Strong Brains Strong Bodies: You Can Live a Longer, Healthier, and Happier Life

Strong Brains, Strong Bodies: You Can Live a Longer, Healthier and Happier Life by William H. Farrell, Ph.D. focuses on how we can maximize both our brain and body health so we can live longer and happier. Chronic stress not only affects our mental health and level of happiness, but also leads to problems with our physical health including damaging effects to our immune system, heart health, gastrointestinal and sexual functioning. Research has proven that prolonged high stress also results in damage to our brains. Dr. Farrell shows how we can build our resilience and achieve a healthy and happy life by changing our unhealthy thinking patterns, attitudes and behaviors. Also, importantly physical exercise will have a significant impact on our mood, our immune system, and for the regeneration of our brain cells damaged by chronic stress. As humans we can be prone to Awfulizing and Catastrophizing thus thinking in ways that are harmful to ourselves. Dr. Farrell's book promotes a life strategy for all ages that focuses on a combination of reasonable exercise and productive attitudes and behaviors - with this approach we can maximize our brain and body health; lower our misery index and increase our level of happiness.