Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better

Name: Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better
SKU: 62029
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4.4 | 583 ratings

Price: 19.68

Last update: 06-17-2024

Top reviews from the United States

José Stein G

What an amazing book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024

It is one of those books that, while providing updated and research based information, is very entertaining to read. A combination between information and story telling that makes it difficult to stop reading once we start. Highly recommended for anybody trying to learn about neuroscience.

Cydni Raven

Educational

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023

There were some groundbreaking ideas about the brain, memory, exercise, meditation and how the brain has plasticity. I enjoyed the stories that Wendy and Billie added to the neuroscience part of the book. It took me a long time to read the book. Sometimes I had to take a break from the book. It’s very educational and a valuable resource.

Cynthia Funegard

A very important book

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024

Anybody who's aging or struggling with depression or anxiety or dementia of any kind would benefit from this as would their caregivers.

AlaskaGale

Hard o put down! Meanngful, timely, this lady knows how to drill down complexity

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2023

Loved the flips back and forth from taking on knowledge and dragging it into our lives.

Sabrina

Mainly autobiographical

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2015

I saw her interviewed on CBS and found her a charming and energetic person. I am not sure what take aways I have from the book, though it interested me since I am also an Asian American woman who is an over achiever, and many of her experiences resonated. I enjoyed the read. I am not sure what type of person I would recommend it to . I am also a doctor. It was fun to review some of the neurobiology and learn some new things.

Keith Garrick

Interesting, unique blend of a great story and excellent, helpful insights

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015

I read and write on life and have reviewed, studied, and learned from many sources. From that background, I selected this book after reviewing it for about 30 minutes.

As I read it, I marveled at the honesty of the author about her personal story and how she also wove into it excellent insights, in context, that, I think, anyone can benefit from. It is both a "self-help" (life improvement) book and an enjoyable tale of her life...so far... It's a bit of a two for one, story plus gaining knowledge - a great combination for me.

I have two book shelves of books related to the brain already, but this is a unique approach pointing to some very useful ways of living and thriving and enriching one's world. I shall add the additional learnings to my website and future writings.

Thank you, Wendy Suzuki, for writing this little masterpiece and for the many, many hours it must have taken to craft this unique blend of the story of your life and what people can take from it and from your indepth study and knowledge about this vital area!

Keith D. Garrick

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Easy-to Read 2015-Update on the Neuroscience of Exercising

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2018

I kept reading until I finished the book. I was interested in the neuroscience aspect of the book. It is a memoir with little artistic style and emotional connection. The book can inspire people who give priority to their brains over their bodies (e.g., nerds) to exercise, socialize , and meditate.

RS in SF

Awesome and Inspirational Read

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2015

This book is a highly informative and inspirational read. I loved reading about Dr. Suzuki's journey as she realized, at mid-life, that she needed to make personal changes on a very fundamental level and then applied all her knowledge and curiosity as a neuroscientist to propel that journey, bolstered by her confidence in "brain plasticity" -- our ability to change on that very fundamental level. I loved this book and was amazed and inspired by the level of openness and vulnerability it revealed, particularly given the author's seeming starting place: a woman somewhat closed down and hardened by the competitive rigors of academic life and her own ambition. This book left me uplifted with the knowledge that, at mid-life, a world of personal transformation still awaits us -- both in our personal and professional lives.

This book weaves informative and accessible scientific explanations (which, to me, give the book its credibility) into a highly personal story.

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