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.

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?
Do I really have to floss?
Are office meetings actually worth the time they take up?
Am I spending enough time with my children?
Should I worry about binge-watching TV?
What time should I go to bed?

We make, and worry about, a thousand big and little decisions during our waking hours. Too often these decisions are dictated by concerns or beliefs about our world that simply aren’t true.

With precision and wit, award-winning public health expert Timothy Caulfield analyses the innumerable cultural, social and psychological forces that shape these misperceptions. Caulfield provides a scientifically informed way out of this mess – Relax will do exactly what the title suggests and help put your mind at ease.