
The Feel Good Factor
10 Proven Ways to Boost Your Mood and Motivate Yourself
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Patrick Holford
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Low mood and depression are endemic, and on the increase, and the recession has further fuelled the need for the practical, down-to-earth advice provided in The Feel Good Factor.
Written and adapted for audio by leading nutrition expert and mental-health specialist Patrick Holford, it reveals highly effective methods to make a difference to how you feel - without the need for medical drugs. It includes lifestyle and life management techniques, as well as revealing the right foods to eat, and those to avoid, helping to improve your mood dramatically.
This accessible approach is supported by substantial research and backed up by poignant and motivating case histories. This includes those with major depression who failed to get better with conventional approaches and recovered completely on Holford’s regime.
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- Lyle
- 05-21-12
Interesting, Practical and Accessible.
What did you love best about The Feel Good Factor?
Info is well presented and so made easy to understand. Not too technical or overwhelming volume.
Who was your favorite character and why?
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Have you listened to any of Patrick Holford’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes - 10 Secrets to 100% Health which I preferred as the info was more relevant to me for general good health. Feel Good Factor is more about eating for mood and motivation and I am generally upbeat. But the info was still interesting given the amount depression in the world today.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
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Any additional comments?
I enjoy Patrick Holford's practical approach and the way he presents the info - easy to understand. Great way to educate yourself will driving or running!
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- 10-08-15
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I absolutely love this book and before I had even finished it I was already recommending it to friends and family. I have struggled with depression my entire life and this book has opened my eyes and given me answers to questions I have always wondered about. I would definitely be reading and referencing this book again and again and again!
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