The Genius Life

Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary (Genius Living, Book 2)

By: Max Lugavere

Narrated by: Max Lugavere

Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

The author of the New York Times best-selling Genius Foods is back with a lifestyle program for resetting your brain and body to its "factory settings", to help fight fatigue, anxiety, and depression and to optimize cognitive health for a longer and healthier life.

The human body was honed under unique conditions that no longer exist. The modern world has changed dramatically since our days as hunter gatherers, and it has caused widespread anxiety, stress, and disease, leaving our brains in disrepair. But science proves that the body and brain can be healed with the intervention of lifestyle protocols that help us to regain our cognitive birthright.

In the Genius Life, Lugavere expands the Genius Foods plan, which focused on nutrition and how it affects brain health, and expands it to encompass a full lifestyle protocol. We know now that the health of our brains - including our cognitive function and emotional wellness - depend on the health of our gut, endocrine, cardiac, and nervous systems as there is a constant feedback loop between all systems. Drawing on globe-spanning research into circadian biology, psychology, dementia prevention, cognitive optimization, and exercise physiology, the Genius Life shows how to integrate healthy choices in all aspects of our daily routines: eating, exercising, sleeping, detoxing, and more to create a healthy foundation for optimal cognitive health and performance. Among Max’s groundbreaking findings, you will discover:

• A trick that gives you the equivalent of a "marathon" workout, in 10 minutes
• How to get the benefits of an extra one to two extra servings of veggies daily without eating them
• The hidden everyday chemicals that could be making you fat and sick
• How to boost melatonin levels by up to 60 percent for deeper sleep without supplements

The book features an achievable prescriptive 21-day plan for Genius Living that includes daily workouts, meal plans, and meal prep tips, and accompanied with helpful suggestions for healthy swaps and snacks.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Max Lugavere (P)2020 HarperAudio

big fan of max

im a big fan of max and his work. the book is great but the audio version has glitches, namely around the middle of chapter 2 at the 19 minute part after the discussion on IF. quality control from his publisher and ACX should of caught this.

Great book, not for listening to

This is a great book full of information. I regret getting it on Audible though. It's a book you'll want to highlight and reference often.

Brilliant! Buying the hard copy

Thank you for such a thorough and concise collection of critically important information!
At 70 I am well and determined to stay well. Twenty-four years ago I became ill and was pretty much written off by doctors as crazy since they had no idea what was wrong. I refused to give up and doggedly sought answers. I was finally diagnosed in 1999 with mercury poisoning. Thanks to alternative and functional medicine I was able to overcome my health problems. Needless to say, I’ve taken it upon myself to continue to learn everything I can.

informative

Great info, but sometimes referred to parts of the book that aren't part of this recording

Important book

Like his first book this one is a must have and should be used in schools.

life changing book

literally a life changing book... recommend to anyone! Glad I purchased this book. genius foods is also a great book of his

Changed my life

Thank you Max for writing two books that have changed my life. Follow the steps laid out in this book and notice profound changes in your health. If you are a health professional on any level the Genius books should be a must read. If like myself you are suffering from autoimmune issues do yourself a favor, read these books and take back your health.

repeat of last book

So disappointing to hear nearly the exact same information as his previous book. would not recommend

Great and easy listen

I loved how easy he makes everything so anyone can understand and you don’t need much existing knowledge on biology or chemistry. I’d recommend this to anyone who wants to improve their life in any way!

Essencial

If only half follow this life stiles the world will be a better place fore all of us

health guide

if you decide to change your life to healthy one this is a good guide for you lots of simple and good guidlines that will help to improve life quality

Max Lugavere, highly recommended

I came across Max Lugavere a few years ago on The Rubin Report (thank you Dave). Since then, he is the person I trust most when it comes to healthy lifestyle and nutrition. I read his books Genius Foods and Genius Life, and I received Genius Kitchen a couple of days ago. Max has helped me find ways to improve my general health, keep my fibromyalgia at bay, get back in shape after childbirth, maintain a sustainable diet, and learn so much from extremely knowledgeable guests on his fantastic podcast. He is the one I go to because he is not a fanatic, not a guru, not a 'my way is the best' kind of person. I recommend his books and podcast to friends and family, and to all those who need sound and practical advise. Thank God for Max!

a good summary of healthy eating and lifestyle

if I had enough space, I'd write my title as "How do you recommend the paleo diet without saying the words "paleo diet"?"

this is a nice summary of some good diet and lifestyle tips, and most of them I have been following for 11 years, and I feel great. there was nothing new here for me, but a great starting point for someone looking to overall their health.

my main criticism would be his overuse of the words "linked" "correlated" or "associated". as in, most of the science he uses to back up his claims is based on epidemiological or observational studies. but then, often that is all we have to work with when talking about nutrition science.

it's also fairly short, but this isn't a bad thing, he just doesn't labour any points, just tells what you need to know and moves on.