HEALTHY BRAIN, HAPPY LIFE: A PERSONAL PROGRAM TO ACTIVATE YOUR BRAIN AND DO EVERYTHING BETTER PDF, EPUB, EBOOK

Wendy Suzuki,Billie Fitzpatrick | 320 pages | 08 Mar 2016 | Dey Street Books | 9780062366795 | English | United States Healthy Brain, Happy Life by Wendy Suzuki

A neuroscientist transforms the way we think about our brain, our health, and our personal happiness in this clear, informative, and inspiring guide —a blend of personal memoir, science narrative, and immediately useful takeaways that bring the human brain into focus as never before, revealing the powerful connection between , learning, , and cognitive abilities. Nearing forty, Dr. Wendy Suzuki was at the pinnacle of her career. An award-winning university professor and world-renowned neuroscientist, she had tenure, her own successful research lab, prestigious awards, and international renown. Wendy started simply—by going to an exercise class. Eventually, she noticed an improvement in her memory, her energy levels, and her ability to work quickly and move from task to task easily. Not only did Wendy begin to get fit, but she also became sharper, had more energy, and her memory improved. Being a neuroscientist, she wanted to know why. Wendy discovered that there is a biological connection between exercise, mindfulness, and action. With exercise, your body feels more alive and your brain actually performs better. Yes—you can make yourself smarter. In this fascinating book, Suzuki makes easy to understand, interweaving her personal story with groundbreaking research, and offering practical, short —4 minute Brain Hacks—to engage your mind and improve your memory, your ability to learn new skills, and function more efficiently. Taking us on an amazing journey inside the brain as never before, Suzuki helps us unlock the keys to that can change our brains, or bodies, and, ultimately, our lives. Account Options Sign in. Return to Book Page. Billie Fitzpatrick. As an almostyear-old award-winning college professor, world-renowned neuroscientist, she had—what many considered—everything: tenure as a professor at ; her own very successful neuroscience research lab; prizes for scientific discoveries on cognition and memory; articles published Dr. As an almostyear-old award-winning college professor, world-renowned neuroscientist, she had—what many considered—everything: tenure as a professor at New York University; her own very successful neuroscience research lab; prizes for scientific discoveries on cognition and memory; articles published in prestigious scientific journals. As a woman and a scientist, she was the envy of her peers and lauded by her superiors. On paper, she had a stellar career and an impeccable record. What could she possibly be missing? Everything else. Suzuki was overweight. She was tired. She was lonely, had strained work relationships, and for the first time in her life, completely without direction. So she resolved to change her life. The first step--get moving. Everyone knows that exercise makes you feel better—that when you hit the gym despite the dread, you leave in a better mood. Healthy Brain, Happy Life offers the real science of how exercise effects your mind. But movement is just the first step to being Brain Healthy. Once you get your body and mind hooked on exercise, you bring in practices in mindfullness to calm stress and allow your minds to wander to unlock creativity. As your brain begins to change something called neuroplasticity , the benefits build--you get fitter, improve your memory, increase your ability to work quickly and move from task to task easily. Along with Dr. Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. More Details Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Healthy Brain, Happy Life , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Healthy Brain, Happy Life. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Healthy Brain, Happy Life. Jul 04, Joshua rated it did not like it. This book seems to try to be equal parts Oliver Sacks and Sex in the City and while I like both those things, they don't work well together I like tuna and milkshakes to, but again not mixed together. I read this book hoping for some insight into work life balance and Dr. Suzuki does tall a lot about expanding her life outside the lab and the benefits it had brought her. I am, however, struck that she was only able to do this AFTER she had tenure and a track record of successful funding. This This book seems to try to be equal parts Oliver Sacks and Sex in the City and while I like both those things, they don't work well together I like tuna and milkshakes to, but again not mixed together. This leaves me thinking work life balance for academics might only be achieved after establishing yourself and with the blessings of job security. Had she had these exercise and meditation revelations while in grad school I wonder if she would have had the successful career which allowed her to play hookey and PPP off to Colorado to ski with her boyfriend. In summary the book comes across as good on the science but oblivious as to the privileges that facilitated the balance she achieved. View all 3 comments. May 26, Kelly rated it liked it. Lots of good information, and some interesting case studies, it's just that I never really got into a groove reading this. The writing seemed to ricochet between highly technical, neuroscientific language and simplistic, almost blog-like stories about her life. Just as I would get super-focused on the science bits, she moved into stories of her life that just didn't require the same intensity of focus. Maybe it's just me, but I would have loved some diagrams of the brain to refer to as she was d Lots of good information, and some interesting case studies, it's just that I never really got into a groove reading this. Maybe it's just me, but I would have loved some diagrams of the brain to refer to as she was describing how the brain reacted in different studies. I kept stopping to Google terms like parahippocampal cortex. View 1 comment. Dec 07, Sharon rated it it was ok. Some technical learning about the brain much of which I was already familiar with , with a lot of blog like memoir mixed in. It was boring me. Of course, we should exercise and meditate and it took her a long time to get there. May 04, Christopher Lawson rated it it was amazing. My favorite parts of the book are these little sections that the author calls "Brain Hacks. Here's the theme in a nutshell: "One thing I know for sure is that brain plasticity endows us with an enormous capacity to change into the very best version of ourselves that we can be. Suzuki explains that she uses 20 years of research in neuroscience to apply these same principles to her own personal life. She admits that she "Went from living as a virtual lab rat --an overweight middle aged woman would had achieved many things in science, but who could not seem to figure out how to also be a healthy, happy woman The author emphasizes how powerful exercise is. Suzuki invests much time talking about the power of the brain-body connection. Towards that end, she combines physical workouts as a way to energize your brain: "The body has a powerful influence on her brain functions and conversely but the brain has a powerful influence over how are bodies feel and work and heal. The key is to make your workouts intentional. Towards that end, the author suggests ways to do this--for example, proclaiming affirmations out loud. You are fully engaged in the moment and trigger a heightened awareness of the brain body connection. Another great section is the section on creativity. You can actually improve your creative thinking; it is "a particular version of regular thinking they can be practiced and approved like any other cognitive skill. The key point is to learn something new and "Try to use as many senses as you can. Then, listen to the world sounds in a new way. The author is full of great, uplifting ideas. My favorite chapter is the one on creativity. The end of the book contains an extensive Reference section, in which the author documents the various points she makes. Highly recommend! Advanced copy for impartial review Refreshing book. Light writing style for such havy topic, but still very informative, applicable and inspiring. Jul 27, Rachel rated it liked it Shelves: If I could, I'd probably actually rate this book 2. I am subscribed to some newsletters through my local public library, and one of the newsletters sends daily book recommendations. That is how I discovered Suzuki's book. I love reading about the brain, and was interested in seeing the connection between the brain and exercise. Like other reviewers, I was unfortunately put off a bit by the book's structure. The book claims to be "an accessible blend of memoir and science narrative. The basic overview of the brain, and summaries of studies relating to the topic, were interesting. The author's personal examination of improving her life and connecting it to her neuroscience background were relatable. The personal stories about her dating life throughout her journey were reflective, but difficult to connect to the other two. I understand what she and her co-author were trying to do in connecting the science with some self-help elements similarly to the recent books by Gretchen Rubin. The flow seemed disjointed, especially with the boxed insertions of side note information that was hit and miss with respect to relevancy. I think the book would have been better suited to be one thing science or another self-help ; it just wasn't well-executed as both. That, or the writing needed more work on concept connectivity. I was hoping to come away with some "aha" moments as a result of reading this book, but there weren't many for me. It was mainly an affirmation that exercise is good for not only your body, but your mind as well. Meditation, which is oftentimes incorporated into yoga, was another one of her recommendations for having a happier life. Yin yoga was something I had independently found beneficial for me earlier this spring. If you are someone who already exercises and meditates regularly, I think you will feel as I did reading this book. Jan 01, Becky rated it did not like it. I didn't get very far into this before I knew it was not for me. The writing was making it hard not to feel condescended to. I want to know your credentials. Tell me about your education. Your degrees. Your fields of study. Your collaborators. Don't tell me your stories will be riveting. Make them riveting. And if the scientist you are quoting is still alive and isn't N I didn't get very far into this before I knew it was not for me. And if the scientist you are quoting is still alive and isn't Neil deGrasse Tyson he is not legendary. After that introduction when she swung into the story about the study of the brains of London Taxi drivers I knew the chances of learning anything new in the book were unlikely. That study has to have been cited in dozens of books by now. I know I've been reading about it for ages. With exercise, your body feels more alive and your brain actually performs better. Fixed it for her. It's not a new discovery. Nor was she the discoverer. More like stapled together lesson plans from a NYU course with some dating life in New York thrown in as binder than a book, this was okay. The regions of the brain were interesting at first, but Suzuki repeats the tech data ad infinitum to the point I started skimming and skipping. She loves her field of study, whoa. There are a few takeaways and I appreciate her research in the field of exercise and brain health. Oct 22, Teri-K rated it liked it Shelves: nonfiction-health. I can see why some people didn't like this book as it combines science and memoir. If you're at a time in your life when you're struggling with envy or are really hard on yourself you might not be able to appreciate the author's own struggles, but I found them realistic and sometimes moving. A highly successful young woman realizes she doesn't have a life at all, and slowly begins to figure out how to add in the things she skipped over while climbing to success. I enjoyed this, but there's not a I can see why some people didn't like this book as it combines science and memoir. I enjoyed this, but there's not a lot of hard science here. She does give the reader a number of "Brain Hacks" - things to do in about 4 minutes to begin to tap into what she's talking about. Some of those activities were better than others. Jun 24, Brian rated it liked it. This sort of thing just fascinates me - the way our brain works, how exercise contributes to concentration, how meditation improves brain function, etc - but I feel I've ready better books on the subjects. The author is a very likable personality, and I liked the "memoir" aspect of it, but it got bogged down in all the science terms. May 26, Becca rated it it was amazing.

With exercise, your body feels more alive and your brain actually performs better. Yes—you can make yourself smarter. In this fascinating book, Suzuki makes neuroscience easy to understand, interweaving her personal story with groundbreaking research, and offering practical, short exercises—4 minute Brain Hacks—to engage your mind and improve your memory, your ability to learn new skills, and function more efficiently. Taking us on an amazing journey inside the brain as never before, Suzuki helps us unlock the keys to neuroplasticity that can change our brains, or bodies, and, ultimately, our lives. Account Options Sign in. Top charts. New arrivals. Narrated by Wendy Suzuki 9 hr 41 min. Switch to the ebook. I have proven your theory with minimal efforts and will try and maintain a better balance of exercise and all the other life stuff By clicking "Notify Me" you consent to receiving electronic marketing communications from Audiobooks. You will be able to unsubscribe at any time. Sign up Login. Remember Me. Forgot your password? Close Login. Forgot Password. Close Reset Password. Processing Please Don't Refresh the Page. Play Sample. Give as a Gift Send this book as a Gift! Book Rating 6. Unabridged Audiobook. Remove From Cart. Date: May Duration: 9 hours 42 minutes. Similar Titles. Reviews barbara wolverton. Nearing forty, Dr. Wendy Suzuki was at the pinnacle of her career. An award-winning university professor and world-renowned neuroscientist, she had tenure, her own successful research lab, prestigious awards, and international renown. Wendy started simply—by going to an exercise class. Eventually, she noticed an improvement in her memory, her energy levels, and her ability to work quickly and move from task to task easily. Not only did Wendy begin to get fit, but she also became sharper, had more energy, and her memory improved. Being a neuroscientist, she wanted to know why. Wendy discovered that there is a biological connection between exercise, mindfulness, and action. With exercise, your body feels more alive and your brain actually performs better. Yes—you can make yourself smarter. In this fascinating book, Suzuki makes neuroscience easy to understand, interweaving her personal story with groundbreaking research, and offering practical, short exercises—4 minute Brain Hacks—to engage your mind and improve your memory, your ability to learn new skills, and function more efficiently. Nearing forty, Dr. Wendy Suzuki was at the pinnacle of her career. An award-winning university professor and world-renowned neuroscientist, she had tenure, her own successful research lab, prestigious awards, and international renown. Wendy started simply—by going to an exercise class. Eventually, she noticed an improvement in her memory, her energy levels, and her ability to work quickly and move from task to task easily. Not only did Wendy begin to get fit, but she also became sharper, had more energy, and her memory improved. Being a neuroscientist, she wanted to know why. Wendy discovered that there is a biological connection between exercise, mindfulness, and action. With exercise, your body feels more alive and your brain actually performs better. Yes—you can make yourself smarter. In this fascinating book, Suzuki makes neuroscience easy to understand, interweaving her personal story with groundbreaking research, and offering practical, short exercises—4 minute Brain Hacks—to engage your mind and improve your memory, your ability to learn new skills, and function more efficiently. Taking us on an amazing journey inside the brain as never before, Suzuki helps us unlock the keys to neuroplasticity that can change our brains, or bodies, and, ultimately, our lives. Account Options Sign in. Top charts. Forgot Password. Close Reset Password. Processing Please Don't Refresh the Page. Play Sample. 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Wendy discovered that there is a biological connection between exercise, mindfulness, and action. With exercise, your body feels more alive and your brain actually performs better. Yes—you can make yourself smarter. In this fascinating book, Suzuki makes neuroscience easy to understand, interweaving her personal story with groundbreaking research, and offering practical, short exercises—4 minute Brain Hacks—to engage your mind and improve your memory, your ability to learn new skills, and function more efficiently. Taking us on an amazing journey inside the brain as never before, Suzuki helps us unlock the keys to neuroplasticity that can change our brains, or bodies, and, ultimately, our lives. Account Options Sign in. Top charts. New arrivals. Narrated by Wendy Suzuki 9 hr 41 min. The end of the book contains an extensive Reference section, in which the author documents the various points she makes. Highly recommend! Advanced copy for impartial review Refreshing book. Light writing style for such havy topic, but still very informative, applicable and inspiring. Jul 27, Rachel rated it liked it Shelves: If I could, I'd probably actually rate this book 2. I am subscribed to some newsletters through my local public library, and one of the newsletters sends daily book recommendations. That is how I discovered Suzuki's book. I love reading about the brain, and was interested in seeing the connection between the brain and exercise. Like other reviewers, I was unfortunately put off a bit by the book's structure. The book claims to be "an accessible blend of memoir and science narrative. The basic overview of the brain, and summaries of studies relating to the topic, were interesting. The author's personal examination of improving her life and connecting it to her neuroscience background were relatable. The personal stories about her dating life throughout her journey were reflective, but difficult to connect to the other two. I understand what she and her co-author were trying to do in connecting the science with some self-help elements similarly to the recent books by Gretchen Rubin. The flow seemed disjointed, especially with the boxed insertions of side note information that was hit and miss with respect to relevancy. I think the book would have been better suited to be one thing science or another self-help ; it just wasn't well-executed as both. That, or the writing needed more work on concept connectivity. I was hoping to come away with some "aha" moments as a result of reading this book, but there weren't many for me. It was mainly an affirmation that exercise is good for not only your body, but your mind as well. Meditation, which is oftentimes incorporated into yoga, was another one of her recommendations for having a happier life. Yin yoga was something I had independently found beneficial for me earlier this spring. If you are someone who already exercises and meditates regularly, I think you will feel as I did reading this book. Jan 01, Becky rated it did not like it. I didn't get very far into this before I knew it was not for me. The writing was making it hard not to feel condescended to. I want to know your credentials. Tell me about your education. Your degrees. Your fields of study. Your collaborators. Don't tell me your stories will be riveting. Make them riveting. And if the scientist you are quoting is still alive and isn't N I didn't get very far into this before I knew it was not for me. And if the scientist you are quoting is still alive and isn't Neil deGrasse Tyson he is not legendary. After that introduction when she swung into the story about the study of the brains of London Taxi drivers I knew the chances of learning anything new in the book were unlikely. That study has to have been cited in dozens of books by now. I know I've been reading about it for ages. With exercise, your body feels more alive and your brain actually performs better. Fixed it for her. It's not a new discovery. Nor was she the discoverer. More like stapled together lesson plans from a NYU course with some dating life in New York thrown in as binder than a book, this was okay. The regions of the brain were interesting at first, but Suzuki repeats the tech data ad infinitum to the point I started skimming and skipping. She loves her field of study, whoa. There are a few takeaways and I appreciate her research in the field of exercise and brain health. Oct 22, Teri-K rated it liked it Shelves: nonfiction-health. I can see why some people didn't like this book as it combines science and memoir. If you're at a time in your life when you're struggling with envy or are really hard on yourself you might not be able to appreciate the author's own struggles, but I found them realistic and sometimes moving. A highly successful young woman realizes she doesn't have a life at all, and slowly begins to figure out how to add in the things she skipped over while climbing to success. I enjoyed this, but there's not a I can see why some people didn't like this book as it combines science and memoir. I enjoyed this, but there's not a lot of hard science here. She does give the reader a number of "Brain Hacks" - things to do in about 4 minutes to begin to tap into what she's talking about. Some of those activities were better than others. Jun 24, Brian rated it liked it. This sort of thing just fascinates me - the way our brain works, how exercise contributes to concentration, how meditation improves brain function, etc - but I feel I've ready better books on the subjects. The author is a very likable personality, and I liked the "memoir" aspect of it, but it got bogged down in all the science terms. May 26, Becca rated it it was amazing. Very fun read. Meant to just give it a quick skim before bed, and ended up staying up half the night to finish it! An interesting combination of the author's expertise as a scientist with her personal experiences. Dec 27, Missy Ivey rated it liked it Shelves: natural-health. This book is the result of the author's years of research on the brain and coming to terms with her own happy life. She is a neuroscientist who has studied and researched in labs on brain memory for ten years before opening her own lab in to do real time memory studies on rats. Her research results on making new and cell activation in rats in real time were some of the first recorded. You might want to download a few different brain charts to your phone for referencing while readin This book is the result of the author's years of research on the brain and coming to terms with her own happy life. You might want to download a few different brain charts to your phone for referencing while reading this book. She presents simple and practical ways to work specific areas of your brain throughout the book. Our brains don't have to stop growing and stop producing blood vessels when we reach adulthood. Every time we learn something new our brain changes. I think the bottom line is that to keep your brain active as you age, we must work all the different parts of the brain. AND you have to exercise on a regular basis to provide your brain the feel-good hormones it needs for growth, health and happiness and to give it the best chance to age gracefully. Experiential Learning the brain-life link We all have a brain. Through the brain we experience all that is material in this world, but also all that is immaterial, like happiness. If you want to be happy, take good care of your brain. The lessons learn in this book are highly valuable and important to change ours into learning minds. Dec 28, Pauline rated it liked it Shelves: education-growth. Written by a neuroscientist, the book was right down my alley to read over semester break. As an educator and former major, the brain fascinates me. I found the sections on neuroplasticity, creativity, and dementia especially interesting. The brain hacks at the end of each chapter were practical and helpful for readers as we move beyond the analytical to actual practice. Shelves: read , bests , audio. Feb 15, Michael rated it really liked it. Although full of interesting information, large portions of the book was a narrative about the author's autobiographical information. Aug 29, Andrew Brady rated it liked it. Okay, the Ted talk are better. The book reads more like a autobiography of sorts. Eventually, she noticed an improvement in her memory, her energy levels, and her ability to work quickly and move from task to task easily. Not only did Wendy begin to get fit, but she also became sharper, had more energy, and her memory improved. Being a neuroscientist, she wanted to know why. What she learned transformed her body and her life. Now, it can transform yours. Wendy discovered that there is a biological connection between exercise, mindfulness, and action. With exercise, your body feels more alive and your brain actually performs better. Yes—you can make yourself smarter. In this fascinating book, Suzuki makes neuroscience easy to understand, interweaving her personal story with groundbreaking research, and offering practical, short exercises—4 minute Brain Hacks—to engage your mind and improve your memory, your ability to learn new skills, and function more efficiently. Taking us on an amazing journey inside the brain as never before, Suzuki helps us unlock the keys to neuroplasticity that can change our brains, or bodies, and, ultimately, our lives. Thank you Wendy for your energy and enthusiasm! I wish I had a "coach" like you to help me with motivation. Your book has helped me considerably. 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