The more that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
the more places you’ll go.
Dr. Seuss
Educate Yourself
The following is a list of books that I have read or that are on my list to read. I have chosen these because they are extremely helpful in a variety of different aspects of life.
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Nutrition
Easy Recipes to Tame Inflammation
Its all in the title! This a highly recommended recipe book to help you conquer inflammation and chronic pain through your diet. It’s a new go-to resource and recipe book with a guide on the best foods to beat inflammation and those to avoid. Plus you’ll find a collection of easy to make, delicious recipes for everyone.
The Brain Fog Fix
The Brain fog fix is a three week program designed to help you naturally restore three of your brain’s most crucial chemicals. This program focuses on diet, reducing unnecessary meds, exercise, meditation, can companionship to pull you out of the fog. This book is a fantastic read with many gems backed up by research.
How Not To Die
If you haven’t visited Nutritionfacts.org yet, you are missing out! This site focuses on videos that explain up to date research on a variety the food we eat and how that plays a major role in fixing close to every condition we can think of. This book takes you through som e of that research in order to keep you alive.
Keto-tarian
Buzz word! “Ketogenic” but not with only the meat and dairy. Functional medicine expert, Dr. Will Cole, delivers a plant-based program that provides all the health and weight-loss benefits of keto diets while adding vegetarian, vegan and pescatarians to the menu. .
How Not to Die Cookbook
Dr. Michael Greger’s, comprehensive cookbook complete with more than 120 recipes for delicious, life-saving, plant-based meals.
The Dirt Cure
The Dirt Cure uncovers outdated and flawed notions that have been adopted by the masses. Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD, reveals the shocking contents of children’s food, how it’s seriously harming their bodies and brains, and what you can do about it.
Eat Dirt
By this point, most of us have heard of “leaky gut syndrome”. This all too common deterioration of the gut wall results in wide-spread inflammation and weakened immunity. In this book Eat Dirt, Dr. Josh Axe explains the causes and effects of leaky gut syndrome and offers five clever steps to heal the gut and restore your health.
Biohacking
From the author of The Bulletproof diet, Dave Asprey shows us that simple lifestyle modifications (or “hacks”) allow us to take advantage of how our brain works. Learn how mental performance can be enhanced by combining the latest findings in neuroscience and neurobiology. Asprey offers a 2 week program structured around key performance aspects of brain that will help you “hack” your way to being Head Strong.
Boundless is Ben Greenfield’s new take on training, endurance, health, and life. From his countless hours of study and interviews with the brightest minds and top doctors comes well written tips for diet, exercise, mindset, and a healthy way of life. Also, check out his podcast.
State of Mind
World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. Dweck details how all of our success in every facet of life can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. Mindset is a must read for parents, teachers and coaches . . . as well as for those who believe they can take control of their own feelings to produce success and fulfillment.
This book dives deep into stoicism of ancient Greek philosophy that endured pain or adversity with perseverance and resilience. Stoics focus on the things they can control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher. Holiday shows us how some of the most successful people in history—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs—have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or even impossible situations. If you’re feeling frustrated, demoralized, or stuck in a rut, this book can help you turn your problems into your biggest advantages.
This is a great book if you would like to lightly dip into the spiritual side of things. It’s filled with relatable stories and metaphors that shed light on how we keep ourselves distracted throughout life which, leads us nowhere. Whereas, by being focused on the moment and paying attention to what is right in front of you; what is most important, may be right under your nose.
Sometimes we need to put things into perspective. Letting Go of Your Bananas, helps you to see that there may things holding you back that you have the choice to let go of. This is a fantastic book for both young and old minds. Because we all have bananas we need to let go of.
Manson, tells it like it is but, in a raw, yet humorous way. This book cuts through the BS of common positive affirmations and delivers the truth we all need to realize. The journey is the goal and everything should be about enjoying the ride while it lasts.
Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman’s thick (>400 pages) book is journey into a research based understanding of how our minds work. He compares two systems of thinking as they govern our behaviour. Our humanistic flaw to constantly conserve energy may be a strength and weakness? If we could only adjust our focus, we could dramatically change our thoughts and behaviours.
Concussion & TBI
Living the Invisible Disability: Coping with Post Concussion Syndrome Traumatic Brain Injury & Depression.
Hanna Andrusky was a stylist with high profile clients in Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, and Miami. Her talk show host career was taking off, but in one split second, everything changed.
Andrusky reveals practical tips she utilized through her recovery from the inside out. Ultimately, Hannah’s is a story of hope.
This book is a marvelous guide to the hidden psychological, social, behavioural and emotional problems caused by head injuries. It addresses the medical problems, rehabilitation and adjustment of individuals and families to the realities of life after a head injury.
This book is a guide for those suffering from a TBI and those who support them. Dr. Engle, goes through the leading research on medical technologies for healing brain injuries, and offers a step-by-step method for making and tracking your recovery.
Productivity
If you have not read this book yet, it’s time to come out from under your rock. Ferriss lists multiple steps to simplify your life from the grasp of a modern day work-life style. It is worth reading through twice a year until you’ve actually balanced how you want to spend your time.
If you are like me and have several ideas to build a business or product, you have to know if your idea is going to be profitable. This book gives you the formula to actually know with certainty if your idea is gonna fly. Also check out Pat Flynn’s PodCast – Smart Passive Income.
Ask gives you the strategy to figure out what people really want. By knowing what people want, allows you to cast a wide safety net to keep yourself from diving into mistakes or wasting time on building something for which people will have no interested.
