Powered By Nature: How Nature Improves Our Happiness, Health, and Performance

Powered By Nature is a healthy living plan full of actionable information that can transform your health and life. It is rigorously researched (337 references!). And it also contains an old way of thinking and plenty of entertaining stories too. Below is the chapter listing: 1-Emissary of Nature - How this book began from a journey to the Amazon rainforest, taking Ayuhuasca with the Achuar with unexpected visions, and then working with a different shaman about the messaged received.2-My Health Journey - How I got interested in health in the first place, largely to support my strongman goals, as well as the story of my mother's dying from breast cancer. 3-Principle Based Health - Four principles that I use to guide through the confusing world of health. 4-The Fall of Nature, The Rise of Scientism - Describes how we came to denigrate nature and describes many of the flaws in science showing why it can't give all the answers about health. 5-An Old Way of Knowing - About the direct perception of nature, the alternative path then the scientific that may hold as many useful answers. 6-Air - What we breathe. Covers the poor-quality air in cities and what it's doing to our health. Then how fresh air is much better. 7-Water - Quantity and quality matters. Discusses the horrors of tap water, the ideal of fresh spring water and lots in between.8-Movement - Covers the natural movements of the human body and how they all fit together.9-Sun - Sunlight has been demonized in our culture. But the benefits of the sun include vitamin D and so much more that few people realize.10-Light and the Moon - The circadian rhythm, serotonin, melatonin and more are described.11-Earthing - A physical connection to the earth is an electrical connection which has been scientifically shown to have all kinds of benefits.12-Food - All of health attention is paid to food. I say ignore food and do all the other things in this book. But if you must know about food here are the natural principles to follow.13-Fast and Feast - Not eating food, aka fasting, has tremendous benefits. After the science and benefits are covered all different types of fasting, intermittent vs. extended, water vs. nutritional, and more are covered.14-Herbalism - Herbs herbs extend far beyond the few culinary herbs we do use. Includes an overview of medicinal mushrooms, adaptogens, nervines, endocrine supporting herbs and more.15-Symbiosis - This covers the microbiome, but not just bacteria. Also the fungal, viral and even animal component that constitutes us. Gives a glimpse of the fractal view of nature.16-Fear of Nature - A fear of nature is what stops us from connecting to it in the first place. This short chapter covers some of those fears and begins to break the spell. 17-Disconnect to Reconnect - A humorous and impactful story of a shaman answering a cell phone during a ceremony kicks off this discussion. 18-The Multi-Level Benefits of Time in Nature - Includes research on "forest bathing" and more of the psychological health benefits that are there. 19-The Life and Intelligence of Nature - Nature is very much alive. This mind-expanding chapter delves into some of the latest research. 20-Heart Field and Heart Perception - The heart is an organ of perception, just like our eyes or ears. It's only that we've forgotten how to use it. 21-Wild Rose - A personal story of working with the wild rose in heart perception and the challenge that I was issued and the ensuing transformation. 22-The Redwood Growth Strategy - Personal work with the redwood in the same manner, but with very different purpose and outcome. 23-Sensory Stimulation with Artist’s Conk - How nature will help to increase your sensory abilities. And how nature itself can teach you how. 24 - How to Approach Evolving Your Healthy Natural Lifestyle - A short chapter that recaps everything and shows how you can incorporate the lessons from this book into your life.