Genius Foods by Max Lugavere
Taken from maxlugavere.com/book, "Discover the critical link between your brain and the food you eat and change the way your brain ages, in this cutting-edge, practical guide to eliminating brain fog, optimizing brain health, and achieving peak mental performance from media personality and leading voice in health Max Lugavere."
Taken from Amazon, "In Eat Smarter, nutritionist, bestselling author, and #1-ranked podcast host Shawn Stevenson breaks down the science of food with a 30-day program to help you lose weight, reboot your metabolism and hormones, and improve your brain function. Most importantly, he explains how changing what you eat can transform your life by affecting your ability to make money, sleep better, maintain relationships, and be happier. Eat Smarter will empower you and make you feel inspired about your food choices, not just because of the impact they have on your weight, but because the right foods can help make you the best version of yourself."
The Genius Life by Max Lugavere
Taken from maxlugavere.com/book, "The author of the New York Times bestselling Genius Foods is back with a lifestyle program for resetting your brain and body to its “factory settings” to help you lose weight, gain strength, and fight fatigue, anxiety, and depression for a longer, healthier life."
Ditch the Diet by Oonagh Duncan
*Consider yourself forewarned: The language in this book is NOT for most people which makes me sad because the concepts are for everyone. It is a great book for beginners looking to implement healthy habits and make them stick. If you can look past the vulgarity it will teach you a SO MUCH about creating healthy habits.
No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a LifeTime of Fitness by Michelle Segar, PhD
Taken from intuitiveeating.org, "Intuitive Eating is a self-care eating framework, which integrates instinct, emotion, and rational thought and was created by two dietitians, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in 1995."
B.J. Fogg has been a researcher in human behavior at Stanford University for more than 20 years. This book breaks down the theory behind behavior change and delivers it to you bite-size pieces that easily digestible. If you have an area in your life that needs sustainable change (we ALL do, right?!), this is your book. If you are just diving into lifestyle medicine and are overwhelmed by how many things in your life you feel need to change, this is a great place to start.
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. Second Edition, Revised and Updated by John Kabat-Zinn
This book is the basis of John Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program and highlights the scientific data behind the program's clinical effectiveness in managing stress, pain, and chronic illness. There have been many scientific updates to the book from when it was first published in 1990 and these are highlighted in the second edition. This book is great for all levels including those who have never practiced mindfulness and those who consider themselves experts. both the inexperienced reader and the very experienced reader.
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