Health and Wellbeing Books

The modern world can be stressful, but rest assured - this therapeutic guide to the practice of mindfulness will help you find stillness, calm and gratitude in every day. Rooted in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the concept of mindfulness is centred around being present in the moment and fully aware of your thoughts. Whether nurtured through meditation and body scans, or by simply paying greater attention to what enters your mind as you walk, eat or wash-up, mindfulness is a practice that everyone can benefit from. Within these pages, you will find: - Fascinating facts on the history of mindfulness, from its origins in Hinduism and Buddhism to its use within the modern well-being industry. - Mindfulness techniques to improve your physical and mental health. - Step-by-step exercises and actionable advice on how to integrate mindfulness into your everyday life. - Thought-provoking quotes to help you appreciate life's small wonders. Taking the time to be fully present can change your perspective on life for good. By learning the methods, origins and evolution of this beautiful practice, you can start to live a more mindful life in a way that suits you best. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837996247 • Author: Jennifer Cordero • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers FOB • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 14.8 x 10.6 x 1.4 cm

Being a mum is often anything but mindful. Having suffered from anxiety for much of her life, Izzy Judd has brought together a brilliant and inspiring collection of simple activities and exercises to help parents find their own piece of calm. Included are exercises both for you to do alone and with your children of all ages, giving them their own tools to help remain happy and peaceful too. Inside you'll discover: · Ways of bringing mindfulness to your day · Your own self-care routine · Breathing exercises to do with children · How to prepare for a good night's sleep · One-minute mindfulness Izzy Judd's beautiful and practical book will hold your hand through the challenging and exhausting days as well as the exciting and happy days. Most importantly, it will help you to create special memories for you to share with your children. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405991483 • Author: Izzy Judd • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 19.69 x 12.7 x 1.85 cm

Charlie Mackesy’s four unlikely friends are wandering through the wilds again. They’re not sure what they are looking for. They do know that life can be difficult, but that they love each other, and cake is often the answer. When the dark clouds come, can the boy remember what he needs to get through the storm? The hugely anticipated new book from Charlie Mackesy, revisiting the much-loved world of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – the bestselling adult non-fiction book of all time, with over ten million readers around the world. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529108446 • Author: Charlie Mackesy • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 22.3 x 17.4 x 2.4 cm

Empowering and practical, Food for Life is nothing less than a new approach to how to eat - for our health and the health of the planet. Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat in the age of ultra-processed food has never seemed so complicated. Drawing on cutting-edge research and personal insights, Professor Tim Spector offers clear answers in this definitive, easy-to-follow guide to the new science of eating well. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529919660 • Author: Tim Spector • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 528 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm

Break away from bad habits and build healthy ones with this step-by-step workbook, which will help you make positive changes in your life! Habits are the building blocks of our days, and they have a huge impact on how we live - they affect what we do, how we feel and the paths in life that we choose to take. The Good Habit Workbook contains practical advice, effective tips and guided exercises based on trusted cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques. It will help you to break free from negative cycles that aren't serving you and replace them with positive, productive habits for long-term health and happiness. Use the workbook either on its own or alongside therapy to help you develop positive habits. Inside the book, you will find: - Clear, actionable advice on making positive lifestyle changes to support and improve your mental well-being. - A calm, supportive approach which invites you to work through the book at your own pace. - A hands-on attitude to breaking away from negative habits Exercises grounded in research-supported CBT techniques. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837990283 • Author: Freya Stephens • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers FOB • Format: Paperback • Pages: 160 • Dimensions: 14.73 x 20.83 x 1.27 cm

An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history and production of ultra-processed food. It's not you, it's the food. We have entered a new 'age of eating' where most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food, food which is industrially processed and designed and marketed to be addictive. But do we really know what it's doing to our bodies? Join Chris in his travels through the world of food science and a UPF diet to discover what's really going on. Find out why exercise and willpower can't save us, and what UPF is really doing to our bodies, our health, our weight, and the planet (hint: nothing good). For too long we've been told we just need to make different choices, when really we're living in a food environment that makes it nigh-on impossible. So this is a book about our rights. The right to know what we eat and what it does to our bodies and the right to good, affordable food. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529160222 • Author: Chris van Tulleken • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.7 cm

Live your life to the fullest! Filled with thoughtful advice and inspiring quotes and affirmations, this book will show you how to envision your best, happiest life and make it reality. Your best life is yours to define. Whether it means reaching for your dreams, finding a sense of purpose or making more time for the things you love, it's whatever makes you feel like the very best version of yourself. Through a collection of easy-to-follow tips and words of wisdom, this book will help you to create a life you love. Learn how to: - Visualize what your best life looks like for you - Identify your core values and align your life with them - Adjust your mindset with small changes and habits to stay motivated and happy - Find peace within yourself and nurture self-love We are at our happiest when what we do matches up with who we are, so dive into these beautiful pages to begin your journey towards a life of joy and fulfilment. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800079366 • Author: Sophie Golding • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers FOB • Format: Paperback • Pages: 160 • Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.8 x 1.6 cm

Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Rangan Chatterjee reveals how to make positive change that actually lasts in his latest, most innovative book to date. We all have things we rely on going our way to help us feel calm and happy. Your partner waking up in a good mood. No traffic on the way to work. No queues at the supermarket. And no rain on your day off. But what happens when things don’t work out that way? We fall back on soothing habits. A trip to the cupboard for snacks. Scrolling on social media. A few beers or a couple of glasses of wine after a stressful day. Make Change that Lasts will show you the nine hidden ways day to day life causes these responses -- and show you how to respond to them consciously. Blending ancient philosophy with a deep understanding of health, host of one of the biggest podcasts on the planet, Feel Better, Live More, Dr Rangan Chatterjee will provide a personalized approach and simple techniques for reducing our reliance on the chaotic and uncertain outside world. This book will help you become an expert in yourself - finally unlocking true, long-lasting health and happiness. 'It's super, a lovely, heartfelt book, I really felt it all the way through' Ranvir Singh on Lorraine. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241588093 • Author: Dr Rangan Chatterjee • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 272 • Dimensions: 18.9 x 23 x 2 cm

Your diet affects your body but it also affects your brain. Brain Food uses cutting-edge research to highlight the connection between nutrition and our brain's health, busting through pseudoscience and demonstrating how we can all change our diet most effectively. Based partly on her own discoveries, and using emerging science, for example on the connection between the brain and the gut, Dr Lisa Mosconi, an expert in both neuroscience and nutrition, reveals the foods and drinks that can prevent dementia, stress, cognitive decline and memory loss - no matter how old we are. Innovative and timely, and with accompanying brain-boosting recipes and lists of what to eat and what to avoid, Brain Food provides the ultimate plan for maximizing our brain power. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405991766 • Author: Dr Lisa Mosconi • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.9 x 2.2 cm

Look good, feel younger and learn how to age well with this beginner’s guide to biohacking. Packed full of practical tips, activities and the most effective hacks to improve your overall health. Dr Lara Hemeryck, a stem cell researcher, science communicator and longevity advocate, will teach you how to take years off your biological age. Covering everything from sleep and exercise to nutrition, alongside tips and tricks to elevate your social connections, mental wellbeing and sense of purpose, this book will show you how to create a personalized health routine that works for you, and will get you eating, moving and thinking in a way to impact your body positively. Featuring more than 40 practical and easy-to-follow ideas, Living Young also brings together the latest science on biohacking to show you that lowering your biological age doesn’t need to include fancy gadgets or lots of money. It’s all about getting to know your body and using simple yet effective preventative techniques to make you feel the best you can. Dr Hemeryck will help you to create a practical and accessible plan to overhaul your habits, improve your nutrition and optimize your physical and mental health in a way that is perfectly tailored to you. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781789297423 • Author: Dr Lara Hemeryck & Anastasia Mabel • Publisher: Michael O'Mara • Format: Paperback • Pages: 192 • Dimensions: 19 x 14.7 x 1.8 cm

Delve into this inspiring introduction to the ancient practice of yoga and learn all you need to know to energize your body, mind and spirit every day There are plenty of reasons to try yoga – it can strengthen your body, soothe your soul, reduce stress and much more! This easy-to-digest guide has plenty of simple tips and helpful advice to get you started on your yoga journey. Whether you’re a total beginner or an experienced yogi, the teachings in these pages are suited to a range of abilities and offer the benefits of yoga to everyone. Packed with a variety of poses broken down into step-by-step instructions, this little book contains all the information you need to live with more peace, balance and freedom. This book includes: •    Simple breathing exercises to increase energy, focus and mindfulness •    Step-by-step guidance on a variety of yoga sequences including sun salutations, standing and seated poses •    Uplifting quotations to inspire positive thinking Product Information: • ISBN: 9781786852809 • Author: Eleanor Hall • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 14.8 x 10.4 x 1.2 cm

Quieten your mind and build confidence with this set of two guided journals, filled with practical tips and simple strategies. Anxiety can feel like a huge obstacle to living the life you want - but it doesn't have to be! Brimming with practical activities and inspiring words, The Anxiety Fix is a gentle and encouraging guide to help you flourish. Filled with inspiring quotes, empowering statements and simple activities, The Confidence Fix allows you to find and develop the confidence within yourself. Taking you through different aspects of your life, this book will help you to embrace every day. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837999774 • Author: Anna Barnes & Debbi Marco • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers • Format: Box Set

A daily journal of inspiration, comfort and encouragement from the UK's No.1 SundayTimes bestselling author of Wild Hope, beautifully designed in four-colour throughout. Start every day with Donna Ashworth by your side in this beautiful, interactive daily journal. With uplifting poems, guiding words, wise insights, perspective shifts and understanding on every page, Donna will accompany you throughout the year to help you embrace life in all its messy wondrousness. Donna also encourages you to explore your own words and writing to help you ride each wave this life sends your way, helping you find beauty and wonder on days the world scares you, comfort and patience when sadness is visiting, and courage and hope when you can't see the light. She also gently steers you back to love yourself, as you are, and to see that, no matter what you experience in this world, you are never alone. Every day is a journey and it starts with you. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781785307157 • Author: Donna Ashworth • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Hardback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 21.6 x 18.9 x 3.6 cm