The Health shelf · 14 books
Health
Books on food, the body and taking charge of your own health.
I'm a big believer in taking an active role in your own health. This shelf leans toward food, natural remedies, herbs, sleep, breathing and the habits that help a body do well, with a few books written by doctors and researchers alongside some older classics. I try to describe each book honestly and gently. Some are big reference books to dip into, and some come with detailed plans that are easier to start one piece at a time. None of them replace a conversation with someone who knows your health, and a few of the authors say exactly that. Read what speaks to your season of life and build from there.
Back to EdenJethro Kloss
Breath: The New Science of a Lost ArtJames Nestor
Eat to Beat DiseaseWilliam W. Li
Fast Like a GirlMindy Pelz
Good EnergyCasey Means, Calley Means
How Not to DieMichael Greger
Intuitive EatingEvelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch
Outlive: The Science and Art of LongevityPeter Attia
The Forgotten Home ApothecaryNicole Apelian
The Lost Book of Herbal RemediesNicole Apelian, Claude Davis
The New MenopauseMary Claire Haver
The Obesity CodeJason Fung
The Plant ParadoxSteven R. Gundry
Why We SleepMatthew Walker
Also fits this shelf
Books that live on another shelf but belong here too.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature ParentsLindsay C. Gibson
Atomic HabitsJames Clear
Bad BloodJohn Carreyrou
Battlefield of the MindJoyce Meyer
Can't Hurt MeDavid Goggins
CribsheetEmily Oster
Dopamine NationAnna Lembke
Everything Is TuberculosisJohn Green
Expecting BetterEmily Oster
Forgiving What You Can't ForgetLysa TerKeurst
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible ThingMatthew Perry
I'm Glad My Mom DiedJennette McCurdy
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy LifeHéctor García, Francesc Miralles
Imagine HeavenJohn Burke
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human CadaversMary Roach
The Anxious GenerationJonathan Haidt
The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel van der Kolk
The Happiest Baby on the BlockHarvey Karp
The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksRebecca Skloot
The Power of HabitCharles Duhigg
The Radium GirlsKate Moore
The Ruthless Elimination of HurryJohn Mark Comer
What to Expect When You're ExpectingHeidi Murkoff
When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi