Book Recommendations

The Five Elements Cookbook - Gong
The Five Elements Cookbook By: Zoey Xinyi Gong I don't often use recipe books.  Though I'm trying to start.  And I definitely never share recipe books here.  But this one, I think worth it.  We can read all about the vegan diet, the plant based, the vegetarian, the gluten free, the grain free, the dairy free, the carnivore, the low-fat, the keto, the ...list...goes...on.  And many of those recipes, by now, if you've ever experimented with diet at all, are either self-explanatory, easy enough to figure out, or has been... Read more...
The Complete Herbal Tutor - McIntyre
The Complete Herbal Tutor By: Anne McIntyre If you're looking for a straightforward, simple, yet completely comprehensive book on herbalism, including a great description of its practice in the clinical setting, as well as its history as we know it, this is the book for you.  How do herbs work? How do we grow specific herbs? How do we know when and how to gather and prepare each type of herb? How do certain herbs work with certain body systems and how do we break those systems down to understand... Read more...
Self Heal, By Design - O'Neill
Self Heal, By Design By: Barbara O'Neill You may have seen the face of this woman talking all over Facebook. And Instagram. And in other online places.  She's got quite a story.  She began her career as a hairdresser.  Then as a psychiatric nurse.  Birthed 6 children.  Added two more by marriage.  Became a naturopathic doctor.  Studied nutrition feverishly.  And worked as a Health Director of two prominent Wellness Centers in Australia.  She was then forced to give up her license as a doctor.  Because she talked too much about... Read more...
Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas - Yeung
Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas By: Him-che Yeung, L.Ac., O.M.D., Ph.D. Have you ever been curious about Chinese medicine?  One of the oldest forms of medicine known to us today.  Have you ever been interested in seeing a Chinese Medicine Practitioner but wanted to know more first about the procedures, the ins and outs, and even get a closer look at the remedies, first?  Are you an TCM acupuncturists who is looking for a go-to book on remedies to incorporate into your practice? Are you an experienced Western herbalist looking... Read more...
Becoming Supernatural - Dispenza
Becoming Supernatural  By: Joe Dispenza What would you say if someone told you that you could heal anything, even paralysis.... With nothing but a good dose of daily day dreaming? Envisioning the person you want to become, imagining your body repairing, putting itself back together, clearing old pains, hurts, disarray.... Believing it has already happened.  Picturing yourself living that healthy life.  And then actually becoming this dream right before your very eyes.  Against all odds.  Against even all commonly accepted 'professional' advice and opinion. Now of course, it's a practice.... Read more...
The Practicing Herbalist - Flint
The Practicing Herbalist Meeting With Clients - Reading the Body By: Margi Flint Written by one of the most experienced Clinical Herbalists of our day.  A book intended to teach other Clinical Herbalists.  But valuable information for all.  Margi Flint has been studying and teaching herbs since the 80's.  As the original herbalists of the Western world were actually considered doctors, Margi was part of the first wave of modern herbalists to begin practicing as a 'non-doctor herbal practitioner'. Aka: Clinical Herbalist, as we know it today.  This book aims... Read more...
Hope For Cancer - Jimenez
Hope For Cancer  7 Principles to Remove Fear and Empower Your Healing Journey By: Antonio Jimenez This book has come up for me, to me, 3 times from 3 different sources this week, a telling sign that it's time to bring it up here.  Dr. Jimenez, MD, ND, the founding doctor of Hope4Cancer, an international cancer clinic, and I'll personally add, educational center for natural health, brings us this book. Through 7 principles, we get to learn about the methods used in his clinic so that we may learn about... Read more...
The Magic Of Baking Soda - Moore
The Magic Of Baking Soda How to Use Baking Soda to make Natural Remedies, Improve Personal Hygiene, Clean your Household and More! By: Jane Moore "Wisdom lies in taking everything with good humor and a grain of salt." - George Santayana I often talk about salt, and teach about salt.  It can be quite the healer, if used properly. It's in the ocean.  It's in our blood.  It makes food --- tastier.  Humans and salt. Earth and salt.  You can't really have one and not the other.  Today's book share... Read more...
Herbal Medicine For Beginners - Swift & Midura
Herbal Medicine For Beginners  By: Katja Swift & Ryn Midura Going back to the beginning here for those completely new to herbalism.  This book is many things: Simple. Straightforward.  Straightforward.  Simple.  If you're curious about how to use herbs to help your body pay special attention to certain areas, certain, common ailments, and with herbs that are almost always readily available at almost any herbal shop.... This is your book.  The pictures are equally pleasing.  Everyone's got to start somewhere.  And this book fits the bill, too.  Happy reading!    Read more...
The Art of Simple Living - Masuno
The Art of Simple Living: 100 Daily Practices from a Zen Buddhist Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy.  By: Shunmyo Masuno Because the state of our health is holistic.  Because a clear living space means a clear mind.  Because a clear mind means a clear body.  Because a clear body means the best version of us. Because it's the New Year.  Because it's a time of cleansing the old.  Because it's a time of going inwards.  Because the examined life is a life worth living.  Written by a Buddhist... Read more...
Whole Body Dentistry - Breiner
Whole Body Dentistry  By: Mark A. Breiner, DDS If every single tooth in your mouth is connected to a meridian...a sort of road...to a specific organ in the body...what then happens when one of those teeth become diseased, gets a filling, loses a tooth by extraction, receives a root canal....?  And what exactly might that mean for your overall health in the short and long run?  Autoimmunity, cancer, unexplained illness, rheumatic pain, intestinal distress..... All potentially connected to your mouth? Meet the book: Whole Body Dentistry.  Written by a holistic dentist, Breiner helps you... Read more...
The Water Of Life - Armstrong
The Water Of Life - A Treatise On Urine Therapy   By: John W. Armstrong Using your own urine.....as medicine? I don't think there is more to be said here.  For those of you that are intrigued, read the book.  For those of you who are willing to try.... Please do share your experience. Happy reading. :-) Read more...
Native American Herbalist's Bible - Laghari
Native American Herbalist's Bible By: Aiyana Laghari Can you imagine living in a world where you're so connected with the nature all around you, the nature inside of you, that when something in the external or internal environment feels out of balance, you know exactly what to do? Where to turn?  Other than God, of course.  It seems, the Native Americans lived in this way. And they knew, intimately, the power of the plants. More specifically, the power of plants living amongst them.  Being around them day and night.  Hearing... Read more...
Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies - Healing With Nature's 12 Mineral Compounds - Lennon & Rolfe
Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies - Healing With Nature's 12 Mineral Compounds By Nigey Lennon & Lionel Rolfe Have you ever tried homeopathy? Medicines of energy. Medicines with the essence of several very, very specific ingredients.  Medicines that no longer contain the physical properties of those ingredients.  Just their 'vibes'.  Sounds a bit 'out there' to some. A little 'woo-woo'.  Some say they would never entertain the idea of taking such a medicine. They simply can't get past the lack of physical ingredients. Others.... Well others realize they've got nothing to lose.  When they're... Read more...
Not By Bread Alone - Steffansson
Not By Bread Alone By: Vilhjalmur Steffansson  The lion diet is trending as of late. All meat. A bit of salt. Plain water.  And nothing else.  There's also the carnivore diet, meaning, only animal products (think dairy, meat, eggs, fish).  Before that there was the Atkins diet (high protein, mostly animal based).  These all seem cute and trendy. Short term. Weight-loss oriented. Fads.  But there are people of this very world that you and I share who eat like this, have eaten like this, whose family, generations back and back and back,... Read more...
Human Heart, Cosmic Heart - Cowan
Human Heart, Cosmic Heart A Doctor's Quest to Understand, Treat, and Prevent Cardiovascular Disease    By: Thomas Cowan, MD So, you think the heart is a pump, huh?  Not according to Dr. Cowan.  About the time we learn that the heart isn't actually shaped like the nice and neat symmetrical figure known to symbolize love on our Valentine's Day cards, we also learn that the heart is a pump.  Kind of like a battery.  Accepting blood from the lungs, and pushing it through the rest of the body. Only to do it... Read more...
Gut And Physiology Syndrome - McBride
Gut And Physiology Syndrome By: Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride MD Hopefully by now you've read, or at least heard, that the current science, of both the allopathic & holistic realms, believe that all health, good and bad, stems from the state of the gut.  Or at least the effects begin in the gut.  Enter the GAPS (Gut And Physiology Syndrome) Diet. Many seeking natural healing have read about, or at least heard about, the GAPS diet. Many have even tried the GAPS diet, at the discretion of their natural health coach or physician. But not many have picked... Read more...
The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants - Wood
The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide To Old World Medicinal Plants  By: Matthew Wood Which herb does your dog eat to induce vomiting when he/she has a sour stomach? What might this herb do for you?  What are the common herbs found in almost every part of the world, and how might they help you?  Why should every household have a materia medica on hand even if they don't use herbs on a regular basis and choose instead to go the allopathic route for most illnesses? What are the herbs... Read more...
Real Food Fake Food - Olmsted
Real Food Fake Food What You Don't Know, What You're Eating, & What You Can Do About It By: Larry Olmsted  What makes champagne, champagne? What makes the real Parmagiano-Reggiano so special, and why is the one you purchased from the store likely full of wood and actually considered a 'knock-off'?  Why does Europe have laws around food purity that the United States simply does not? What are they? Why does real maple syrup always come from Vermont? Is the quality and taste the same from a maple tree in... Read more...
Consuming The Inedible: Neglected Dimensions of Food Choice - MacClancy, Henry, & Macbeth
Consuming The Inedible: Neglected Dimensions of Food Choice By: Jeremy MacClancy, Jeya Henry, & Helen Macbeth "Everyday, millions of people eat earth, clay, nasal mucus, and similar substances. Yet food practices like these are strikingly understudied in a sustained, interdisciplinary manner. The book aims to correct this neglect. Contributors, utilizing anthropological, nutritional, biochemical, psychological and health-related perspectives, examine in a rigorously comparative manner the consumption of foods conventionally regarded as inedible by most Westerners." Food, or not food?  Nutritional...or not? Soil, clay....boogers? Seeking to answer the question of, 'why do... Read more...
The History of Natural Hygiene and Principles of Natural Hygiene - Shelton
The History of Natural Hygiene and Principles of Natural Hygiene   By: Herbert M. Shelton (Kessinger's Legacy Reprints) "The question is not whether man is capable of subsisting on a very great variety of vegetable and animal substances, for he does possess the constitutional capacity of deriving nourishment from almost everything in the vegetable and animal kingdoms; but the question is, do the highest interests of the human constitution indispensably require that man should, as a general rule, subsist on both vegetable and animal food? It is not whether he can, but... Read more...
The Holistic Home - Benko
The Holistic Home By: Laura Renko "The word holistic is a term most people might relate to an alternative health program or an all-inclusive approach to healing. It is defined as balancing and integrating your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects all together. A Holistic Home is the same concept." (Page 4) Home is where the heart is.  It's where your family spends their time.  It's where you host your favorite people.  It's where you find rest at night.  It's where you find inspiration for the day upon waking.  It needs... Read more...
Can You Catch A Cold? Untold History & Human Experiments - Roytas
Can You Catch A Cold? Untold History & Human Experiments By: Daniel Roytas. Foreword by Dr. Samantha Bailey This is THE book for me right now. It's a big one. But it's one that I think every health conscious, health curious, health seeking person should read.  Can you catch a cold?  Or is there more to it?  What is a cold?  What is a virus?  How do scientists find viruses?  How do they prove that we actually catch particles from one another and therefore fall ill?  Has anyone ever spread... Read more...
The Devil In The Garlic - Nigh
The Devil In The Garlic  By: Greg Nigh, ND, LAc A few weeks ago I wrote about MSM.  Methylsulfonylmethane. Also known as sulfur.  I talked about its benefits. About how the body needs it, and may times depletes it way too quickly and abundantly.  This book is about the opposite of all of the above.  It's about the fact that some people, sometimes, are severely affected by sulfur in foods, and supplements. About how their bodies hold on to sulfur and don't regularly or very easily expose of it.  It's about how... Read more...
The Wim Hof Method - Hof & Epel
The Wim Hof Method Wim Hof & Alissa Epel, Ph.D. "You can literally do the impossible. You can overcome disease, improve your mental health and physical performance, and even control your physiology so you can thrive in any stressful situation." - Wim Hof.  He proves this to be true in his own life time and time again. And he’s motivated countless others to do the same. His breathing method exhilarates the body and the mind. And I suggest you read this book to get a better understanding of a breathing... Read more...
The Gerson Therapy: The Natural Nutritional Program to Fight Cancer and Other Illnesses - Gerson & Walker
The Gerson Therapy: The Proven Nutritional Program to Fight Cancer and Other Illnesses By: Charolette Gerson & Morton Walker, D.P.M. The Gerson Therapy  You may have heard, but have you read?  Now considered an 'old-time' diet aimed at allowing the body to cure itself of cancer, and other serious ailments.  Plant-based.  Low fat, to no fat.  Raw, fresh juice.  No salt allowed.  These are some of the basics of The Gerson Therapy. This book (and others on the topic) is a classical must read for anyone looking to further explore the ways... Read more...
The Carnivore Code - Cookbook - Saladino
The Carnivore Code - Cookbook By: Paul Saladino, MD Have you heard of the carnivore diet?  Meat only.  At least for a time.  Then, possibly, animal only (eggs, organ foods, bone broth, raw milk and raw cheese (followed by pasteurized dairy).  And finally, animal based foods, and a bit of fruit or honey.  This is the carnivore diet according to Dr. Paul Saladino, an advocate for the life of the full-time meat eater.  According to him, and others, all ailments can be fixed through the nutrition of animal based foods with... Read more...
Be Your Own Doctor (I & II) - Weaver
Be Your Own Doctor, Books I & II Rachel Weaver, M.H We've all heard that the Amish do things differently.  We can see evidence of that just by driving through what we know to be 'Amish Country' - towns throughout the U.S. where this traditionally German, Christian, community lives.  Horse and buggies.  Lots of farms.  Handcrafted woodwork.  Homemade baked goods.  And lots of walking.  Some of things you'll witness just by driving through Amish Country.  Something that may not be as obvious to the naked eye is their tradition in sticking with the... Read more...
The Secret History Of Food - Siegel
The Secret History Of Food   By: Matt Siegel The history of Kellogg's (and the brother's behind the company). The saga of cornflakes. The guy 'Graham' Cracker was named after (even though he would not have eaten them as a staunch advocate against the consumption of sugar).  Stories of the first to question the mass production of food (aka the large processing companies), publicly, at least.  A bit of modern farming scams thrown in.  An explanation of the disease known as 'Pellagra' and its connections to the food we eat, and the nutrients... Read more...
The MSM Miracle - Mindell
The MSM MiracleBy: Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D. Sulphur.  You need it.  You deplete it easily.  You might need more of it.  The ins, the outs.  The basics.  Of methylsulfonylmethane. Happy reading!  Read more...
Silent Spring - Carson
Silent Spring By: Rachel Carson DDT.  Have you heard of it?  Have you heard Rachel Carson? Pesticides, herbicides, chemicals.  On your food.  On your land.  In your water.  In your air.  Today DDT is banned.  The reason?  Rachel Carson.  In 1962 she wrote this book.  Her efforts before the book were failing.  She went to the public.  The public read her cry for help.  And understood her plea.  And their eyes were opened to her incredible research.  And together they got something done.  We have more than DDT today.  This... Read more...
Taking Charge of Your Fertility - Weschler
Taking Charge of Your Fertility  By: Toni Weschler This book is not new. First printed in 1995. But since, there has yet to be another book to match on the foundation of a woman's fertility. A must read for all teens. Boys and Girls. A must read for all woman. A must read. The woman's body creates life.  And there's a system to it.  And a science.  Nothing is perfect.  But this explains it all perfectly.  Simply. Charting for fertility awareness.  Charting for understanding.  Charting for pregnancy prevention.  Charting for balance.... Read more...
Regenerate: Unlocking Your Body's Radical Resilience through the New Biology - Ji
Regenerate: Unlocking Your Body's Radical Resilience Through the New Biology By: Sayer Ji   An avid researcher of all things health.  Founder of GreenMedInfo, a search engine for studies on topics of all things health.  A fellow student of the 'New Biology'.  With scientific evidence backing up what so many have witnessed and experienced personally since the beginning of life itself:  The body regenerates itself.  If you want to study health and understand the body, this book is a must.  Read more...
Eat Like A Human - Schindler
Eat Like A Human By: Dr. Bill Schindler  A book about a man.  A man who does his research.  A man who loves to teach.  A man who's seen how people eat across the globe.  A man who studies tribal eaters.  Ancient eaters.  A man who understands wild plants.  A man who understands plant toxins.  A man who knows how to prepare food.  Prepare food like the ancients.  Prepare food with toxins, potentially undigestible to you, to make them digestible.  And delicious.  Real sourdough bread.  The poisonous potato, eaten with clay.  A... Read more...
The Invisible Rainbow - Firstenberg
The Invisible Rainbow By: Arthur Firstenberg Harvesting electricity.  For the first time. Healing with electricity.  Harming with electricity.  The electrical sensitive person throughout history.  Electricity tied to symptoms of the flu? Electricity is potentially a flu? The beginning of the word 'flu'?  Plants and electricity. How are they affected?  What happened when the electrical grid first went up?  Electricity parties? For fun?  All of this and more in The Invisible Rainbow.  One of the most fascinating books I have ever read.  It will open your mind and bend it here and there. ... Read more...
Own Your Self - Brogan
Own Your Self By: Kelly Brogan  An allopathic psychiatrist turned holistic psychiatrist.  For years she prescribed pharmaceutical medicine after pharmaceutical medicine for her patients.  They were dependent on her.  They were dependent on the system.  Yet they weren't improving.  She began prescribing herbs, food journals, and leisure time. And everything changed. This is a book about her journey towards understanding the healing capabilities of the body.  And her coaching of your own journey towards the same realization.  This book doesn't need much more introduction.  It's simple, straightforward, anecdotal, and scientific.  It may be... Read more...
The Complete Handbook of Medicinal Charcoal and Its Applications - John Dinsley
The Complete Handbook of Medicinal Charcoal and Its Applications By: John Dinsley No house should be without it.  Activated charcoal.  From stomachaches and bloating to accidental poisoning to venomous insect bites. This is your go-to.  An ancient remedy. A remedy still used in hospitals today.  Simply, the charred bark of handwood trees.  You need to know all about it.  And a good place to start is this book.  Happy Reading!    Read more...
Food in the Ancient World - Wilkins and Hill
Food in the Ancient World By: John M. Wilkins and Shaun Hill   Humans have been eating since...well..... since the beginning. As far as we know.  Today we have fast food. Processed food. Fake food. Organic food. Genetically modified food. Packaged food. Cabinet food. Canned food. Pickled food. Preserved food. Fresh food. Farm to table food. Fat free food. Animal food. Dehydrated food. Plant food. Candy food.  And the list goes on and on.... Have you wondered....what do we really know about food? Or at least, how can we study it... Read more...