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Your 7-Day Wellness Plan: A No-Nonsense Guide to a Healthier Life

You know you should be healthier, but the advice is confusing and overwhelming. This 7-day journey is a no-nonsense guide to wellness. We'll cover the foundational pillars of health—sleep, food, breath, and mindset—to help you build a lifestyle that feels good.

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Why We Sleep

by Matthew Walker

Day 1 is the most important, non-negotiable pillar of health. This book is a life-changing look at how sleep affects every aspect of your well-being. Getting your sleep right is the foundation upon which all other health improvements are built.

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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

by James Nestor

After fixing your sleep, we turn to the second autonomic function you're probably doing wrong. This fascinating book explores the science of breathing and how simple changes can drastically improve your health, from anxiety to athletic performance.

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Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us

by Michael Moss

Now that you're sleeping and breathing better, let's tackle food. This book is a crucial first step, revealing how the modern food environment is designed to make you unhealthy. Understanding the enemy is key to making better choices.

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Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

by Randolph M. Nesse and George C. Williams

Building on what we learned about modern food yesterday, this book gives you the deep 'why.' It uses evolutionary biology to explain why our bodies, adapted for a different world, struggle with modern diseases. It's a powerful framework for understanding health.

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The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

by Michael Easter

With a better understanding of our evolutionary past, this book argues that our modern comfort is a huge part of the problem. It's a compelling case for reintroducing natural challenges, like boredom and physical exertion, to reclaim our health.

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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

After exploring physical health, we now turn to mental health. This book is the essential guide to understanding and managing stress. Learning to 'complete the stress cycle' is a vital skill for preventing the chronic stress that underlies so many health problems.

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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

by Dr Julie Smith

For our finale, we get a practical toolkit. After a week of deep dives, this book by a clinical psychologist provides simple, actionable mental health skills. It's the perfect, user-friendly capstone for managing your mind and living a balanced, healthy life.

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