

A few hard minutes, three times a week, reshapes the heart and burns fat. The protocol.

by Michael Mosley 2013 141 pages

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1k+ ratings

⚡ Hiit Training ⏱️ Time-Efficient Fitness 💪 Bodyweight Training ⏳ Intermittent Fasting 🩺 Metabolic Health

BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual

by American Heart Association • 2016

The compression rate, depth, and rhythm that keep the brain alive after the heart stops.

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🏥 Emergency Medicine 🫀 Resuscitation ⛑️ First Aid 📋 Medical Training 🤝 Team-Based Care

BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual

The compression rate, depth, and rhythm that keep the brain alive after the heart stops.

by American Heart Association 2016 85 pages

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140 ratings

🏥 Emergency Medicine 🫀 Resuscitation ⛑️ First Aid 📋 Medical Training 🤝 Team-Based Care

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi

by Peter M. Wayne • 2013

A Harvard researcher's 12-week protocol for reducing fall risk 45% and sharpening the aging mind.

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🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🥋 Tai Chi 🔬 Evidence-Based Wellness 🩹 Chronic Pain Management 🚶 Active Aging

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi

A Harvard researcher's 12-week protocol for reducing fall risk 45% and sharpening the aging mind.

by Peter M. Wayne 2013 352 pages

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385 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🥋 Tai Chi 🔬 Evidence-Based Wellness 🩹 Chronic Pain Management 🚶 Active Aging

Drink?

by David J. Nutt • 2020

Seven drinks cost you 30 minutes. A neuroscientist explains the damage and why no level is safe.

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🍸 Alcohol Science 🏥 Public Health 🧠 Neuropharmacology 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🍷 Mindful Drinking

Drink?

Seven drinks cost you 30 minutes. A neuroscientist explains the damage and why no level is safe.

by David J. Nutt 2020 258 pages

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2k+ ratings

🍸 Alcohol Science 🏥 Public Health 🧠 Neuropharmacology 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🍷 Mindful Drinking

The Australian Autism Handbook

by Benison O'Reilly • 2023

An autism diagnosis is just the beginning. The Australian guide that covers every stage after.

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🧩 Autism Parenting 🌈 Neurodiversity 🌱 Early Intervention 🔊 Sensory Processing 🤝 Behavioral Support

The Australian Autism Handbook

An autism diagnosis is just the beginning. The Australian guide that covers every stage after.

by Benison O'Reilly 2023 473 pages

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35 ratings

🧩 Autism Parenting 🌈 Neurodiversity 🌱 Early Intervention 🔊 Sensory Processing 🤝 Behavioral Support

The Divided Mind

by John E. Sarno • 2006

Most chronic pain has no physical cause. The brain manufactures it to distract from buried rage.

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🧠 Mindbody Medicine 💢 Chronic Pain 🫀 Psychosomatic Disorders 🔇 Repressed Emotion 🪞 Emotional Awareness

The Divided Mind

Most chronic pain has no physical cause. The brain manufactures it to distract from buried rage.

by John E. Sarno 2006 394 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧠 Mindbody Medicine 💢 Chronic Pain 🫀 Psychosomatic Disorders 🔇 Repressed Emotion 🪞 Emotional Awareness

The Second Brain

by Michael D. Gershon • 1998

The gut's hundred million neurons operate on their own; their dysfunction can unravel the mind.

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🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🩺 Digestive Health 🔬 Popular Neuroscience ⚕️ Bowel Disorders 🧪 Neurogastroenterology

The Second Brain

The gut's hundred million neurons operate on their own; their dysfunction can unravel the mind.

by Michael D. Gershon 1998 328 pages

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500+ ratings

🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🩺 Digestive Health 🔬 Popular Neuroscience ⚕️ Bowel Disorders 🧪 Neurogastroenterology

Every Second Counts

by Lance Armstrong • 2003

Cancer nearly killed him, then gave him the mindset to win the Tour de France.

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🚴 Elite Cycling 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧠 Mental Toughness 🗻 Embracing Suffering 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Every Second Counts

Cancer nearly killed him, then gave him the mindset to win the Tour de France.

by Lance Armstrong 2003 256 pages

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4k+ ratings

🚴 Elite Cycling 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧠 Mental Toughness 🗻 Embracing Suffering 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Moms on Call | Next Steps Baby Care 6-15 Months | Parenting Book 2 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition

by Laura Hunter • 2012

The room rules, fever number, and food order that turn baby chaos into predictable days.

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👶 Baby Care 🌙 Infant Sleep 🥣 Feeding Routines 📋 Structured Parenting 🔒 Child Safety

Moms on Call | Next Steps Baby Care 6-15 Months | Parenting Book 2 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition

The room rules, fever number, and food order that turn baby chaos into predictable days.

by Laura Hunter 2012 159 pages

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1k+ ratings

👶 Baby Care 🌙 Infant Sleep 🥣 Feeding Routines 📋 Structured Parenting 🔒 Child Safety

The Body Papers

by Grace Talusan • 2019

Abused by her grandfather from age seven. At forty, a genetic test forced a different reckoning.

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🧳 Immigrant Memoir 🇵🇭 Filipino Diaspora 💔 Childhood Sexual Abuse 🎗️ Cancer Memoir 🧬 Generational Trauma

The Body Papers

Abused by her grandfather from age seven. At forty, a genetic test forced a different reckoning.

by Grace Talusan 2019 272 pages

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2k+ ratings

🧳 Immigrant Memoir 🇵🇭 Filipino Diaspora 💔 Childhood Sexual Abuse 🎗️ Cancer Memoir 🧬 Generational Trauma

Freud and Beyond

by Stephen A. Mitchell • 1995

One founder, many heirs: how psychoanalysis splintered into rival schools after Freud.

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📜 History Of Psychoanalysis ⚖️ Comparative Psychoanalysis 🧸 Object Relations 🛡️ Ego Psychology 🪞 Self Psychology

Freud and Beyond

One founder, many heirs: how psychoanalysis splintered into rival schools after Freud.

by Stephen A. Mitchell 1995 320 pages

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1k+ ratings

📜 History Of Psychoanalysis ⚖️ Comparative Psychoanalysis 🧸 Object Relations 🛡️ Ego Psychology 🪞 Self Psychology

Metabolism Revolution

by Haylie Pomroy • 2018

Fix your metabolism first. Lose fourteen pounds in two weeks. Eat more, not less.

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🏃 Rapid Weight Loss 🔧 Metabolic Repair 🍽️ Meal Frequency 🥬 Nutrient Density ⚖️ Weight Loss Resistance

Metabolism Revolution

Fix your metabolism first. Lose fourteen pounds in two weeks. Eat more, not less.

by Haylie Pomroy 2018 347 pages

3.59

226 ratings

🏃 Rapid Weight Loss 🔧 Metabolic Repair 🍽️ Meal Frequency 🥬 Nutrient Density ⚖️ Weight Loss Resistance

Protein Power

by Michael R. Eades • 1996

Two hormones rule fat storage. The diet that puts the fat-burning one in charge.

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🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🩸 Insulin Resistance 🛠️ Metabolic Repair 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Eating 🩺 Type 2 Diabetes

Protein Power

Two hormones rule fat storage. The diet that puts the fat-burning one in charge.

by Michael R. Eades 1996 448 pages

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1k+ ratings

🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🩸 Insulin Resistance 🛠️ Metabolic Repair 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Eating 🩺 Type 2 Diabetes

The Path to Longevity

by Luigi Fontana • 2020

To 100 with a 40-year-old's stamina: a scientist's whole-life protocol for healthspan.

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🔬 Longevity Science 🥗 Plant-Based Nutrition ⏳ Calorie Restriction 🕐 Intermittent Fasting 👴 Healthy Aging

The Path to Longevity

To 100 with a 40-year-old's stamina: a scientist's whole-life protocol for healthspan.

by Luigi Fontana 2020 318 pages

4.07

119 ratings

🔬 Longevity Science 🥗 Plant-Based Nutrition ⏳ Calorie Restriction 🕐 Intermittent Fasting 👴 Healthy Aging

Our Malady

by Timothy Snyder • 2020

From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.

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🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏥 Healthcare Reform 💰 Profit In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality 🌐 Universal Healthcare

Our Malady

From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.

by Timothy Snyder 2020 181 pages

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2k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏥 Healthcare Reform 💰 Profit In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality 🌐 Universal Healthcare

The E-Myth Physician

by Michael E. Gerber • 2003

You didn't start a practice. You bought a job. The escape is systems, not more hours.

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🏥 Medical Practices ⚙️ Business Systems 📋 Process Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Scaling A Practice

The E-Myth Physician

You didn't start a practice. You bought a job. The escape is systems, not more hours.

by Michael E. Gerber 2003 144 pages

3.87

175 ratings

🏥 Medical Practices ⚙️ Business Systems 📋 Process Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Scaling A Practice

Remember

by Lisa Genova • 2021

How memory works, why forgetting is normal, and the habits that cut Alzheimer's risk by 50%.

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🧠 Memory Science 🎯 Attention And Memory 😴 Sleep And Brain Health 🛡️ Alzheimer's Prevention 🌀 Memory Distortion

Remember

How memory works, why forgetting is normal, and the habits that cut Alzheimer's risk by 50%.

by Lisa Genova 2021 264 pages

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16k+ ratings

🧠 Memory Science 🎯 Attention And Memory 😴 Sleep And Brain Health 🛡️ Alzheimer's Prevention 🌀 Memory Distortion

Taking Charge of ADHD

by Russell A. Barkley • 1995

A disorder of self-control, not attention: the complete guide to parenting a child with ADHD.

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🧠 Adhd Parenting 🧒 Child Development ⚡ Executive Function 🏠 Behavior Management 🏫 School Accommodations

Taking Charge of ADHD

A disorder of self-control, not attention: the complete guide to parenting a child with ADHD.

by Russell A. Barkley 1995 321 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧠 Adhd Parenting 🧒 Child Development ⚡ Executive Function 🏠 Behavior Management 🏫 School Accommodations

This Is Your Brain on Parasites

by Kathleen McAuliffe • 2016

A parasite makes rats run toward cats. It may shape your personality, politics, and disgust.

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🧠 Parasite Manipulation 🧫 Gut-Brain Axis 🤢 Disgust Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🦠 Microbiome Health

This Is Your Brain on Parasites

A parasite makes rats run toward cats. It may shape your personality, politics, and disgust.

by Kathleen McAuliffe 2016 268 pages

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2k+ ratings

🧠 Parasite Manipulation 🧫 Gut-Brain Axis 🤢 Disgust Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🦠 Microbiome Health

A Mind of Your Own

by Kelly Brogan • 2016

Your depression may be inflammation in disguise, and antidepressants are making the fire worse.

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🩺 Functional Medicine 🧠 Women's Mental Health 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 💊 Antidepressant Risks

A Mind of Your Own

Your depression may be inflammation in disguise, and antidepressants are making the fire worse.

by Kelly Brogan 2016 352 pages

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2k+ ratings

🩺 Functional Medicine 🧠 Women's Mental Health 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 💊 Antidepressant Risks

The Edge Effect

by Eric R. Braverman • 2004

Four brain chemicals rule your health. A test that shows which one you're losing first.

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🧠 Brain Health 🩺 Functional Medicine 🔗 Brain-Body Connection 🧬 Longevity Science 🏷️ Personality Typing

The Edge Effect

Four brain chemicals rule your health. A test that shows which one you're losing first.

by Eric R. Braverman 2004 312 pages

3.87

356 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🩺 Functional Medicine 🔗 Brain-Body Connection 🧬 Longevity Science 🏷️ Personality Typing

Younger Next Year

by Chris Crowley • 2004

Daily exercise, real food, connection: the signals that keep your body building, not decaying.

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🧬 Healthy Aging 🏋️ Senior Fitness 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 🧪 Biological Aging 🌴 Retirement Lifestyle

Younger Next Year

Daily exercise, real food, connection: the signals that keep your body building, not decaying.

by Chris Crowley 2004 321 pages

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5k+ ratings

🧬 Healthy Aging 🏋️ Senior Fitness 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 🧪 Biological Aging 🌴 Retirement Lifestyle

Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

by Charles S. Mansueto • 2020

Hair pulling and skin picking have five hidden triggers. A clinical program neutralizes each one.

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🔁 Compulsive Behaviors 🧠 Ocd Spectrum ✂️ Compulsive Grooming 🔄 Habit Reversal 🎯 Trigger Management

Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Hair pulling and skin picking have five hidden triggers. A clinical program neutralizes each one.

by Charles S. Mansueto 2020 216 pages

4.24

305 ratings

🔁 Compulsive Behaviors 🧠 Ocd Spectrum ✂️ Compulsive Grooming 🔄 Habit Reversal 🎯 Trigger Management

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

by Sam Kean • 2014

History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.

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🧠 Neuroscience 📜 History Of Science 🏥 Medical History 📖 Clinical Tales 🧩 Neurological Disorders

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.

by Sam Kean 2014 416 pages

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13k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 📜 History Of Science 🏥 Medical History 📖 Clinical Tales 🧩 Neurological Disorders

I'm Sorry for My Loss

by Rebecca Little and Colleen Long • 2024

No shared word for pregnancy loss, and the law can't tell a miscarriage from a crime.

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💔 Pregnancy Loss ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 📜 Pregnancy History 🫀 Body Politics 🕯️ Grief Rituals

I'm Sorry for My Loss

No shared word for pregnancy loss, and the law can't tell a miscarriage from a crime.

by Rebecca Little and Colleen Long 2024 496 pages

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3k+ ratings

💔 Pregnancy Loss ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 📜 Pregnancy History 🫀 Body Politics 🕯️ Grief Rituals

The Chemistry of Joy

by Henry Emmons • 2005

Your kitchen, your breath, your movement, and your mind: the missing half of depression treatment.

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🩺 Integrative Psychiatry 🥑 Mood And Nutrition 🕉️ Ayurvedic Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness For Depression 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine

The Chemistry of Joy

Your kitchen, your breath, your movement, and your mind: the missing half of depression treatment.

by Henry Emmons 2005 290 pages

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500+ ratings

🩺 Integrative Psychiatry 🥑 Mood And Nutrition 🕉️ Ayurvedic Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness For Depression 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine

Women in White Coats

by Olivia Campbell • 2021

Seven women enrolled in medical school in 1869. The men rioted. They changed medicine anyway.

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👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🏫 Medical Education 🕰️ 19th Century Medicine 📜 Women's History 🚺 Pioneering Women

Women in White Coats

Seven women enrolled in medical school in 1869. The men rioted. They changed medicine anyway.

by Olivia Campbell 2021 300 pages

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6k+ ratings

👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🏫 Medical Education 🕰️ 19th Century Medicine 📜 Women's History 🚺 Pioneering Women

ACSM's Guidelines For Exercise Testing And Prescription

by American College of Sports Medicine • 2000

One size fails every body. The evidence-based guide to individualized exercise prescription.

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🧬 Exercise Science 🏥 Sports Medicine 📋 Clinical Guidelines 🧠 Behavior Change Theory 📝 Exercise Prescription

ACSM's Guidelines For Exercise Testing And Prescription

One size fails every body. The evidence-based guide to individualized exercise prescription.

by American College of Sports Medicine 2000 366 pages

4.28

264 ratings

🧬 Exercise Science 🏥 Sports Medicine 📋 Clinical Guidelines 🧠 Behavior Change Theory 📝 Exercise Prescription

Rewire Your Brain 2.0

by John B. Arden • 2023

Change your diet, movement, sleep, and social ties to retrain the brain from anxiety and depression.

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 😟 Anxiety Management 🌧️ Depression Recovery 🤝 Social Connection 🏃 Exercise And Mood

Rewire Your Brain 2.0

Change your diet, movement, sleep, and social ties to retrain the brain from anxiety and depression.

by John B. Arden 2023 304 pages

3.89

63 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 😟 Anxiety Management 🌧️ Depression Recovery 🤝 Social Connection 🏃 Exercise And Mood

Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox

by Manuela Mischke-Reeds • 2018

125 exercises that finally bring the body into the therapy room, where trauma actually lives.

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🧘 Somatic Psychotherapy 🩹 Trauma Treatment 🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Mindfulness Practice ⚡ Nervous System Regulation

Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox

125 exercises that finally bring the body into the therapy room, where trauma actually lives.

by Manuela Mischke-Reeds 2018 262 pages

4.20

217 ratings

🧘 Somatic Psychotherapy 🩹 Trauma Treatment 🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Mindfulness Practice ⚡ Nervous System Regulation

Evolution

by Carl Zimmer • 2001

One idea explains elaborate plumage, the fossil record, and why antibiotics stop working: evolution.

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🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🎯 Natural Selection 🦴 Paleontology ☄️ Mass Extinctions 🦚 Sexual Selection

Evolution

One idea explains elaborate plumage, the fossil record, and why antibiotics stop working: evolution.

by Carl Zimmer 2001 528 pages

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5k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🎯 Natural Selection 🦴 Paleontology ☄️ Mass Extinctions 🦚 Sexual Selection

Anyway You Can

by Annette Bosworth • 2018

Her mother's cancer was terminal. A doctor's last-resort prescription: no sugar, all fat.

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🥩 Ketogenic Diet ⏰ Intermittent Fasting 🔬 Metabolic Health 🥗 Food As Medicine 🧬 Metabolic Oncology

Anyway You Can

Her mother's cancer was terminal. A doctor's last-resort prescription: no sugar, all fat.

by Annette Bosworth 2018 352 pages

4.66

1k+ ratings

🥩 Ketogenic Diet ⏰ Intermittent Fasting 🔬 Metabolic Health 🥗 Food As Medicine 🧬 Metabolic Oncology

Spontaneous Healing

by Andrew Weil • 2011

Your body was built to self-repair. Modern life keeps jamming the signal.

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🏥 Integrative Medicine 🌿 Natural Healing ✨ Spontaneous Remission 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🛡️ Immune Support

Spontaneous Healing

Your body was built to self-repair. Modern life keeps jamming the signal.

by Andrew Weil 2011 384 pages

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6k+ ratings

🏥 Integrative Medicine 🌿 Natural Healing ✨ Spontaneous Remission 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🛡️ Immune Support

Bipolar, Not So Much

by Chris Aiken • 2017

Recurring depression can hide mild bipolar. Learn the signs before antidepressants do more harm.

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🌗 Bipolar Depression 📊 Spectrum Psychiatry ⚡ Hypomania Awareness 🌪️ Mixed Mood States 🕰️ Circadian Rhythms

Bipolar, Not So Much

Recurring depression can hide mild bipolar. Learn the signs before antidepressants do more harm.

by Chris Aiken 2017 360 pages

4.37

400 ratings

🌗 Bipolar Depression 📊 Spectrum Psychiatry ⚡ Hypomania Awareness 🌪️ Mixed Mood States 🕰️ Circadian Rhythms

Eat Fat, Get Thin

by Mark Hyman • 2016

Stop blaming butter. Fix your metabolism with the one macronutrient our ancestors never feared.

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🩸 Metabolic Health 🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🥑 Dietary Fats 🫀 Cholesterol Myths 🏭 Food Politics

Eat Fat, Get Thin

Stop blaming butter. Fix your metabolism with the one macronutrient our ancestors never feared.

by Mark Hyman 2016 350 pages

3.91

3k+ ratings

🩸 Metabolic Health 🥩 Low-Carb Diets 🥑 Dietary Fats 🫀 Cholesterol Myths 🏭 Food Politics

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by Gabriel Cousens • 2008

Type 2 diabetes reversed: a 21-day raw-food protocol normalizing blood sugar in four days.

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There Is a Cure for Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes reversed: a 21-day raw-food protocol normalizing blood sugar in four days.

by Gabriel Cousens 2008 472 pages

4.03

174 ratings

🩸 Diabetes Reversal 🥬 Raw Food Diet 🌱 Plant-Based Nutrition 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🧹 Detoxification

The Engine 2 Diet

by Rip Esselstyn • 2009

A firefighter's 28-day plant-based plan that lowers cholesterol, bans oil, and works at 75%.

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The Engine 2 Diet

A firefighter's 28-day plant-based plan that lowers cholesterol, bans oil, and works at 75%.

by Rip Esselstyn 2009 288 pages

4.05

4k+ ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Diets 🍎 Whole Food Nutrition ❤️ Heart Health 🍳 Oil-Free Cooking 🏥 Disease Reversal

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