Eat Fat, Lose Fat, Dr. Mary Enig and Sally Fallon
This is a must have book to get a good, comprehensive overview of the importance of saturated fats, how necessary they are to our health and the politics of what happened to the promotion of a low fat, high carb society. GREAT recipes and a weight lose meal plan that will have you salivating.

Nourishing Traditions, Sally Fallon
Sally skillfully brings us back to reason as well as tradition. Man rarely has improved upon nature and we've lost the very foundation of our health - whole foods, organic, saturated fats - it's how we have eaten and lived as a species.

The Whole Soy Story, The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food, Kaayla Daniel, Ph.D
While there are no recipes here, the book that tells the truth about soy that scientists know, that you need to know, and that the soy industry has tried to suppress

The Untold Story of Milk, Green Pastures, Contented Cows and Raw Dairy Foods. Ron Schmid, ND
"This fascinating and compelling book will change the way you think about milk. Dr. Schmid chronicles the role of milk in the rise of civilization and in early America, the distillery dairies, compulsory pasteurization and the politics of milk, traditional dairying cultures and the modern dairy industry. He details the betrayal of public trust by government health officials and dissects the modern myths concerning cholesterol, animal fats and heart disease. And in the final chapters, he describes how scores of eminent scientists have documented the superiority of raw milk and its myriad health benefits.

Raw milk is a movement whose time has come. This book will serve as a catalyst for that movement - a movement that could change the life of every individual who comes to fully understand the value of raw milk from healthy, grass fed animals."

Healing with Whole Foods – Paul Pitchford
If I were to choose only one book to recommend regarding nutrition and food, it would be this one. Pitchford brings together authentic traditions of Asian medicine with current Western research on health and nutrition to create the most detailed sourcebook available on planning and preparing an optimal diet. He reminds us that all nutrients are available in unadulterated whole foods. It couldn’t be simpler; the basis of life is a whole foods diet (not wanting to wear out the phrase). Our patients concur, it too, is a page turner and should be in every home as a reference guide.

Nourishing Traditions - Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig
I highly recommend this book, for the education it offers as well as how to cook. This book and its recipes can easily be adapted to the Low-Carb Mediterranean Type Diet that I recommend. It should be on everyone's shelf.

Brain Building Nutrition - The Healing Power of Fats and Oils, by Michael A. Schmidt - a must read for those in pre-conception care protocols with us! Its and excellent book on the role of fats and oils in mental and emotional as well as physical health and especially in the development and health of the nervous system for mom and baby.

Dead Doctors Don't Lie - by Dr. Joel Wallach and Dr. Ma Lan
Intriguing. VERY intriguing. It also is a source of excellent information about minerals, including the minerals that have not yet been identified by conventional medicine as essential.

Biochemical and Physiological Aspects of Human Nutrition -, by Martha H. Stipanuk.
This is the best nutrition textbook I've found. The majority of nutrition texts teach medical nutrition, that is, the food pyramid, cholesterol as a cause of heart disease, saturated fates are bad guys, and other such nonsense, and tend to be quite disappointing all the way around. This one is different. It also has good information about the functions of vitamins and minerals. She hovers on the brink of advocating a whole food nutrition, as she recognizes the importance of cofactors and synergists in the functions of nutrients (to some degree).

Why do I Need Whole Food Supplements? - by Lorrie Medford, C.N.,
Order directly from Lorrie at 918-644-4483 or email at lorrie@lifedesignnutrition.com
This book is directed to the layperson to explain what whole food supplements are and why they are needed. It outlines the problems with synthetics, a wonderful short book that should be in everyone's home.

Your Body's Many Cries for Water - by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.
Describes the many functions of water in the body. It's a very interesting book that is motivating to drink more water.

Perfect Bones: A Six-Point Plan to Promote Healthy Bones - by Pamela Levin,R.N.
By far, this is the best of the many books out there on this topic. It's an Excellent source of information on the use of whole-food supplements, as well as diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes to promote bone health. Gives more accurate information about hormones that control bone growth and remodeling. Most books recommend estrogen only, which is inaccurate. It explains the use of more nutrients than just calcium and Vitamin D.

The Nutritional Cost of Prescription Drugs - by Ross R. Pelton, Ph.D. and James B LaValle,
Ph.D. Provides information on nutritional deficiencies caused by many medications.

Politics in Healing: The Suppression and Manipulation of American Medicine, by Daniel Haley
This is NOT a book for the weak of heart or stomach. He goes into the how and the why non-conventional, non-toxic therapies have been routinely suppressed by the powers that be in the the health care industry. An important book to understand what's been going on, and still is, to suppress, misrepresent and squelch all non-conventional approaches and treatments in health care.

The Whole Soy Story, The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food, Kaayla Daniel, Ph.D
While there are no recipes here, the book that tells the truth about soy that scientists know, that you need to know, and that the soy industry has tried to suppress

The Untold Story of Milk, Green Pastures, Contented Cows and Raw Dairy Foods. Ron Schmid, ND
"This fascinating and compelling book will change the way you think about milk. Dr. Schmid chronicles the role of milk in the rise of civilization and in early America, the distillery dairies, compulsory pasteurization and the politics of milk, traditional dairying cultures and the modern dairy industry. He details the betrayal of public trust by government health officials and dissects the modern myths concerning cholesterol, animal fats and heart disease. And in the final chapters, he describes how scores of eminent scientists have documented the superiority of raw milk and its myriad health benefits.

Raw milk is a movement whose time has come. This book will serve as a catalyst for that movement - a movement that could change the life of every individual who comes to fully understand the value of raw milk from healthy, grass fed animals."

The Infertility Cure – Randine Lewis, Ph.D.
My dear colleague has written a book so clear and comprehensive on Traditional Chinese Medicine’s approach to infertility that I’ve put aside my own manuscript. There is so little that I might add. I highly recommend this book for those who want to understand in more detail exactly how this health care system works regarding infertility. I especially recommend it for women in their late 30’s and early 40’s who fear they are ‘too old.’ This book is truly a page turner. www.howtomakeafamily.com, www.thefertilesoul.com

Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control and Pregnancy Achievement - by Toni Weschler, M.P.H.
We ask that all preconception care patients read this book it is so essential.

The Sanctity of Human Blood: Vaccination is Not Immunization, by Tim O'Shea
Did you know...

• Infectious diseases were over 90% resolved by the time vaccines came on the market?
• There are now 33 vaccines that are mandated by the time your child is 6 years old? And 40 by age 16?
  
• Only one country in Europe still has mandated DPT shots, whereas the US requires four separate doses?
  
• That mercury in vaccines is dozens of times in excess of EPA safe levels? ... from the back cover of this book

The Hormone Deception - D. Lindsey Berkson
This is a fascinating read. Berkson links petrochemicals - plastics, detergents, solvents and pesticides - to effects in cluding a drop in the average age of puberty, to a rise in the incidence of breast cancer, and a decrease in perm levels. The human -made chemicals mmimic hormones, and disturb natural hormonal ratios and ultimately creates health problems. www.hormonedeception.com

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These books are important, since the more we understand how the foods we eat effect our bodies, and in turn our minds, the better we can use this knowledge to prevent illness for ourselves and our families. The more likely we are to implement and maintain the lifestyle changes that are foundational to well being, the more likely we are to balance our hormones, and ultimately improve fertility.