Heroes of a Pandemic
Heroes of a Pandemic: Those Who Stood Up Against COVID-19 By Anant Naik Ingram Spark Publishing When we saw the ad for this book, we couldn’t resist ordering […]
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Jaws by Sandra Kahn and Paul Ehrlich
Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich Stanford University Press Jaws is not about an epidemic of shark attacks but about the […]
Eat Fat, Get Thin By Mark Hyman
Eat Fat, Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained Weight Loss and Vibrant Health By Mark Hyman Little, Brown and Company Dr. Mark […]
The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies & Toddlers by Porto & DiMaggio
The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies & Toddlers Anthony F. Porto, MD, MPH & Dian M. DiMaggio, MD Ten Speed Press Many positive book reviews praise The Pediatrician’s […]
My Beef With Meat by Rip Esselstyn
My Beef With Meat: The Healthiest Argument for Eating a Plant-Strong Diet by Rip Esselstyn Grand Central Life & Style Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. is believed to […]
What the Fork Are You Eating by Stephanie Sachs
What the Fork Are You Eating?: An Action Plan for Your Pantry and Plate Stephanie Sachs, MS, CNS, CDN Tarcher Perigee 2014 A clever name defines this book, […]
The Blue Zones Solutions by Dan Buettner
The Blue Zones Solutions: Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People By Dan Buettner National Geographic As in The Blue Zones, his earlier paean to the world’s […]
Death by Calcium by Thomas E. Levy
Death by Calcium: Proof of the Toxic Effects of Dairy and Calcium Supplements Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD Medfox Publishing Since the 1950s recommendations for calcium intake for […]
Food Politics By Marion Nestle
Food Politics By Marion Nestle University of California Press; Revised and Expanded Edition (2007) Marion Nestle is one of the most respected and frequently quoted authorities on food […]
Fat Chance by Robert H. Lustig, MD
Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity and Disease. by Robert H. Lustig, MD Plume Publishing In this 2012 full-length book follow-up to his 2009 […]
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age by Daniel G. Amen, MD
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age: Secrets to Look, Feel, and Think Younger Every Day By Daniel G. Amen, MD Crown Archetype, New York 2013 You may […]
Whole By T. Colin Campbell
Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition By T. Colin Campbell, PhD BenBella Books, 2013 In an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer posted May 1, 2013 at philly.com, T. […]
Why Calories Count by Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim
Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics By Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim University of California Press, 2012 “People vary, diets vary, activity levels vary,” but calories don’t […]
Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf
Mentored by Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet (published in 2002), Robb Wolf’ is today’s leading spokesman for the paleo diet. His interpretation of the diet in […]
Power Foods for the Brain by By Neal Barnard
Power Foods for the Brain: An Effective 3-Step Plan to Protect Your Mind and Strengthen Your Memory By Neal Barnard, MD Grand Central Life & Style 2013 Neil […]
Hidden Story of Cancer by Brian S. Peskin and Amid Habib
The Hidden Story of Cancer: Find Out Why Cancer Has Physicians on the Run and How a Simple Plan Based on New Science Can Prevent It By Brian […]
Deep Nutrition by Catherine Shanahan, MD and Luke Shanahan
Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food Catherine Shanahan, MD and Luke Shanahan Big Box Books A favorite book among the paleodiet crowd, Deep Nutrition, takes […]
Starch Solution by John A. McDougall, MD and Mary McDougall
The Starch Solution by John A. McDougall, MD and Mary McDougall Rodale Books 2012 Starch is the key to optimum health according to Dr. McDougall. Eat a […]
End of Illness by David B. Agus
The End of Illness by David B. Agus, MD Free Press, 2012 Dr. David Agus makes some interesting admissions for an oncologist. When he was first deciding to […]
Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, Eighth Edition, published by La Leche League I gave the sixth edition of this book a negative review in the Spring of 2002 […]
Four-Hour Body by Timothy Ferris
The Four-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman By Timothy Ferriss Crown Archetype, 2010 Tim Ferriss. For anyone familiar with his […]
Raw Truth by Jordan Rubin
The Raw Truth by Jordan Rubin Garden of Life This book, published by Garden of Life, commits the cardinal sin of misrepresenting the work of Dr. Weston Price […]
Children With Starving Brains by Jaquelyn McCandless
Children with Starving Brains: A Medical Treatment Guide for Autism Spectrum Disorder By Jaquelyn McCandless, MD Bramble Books, 4th Updated Edition, 2009 Any book about autism will bring […]
World Peace Diet by Will Tuttle PhD
The World Peace Diet By Will Tuttle PhD Lantern Books I want to start off by saying something nice about this book. The front cover has a colorful, […]
Anabolic Solution for Recreational and Competitive Bodybuilders By Mauro Di Pasquale
The Anabolic Solution for Recreational and Competitive Bodybuilders By Mauro Di Pasquale, BSc, MD, MRO, MFS MetabolicDiet.com Books, MD+ Press With a body mass index of around nineteen […]
Fad-Free Nutrition by Stare & Whelan
Fad-Free Nutrition By Fredrick J. Stare M.D., Ph.D. & Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., MPH Hunter House Publishers The authors of this 1999 book, now out of print, get […]
Honest Nutrition by Ira Edwards
Honest Nutrition By Ira Edwards Trafford Publishing, 2006 The subtitle of this book sums up the situation well: “A descent into the Ocean of Nutritional Prattle, and Coming […]
Rosedale Diet by Ron Rosedale
The Rosedale Diet: Turn Off Your Hunger Switch! By Ron Rosedale, M.D. and Carol Colman Harper Collins, 2004 Ron Rosedale enjoys a popular reputation as a leading authority […]
Food Rules by Michael Pollan
FOOD RULES: AN EATER’S MANUAL By Michael Pollan Penguin Group In this little volume, Michael Pollan of The Ominivore’s Dilemma fame decries the confusion and uncertainty in the […]
Compassionate Carnivore by Catherine Friend
The Compassionate Carnivore Catherine Friend Published by Da Capo Life Long This would not be the first book I’ve read that was written by a shepherd. There are […]
SPEED by Jeff Thiboutot and Matt Schoeneberger
S.P.E.E.D. The Only Weight Loss Book Worth Reading! by Jeff Thiboutot MS, CN and Matt Schoeneberger MS, CES Reason Productions, LLC S.P.E.E.D. stands for sleep, psychology, exercise, environment […]
Political Economy of Milk by James Maroney
The Political Economy of Milk By James H. Maroney, Jr. Gala Books, Ltd Several good points are made in this book starting with the prologue, where Mr. Maroney […]
Catching Fire by Richard Wrangham
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human By Richard Wrangham Basic Books Catching Fire extensively documents the fact that cooking is not a recent, modern development. Wrangham traces […]
Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Let me start with congratulations. Your best-seller, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, is a brilliant exposé of modern farming and food production practices; your description of the industrialization of organic […]
Spent by Frank Lipman
Spent- End Exhaustion and Feel Great Again By Frank Lipman, MD, with Mollie Doyle Fireside (Simon and Schuster) 2009 I first learned of this book through Liz Lipski, […]
Instinct Based Medicine by Dr. Leonard Coldwell
Instinct Based Medicine How to survive your illness…and your doctor By Dr. Leonard Coldwell Strategic Book Publishing, 2008 Leonard Coldwell, NMD, ND, PhD, CNHP lives in Charleston, South […]
Understanding Nutrition by Ellie Whitney and Sharon Rolfes
Understanding Nutrition 10th Edition by Ellie Whitney, PhD, and Sharon Rady Rolfes, MS Thomson Wadsworth, 2005 With over a million copies sold, Understanding Nutrition casts a major influence […]
Real Food for Mother and Baby by Nina Planck
Real Food for Mother and Baby The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two, and Baby’s First Foods By Nina Planck Bloomsbury, 2009 Nina Planck’s landmark book, Real Food: What […]
Sunlight Solution by Laurie Winn Carlson
The Sunlight Solution: Why More Sun Exposure and Vitamin D are Essential to Your Health By Laurie Winn Carlson Prometheus Books Review by Tim Boyd The Sunlight Solution […]
Jungle Effect by Daphne Miller
The Jungle Effect: Healthiest Diets from Around the World—Why They Work and How to Make Them Work for You By Daphne Miller, MD HarperCollins Publishers, 2009 Review by […]
Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition by Marilyn Shannon
Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition: Self Care for Improved Cycles and Fertility. . . Naturally! Marilyn M. Shannon The Couple to Couple League International Review by Sally Fallon Morell […]
Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld
Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food By Jessica Seinfeld Collins Living, 2008 Review by Stephanie Brewer As an avid cookbook reader and cook, […]
Warrior Diet by Ori Hofmekler
The Warrior Diet: Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body By Ori Hofmekler Blue Snake Books, 2nd ed., 2007 Reviewed […]
Thrive With Diabetes by Laurence Chalem
Thrive With Diabetes: Lead an Optimistic, Fun, Challenging, Fit, Tenacious, Enlightened, Innovative & Heroic Life. By Laurence D. Chalem MBA, M.Mus., CPM BookSurge Publishing Reviewed by Tim Boyd […]
Slow Poisoning of America by John and Michelle Erb
The Slow Poisoning of America by John E. Erb and T. Michelle Erb Reviewed by Sally Fallon Morell The Slow Poisoning of America provides an excellent compendium of […]
Fertility Diet by Jorge Chavarro
A Thumbs Down Book Review The Fertility Diet By Jorge E. Chavarro, MD, ScD, and Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH McGraw Hill, 2007 Reviewed by Julia Indichova When […]
Minerals for the Genetic Code by Charles Walters
A Thumbs Down Book Review Minerals for the Genetic Code: An Exposition & Analysis of the Dr. Olree Standard Genetic Periodic Chart & the Physical, Chemical & Biological […]
Genotype Diet by Peter D’Adamo
A Thumbs Down Book Review The Genotype Diet: Change Your Genetic Destiny to Live the Longest, Fullest and Healthiest Life Possible by Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo Broadway, 2007 […]
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
A Thumbs Down Book Review In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan Penguin Press, 2008 Reviewed by Ellen Ussery Michael Pollan is an elegant and […]
Cholesterol Wars by Daniel Steinberg
A Thumbs Down Book Review The Cholesterol Wars: The Skeptics vs. the Preponderance of Evidence By Daniel Steinberg, MD, PhD Academic Press, 2007 Reviewed by Chris Masterjohn Daniel […]
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell B. Esselstyn
A Thumbs Down Book Review Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutritionally Based Cure By Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD Penguin Group, 2008 Reviewed by […]
Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman
A Thumbs Down Book Review Eat to Live By Joel Fuhrman, MD New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2003 Reviewed by Chris Masterjohn Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s Eat to […]
Healthy at 100 by John Robbins
A Thumbs Down Book Review Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World’s Healthiest and Most Long-Lived Peoples By John Robbins Random House, 2006 Reviewed by […]
Perfect Balance by Robert A. Greene
A Thumbs Down Book Reviews Perfect Balance By Robert A. Greene, M.D. Review by Lynn Wright Clarkson Potter Publishers This book’s subtitle, “Dr. Robert Greene’s Breakthrough Program for […]
Body By God by Ben Lerner
A Thumbs Down Book Review Body By God: The Owner’s Manual for Maximized Living By Dr. Ben Lerner Nelson Books Review by Maria Atwood Using the Bible as […]
Inflammation Nation by Floyd H. Chilton
A Thumbs Down Book Review Inflammation Nation: The First Clinically Proven Eating Plan to End Our Nation’s Secret Epidemic By Floyd H. Chilton, Ph.D. Fireside, 2005 Review by […]
China Study by T. Colin Campbell
A Thumbs Down Book Review The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health By T. Colin Campbell BenBella Books Review By Chris Masterjohn It […]
South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston
A Thumbs Down Book Review The South Beach Diet By Arthur Agatston, MD Review by Stephen Byrnes, PhD With the popularity of low-carb diets reaching a high point […]
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy by Walter Willet
A Thumbs Down Book Review Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating By Walter Willet Review by Sally Fallon In case you’re […]
Nutrition and Evolution by Michael Crawford and David Marsh
A Thumbs Down Book Review Nutrition and Evolution By Michael Crawford and David Marsh Review by Sally Fallon We hate to give this book a Thumbs Down as […]
Healing Secrets of Food by Deborah Kesten
A Thumbs Down Book Review Healing Secrets of Food: A Practical Guide for Nourishing Body, Mind, and Soul By Deborah Kesten Review by Willa Keizer When the cover […]
Paleo Diet by Loren Cordain
A Thumbs Down Book Review The Paleo Diet (First Edition) By Loren Cordain, PhD Review by Sally Fallon Peter Paleolith goes ahunting and catches himself a plump prairie […]
Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
A Thumbs Down Book Review The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding By La Leche League International Review by Sally Fallon Now in its sixth edition, The Womanly Art of […]
Healthy Kids by Marilu Henner
A Thumbs Down Book Review Healthy Kids By Marilu Henner Review by Sally Fallon Marilu Henner is an actress who also describes herself as a health pioneer. In […]
Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish
A Thumbs Down Book Review Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish By Dean Ornish, MD Review by Sally Fallon This cookbook is a follow up to Ornish’s bestselling […]
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom by Christiane Northrup
A Thumbs Down Book Review Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom By Christiane Northrup, MD Review by Sally Fallon Published in 1994, this book was among the first of many […]
Eat Up by Charlie Smigelski
A Thumbs Down Book Review Eat Up: Nutrition Advice and Food Ideas for People Living with HIV/AIDS By Charlie Smigelski, PhD Review by Stephen Byrnes, ND, RNCP I […]
Big Fat Lies by Glenn A. Gaesser
A Thumbs Down Book Review Big Fat Lies By Glenn A. Gaesser, PhD Review by Sally Fallon If you think this is a book that challenges the lowfat […]
Deadly Feasts by Robert Rhodes
A Thumbs Down Book Review Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague By Robert Rhodes Review by Sally Fallon Rhodes is another scare-monger who thinks […]
Eat Right 4 Your Type by Peter D’Adamo
A Thumbs Down Book Review Eat Right 4 Your Type By Peter D’Adamo, MD Review by Sally Eauclaire Osborne, M.S. Eating according to your blood type seems to […]
8 Weeks to Optimal Health by Andrew Weil
A Thumbs Down Book Review 8 Weeks to Optimal Health By Andrew Weil, MD Review by Sally Fallon This bestselling book is typical of many that offer much […]
Fats that Kill, Fats that Heal by Udo Erasmus
A Thumbs Down Book Review Fats that Kill, Fats that Heal By Udo Erasmus Review by Sally Fallon Fats That Kill, Fats That Heal is one of the […]
Homocysteine Revolution by Kilmer McCully
A Thumbs Down Book Review The Homocysteine Revolution By Kilmer McCully Review by Sally Fallon Like so many other nutrition books on the market today, The Homocysteine Revolution […]
Mastering the Zone by Barry Sears
A Thumbs Down Book Review Mastering the Zone By Barry Sears, PhD Review by Sally Fallon Sears’ first book, The Zone, promises us that everything will be just […]
Omega Plan by Artemis Simopoulos and Jo Robinson
A Thumbs Down Book Review The Omega Plan By Artemis P. Simopoulos, MD and Jo Robinson Review by Sally Fallon Dr. Simopoulos has done much to bring the […]
Optimum Health by Stephen Sinatra
A Thumbs Down Book Review Optimum Health By Stephen T. Sinatra, MD Review by Sally Fallon Dr. Sinatra says to forgive yourself and avoid sugar, caffeine, MSG and […]
Protein Power by Michael Eades and Mary Dan Eades
A Thumbs Down Book Review Protein Power By Michael R. Eades, MD and Mary Dan Eades, MD Review by Sally Fallon Protein Power is a step in the […]
Spoiled by Nichols Fox
All Thumbs Book Reviews Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth about a Food Chain Gone Haywire By Nichols Fox Review by Sally Fallon Fox is an expert in scare tactics–fresh […]
Sugar Busters by H. Leighton Steward
A Thumbs Down Book Review Sugar Busters By H. Leighton Steward, MD, et al Review by Sally Fallon The three MD’s who authored Sugar Busters have discovered that […]