The Serenity Code: How Brain Plasticity Helps You Live Without Stress, Anxiety and Depression (SAD)

The purpose of The Serenity Code is to present, for the first time, a revolutionary formula and scientific framework to help a growing population suffering from excessive stress and anxiety find serenity again. Let me be clear right from the beginning: my intention is not to discredit the value or need for pharmacological or traditional therapeutic options to reduce the toxic effect of stress, anxiety, and depression on your health. However, recent evidence from brain research shows that the rewiring of essential neuropathways can offer viable alternatives or complement old approaches. The plasticity of the brain is not a new subject, but how we can rewire our brain to heal ourselves using practices that take minutes per day is groundbreaking. Meanwhile, most traditional self-help books on related subjects fail to deliver on their promise because they assume readers have the self-discipline to apply the recommendations they read. Sadly, while millions of self-help books are sold each year (it is a 10-billion-dollar market!), many studies confirm that the traditional self-help format fails to help many, and even if it does, such improvements do not last. Research also suggests that we only read a fraction of the self-help books we ever purchase, while nearly 30% of all Americans do not read at all [1]. This data shows that even when we recognize we have problems we need to address, we fail to follow through and act on our best intentions. Finally, this also proves that most self-help books are not written and structured to be brain-friendly! There are simple neuroscientific facts to explain why traditional self-help books do not deliver on their promise. First and foremost, we are not wired to spend a lot of mental effort or cognitive energy to address most problems we face, even life-threatening ones! More importantly, reading is energy-draining to our brains, which is why we often avoid it. How many times have you come home from an exhausting day and decided to read a self-help book? Would you not rather sit in front of the TV to unwind by watching a show? Studies prove we burn fewer calories watching a movie than reading a book [2]. For instance, for a person of an average weight, watching 30 minutes of TV burns 28 calories compared to burning 42 calories while reading for the same amount of time. Reading is a learned skill that has evolved only in the past few hundred years. Because of the number of neurons involved in the function of reading, we use more cognitive energy from our brain doing so than watching TV.Additionally, accepting a regimen of suggestions that require mental effort to implement will often cause us to abandon a self-help book or forget about it after a few days. We tend to get quickly discouraged because changing our habits involves valuable brain energy. The Serenity Code, however, was written to give you a simple yet scientific formula that can transform your life. The first half of the book presents the science behind the model to motivate you to break the cycle of abandoning yourself. The second half shows you why and how engaging in transformational habits will rewire your brain to enjoy more serenity. So, the book is designed to help you learn and apply the process of exploiting your brain chemistry to heal. The Serenity Code is based on three easy steps to lower your stress and anxiety while restoring balance and joy in your life. Indeed, simple habits can boost the production of valuable neurotransmitters you need daily to maintain a state of calm and composure, which is known as the blissful state of serenity.