Relax

TIMOTHY CAULFIELD is a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, a Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, and Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta. His interdisciplinary research on topics like stem cells, genetics, research ethics, the public representations of science, and health policy issues has allowed him to publish over 350 academic articles. He has won numerous academic and writing awards and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Trudeau Foundation, and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

He contributes frequently for the popular press and is the author of two national bestsellers: The Cure for Everything: Untangling the Twisted Messages about Health, Fitness and Happiness, and Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?: When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash. Caulfield has been described by Globe and Mail as 'one of North America's most high-profile skeptics ... a kind of specialised celebrity debunker. You can think of him as Gwyneth Paltrow's polite Canadian nemesis.'

Caulfield is also the host and co-producer of the documentary TV series, A User's Guide to Cheating Death.

'Caulfield wittily breaks down everyday dilemmas that might frazzle you . . . Relax encourages you to make decisions informed by evidence, in the hope that you might stop overthinking them.'
PANDORA SYKES, THE TIMES

'A handbook that is informed as well as wise.'
OBSERVER

A surprising, liberating and scientifically informed guide to overcoming the anxiety that permeates modern life.

How many cups of coffee should I drink?
Are work meetings really worth the time?
Do I really have to floss?

Award-winning public-health expert Timothy Caulfield tackles our daily dilemmas - from the moment we wake up to when we go to sleep - and the innumerable cultural, social and psychological forces shaping the decisions we make. Too often these decisions are dictated by concerns or beliefs about our world that simply aren't true. Caulfield shows that these misperceptions unnecessarily stress us out and cause us to waste time and money.

Relax reveals a science-informed way out of this mess, helping to put your mind at ease.

'Caulfield provides much needed sanity in a world of claims run amok . . . I devoured it.'
DANIEL LEVITIN, author of The Organized Mind

'Read this book - it will vaccinate you against misinformation!'
DR JEN GUNTER, author of The Menopause Manifesto

WINNER of the 2021 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Award
WINNER of the 2021 Alberta Literary Awards' Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction

A surprising, liberating and scientifically informed guide to overcoming the anxiety that permeates modern life.