Showing results by publisher "Milkyway Media" in Health & Wellness

“You’re a psychopath” might be a common accusation in bad breakups. But what if it turns out to be true...Get this in-depth summary audiobook to learn more.

Across the globe, obesity rates have doubled over the last three decades. Listen to this audio analysis of Fat Chance by Robert H. Lustig, MD, which explores the ill effects of processed foods on the human body.

The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You (2013), by Elaine N. Aron, explores what it's like to be a highly sensitive person, or HSP, a personality type characterized primarily by heightened sensitivity to external stimuli. Using case studies, research, and personal anecdotes, Aron, a self-proclaimed HSP, examines the positive and negative effects of being an HSP. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey (2008) is neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor's reckoning with the stroke she had in 1996, when she was 37 years old. Describing her experience in terms of her brain anatomy and how her symptoms progressed, Taylor combines her perspectives as a scientist and a patient.

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (1990) by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi explores the methods and science behind optimal experiences. These experiences manifest as times when completing a task feels easy, enjoyable, and fulfilling, even though the task was challenging. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety (1951), by Alan W. Watts, argues that the cause of human frustration and anxiety is people’s inability to live fully in the present and their futile quest for psychological security. Drawing on Eastern philosophy and religion, with an emphasis on Buddhism, Watts explores why humans are so dissatisfied and unhappy. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Fat for Fuel: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power, and Increase Your Energy (2017) by Dr. Joseph Mercola posits that most disease can be traced to metabolic dysfunction. The path to improved metabolic function involves implementing a ketogenic diet and fasting intermittently...

In Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers (2009), Karyl McBride uses her extensive experience as a family therapist to offer a guide to recovery for adult daughters of narcissistic mothers. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (2008), by John J. Ratey with Eric Hagerman, examines the often-overlooked benefits that aerobic exercise has for the human brain. Exercise is as good for the mind as it is for the body, a point illustrated by the story of a school district in Naperville, Illinois.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline by Dale Bredesen (2017) is an introduction to the ReCODE protocol, a set of treatments and lifestyle adjustments that are strongly correlated to improved mental state in Alzheimer's disease patients. Alzheimer's disease presents as gradual decline in mental capabilities, usually starting in older adults and marked by the loss of memory, awareness, and response agility.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (2019) by author and psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb is a memoir about the process of psychotherapy. When Gottlieb’s boyfriend broke up with her because he didn’t want to help raise her eight-year-old son, she felt blindsided, which led her to seek therapy. Purchase this in-depth audiobook to learn more.

Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (2012), is a robust tour of progress in human civilization across several centuries. Despite commonly held perceptions, influenced by a news media which incessantly dwells on the worst aspects of society, humanity has become less, not more violent over time...

> Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011) by Daniel Kahneman is a primer on the strategies that people use to make decisions and evaluate risks, a psychological subdiscipline known as behavioral economics. The author explores the influential psychological theories that he developed in conjunction with his colleague Amos Tversky in the 1970s and beyond. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (2019) by David Epstein is an argument about why generalism serves people better than narrow specialization. Deliberate practice, or the idea that any skill can be mastered with 10,000 hours of focused attention, only works in limited contexts...purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder (2010), by Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger, is a guidebook for loved ones of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The book was originally published in 1998 and has sold more than half a million copies. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

In Get the Guy (2013), Matthew Hussey promises to teach women how to meet, attract, and satisfy the right guy. By understanding how men think and what they want in a romantic relationship, a woman will be better able to find the perfect partner.... Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Own the Day, Own Your Life: Optimized Practices for Waking, Working, Learning, Eating, Training, Playing, Sleeping, and Sex (2018), by Aubrey Marcus, is a self-help book that features diet, exercise, mindfulness, and productivity tips designed to help people tweak their health and performance. By walking through a hypothetical perfect day from morning till night, Marcus shares a wealth of knowledge shaped by his professional experience and informed by medical science. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book.)

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker explores the importance of sleep in human health and development. Many popular misconceptions have led people to undervalue healthy, consistent sleep, and societal pressures lead people to sleep too little.... Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal (2016) provides an overview of the history of animal cognition research and the most recent discoveries about animal intelligence. As researchers continue to improve methods for testing animals’ cognitive abilities, they are discovering that animals process, respond to, and act on stimuli in ways previously assumed to be exclusively human.

Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body’s Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free (2011), by physician Joel Fuhrman, explains how to use nutrition to prevent disease and increase longevity. In Fuhrman’s view, when people adopt a diet high in micronutrients, they fuel their cells with nutrition needed to allow their immune systems to function at optimal levels.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)