Nutrition Books Worth Reading & Movies Worth Watching

Clients are always asking which books are worth reading for a better understanding of the importance of nutrition, so I decided to put together a list. This list will constantly change and grow - so check back from time to time.

Remember - no one book will have all the answers - even I don't agree with certain opinions in all of these books. Every one of them may cherry pick data to fit their narrative or agenda. Nutrition is very personal and based on individuality. Take from them what works for you and use your own intuition. If you have any recommendations - please feel free to share with us. Enjoy!

Books Worth Reading:

• Dirty Genes – Dr. Ben Lynch

• The Obesity Code – Dr. Jason Fung

• Digestion Connection – Elizabeth Lipksi, PhD, CCN

• Why Stomach Acid is Good for You – Dr. Jonathan Wright

• The Wahls Protocol – Dr. Terry Wahls

• Glucose Revolution – Jesse Inchauspe

• Mindful Eating – Jan Chozen Bays, MD

• Disease Delusion - Jeff Bland

• Real Food for Pregnancy – Lily Nichols RDN, CDE

• Unhealthy Truth – Robyn O-Brien

• The Omnivore’s Dilemma – Michael Pollan

• The Food Mood Connection – Dr. Uma Naidoo

• The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother – Heng Ou

• Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain for Life – David Perlmutter, MD

• Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health – William Davis, MD

• The Paleo Diet for Athletes: A Nutritional Formula for Peak Athletic Performance – Loren Cordain, PHD & Joe Friel

• Primal Body, Primal Mind: Beyond the Paleo Diet for Total Health and a Longer Life – Nora Gedaudas

• Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar – Your Brain’s Silent Killers - David Perlmutter, MD

• Primal Body, Primal Mind: Beyond the Paleo Diet for Total Health and a Longer Life - Nora T. Gedgaudas

• The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet - Nina Teicholz

• The Paleo Cure: Eat Right for Your Genes, Body Type, and Personal Health Needs — Prevent and Reverse Disease, Lose Weight Effortlessly, and Look and Feel Better than Ever - Chris Kresser

• Practical Paleo: a customized approach to health and whole-foods lifestyle - Diane Sanfillippo, BS, NC

• Eat Fat, Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained Weight Loss and Vibrant Health - Mark Hyman, MD

• Head Strong - Dave Asprey

• The Hacking of the American Mind - Robert H. Lustig, MD MSL

• The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline - Dale E. Bredesen, MD

• Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils and Cholesterol - Mary G. Enig

• Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs - Melody Petersen

• Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us - Michael Moss

• Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual - Michael Pollan

• In Defenses of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto - Michael Pollan

• Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation - Michael Pollan

• Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health - Jo Robinson

• A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Woman can heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives - Kelly Brogan, M.D.

• The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body’s Least Understood Organ and What it Means For You - Sylvia Tara, PhD

• Formerly Known as Food - Kristin Lawless

• Grocery - Michael Ruhlman

• Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking - Samin Nosrat

• The Case Against Sugar - Gary Taubes

• Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ – Giulia Enders

Films Worth Watching:

• Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead (2010)

• Food, Inc. (2009)

• Forks Over Knives (2011)

• Super-Size Me (2004)

• Food Matters (2009)

• A Place at The Table (2013)

• Fed Up (2014)

• Hungry for Change (2012)

• Wheat Belly

• Fast Food Nation (2006)

• Eating You Alive (2018)

• Hungry for Change (2012)

• In Defense of Food – An Eaters Manifesto (2015)

• GMO OMG (2013)

• What the Health (2017)

• Supersize me (2004)

• Killer at Large (2008)

• King Corn (2007)

• That Sugar Film (2014)

• The World According to Monsanto (2008)

Mind-Body Health: Books Worth Reading:

• You Can Heal Your Life - Louise Hay

• Anatomy of the Spirit, Sacred Contracts - Caroline Myss

• The Game of Life - Florence Shovel Shinn

• The Biology of Belief, Wisdom of your Cells - Bruce Lipton

• The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

• Messages from Water (Vol. I & II) - Masaru Emoto

• Anatomy of the Spirit - Caroline Myss

Cook Books:

• Nourishing Traditions

• The Primal Kitchen

• Mediterranean Paleo Cookbook: over 150 fresh coastal recipes for a relaxed, gluten-free lifestyle - Caitlin Weeks, Chef Nabil Boumrar, Diane Sanfilippo

• Healthy Mind & Cancer Fighting Kitchen