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This Is Your Brain on Nature: Improve Focus, Creativity & Memory (Ulysses Press, January 19, 2027)
Transform your cognitive health with a practical, science-backed guide to the natural tools that help your brain flourish.
What if some of the most powerful tools for improving your brain were already all around you? In This Is Your Brain on Nature, health journalist and bestselling author Jennifer Chesak explores science-backed ways to support cognitive health, sharpen memory, enhance creativity, and improve focus naturally. Building on her acclaimed work examining the health benefits of medicinal mushrooms, Chesak combines cutting-edge neuroscience, emerging research in herbal medicine, and practical lifestyle strategies to reveal how everyday choices can help your brain thrive at any stage of life.
Chesak provides guidance on reconnecting with nature in a way that supports brain function while examining the growing evidence behind some of today's most talked-about brain-supporting compounds, including adaptogens, nootropics, functional mushrooms, cannabinoids, psychedelics, and essential micronutrients.
Accessible, empowering, and grounded in science, This Is Your Brain on Nature offers a practical roadmap for cultivating greater clarity, creativity, and cognitive vitality for years to come. Perfect for readers of Why We Sleep, The Nature Fix, and How to Change Your Mind, this book reveals how nature and neuroscience can work together to help your brain blossom.