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The Spark Factor

The Secret to Supercharging Energy, Becoming Resilient, and Feeling Better Than Ever

Audiobook (Includes supplementary content)
2 of 2 copies available
2 of 2 copies available

Foreword by Dave Asprey

A breakthrough program for women to revive their lost energy and vitality, developed by a leading biohacker and physician

Inside of you, there is a spark—it's what animates you, and without it, you could not live. This energy creation isn't mystical, nor is it spiritual; it is science. We know from research that our cellular machinery transforms the food we eat and the air we breathe into the electricity that fuels us. With the right lifestyle inputs, we glow with energy; but when the demands on our bodies exceed our capacity—as is true for so many of us—we become burned out, mentally and physically.

Now, in The Spark Factor, Dr. Molly Maloof shares a program uniquely tailored to the biology of women—a plan that targets the mitochondria, the power source of the cells. As Dr. Maloof shows, the intense, all-or-nothing approaches commonly used by biohackers to optimize health—including sustained fasting, ultra-low-carb diets, and intense training—can be harmful, especially for women, because they create excessive stress in an already-stressed body, which can make us tired, weak, and prone to illness.

Dr. Maloof's innovative program—which has been used successfully by her patients—offers lifestyle changes that target the unique biology of women and provide immediate and long-term benefits. Instead of denying our bodies, we need to listen to what they are telling us. Once we become aware of our physical needs, we can give ourselves the resources to become more connected, nourished, safe, and strong—at both the micro- and the macro-level.

With cutting-edge biohacking insights, strategies for personalized nutrition, hormonal health and stress management, The Spark Factor is the book women have been waiting for to help them reclaim their vitality and achieve lasting health.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 21, 2022
      Physician Maloof debuts with a spirited manual on how to feel more energized. To help readers reach their “physical, mental, and spiritual potential,” Maloof recommends picking up revitalizing habits and exercises informed by “biohacking,” or “intentionally manipulating your biology to optimize your health.” She breaks down how mitochondria in cells harvest energy from the food people eat and notes that regular exercise encourages mitochondria to produce more energy in anticipation of future workouts. Diets can help boost energy, but, Maloof relates, they affect people differently because of variability in genetics and microbiome composition, so she encourages readers to test for food sensitivities and fatty acid levels, then customize their diets accordingly. Reducing stress helps minimize unnecessary energy use, the author writes, and to that end she suggests readers relax by hitting the sauna, doing breathing exercises, or singing (which stimulates the vagus nerve, moderating one’s heart rate). Maloof is skilled at making the science accessible to lay readers, even if some of the suggestions will raise eyebrows (she defends fasting as “completely different from starvation in one crucial way: choice”). Still, the advice mostly delivers.

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