This science-backed guide explains how to improve your brain health and overall well-being. Learn practical strategies for enhancing cognition and resilience through lifestyle choices like exercise, diet, sleep, and mindfulness, to help you lead a longer, healthier, and more fulfilling life.

Given that the authors of this book have a background in public policy, it’s probably not surprising that their writing style is prescriptive instead of descriptive. Though the guide isn’t particularly engaging, it’s concise and easy to read.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Focusing on brain health, cognition and wellbeing
This was a short, easy-to-understand book. The authors shift the focus from physical health and physical training to cognitive and mental health: „In our modern focus on physical health, we often neglect the equally vital aspect of brain health, cognition, and wellbeing.“ Right!
I liked how each chapter focuses on one aspect of health (e.g. exercise, food, sleep etc) but shifts the focus to what this aspect does for us in terms of mental health, cognition and well being. The authors are obviously researchers and give a lot of scientific corroboration. This is helpful to gain confidence in their recommendations although sometimes the scientific details are not easily understood even by educated, but non-specialized readers. A few times e.g. the chapter about substance abuse or work-life-balance the advice is rather common sense verging on trite.
Overall a quick, illuminating read which achieved for me its goal to shift the focus from physical health to brain health. Anyone interested in staying healthy will be benefit from its insights.

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This book is a comprehensive guide on how to increase cognitive functioning. I especially liked the section on how social engagement contributes to brain health and a better sense of wellbeing. A valuable discussion on how oxytocin, endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine contribute to boosting your mood and brain health is also focused on throughout the book. A must-read for anyone looking to improve their mental and physical health!