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holyifa's review against another edition
3.0
I've fancied this book as the great introduction. Though when I met each page, it's like it contains summary from other resources that I could say it wasn't bad at all. Many tips and hack offered from this book with main goal through the brain. As long I remember this is a word that resonate me, “Either you control your brain or others will do it for you.”
lauragustav's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
booksandteas's review against another edition
5.0
The big picture to brain health is as we've known for our health: in order to reach optional functioning and health (in the brain as well as the body overall), there are a four components that we must address and regulate in our daily life. The four areas of focus are achieving consumption of nourishing foods, experiencing daily physical activity, assuring sustained sleep, and practicing meditation/mindfulness.
We know this. However, this book dives deeper into the WHY. Each component is addressed individually and at length with scientific data to support each claim. After reading this book one would have to be on the war path to self annihilation to refuse change. Some of this information was common knowledge, but other aspects of data had me SHOOK.
If you can't bring yourself to read the book, at least look into The 10 Day Brain Wash Reset. Here Google can be your friend. A quick search and you're on your way to, not only better brain health, but a better functioning body, and a better life.
We know this. However, this book dives deeper into the WHY. Each component is addressed individually and at length with scientific data to support each claim. After reading this book one would have to be on the war path to self annihilation to refuse change. Some of this information was common knowledge, but other aspects of data had me SHOOK.
If you can't bring yourself to read the book, at least look into The 10 Day Brain Wash Reset. Here Google can be your friend. A quick search and you're on your way to, not only better brain health, but a better functioning body, and a better life.
ruth_rocks's review against another edition
3.0
Some helpful reminders, well-organized, and without the usual annoying pitfalls of self help genre stuff (like focusing on describing the problems but not giving workable solutions for the reader, using a personal lens exclusively, etc). I picked this up because it was on the new books shelf at my library, and I’m glad I skimmed through. I liked the included recipes at the end!
There’s some weird stuff here too, and my least favorite part was the descriptions of fatness & obesity that seemed to follow all the problematic medical industry tropes. There’s got to be a way to talk about foods and your brain without falling for those shame trap arguments. It doesn’t have to be a moral battle here, it can just be about the prefrontal cortex and whatnot.
There’s some weird stuff here too, and my least favorite part was the descriptions of fatness & obesity that seemed to follow all the problematic medical industry tropes. There’s got to be a way to talk about foods and your brain without falling for those shame trap arguments. It doesn’t have to be a moral battle here, it can just be about the prefrontal cortex and whatnot.
lcdthethird's review against another edition
4.0
My wife and I laid eyes on this book while walking through a bookstore and I knew we had to read it. We had been discussing changing mindsets and cleaner living and Brain Wash lays out a plan for accomplishing that and reasons why it is important. It is a pretty fast read as a good deal of the book are recipes for accomplishing the health eating aspect of this book. The book itself is pretty good and lays out many of the mistakes we as humans are making in our daily habits and ways we can fix it. I particularly liked the various examples and scientific studies that are in the book, but I did find certain parts of the book repetitive. Overall, I think this is an interesting read for science nerds or as a self-help guide for improving your life.
therolling_ladder's review against another edition
4.0
Really fantastic book. Mostly basic information if you already started to look for a different lifestyle, but backed up by numerous medical journals and trials and comes with an easy 10 day " brain wash" program and lots and lots of awesome recipes.