How to rewire your brain to improve virtually every aspect of your life-based on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology on neuroplastic...
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Dec 30, 2011
Nicholas
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I recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the neuroscience behind habit forming (and wants to form new ones) To anyone that is feeling lethargic, has periods of anxiety, depression, insomnia or short - term memory problems. This book gives solid examples for some of the reasons why we develop these problems and how to use Neuroplasticity to physically restructure the brain. The book uses a system called FEED. And explains that through Focus, Effort, Effortlessness and Determination
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Dec 04, 2011
Mara
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Recommended for anyone with interest in the brain who wants to understand how to decrease anxiety or depression, improve memory and resiliency and improve their engagement in their lives.
It's a thorough analysis of the areas of the brain associated with emotion, memory and cognitive function, their individual roles and specific ways to optimize their functioning to master emotions, memory and engagement. Well worth a thoughtful read.
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It's a thorough analysis of the areas of the brain associated with emotion, memory and cognitive function, their individual roles and specific ways to optimize their functioning to master emotions, memory and engagement. Well worth a thoughtful read.
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Apr 20, 2010
Coral
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If you have ever wondered why you should eat right, exercise, and get enough sleep, this book will tell you exactly which parts of your brain need what to funtion properly... in quite neurologic detail. If you are looking to "rewire" your brain and change habits and attitudes the author goes over a method that works, but doesn't offer many tips to making it a success. Mostly you have to want to change and start with a good basis of nutrition, exercise, and sleep for your brain. Then yo
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Oct 11, 2010
Serena
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I expected a bit more from this book. It is a very, very basic review of the factors that influence neuroplasticity. It sort of reads like an extremely long magazine article, full of bulleted lists of tips (for example: maximize your micronutrients, which feed the proteins that power your brain; don't eat too much fried food or sugar . . . yadda). The recommendations are basically common sense, but I did find it interesting to know why, neurologically, I should move my butt each day, eat vegetab
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Jul 13, 2010
Gian Fiero
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Author John Arden, Ph.D, is also the director of training in Mental Health for Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. His background makes him abundantly qualified to create a book with the objective of helping people "rewire" their brains. It's a tall, difficult, and very challenging order, but the book's content makes it possible.
John anecdotally illustrates the effectiveness of his F.E.E.D. method for helping people overcome their thinking based difficulties through s More...
John anecdotally illustrates the effectiveness of his F.E.E.D. method for helping people overcome their thinking based difficulties through s More...
Nov 17, 2011
Kathleen
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This book was really great. It not only went through concrete steps one can take to train their brain to be more positive and calm, but it also detailed the proper kind of eating, exercising, and sleep patterns that encourage the neuroplasticity necessary for changing your baseline attitude. It wasn't so self-helpy like Buddha's Brain, so it would probably be appealing to people who want to find ways to live a better life without incorporating spirituality. However, if one were interested in
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Feb 09, 2012
Anna
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This is the book that I've been waiting for. The one which doesn't just say "You need to exercise and eat healthy food", but explains in detail why and how particular lifestyles affect your brain.
Finally a book which doesn't treat the reader as a 3-year-old child and doesn't just give you instructions as to how you should proceed, but also explains the science behind it all and is not afraid of using "difficult" words and ideas.
Excellent reading for an More...
Finally a book which doesn't treat the reader as a 3-year-old child and doesn't just give you instructions as to how you should proceed, but also explains the science behind it all and is not afraid of using "difficult" words and ideas.
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Feb 05, 2012
Sally
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Explains how to apply the latest findings in neuroscience to improve you cognitive functioning in every day life
Feb 03, 2012
Nancy
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Excellent book for the layperson that explains the science behind why our thoughts affect our body and our reality.
May 20, 2010
Nathan
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An interesting read, but it gets a bit repetitive in the later chapters.
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