Great Books About Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Practices
Since there are Sooo many books out there about health, here are a few great books about healthy diet and lifestyle practices that are loaded with information so you can begin making strategic changes to reclaim your health.
In fact, even though I knew the homemade salads and other options that I built and brought with me to school most days Was good for me, it didn’t Really connect in my mind that many of my food and lifestyle choices were collectively tearing my health down.
When I FINALLY made the connection, I started pouring over a HUGE number of books. In combination with online research, interviews, and more, I was able to see what I needed to change. Some came from practitioners, some from researchers, some from nutritionists, some from therapists, and some from people that have lived through their own experiences, done the research, and now share their stories.
I’ve tried to cull from the selection on my shelves a variety that you might find helpful, so pick your favorites and enjoy these Great Reads to Better Understand the Importance of Healthy Food and Lifestyle Practices.
My Suggestions
I’ve tried to suggest a variety of books from different perspectives and different levels of depth but consistent in expressing the importance of what we eat, how we live, and the impact on our lives. Each gives a whole representation of health. Each includes information regarding stress, gut health, history, movement, genetics, rest, hormones and more and how it all works together.
What these provide are informative building blocks that you might find helpful. All help in seeing what health Really is and considering when developing your own realistic plan.
Great Books About Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Practices
This is just a small selection of some of the great books I’ve read over the years. All are experts in looking at the body holistically (as a whole).
- The Autoimmune Fix by Dr. Tom O’Bryan – Dr. O’Bryan is such an entertaining teacher, and here he “explains the underlying mechanisms of the most common illnesses we are facing” including many that are usually considered diseases of old age but are actually “decades-long processes” that can “be identified before debilitating symptoms appear.”
- Hashimoto’s Protocol by Dr. Izabella Wentz – This is a follow-up to her first book, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause. As a pharmacist with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Wentz presents information and an intervention or healing.
- The Thyroid Connection by Dr. Amy Myers – Yet another allopathic practitioner turned functional medicine doctor turned author writing her second book. This and her Autoimmune Solution are very informative. Myers focuses on thyroid dysfunction and strategic changes for recovery.
- A Mind of Your Own by Dr. Kelly Brogan – This is Dr. Brogan’s first published book and a New York Times best-seller even with aggressive censorship. Dr. Brogan’s book gets you thinking about the connection of healthy food and lifestyle choices and mental function.
- The Virgin Diet by nutritionist and fitness expert JJ Virgin illustrates the connections between exercise, food, and overall health.
- The Elimination Diet is a wonderful resource by Functional Nutritionist Tom Malterre and Alissa Segersten. I still consider this book one of the best resources explaining elimination diets and subsequently revealed connections.
- Eat Dirt is one o several books by Functional Medicine Practitioner Dr. Josh Axe. It outlines a great overview for those with a compromised gut and supporting and building up our gut daily.
- Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? is a very detailed and informative selection by Dr. Datis Kharrazian. Dr. K is one of those resources that might equate to jumping into the deep end of the pool. This thyroid focused book does a great job explaining how common and seemingly unrelated symptoms are also important and relevant.
Focus on Whole Health
Each of these great books provide helpful information about healthy foods and lifestyle practices to powerfully support your health.
Be sure to check out these related articles for more information on the topics mentioned in the books:
- What is Autoimmune Disease?
- Elimination Diet: How Does It Work? How Can It Help?
- Is It Your Thyroid? Thyroid Function, Symptoms, and Testing
