Health is a holistic concept. It’s also something you cling to for dear life as you drive steadily up life’s hill and down the other side. Running out of gas? These four amazing books will invigorate your body, mind and heart – and perhaps even your place in the world.
The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People by Patrick Holford
Can anyone really be 100% happy? Probably not, but surely many of us can be a good sight happier than we are right now. Depression is a leading cause of both mental and physical illness, and it’s no doubt that positive mental conditioning can vastly improve the lives of anyone affected by a dejected demeanour.
Patrick Holford is one of the world’s leading authorities on new approaches to health and nutrition. In his latest book, Holford shares his findings on how we can thrive – not just ‘survive’ – modern life and all its challenges.
Following Britain’s largest-ever health and diet survey (with over 55,000 participants), The 10 Secrets reveals fascinating insights into the prime ways to achieve good health and happiness, offering an easy-to-follow, measurable format for everyone, from the relatively fit to those suffering from health issues.
Readers will be treated to 10 areas that are crucial to a healthy and happy life – including how to gain energy, lose weight, slow down the ageing process, sharpen the mind and improve mood – even how to find purpose in life.
Feel good again. Unlock the secrets.
Piatkus (Hachette Australia), A$35RRP
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This Book Has Feelings by Dr Neil Scott and Dr Sandi Mann
Interested in an inward journey? An adventure into the philosophies and psychologies of your own mind? This brilliant book by two respected occupational psychologists lifts the scalp and delves deep into your head, on a fascinating journey to self-understanding.
Covering clinical information in layperson’s speak, anyone with an interest in our minds, hearts and souls will dip into this informative book and come out refreshed and enlightened.
Beginning with a journey into the emotional brain, we not only learn the physical structure of this miraculous organ, we discover where our emotions lie, snug into folds bathed in nerves and neurochemicals. We discover emotion in all its various aspects, from Darwinism to gender, through attachment, fear, anxiety, depression – even the evolution of the brain.
Studded with pockets of fascinating fact, the synchronicity between science and the intangible is palpable in This Book Has Feelings. And learning more about the physical and psychological processes we go through when we think, feel and react is priceless, not only in terms of understanding ourselves better, but also in regard to how we can improve on that understanding. Brilliant.
Allen & Unwin, A$19.99RRP
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The 8 Second Secret by Dr Gail Trapp
More secrets! We all love a good secret, and if it can fast-track us to a fitter, firmer body in just 20 minutes a day, I’m all for the whispered exchange. In The 8 Second Secret, Dr Gail Trapp offers readers a scientifically proven method for lasting weight loss… as opposed to those weight loss regimes that snap back like a trackie-dack waist as soon as the ‘diet’ is over.
Fitter, stronger, slimmer, calmer – these are the four main benefits this book espouses by following its 20-minute interval training programme. And yes, this book is centred in exercise, so put down that muffin and reach for your sneakers. Don’t be put off, though – even couch potatoes can incorporate the four integral parts to this regime – at only 20 minutes a day.
The Fitter section includes a proven exercise programme which substantially improves fitness whilst smoothing out those lumps and bumps.
The Stronger section promotes the enormously beneficial results obtained from strength-training, both in terms of the body’s ability to burn fat and in terms of ageing.
The Slimmer section plucks Asian and Mediterranean cuisine from the gastronomic stratosphere and lays it on your plate as proven fodder for nutritious, fat-busting meals.
The Calmer section reiterates how vital stress reduction is to weight loss and overall health – body, mind and spirit.
Seeing as though this book claims to bring these health-beneficial elements to your life pronto!, I’m certain this book will fly off the shelves. After all, aren’t we all always in a rush? Slow down, and take the time to read this book – after all, there’s nothing wrong with rapid life change, especially when it’s for the better.
Allen & Unwin, A$32.99RRP
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The Big Picture by David Suzuki
What could be more vital for our health than a deeper understanding of the ramifications modern-day life is having on mankind and our planet? What’s a little different about David Suzuki’s latest book is that it takes a holistic approach to the future of our planet, including reflections on science and humanity – vital components to our ecological future.
Broken into a series of fascinating essays, Suzuki has paired with Dave Robert Taylor to present a book that will make you think, and hopefully positively influence your frame of mind, let alone the trajectory of our beautiful planet. Information is power, and this amazing collection will surely give you a sense of the bigger picture.
Current scientific evidence about our future is quite literally overwhelming and immobilizing. Without resorting to hyperbole or schlock, Suzuki and Taylor effusively share their ideas on a variety of motivating topics, including car culture and sustainable transportation, food shortages – what will we eat in the future?, putting Mother Nature on the payroll, technology and consumerism, and protecting the diversity of life on Earth.
Clearly a call for the individual to take a step back and reclarify our positioning and understanding on ecological issues, the authors urge us to draw a deep breath and take in the bigger picture. This eye-opening book will certainly help your quest.
Allen & Unwin, A$29.99RRP
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