Healthy Mind

In 1895, William James, the father of American philosophy, delivered a lecture entitled "Is Life Worth Living?" It was no theoretical question for James, who had contemplated suicide during an existential crisis as a young man a quarter century earlier. Sick Souls, Healthy Minds is a compelling introduction to James's life and thought that shows why the founder of pragmatism and empirical psychology -and an inspiration for Alcoholics Anonymous - can still speak so directly and profoundly to anyone struggling to make a life worth living.

Spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer explores the question of human identity and shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and achieve happiness and self-realization.

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent more than three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.

When it comes to our health, we tend to live our lives as though our ailments—our stiff knees or frayed nerves or diminished eyesight—can change only in one direction: for the worse. Award-winning social psychologist Ellen J. Langer’s life’s work proves the fault in this negative outlook as well as the healing power of its alternative: mindfulness—the process of active noticing where we are not bound by past experience or conventional wisdom.

Are you struggling with attention problems, mood swings, food obsession, or depression? Whatever the issue, you have far more control over your thoughts, feelings, and behavior than you realize. Although medications may bring some relief, in Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind, Dr. Georgia Ede reveals that the most powerful way to change brain chemistry is with food, because that’s where brain chemicals come from in the first place. In this provocative, illuminating guide, Dr. Ede explains why nearly everything we think we know about brain-healthy diets is wrong.

Whether we’re aware of it or not, most of us are guilty of self-sabotage. These behaviors can manifest in seemingly innocuous ways, but if left unchecked can create stress and cause problems in all areas of your life. In The Healthy Mind Toolkit, Dr. Alice Boyes provides easy, practical solutions that will help you identify how you’re holding yourself back and how to reverse your self-sabotaging behaviors. Blending scientific research with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, this engaging book will take you through the steps to address this overarching problem.

"Believing that something is wrong with us is a deep and tenacious suffering," says Tara Brach at the start of this illuminating book. This suffering emerges in crippling self-judgments and conflicts in our relationships, in addictions and perfectionism, in loneliness and overwork - all the forces that keep our lives constricted and unfulfilled. Radical Acceptance offers a path to freedom, including the day-to-day practical guidance developed over Dr. Brach's 20 years of work with therapy clients and Buddhist students.

All parents want their children to thrive, but what does that actually look like? And what does it take to get there? In The Whole and Healthy Family, Jodi Mockabee shares her parenting philosophy, one that encourages the equipping of each unique child to be able to function as a whole person so that they can enter adulthood as physically, spiritually, and mentally healthy individuals. Developed over years of research and personal practice, Jodi's whole-person and whole-family approach shows you how to create a wholesome home environment, prioritize spiritual growth, and more.

You don't need a diet plan. You need a health transformation - from the inside out. For more than 20 years, The Baby Book author William Sears' advice has been trusted by millions of parents across the country, and around the world. Now, along with his daughter Erin, a health coach and fitness instructor who went through her own transformation, losing 70 pounds and radically improving her health, Sears turns his science-based guidance to creating better health for everyone.

In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with compelling personal stories from top athletes, leading scientists, military veterans, and gifted artists, he shows how proximity to water can improve performance, increase calm, diminish anxiety, and increase professional success.

Researchers are finding that genes play a smaller role in overall health than most individuals realize. More often, the life people lead in their later years is a culmination of personal attitudes, decisions made, and actions taken beginning in young adulthood. The book covers a variety of topics including responding to personal risks, how to challenge the brain and body, healthy diet, physical activity, resiliency, retirement planning, and living a fulfilling life. Listeners also will find practical tips to keep their minds, bodies, and spirits in top shape.

All women are beautiful, no matter her color, shape, or size. You are beautiful. You have every reason to be confident in your own skin. And your beauty will shine brighter if you believe in yourself. You are wonderful and you deserve the best things, including an ideal body weight. The law of attraction states that the universe can give you that which you attract or focus on. If you focus on positive things then you will attract them towards you, and this includes rapid weight loss. This hypnosis program will help you dump any negative belief you may have about yourself.

No more procrastinating! It's time to finally take control of your health - to ensure a fit, strong, and healthy body from now until you're blowing out 100-plus candles on your birthday cake. The Better Man Project is your personal handbook for winning life's ultimate prize: good health forever.

We sometimes seem to be in the middle of an epidemic of mental health problems. There are higher levels of depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses than ever before, particularly among young people. The big question is whether there is anything we can do to avoid these conditions. Are there things that you should, or should not do, in order to keep your mind healthy? Nobody is suggesting that it is possible for everyone to avoid all mental health problems. However, many scientists would say agree that there are things that can be done to maintain a healthy mind.

El cerebro es lo que te hace ser tú mismo, y es mucho más moldeable de lo que piensas: lo esculpes con cada una de tus acciones. Además, investigaciones recientes afirman que no solo tiene la capacidad de cambiar, sino que lo hace constantemente. Lo que haces altera lo que eres. El objetivo de este libro es ayudarte a entender mejor su funcionamiento, pero sobre todo, enseñarte a mejorarlo. Cuidar de tu cerebro no solo te ayudará a prevenir trastornos como la demencia, el alzéimer o el párkinson, sinó también a rendir mejor en tu día a día.

Doctors Newberg and Monti's team at Thomas Jefferson University's Marcus Institute of Integrative Health are at the forefront of research in brain functioning and applications of the most advanced understanding in real-world strategies to expand options for optimizing our complex neurophysiology. Their findings show that optimal brain health is achievable by successfully weaving together a tapestry of our bio-psycho-social-spiritual dimensions.

While the market is full of books on dieting and weight loss, Change Your Mind, Change Your Body helps you navigate your weight loss efforts to create a new healthy lifestyle. This audiobook identifies the basic patterns and belief systems that hold you back from living a more energized and happier life. It gives you insights to manage your relationship with food in a more productive way.

Restore your health and wellbeing with a powerful combination of fasting and holistic lifestyle practices. Are you ready to feel empowered and take control of your health and wellness, even if you’re over 50? Do you want to lose weight, increase your stamina, and look years younger? You might have tried other weight loss programs, but they only made you think more about food because you felt restricted… causing you to retreat to your old unhealthy eating habits. Don’t lose hope… there’s a type of lifestyle (yes, not a diet) that will allow you to lose weight without having to ...

Mindfulness meditation is an increasingly popular form of an ancient and powerful technique for reducing stress, elevating one's mental state, and improving the practitioner's overall quality of life. Award-winning author and mindfulness meditation teacher Joseph Emet now takes you down a step-by-step path to integrate this potent form of meditation into your daily life.

✓ Are you feeling the stress of the holidays? ✓ Are you feeling tired and stressed in general? This quick guide will give you one habit a day for the next 12 days. In under two weeks you will feel more energy and your mood will be improved! You will be "dashing through the snow" in no time. ★ Day 1: Don’t eat late. ★ Day 2: Cut the sugar. ★ Day 3: Eat more veggies. ★ Day 4: Drink lots of tea. ★ Day 5: Plan your breakfast. ★ Day 6: Go outside. ★ Day 7: Eat fermented stuff. ★ Day 8: Visualize health. ★ Day 9: Make a love list. ★ Day 10: Make a hate list. ★ Day 11: ...