Brain Wash

Brain Wash argues that modern life is reshaping our brains and harming our health. We can eat what we like at any hour, lose ourselves in digital media, and have goods delivered at the tap of a finger or a spoken command. The authors say this constant, always-on environment puts our physical and mental health, our relationships, and even the wider world at risk.

The book starts from a simple premise: our brains are being manipulated, and the resulting behavior leaves us lonelier, more anxious, more depressed, more distrustful, more prone to illness, and more overweight than before. Drawing on current science, it identifies how this mental hijacking works and offers tools for thinking more clearly, making better decisions, building stronger bonds with other people, and forming healthier habits.

At its center is a ten-day boot camp that includes a meal plan and forty original recipes. David Perlmutter, a neurologist known for Grain Brain, wrote the book with Austin Perlmutter. It offers a practical, doctor-approved plan for readers who want a more purposeful and satisfying life.