{"product_id":"body-electric-the-hidden-health-costs-of-the-digital-age-and-new-science-to-reclaim-your-well-being","title":"Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e Manoush Zomorodi \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning journalist and host of NPR's TED Radio Hour. Her \"Body Electric\" project was one of the largest public health studies of its kind. She has received two Gracie Awards for Best Radio Host and a Webby Award for Best Podcast Host. Her first book, Bored and Brilliant was published in 2017. Manoush lives in Brooklyn with her family, is half Swiss and half Persian, and loves her Havanese dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderfully inspiring and intensely practical exploration of how technology took us out of our bodies, and how we can learn to inhabit them again -- thereby transforming not only our physical health, but our creativity, productivity, relationships, and the state of our souls.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Oliver Burkeman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMeditations for Mortals \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFour Thousand Weeks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Manoush Zomorodi explains with clarity and wit how our tech-filled lives are draining our energy and offers actionable advice for strategic disconnection--without forcing you to give up your phone or TV time. \n\u003ci\u003eBody Electric\u003c\/i\u003e will help you reclaim focus, health, and attention at work, at home, and even with your kids. Engaging and essential reading for the digital age!\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Dan Harris, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and host of the \u003ci\u003e10% Happier \u003c\/i\u003epodcast\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eBody\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eElectric\u003c\/i\u003e is a hard book to put down. (But you'll learn soon you must, even for a few minutes.) Packed with eye-opening research on the life-changing benefits of moving our bodies, and a raft of practical tactics to get us going, it's a compelling, necessary and hopeful read for our busy, burned out, overwhelming and tech-addicted times. This book will make you want to \n\u003ci\u003emove\u003c\/i\u003e!\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eBrigid Schulte, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOver Work\u003c\/i\u003e and director of The Better Life Lab at New America\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eBody Electric\u003c\/i\u003e not only brilliantly unpacks the silent toll our screens are taking on our minds and bodies but also offers a science-backed path toward reclaiming our well-being. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to build a healthier, more intentional relationship with technology.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University and host of \u003ci\u003eThe Happiness Lab\u003c\/i\u003e podcast \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We don't have to sacrifice our health to live as digital citizens. Body Electric encourages us to use bodily health as a first step to demanding a digital life that respects our psychological, relational, and personal health. It's a call to reclaim more than our health--it's a call to reclaim our agency.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Shelly Turkle, New York Times bestselling author of Reclaiming Conversation and founding director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With warmth, humor, and scads of footnotes, Zomorodi deftly lays out practical ways for people of all ages and abilities to retool their routines to increase movement and break time. Each chapter includes summaries of its major points and to-do lists for maximum accessibility. . . . Anyone looking to (literally and figuratively) unseat tech's detrimental effects on their health will appreciate this well-researched, pragmatic title.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] reminder that sustainable change need not be grand to be transformative. . . . This upbeat, lively volume heartily encourages all ages to take a stand.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compelling, necessary and hopeful read for our busy, burned out, overwhelming and tech-addicted times. This book will make you want to move!\" ―Brigid Schulte, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOver Work \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning journalist and host of NPR's TED Radio Hour Manoush Zomorodi, a timely investigation into how screens and sitting are reshaping our bodies―and how a simple shift can change everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn today's world, a perfectly normal day means sitting in front of a screen for eight to ten hours. Meeting after meeting. Task after task. Email after email. If we're not chained to our chairs, we're attached to our devices, looking down at our phones and plugging in headphones. And then we go home, sit down on the couch, and scroll some more before going to bed and doing it all over again. Even children are not exempt: Many hours of their social and academic lives are spent on a screen. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe all know there has to be a better way--but what is it? In Body Electric, Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR's TED Radio Hour and the Body Electric podcast, draws on expert interviews, cutting-edge research, and real experiences from tens of thousands of everyday participants in her own citizen experiment to reveal the surprising physiological costs of our digital existences, from posture problems and dwindling eyesight to disrupted breathing and weight gain, and shares scientifically-backed, easy-to-manage tactics and solutions for better health and well-being. Along the way, she also debunks myths and misconceptions about what helps and hurts us, offers useful insights into the labs, offices, schools, and homes where small shifts are making big difference, culminating in an easy-to-apply protocol that will get us all moving. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250411204, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/23\/2026 (EAN 9781250411204, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 pg. 85 (EAN 9781250411204, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250411204, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eZomorodi, Manoush\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eManoush Zomorodi \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning journalist and host of NPR's TED Radio Hour. 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