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Recommended Wellness Books

A reading list chosen by the Healing Within team on nutrition, gut health, energy medicine, emotional wellbeing and family health. Books are for learning and reflection; always talk with your healthcare provider before changing a treatment or medication.

Women's & family health

  • Neurobehavioral Disorders of Childhood: An Evolutionary Perspective by Robert Melillo & Gerry Leisman, 2004
    An academic textbook on brain development and childhood conditions such as ADHD and autism, written for professionals.
  • Once a Month: Understanding and Treating PMS by Katharina Dalton, 1979
    A British physician's classic guide to premenstrual syndrome and the menstrual cycle.
  • What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause by John R. Lee, MD (with Virginia Hopkins), 1996
    A popular book on women's hormones that promotes natural progesterone.

Mind, emotions & meaning

  • Doing Brief Psychotherapy by Michael Franz Basch, 1995
    A guide for therapists on how to do focused, short-term talk therapy.
  • Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, 1946
    Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir of surviving Nazi concentration camps and his idea that finding meaning helps people endure hardship (logotherapy).
  • Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor, 2020
    A science journalist explores how breathing habits affect sleep, stress and well-being.
  • Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, 2017
    A sleep scientist explains why sleep matters and how to sleep better.
  • Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky, 1994
    A Stanford biologist explains how stress affects the body, with humor and clear science.
  • What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength by Scott Carney, 2017
    An investigative journalist tests cold exposure and breathing practices, including the Wim Hof method.

Nutrition & metabolism

  • The Four Pillars of Healing by Leo Galland, MD, 1997
    An integrative physician's guide to whole-person care built on relationships, environment, nutrition and the body's own responses.
  • Genetic Nutritioneering by Jeffrey S. Bland (with Sara H. Benum), 1999
    An early book on how diet and lifestyle may influence how genes are expressed (nutrigenomics).
  • The Maker's Diet by Jordan S. Rubin, 2004
    A faith-based eating plan modeled on biblical-era foods, told through the author's own health story.
  • The Nutrition Solution: A Guide to Your Metabolic Type by Harold J. Kristal & James M. Haig, 2002
    Explains 'metabolic typing,' the idea that people do best on different mixes of protein, fat and carbohydrate.
  • Live Right 4 Your Type by Peter J. D'Adamo (with Catherine Whitney), 2001
    Extends the 'blood-type diet' to exercise, stress and lifestyle.

Colon & gut health

  • Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care: A Complete Program for Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management by Bernard Jensen, 1999
    A guide to bowel health and cleansing routines, building on Jensen's earlier 'Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management' (1981).
  • Healing Within: The Complete Guide to Colon Health by Stanley Weinberger, 1988
    A classic guide to colon health, colonics and cleansing that shares the center's name.
  • Colon Health: The Key to a Vibrant Life by Norman W. Walker, 1979
    Juicing pioneer Norman Walker's short book on colon care, diet and colonics.
  • Gut Solutions: Natural Solutions to Your Digestive Problems by Brenda Watson (with Leonard Smith, MD), 2002
    A practical guide to digestion covering fiber, probiotics, enzymes and cleansing.
  • Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders, 2015
    A friendly, science-based tour of digestion and the gut microbiome.

Energy medicine

  • Energy Medicine: Balancing Your Body's Energies for Optimal Health, Joy, and Vitality by Donna Eden (with David Feinstein), 1998
    Hands-on self-care routines from one of the best-known energy medicine teachers.
  • Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis by James L. Oschman, 2000
    A cell biologist explains the body's electrical and connective-tissue systems and how they may relate to energy therapies.
  • The Emotion Code by Bradley Nelson, 2007
    Explains the method behind the Emotion Code sessions offered at the center.
  • Healing Sounds: The Power of Harmonics by Jonathan Goldman, 1992
    A sound-healing pioneer introduces vocal harmonics, toning and the use of sound for relaxation.

Detox & cleansing

  • Lymph & Longevity: The Untapped Secret to Health by Gerald M. Lemole, MD, 2022
    A cardiothoracic surgeon explains the lymphatic system and everyday habits that support it.

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