Resources

Websites

For free brain training exercises and guided relaxation audio tracks, visit www.synergyprograms.com/braingym.

For audio tracks and exercises specific to this book, visit www.synergyprograms.com/stressaholic.

For more information on stress management, including current stress statistics, visit the American Institute of Stress at www.stress.org.

Books

Brain Plasticity and Brain Training

• Brain Rules, John Medina
• Buddha's Brain, Rick Hanson
• Imagine, Jonah Lehrer
• Mindset, Carol Dweck
• Mindsight, Daniel Siegel
• Positivity, Barbara Fredrickson
• Rapt, Winifred Gallagher
• The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor
• The How of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky
• The Talent Code, Daniel Coyle
• Think Smart, Richard Restak
• Willpower, Roy Baumeister and John Tierney

Healthy Aging

• Counterclockwise, Ellen Langer
• Flourish, Martin Seligman
• The Blue Zones, Dan Buettner
• Younger Next Year, Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge

Nutrition

• Eat to Live, Joel Fuhrman
• In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
• Mindless Eating, Brian Wansink
• The Beck Diet Solution, Judith Beck
• The End of Overeating, David Kessler

Physical Activity and Exercise

• SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, John Ratey

Stress Management

• Getting Things Done, David Allen
• The Relaxation Response, Herbert Benson
• Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Robert Sapolsky

Sleep

• Power Sleep, James Maas

Social Connection

• Loneliness, John Cacioppo and William Patrick

Purpose and Storytelling

• Believe Me, Michael Margolis
• The Power of Full Engagement, Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
• The Power of Purpose, Richard Leider
• The Power of Story, Jim Loehr