Five Powerful Books on Health and Nutrition
I love reading about health and nutrition especially since my Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis in 2006. Becoming a vegetarian has been the most important thing I’ve done in terms of healing my body and my brain. It’s not the only thing, but certainly the biggest. Because I love to read it’s only natural that books have been a huge source of inspiration for me and I want to share that inspiration with you.
Five Powerful Books
The China Study Drawing on the project findings in rural China, but going far beyond those findings, The China Study details the connection between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The book also suggests findings that relate to MS and other autoimmune diseases. After I read this book, I stopped drinking milk.
Quantum Wellness Cleanse The 21-Day Essential Guide to Healing Your Mind, Body and Spirit
8 Weeks to Optimum Health This powerful book offers a week by week, step by step actionable plan to healthier living. It covers everything from the food you eat to breathing exercises and even the power of intimacy. What I like best about the book is that it offers healing stories and demonstrates the power of the recommendations in real life situations.
In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet
I’ve read countless books about health and these are always five that I come back to. These books really have changed me. I did the work, but they motivated the change. My transformation over the past 5 years is really a testament to the power of inspiration. I’ve been inspired by authors, bloggers, patients and other people that are making positive changes in their lives. Remember that your power to inspire is limitless. Your story can change lives.
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Thank you for the list. I am such a book nerd (and proud of it) and love to see what others are reading and enjoying. Pollan’s book looks very interesting!!
Thanks for the recommendations. I’ve seen stuff about the The China Study in other places too. Guess I’ll be checking it out.
Great books. Two of my all time favorite food books are The China Study and In Defense of Food. I also love John Robbins’ books. I am going to check out these other ones. Thanks!
day 18? wow, i’m very impressed. i need to do my (similar) cleanse again. mine was just 14 days, though; 21 sounds daunting.
i also want to read michael pollan’s “food rules” since i love maira kalman’s illustrations so much.
Food Rules is great!
Oh man, I know gluten is one of the trickiest to cut out, but I highly encourage it! I did so after being diagnosed with thyroid problems and I think it was one of the biggest game changers for me in terms of my energy and pep.
I’ve been tested for gluten intolerance and seem to be ok, but it is something I’d like to try and live without…but not forever.
These are great books that I have read and have in my kindle library. My wife has made many recipes from the Kind Diet. We have been vegan for almost 2 years, have lost weight, and feel more energetic than before.
I highly recommend watching the movie “Earthlings” which is free to watch online. This may help you appreciate all life and understand what you put in your body affects your physical and spiritual well being.
Thanks for a great post.
Cheers!
I would start with Food Ink and Forks Over Knives. Earthlings is really graphic and can be traumatic to watch. Definitely don’t watch just before going to bed.
Hi Courtney,
I agree that would be a good order to watch them. My wife and I watched Earthlings to begin with which had us both in tears. This is the movie that inspired us to quit eating animals and gave me a new perspective that all species are important.
Many people connect with their dogs and cats but don’t realize that pigs, cows and other animals are more than just food and clothes.
Here is a video that you can see how playful cows can be…
http://www.coconme.net/2012/01/this.html
Thanks again for posting these book recommendations. You have inspired me to do the same on my blog. Cheers!
Have you seen Dr. Terry Wahls’ TEDx talk about curing her MS through diet?
Yes! It’s an amazing Ted talk and because of her, I eat more Kale.
I have not seen that video but am watching it right now. I did watch “Forks over Knives” and forgot to mention that before. This recent movie shows people curing themselves of diabetes, certain cancers, and heart diseases with whole food plant based diets. That movie also has Dr Colin T Campbell the author of the China Study and Dr Caldwell Esselstyn the author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease talking about food and how it affects our bodies. I highly recommend watching it if you get a chance since it ties in with the 5 books you mentioned.
Yes! Forks Over Knives is great.
Wonderful list. I’ve read three of them, but now I have others to add to my must read pile! I was so pleasantly surprised by Alicia Silverstones book, it was very thoughtful and easy to read. I’ve been vegetarian since I was three, but not always healthy about it. I’m really starting to realize how crutial food is to my overall wellbeing. Thanks for sharing!
Just found you site and have spent the last hour poring over all your old posts. I was diagnosed with MS 2 years ago and your philosophy resonates with me.
Have you read ‘overcoming multiple sclerosis’ by George Jelinek? Great book – takes a balanced and scientific approach to managing MS from a wholistic perspective – his recommendations re diet and other ‘lifestyle changes’ means that I think that Im healthier in body and spirit now with MS, than I ever was without it! Can’t recommend it enough.
Great list, Courtney! I would definitely add Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. I’ve read most of your recommendations and loved them but Eat to Live really helped to “seal the deal” for me. Big improvements in my health!
This Easter will mark 14 years since my last exacerbation … I feel I have kept it at bay by following a vegan diet & supplements … D3 being one.
I started with Swank, flirted slightly with the Best Bet but find vegan simpler …
I work full time & go hill walking …