Recommended Books on Health

GENERAL 

• The Seven Mysteries of Life: An Exploration of Science and Philosophy, Guy Murchie
• New Science of Life, Rupert Sheldrake
• Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World’s Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples, John Robbins
• Enough: Breaking Free from the World of More, John Naish
• The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ, David Shenk

BOOKS ON FITNESS & EXERCISE

 A. Exercise and Mental and Physical Health

• The Exercise Cure: A Doctor’s All-Natural, No-Pill Prescription for Better Health and Longer Life, Jordan D. Metzl, MD
• Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, John J. Ratey, MD
• Go Wild: Free Your Body and Mind from the Afflictions of Civilization, John J. Ratey, MD
• The Heart Speaks: A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing, Mimi Guarneri, MD
• Why Isn’t My Brain Working?: A Revolutionary Understanding of Brain Decline and Effective Strategies to Recover Your Brain’s Health, Datis Kharrazian
• The South Asian Health Solution: A Culturally Tailored Guide to Lose Fat, Increase Energy and Avoid Disease, Ronesh Sinha, MD

B. External Exercises

• Convict Conditioning, Paul “Coach” Wade
• Convict Conditioning 2: Advanced Prison Training Tactics for Muscle Gain, Fat Loss, and Bulletproof Joints, Paul “Coach” Wade; pp. 173-221 “Trifecta”
• Power to the People! : Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American, Pavel Tsatsouline
• Relax into Stretch : Instant Flexibility Through Mastering Muscle Tension, Pavel Tsatsouline
• 5BX (for Men)/XBX (for Women)
• The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer, Gretchen Reynolds
• A Philosophy of Walking, Frédéric Gros

C. Posture

• Posture, Get It Straight! Look Ten Years Younger, Ten Pounds Thinner and Feel Better Than Ever, Janice Novak (1999)
• The Alexander Technique: How to Use Your Body without Stress, Wilfred Barlow

D. Internal Exercises

• The Art of Chi Kung: Making the Most of Your Vital Energy (Health Workbook), Wong Kiew Kit
• The Complete System of Self-Healing: Internal Exercises, Dr. Stephen T. Chang
• Kundalini Yoga, Shakta Kaur Khalsa
• Mastering Miracles: The Healing Art of Qi Gong As Taught by a Master, Master Hong Liu with Paul Perry; pp.121-148 “The Golden Eight Exercises”

BOOKS ON DIET AND NUTRITION

• Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, Catharine Shanahan, MD
• Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food, Catharine Shanahan, MD
• Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats, Sally Fallon
• Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar–Your Brain’s Silent Killers, David Perlmutter, MD
• The South Asian Health Solution: A Culturally Tailored Guide to Lose Fat, Increase Energy and Avoid Disease, Ronesh Sinha, MD
• * Perfect Health Diet: Regain Health and Lose Weight by Eating the Way You Were Meant to Eat
  , Paul and Shou-Ching Jaminet
• * The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet: Maximize the Power of Omega-3s to Supercharge Your Health, Battle Inflammation, and Keep Your Mind Sharp
  , Evelyn Tribole
• * The Every-Other-Day Diet: The Diet That Lets You Eat All You Want (Half the Time) and Keep the Weight Off
  , Krista Varady
• Healing Psoriasis: The Natural Alternative
  , John Pagano; “Eczema too”
• * Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing
  , Usha Lad & Dr. Vasant Lad
• Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual
  , Michael Pollan
• Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (3rd Edition)
  , Paul Pitchford
• * Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Well-Being
  , Andrew Weil, MD
• * The Doctors Book of Food Remedies: The Latest Findings on the Power of Food to Treat and Prevent Health Problems – From Aging and Diabetes to Ulcers and Yeast Infections
  , Selene Yeager
• The New Vegetarian Cookbook
  , Gary Null (1978)
• Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health
  , Gary Taubes
• The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from around the World
  , Sandor Ellix Katz
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vitamins and Minerals, Alan H. Pressman
• Eat-Stop-Eat, Brad Pilon
• The Ginger Book: The Utlimate Home Remedy, Stephen Fulder
• Why Isn’t My Brain Working?, Datis Kharrazian

 [*= The Seven Top Titles]

BOOKS ON PREVENTION AND CURES

A. Traumas

• Dirty Electricity, Samuel Milham
• Repetitive Stress Injury, Emil Pascanelli
• Brain Longevity, Dharma Singh Khalsa
• The Body Electric, Robert O. Becker
• Adrenal Fatigue, James Wilson
• The Vitamin D Solution, Michael Holick

B. Toxins

• Deadly Choices, Paul A. Offit
• What’s Gotten Into Us?, McKay Jenkins
• Healthy Living in a Toxic World, David Steinman
• Safe Food, Michael F. Jacobson
• The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS, Terry Wahls
• Healing Psoriasis, John Pagano

C. Pathogens

• The Complete System of Self-Healing, Stephen T. Chang
• The Ginger Book, Stephen Fulder
• Mycomedicinals, Paul Stamets
• Spontaneous Healing, Andrew Weil
• Natural Health, Natural Medicine, Andrew Weil
• 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, Andrew Weil

D. Ill-Thoughts

• The Holy Quran
• The Shallows, Nicholas Carr
• Healing Back Pain, John Sarno
• The Mindbody Prescription, John Sarno
• The OCD Workbook, Bruce M. Hyman
• Control Your Depression, Peter Lewinsohn
• Feeling Good, David Burns
• The Emperor’s New Drugs, Irving Kirsch
• Gut and Psychology Syndrome, Natasha Campbell-McBride

E. For Prevention and Cures from All Diseases

• Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, John J. Ratey, MD
• Convict Conditioning, Paul “Coach” Wade
• Convict Conditioning 2, Paul “Coach” Wade
• Super Joints, Pavel Tsatsouline
• Enter the Kettlebell, Pavel Tsatsouline
• How to Live 100 Years, Luigi Cornaro
• Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick, Gene Stone
• Yoga: 28 Day Exercise Plan, Richard Hittleman