Download or read book Habits of a Happy Brain written by Loretta Graziano Breuning and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers simple activities that help you understand the roles of your "happy chemicals"--serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins. You'll also learn how to build new habits by rerouting the electricity in your brain to flow down a new pathway, making it even easier to trigger these happy chemicals and increase feelings of satisfaction when you need them most.

Download or read book The Science of Positivity written by Loretta Graziano Breuning and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Science of Positivity teaches you how cynical thought habits are formed, and how you can rewire yourself to go beyond them.

Download or read book Meet Your Happy Chemicals written by Loretta Graziano Breuning and published by Loretta Graziano Breuning. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "happy chemicals" are controlled by tiny brain structures that all mammals have in common. Your brain rewards you with good feelings when you do something good for your survival. But we struggle to make sense of our neurochemical ups and downs, and can trigger vicious cycles such as alcohol, junk food, risk-taking. Learn how to make real-world choices that will help you break the cycles.

Download or read book The Happy Brain written by Dean Burnett and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Funny, wise and absolutely fascinating.' Adam Kay, author of This Is Going to Hurt *** Do you want to be happy? If so - read on. This book has all the answers* In The Happy Brain, neuroscientist Dean Burnett delves deep into the inner workings of our minds to explore some fundamental questions about happiness. What does it actually mean to be happy? Where does it come from? And what, really, is the point of it? Forget searching for the secret of happiness through lifestyle fads or cod philosophy - Burnett reveals the often surprising truth behind what make us tick. From whether happiness really begins at home (spoiler alert: yes - sort of) to what love, sex, friendship, wealth, laughter and success actually do to our brains, this book offers a uniquely entertaining insight into what it means to be human. *Not really. Sorry. But it does have some very interesting questions, and at least the occasional answer.

Download or read book Status Games written by Loretta Graziano Breuning and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-09-08 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rewire your brain to avoid the trap of comparison and status-seeking to achieve more contentment and satisfaction from life People care about status despite their best intentions because our brains are inherited from animals who cared about status. The survival value of status in the state of nature helps us understand our intense emotions about status today. Beneath your verbal brain, you have the brain common to all mammals. It rewards you with pleasure hormones when you see yourself in a position of strength, and it alarms you with stress hormones when you see yourself in a position of weakness. But constant striving for status can be anxiety-provoking and joy-stealing. Nothing feels like enough to our mammal brain. It releases those stress chemicals when you think others are ahead of you. Here, Loretta Breuning shines a light on the brain processes that encourage us to seek higher status. She teaches us how to rewire those connections for more contentment and less stress. No more worrying about keeping up with the Joneses. Your new way of thinking will blaze new trails to your happy hormones and you will RELAX.

Download or read book Summary of Loretta Graziano Breuning s Habits of a Happy Brain written by Everest Media and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-03-01T21:00:00Z with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Your brain is focused on survival, and it is not easy being a survivor. You have inherited a brain that is focused on survival, and it is not easy being a survivor. #2 The four happy chemicals are dopamine, endorphin, oxytocin, and serotonin. They are triggered when your brain sees something that is good for your survival, and they turn off when something bad crosses your path. #3 The human brain has a limbic system, which is made up of the hippocampus, amygdala, pituitary, hypothalamus, and other parts. The human brain is surrounded by a huge cortex. Your cortex and limbic system are always working together to keep you alive. #4 Your inner mammal rewards you with good feelings when you do something good for your survival. Each of the happy chemicals motivates a different type of survival behavior: dopamine motivates you to get what you need, even if it takes a lot of effort, endorphin motivates you to ignore pain, and so on.

Download or read book How I Escaped Political Correctness and You Can Too written by Loretta Graziano Bruening and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was politically correct for decades. Then one day I caught myself lying about a simple fact to make it sound more politically correct. It happened while I was lecturing to 150 students. I froze. Enough! In that moment, I decided to take back my brain. It cost me, but it had benefits too. Here is the story of how I came to question my political correctness, and how I learned to feel good and be good without it. You can too!

Download or read book Summary of Loretta Graziano Breuning s Habits of a Happy Brain written by Milkyway Media and published by Milkyway Media. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buy now to get the main key ideas from Loretta Graziano Breuning's Habits of a Happy Brain Did you ever wonder if you can change your bad habits? Loretta Graziano Breuning's Habits of a Happy Brain (2015) says you can, and it’s possible to build good habits in just forty-five days. Breuning first looks at the different brain chemicals that cause humans to be happy or miserable. She examines how they operate and why they're vital. Then she explains how the brain forms habits and why they're so tough to stop. Finally, you'll learn how you can prevent your brain from holding on to its old habits and discover tools that will help you form the new ones you desire.

Download or read book Grease le written by Loretta Graziano Breuning and published by System Integrity Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bribery is not a harmless tradition. It undermines a country's economy and puts all participants at risk. Smart business managers and international travelers know how to respect the culture while remaining on the safe side of the law. Here's how to make integrity work for you.

Download or read book Happy Brain written by C. Kancel and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-19 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understand and improve your brain functions, become a happier person tomorrow! Your brain is the most complex organ in your body, and arguably the most important. Can you afford to have a brain that is not performing to the best of its ability in this modern age of information? Did you know that there are a lot of chemicals being produced in our brains that directly influence the way we feel and how we experience emotions? What if you knew ways to increase various neurotransmitters responsible forfeeling happier, more at ease, more content, more motivated, and more aroused Don't you think you would feel better on a day to day basis if you actively knew how to influence your natural balance? The book explains what neurotransmitters are, what they do, how to recognize a shortage and how to increase their natural balance in our brains for a happier life We explain you in an understandable way what you can do to improve your overall brain functioning and your emotional stateYour benefits from reading this book and following the suggestions are Feeling better on a day-to-day basis Feeling relieved of stress An improved state of well-being Increased focus and motivation More in touch with your surroundings Increased feelings of affection Decreased negative feelings such as depression and worry Feeling more content with what you do Improve your overall brain functioning And much more The majority of people go on with their day-to-day lifestyle and feel helpless towards their feelingsIn this book, we take look at the components that directly influence the way we feel and actRemember that if you keep doing what you always have been doing you will get the same results as you have gotten beforeGetting informed on your most valuable instrument, the brain, is always a very healthy and conscious thing to consider

Download or read book Beyond Cynical written by Loretta Graziano Breuning and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cynicism is popular because it stimulates the brain chemicals that make you feel good. It stimulates dopamine by making the world feel predictable. It triggers serotonin by making you feel superior to "the jerks." It triggers oxytocin by telling you who to trust. You pay a high price for these moments, unfortunately, because cynicism keeps you focused on problems instead of opportunities. Here is a way to PARE your cynicism with Personal Agency and Realistic Expectations. Here are 3-minute exercises that will build new thought habits in six weeks. Even if you're surrounded by a chorus of negativity, you can transcend cynicism and stimulate happy chemicals in new ways.

Download or read book Curse of the Blacknoc Witch written by Tori V. Rainn and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2020-04-22 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel dreamed of being a lot of things, but a monster trapped in a forest realm never entered his mind. The Blacknoc Curse wasn't supposed to be true, only a children's story meant to persuade them away from evil. Yet, here he was tasked with hunting cursed kids. There's nothing left for Samuel except the horror surrounding him. Layla, a young girl tormented by the same curse, is dropped into the terrifying forest every night, running from the monsters intent on taking her life. She meets Samuel and vows to save all the children, especially Samuel, from their torment. Working together can they defeat the Blacknoc Curse?

Download or read book The Compass of Pleasure written by David J. Linden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author comes a "hugely entertaining" (NPR.org) look at vice and virtue through cutting-edge science As he did in his award-winning book The Accidental Mind, David J. Linden—highly regarded neuroscientist, professor, and writer—weaves empirical science with entertaining anecdotes to explain how the gamut of behaviors that give us a buzz actually operates. The Compass of Pleasure makes clear why drugs like nicotine and heroin are addictive while LSD is not, how fast food restaurants ensure that diners will eat more, why some people cannot resist the appeal of a new sexual encounter, and much more. Provocative and illuminating, this is a radically new and thorough look at the desires that define us.

Download or read book The Secret of Life written by Dr. Robert S. Love and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret of Life reveals the lens through which all decisions can be made for the fullest life expression and experience! By combining ancient wisdom with modern science, we now can design a life which supports our design, our energy, our health and our life experience! Learn how to put on your “Secret Formula Glasses” to see the world in a whole new way and receive all the benefits that come with it! A life free of disease, full of energy and bursting with vibrance!

Download or read book How I Changed My Life in a Year written by Shelley Wilson and published by BHC Press/Zander. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover How to Change Your Life in a Year Straight-talking, honest and with touches of humour, Shelley Wilson shares her journey as she sets out to prove that being a 40-something, single mum with back fat and grey hairs isn't the end of life as we know it. From fighting flab to writing a 50,000 word novel in 30 days, Shelley covers a wide variety of themes as she tackles twelve challenges in twelve months. Packed with affirmations, tips, steps and links, HOW I CHANGED MY LIFE IN A YEAR will keep you motivated for the year to come and beyond.

Download or read book Hell Week written by Erik Bertrand Larssen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From world-renowned mental trainer Erik Bertrand Larssen, whose clients include Olympic athletes and Fortune 500 CEOs, Hell Week is a military-inspired yet accessible guide to making the critical changes necessary for long-term professional and personal success and overall lifestyle improvements. Norway native Erik Bertrand Larssen is many things: a veteran paratrooper who served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Afghanistan; a successful entrepreneur; and a critically acclaimed performance consultant. He has helped catapult the success of countless high-achievers, including Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group, and Statoil ASA executives and Olympic medalist Martin Johnsrud Sundby and top golfer Suzann Pettersen. His life-altering and revered method improves performance by getting people to push themselves past the brink of self-imposed limitations. Central to his technique is the commitment to live and experience just one week as your best self. It’s this week, Larssen says, that will be the catalyst to making the most of the rest of your life. Offering accessible tools and pragmatic, inspirational advice including how to incorporate exercise into your daily routine, Larssen’s game-changing Hell Week shows you how to apply his principles to everyday life, leading to lasting improvement, personal and professional success, and most importantly, a new way of living to a higher standard. Hell Week will resonate with and inspire you to be the best you can be and make everlasting positive changes in all aspects of your life.

Download or read book Better Living Through Neurochemistry written by James Lee and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-11 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brand new revised and updated version of Your Brain Electric for 2017! In brain science, there are two phenomena which are becoming increasing common in modern society. Firstly, rates of depression and anxiety disorders are increasing, with as many as one in five people either clinically depressed or anxious at any given time. Secondly, our aging population is revealing a range of cognitive problems associated with aging, including memory loss and other cognitive impairments. Each of these has a common thread - They are underpinned by clear deficits in neurochemical function. You have probably heard that "depression is caused by a serotonin imbalance" (sometimes, but not always, this is the case), however did you also know - - Depression can be caused by low dopamine or noradrenaline (norepinephrine) - Problems with aceylcholine and glutamate can lead to cognitive, memory and attention-related issues - Deficits in your natural opioids (such as endorphins) not only leads to increased pain, but also poor tolerance to stressful life events or situations However the good news is that whether your problem is serotonin, dopamine, noradrenaline, glutamate, endorphins or any of the other major neurotransmitters and neuro-hormones, your situation is usually fixable with either medication, supplements, cognitive behavioral therapy or other lifestyle modifications. They key is to first know exactly how it feels to be deficient in a particular neurotransmitter. For example, did you know that - - Just the simple act of writing out a plan on how you will change your life for the better can boost serotonin and dopamine - Just hanging out with friends and loved ones boosts serotonin - Most people who are diagnosed with depression will receive a medication to boost serotonin, however for many people, serotonin is not their problem - Meditation has been shown to boost serotonin In his latest book, following on from his hugely successful anti-aging book, The Methuselah Project, James Lee gives you all you need to know regarding the major neurotransmitters including - - What they are - What do they do in your brain and body - What are the symptoms when they are depleted - How to boost levels Lee also details some of the more obscure (yet no less important) neurochemicals such as substance P, which has recently been implicated in neuropathic pain conditions and poor tolerance to stress. As always, Lee has focused on creating a book that sticks to the key facts to create a boredom-free exploration of that mysterious electrical activity that is occurring 24/7, between your ears.