Taking the Heat, Bonnie Schneider
Taking the Heat, Bonnie Schneider
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Taking the Heat
How Climate Change Is Affecting Your Mind, Body, and Spirit and What You Can Do About It

Author: Bonnie Schneider

Narrator: Bonnie Schneider

Unabridged: 7 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/25/2022


Synopsis

From meteorologist and Peabody Award–winning journalist Bonnie Schneider, an innovative look at how climate change is already threatening our mental and physical health and practical tips for you to tackle these challenges head on.

The impacts of climate change have become dire. Rising temperatures, volatile weather, and poor air quality affect our physical and mental health in dangerous new ways. From increasing the risk of infectious disease to amplifying emotional stress and anxiety—even the healthiest among us are at risk. Bonnie Schneider has tracked environmentally-linked physiological impacts throughout her career as a TV journalist, meteorologist, and the founder of Weather & Wellness©—a platform that explores the connection between weather, climate change, and health. In Taking the Heat, Schneider provides crucial advice from science experts and medical professionals to help you:

-Cope with the mental anguish of “eco-anxiety” and other climate change fears for our planet’s future, particularly expressed by millennials and Gen-Z
-Identify health hazards caused by extreme heat and air pollution that disproportionally affect low-income and minority communities
-Uncover the science behind longer and stronger allergy seasons and learn new ways to reduce your risk of adverse allergic reactions
-Detect the increased threat of dangerous pathogens lurking in unexpected places and why we may face future pandemics
-Understand how seasonal fluctuations of sunlight, heat, and humidity can not only factor into feelings of depression and anxiety but also can trigger flare-ups for certain auto-immune diseases
-Discover how meditation and mindfulness practices can ease the psychological stress that often occurs in the aftermath of devastating natural disasters
-Explore how the Earth’s rising temperatures may rob you of restorative sleep and impair mental sharpness
-Learn why increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere may reduce the availability of what you choose to eat; learn sustainable solutions—from food to fitness
- And more!

Anchored in the latest scientific research and filled with relatable first-person stories, this book is the one guide you need to navigate the future of your own health—mind, body, and spirit, in a rapidly changing environment.

About Bonnie Schneider

Bonnie Schneider is a national television meteorologist based in New York City, appearing on MSNBC/NBC News and Yahoo! Finance. She created the platform Weather & Wellness©, successfully launching its original video content focusing on climate change and health for New York-based Newsday’s digital site. Bonnie connects with her fans and answers their weather questions through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Bonnie has provided on-camera insight and expertise on everything from hurricanes to snowstorms for CNN, HLN, Bloomberg TV, and The Weather Channel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Beth on January 28, 2022

Eco-anxiety? I'd never heard of it prior to reading this book. This isn't a topic that I would normally gravitate to, but I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway with a request by the author for an independent review. I did learn things from this book. It does cover many different areas that relate t......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin on January 27, 2022

Personally, I really enjoyed reading this book. I felt like it had a lot of well researched information and included things I hadn't known myself. There is an active sense of trying to get as many angles as possible when it comes to information. I know that when it comes to my generation (gen z), we......more

Goodreads review by Makayla on February 01, 2022

Taking the Heat, Bonnie Schneider's poignant analysis of the Climate Crisis offers straightforward, practical methods to thwart further climate damage while achieving a more sustainable life. However, she by no means lets us (the readers and the public) off the hook. Instead, Taking the Heat feature......more

Goodreads review by Marina on February 01, 2022

Thank you Simon Element for the ARC won through Goodreads Giveaway. Bonnie Schneider clearly is familiar with the material and the information presented was well researched and presented in a clear and helpful way. Considerable time was spent to on basic information dump and actionable individual cho......more

Goodreads review by Meg on March 18, 2022

Taking the Heat discusses common medical and mental health conditions and offers tips for dealing with them. Much of this is familiar, but the author, a meteorologist, takes a novel approach in asserting that these conditions are exacerbated by climate change. It is interesting reading meant to info......more