Foreword
The SHARP Solution is a well-written, science-based approach to incorporating sustainable behavior change to reduce stress and increase overall wellbeing. Dr. Hanna guides you through designing a personal action plan to decrease your daily stress and live a longer, healthier life. The book provides an inside-out perspective of how the body functions on a physiological and psychological level when under stress. The focus is on building resilience through mindfulness, meditation, balanced nutrition, and dedicated relaxation time.
The book is organized into five phases: brain, heart, mind, body, and community. The focus is not on what you should be doing to relieve your stress and be healthier, but how to take the knowledge that most of us have heard repeated throughout our lives, and actually make small sustainable changes to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Hanna emphasizes nutrition, physical activity, rest, and most importantly cognitive fitness. The book guides you through various aspects of brain training through her SHARP Brain Recharge technique.
The process is simple by design. It offers a variety of short, effective methods to help you shift out of a stress response into the relaxation response in just a few moments. Dr. Hanna provides a toolbox of simple techniques that you can practice and incorporate into your busy life without adding more stress and strain as you struggle to find time to relax. Through this book, Dr. Hanna represents the essence of our mission ...
