Brain Chemistry Affects Behavior Change

by Joan Kelly on January 17, 2010

Dr. Kelly Traver’s new book, The Program: The Brain-Smart Approach to the Healthiest You offers a 12-week program that focuses on becoming healthier by understanding your brain. It’s interesting in the explosion of information in neuroscience that Dr. Traver is able to translate the scientific information in an easy to understand way. She developed this program while leading Google’s wellness efforts as Global Medical Director. What a great group to be guinea pigs for her concepts – and the results are pretty amazing. Offered in the book is a step by step guide for eating, exercise, nutrition, taking care of your brain to take care of yourself. With all that I’ve been reading on the brain and personally understanding how lack of sleep and nutrition from Celiac begins to destroy your life, I have to say I connected with her writing. Tomorrow l have the pleasure of meeting Kelly…and then in earnest begin on the 12-week journey she lays out. I’ll let you know how it goes and report back to you. If anyone already started The Program let me know how it’s going. There is a free trial offer for the first 5k to purchase the book, as part of the online version with her company The Healthiest You.

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