Wellness Must-Reads

**Age Like a Girl** (2025) by Dr. Mindy Pelz reframes menopause as a powerful brain upgrade for greater clarity, confidence, resilience, and energy—not decline. Drawing on evolutionary science and her prior work, Pelz offers practical strategies (hor

**Age Like a Girl** (2025) by Dr. Mindy Pelz reframes menopause as a powerful brain upgrade for greater clarity, confidence, resilience, and energy—not decline. Drawing on evolutionary science and her prior work, Pelz offers practical strategies (hormone support, nutrition, fasting, mindset) to help women thrive through midlife hormonal shifts and embrace renewed vitality and leadership.

**Good Energy** (2024) by Dr. Casey Means, MD, and Calley Means argues that poor cellular metabolism—specifically dysfunctional mitochondria—is the root of most chronic diseases. The book shifts health from symptom-focused medicine to building “good

**Good Energy** (2024) by Dr. Casey Means, MD, and Calley Means argues that poor cellular metabolism—specifically dysfunctional mitochondria—is the root of most chronic diseases. The book shifts health from symptom-focused medicine to building “good energy” via lifestyle: optimal nutrition (avoid ultra-processed foods), sleep, movement, stress management, and toxin reduction. It provides key biomarkers to track, a practical four-week plan, daily habits, and recipes to restore metabolic health, boost vitality, and prevent disease.

**Fast Like a Girl **(2022) by Dr. Mindy Pelz is a guide to intermittent fasting customized for women’s hormonal cycles. It teaches syncing fasting lengths with menstrual phases (or menopause) to optimize fat burning, energy, hormone balance, insulin

**Fast Like a Girl **(2022) by Dr. Mindy Pelz is a guide to intermittent fasting customized for women’s hormonal cycles. It teaches syncing fasting lengths with menstrual phases (or menopause) to optimize fat burning, energy, hormone balance, insulin sensitivity, and cellular repair—avoiding generic protocols that can stress female hormones. Includes science basics, cycle-synced plans, fasting durations (13–72+ hours), two eating styles, 50+ recipes, and targeted protocols.

**Young Forever** (2023) by Dr. Mark Hyman treats aging as a manageable condition. It outlines biological aging causes and offers a science-backed “Young Forever Program” with the Pegan Diet, exercise, 7-8 hours of sleep, stress reduction, supplement

**Young Forever** (2023) by Dr. Mark Hyman treats aging as a manageable condition. It outlines biological aging causes and offers a science-backed “Young Forever Program” with the Pegan Diet, exercise, 7-8 hours of sleep, stress reduction, supplements, and social connection to reverse disease and boost longevity.

**The Let Them Theory** (2024) by Mel Robbins is about letting go of control over others’ actions or opinions to find peace and focus on yourself. Instead of forcing change, you “let them” be, setting boundaries and redirecting energy to your own goa

**The Let Them Theory** (2024) by Mel Robbins is about letting go of control over others’ actions or opinions to find peace and focus on yourself. Instead of forcing change, you “let them” be, setting boundaries and redirecting energy to your own goals. It reduces stress, clarifies relationships, and builds confidence.

**The Comfort Crisis** (2021) by Michael Easter argues that modern comforts weaken resilience and fulfillment. Embracing discomfort through physical challenges, mental grit, nature exposure, and epic tasks like a “misogi” boosts health, creativity, a

**The Comfort Crisis** (2021) by Michael Easter argues that modern comforts weaken resilience and fulfillment. Embracing discomfort through physical challenges, mental grit, nature exposure, and epic tasks like a “misogi” boosts health, creativity, and purpose, countering anxiety and disconnection.

**Atomic Habits** (2018) by James Clear shows how tiny, consistent changes build transformative habits. Using the Four Laws—make it obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying—you create good habits and break bad ones by designing cues, reducing fricti

**Atomic Habits** (2018) by James Clear shows how tiny, consistent changes build transformative habits. Using the Four Laws—make it obvious, attractive, easy, and satisfying—you create good habits and break bad ones by designing cues, reducing friction, and rewarding progress, focusing on systems and identity for lasting results.

**Fast. Feast. Repeat.** (2020) by Gin Stephens is a practical guide to sustainable intermittent fasting using the "Delay, Don't Deny®" approach. Focus: Clean fasting (water, black coffee/tea only) to lower insulin, burn fat, and improve health—no ca

**Fast. Feast. Repeat.** (2020) by Gin Stephens is a practical guide to sustainable intermittent fasting using the "Delay, Don't Deny®" approach. Focus: Clean fasting (water, black coffee/tea only) to lower insulin, burn fat, and improve health—no calorie counting. Benefits: Permanent weight loss, higher energy, better metabolic health, longevity. Includes: Science basics, flexible protocols (e.g., 16:8), 28-Day FAST Start plan, mindset tips, and troubleshooting for lifelong success.

Wellness Must-Reads

Dive into our handpicked collection of Wellness Must-Reads in the Biohack Lab! These are the game-changing books that have inspired our journey in health, longevity, and peak performance. We've personally read and loved each one—they've shaped how we biohack our bodies and minds for better energy, focus, and resilience.

By sharing these favorites, we hope to spark your own discoveries and help you level up your wellness game.

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