NOURISHMENT
HEALING WITH WHOLEFOODS – PAUL PITCHFORD
This was my first introduction to the depth of wisdom Oriental medicine offers when considering how to use food as medicine. Paul goes through the Principles of OM, varying western medical diagnosis, the energetic nature of food and has a stack of whole food recipes to make your way with new foods.
GREEN FOR LIFE – VICTORIA BOUTENKO
A simple easy read on the many health benefits of Green Smoothies – from increased digestive function to detoxification.
STAYING HEALTHY WITH NUTRITION – ELSON HAAS M.D
A guide for learning the roles the various nutrients play in health, the signs of deficiency or excess and food sources. Along with diets for addressing many modern diseases. A resource you will use for a lifetime.
NOURISHING TRADITIONS – SALLY FALLON
A collection of culinary customs and recipes from all around the world. Bringing the wisdom of the ages to your finger tips.
HEALTH
JUST A LITTLE PRICK – HILARY BUTLER
(Taken from an insert in the book) This 496 page book brings out into the open many of the findings of well documented research, as well as the sobering experiences of many parents and their children.
THE LIVER CLEANSING DIET – SANDRA CABOT
Sandra is an Australian Dr who has a knack for providing a simple explanation of physiology (how the body works). In this book she provides a great lead in to understanding the livers role and signs and symptoms to look out for when it is overburdened. This book offers an 8 week diet to spring clean the liver, and give you some ideas of how to modify your diet in the future.
MENOPAUSE – SANDRA CABOT
Again in her usual accessable style Sandra helps give lifestyle advice and treatment options for moving gracefully through Menopause.
CANT LOOSE WEIGHT, YOU MAY HAVE SYNDROME X – SANDRA CABOT
The title speaks for itself and is worth a look for those who feel they have tried everything to loose weight unsuccessfully .
LIVE RIGHT FOR YOUR BLOOD TYPE – PETER D ‘ ADAMO
Peter takes his father’s findings on blood types and expands into life stlye advice to meet the varying blood types. I highly recommend checking in with the blood type diet if your health is in crisis and nothing seems to be working for you.
EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR BLOOD TYPE – COMPLETER ENCYCLOPEDIA
For those that enjoy the benefits of the Blood type diet, this guide branches into herbs, nutrients and other forms of natural therapies.
DR JENSEN’S GUIDE TO BETTER BOWEL CARE – DR. BERNARD JENSEN
For those that want to learn about the most central aspect of our bodies health the Gastro Intestinal System. How to make sense of the daily print out that our bodies give us, and what to do about it.
NATURAL VISION IMPROVEMENT – JANET GOODRICH
Janet’s book offers understanding and practical application to explore when addressing eyesight difficulties.
FERTILITY
THE INFERTILITY CURE – RANDINE LEWIS
A great hands on book that gives you the Eastern approach to addressing Sub – fertility through many things you can try for yourself.
THE FERTILITY SOURCE BOOK – SARA ROSENTHALL
Sara gives a Western Medical overview of the many investigations and treatments that a couple can expect to go through when dealing with Sub – fertility. Her description of the many aspects of fertility is simple and insightful. She is writing about the American Reproductive approach, however much of it is available here in New Zealand. What I also enjoyed about her book, is she lays out a process to go through that is thorough and prioritizes less invasive investigation first.
NATURAL FERTILITY – FRANCESCA NAISH
Australian Naturopath and creator of the Jocelyn center, Francesca gives a comprehensive approach to learning about your fertility and how to support it. I also recommend her other book - Better babies, for those that want to have a guide for natural therapies during pregnancy.
OTHER
THE ALPHABET VERSUS THE GODDESS – LEONARD SHLAIN
I have not read this one, however a dear friend has. It is a brain surgeons investigation into how civilisation was before and after the advent of the written word. The title gives you some clue as to what the author discovered.