Author: Dr. Greg Wells
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While I would like to say this book contained groundbreaking, earth shattering information that completely transformed my life… it ended up being an excellent compilation of information I’ve already read about or knew.

Wells provides a great framework for becoming a healthier person by showing how the different facets flow together and depend on each other. The book is divided into four major sections: sleep, exercise, nutrition and mental health.

Admittedly, I skimmed the nutrition section of the book because I’m married to a nutritionist… who constantly consults her friend who is a dietitian… and berates me endlessly about proper eating and food safety. Yes, I get it – five day old pizza in the fridge is not healthy and I should probably throw it out. Also, a plate of bacon with a side of lettuce isn’t a balanced meal.

Aside from that chapter, each of the other three had something to offer in terms of a new way of explaining an idea, or additional information I hadn’t come across. As a parent of a toddler and another on the way, I paid particular attention the section on sleep. I think I did that to torture myself more than anything, but it’s information to keep in mind for when the next infant starts sleeping through the night.

Throughout the book are Wells’ “1% Tips,” which are small, micro actions you can take right now that compound over time for drastic results. If you were to go through and take one from each section and apply it, there’s no doubt you will be leagues ahead from where you are now.

For those of you who already sleep well, exercise, eat healthy and spend time in mindfulness activity, there might not be new offerings in this book. Keep doing what you’re doing.

As for the rest of us, we would do well to pay attention to what Dr. Wells is saying because each of those areas he speaks about ripple into the other.