If you eat your greens, do exercise and avoid to be glued to social media 24/7 you will feel better. Surprise! ( )

If you eat your greens, do exercise and avoid to be glued to social media 24/7 you will feel better. Surprise! ( )

Don't waste your time on this. I thought there might be a possibility that there would be more, but no. That "...in Just 3 Weeks" should have triggered a host of warning bells. My mistake, and my gut was right.

Nothing new, nothing earth-shattering, too obviously contrived scenarios...this is a tri-fold tract blown up to sell a book for a self celeb that I've never heard of on worn advice: eat right, sleep and exercise and your brain will be great. Flour and sugar are the devil. Throw in a mind-numbing "spirituality" component that no intelligent and rational person buys, and ... move over Oz,you've got company. If this works for anybody, well...

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Loved it! This kind of stuff is right up my alley. It may win the title of ‘Most Highlighted’ of all the books in my library. Wow, lots of great information! I would post some quotes and studies, but there are so many I highlighted I wouldn’t know where to begin or where to stop.

Having a mother with some age-related dementia, the title caught my eye. But this is so much more than a brain fog book. The author takes a multi-faceted approach to health, integrating the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual. They are all interconnected and one can’t be addressed without addressing the other pieces of the puzzle.

I appreciate that the author isn’t against all traditional medicine but makes a strong case for not popping a pill in an attempt to fix a problem without addressing all facets of health. He cites many studies, complete with footnotes, and makes a compelling case without getting too technical.

After making his case, there is a 21 day program to slowly integrate all these factors, adding in one change at a time: diet, physical exercise, brain exercises, social, and spiritual (not religious). None of them are so stringent that they are undoable. The meditation exercises only require 12 minutes of your time while physical exercise, only 40 or so minutes a day. The toughest part of the plan may be unplugging from electronics, but again, he makes a compelling case for doing so.

Highly readable, easy to understand, and well-written, this book has everything you need to make changes in your life to enhance your health. The workbook and recipes at the end of the book are a nice bonus. However, there are two things he said in the book that I'm not sure I agree with: e-book lighting is not the same as computer or tv lighting. From what I understand the e-ink used in e-books is completely different. Secondly, I would not recommend canola oil as a viable alternative to inflammatory producing oils.

I would recommend the hardback or paperback book over the e-book. You’ll want to mark passages for later referral and have access to the workbook section at the end of the book. I plan on buying a hard copy.

If I decide to follow the program and see benefits I will come back and edit my rating to 5 stars.

**thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an e-book in an exchange for an honest review.
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