Top Health Books: A Few Favourites and Recent Reads

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When it comes to all things health – we are definitely book worms!  The body is incredible and the more we learn, the more we realize how intricately connected everything is.  We feel strongly that in any specialty health profession, it’s important to not only focus on your specialty, but also acknowledge the broader picture and recognize what other factors might be involved.  Over the years, we’ve amassed (and continue to amass) quite the library of books.  Here are just a few of our favourites to date;

*Ease of Read = How scientifically written is the book.  A higher score means less background necessary in the subject to really follow along.

*Practical Tips = Does the book give practical takeaways.  A higher score means there are more practical tips.

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[rockthemes_vertical_space vertical_space_height=”custom” custom_value=”15px”/][rockthemes_iconictext icon_align=”left” icon_size=”icon-2″ avoid_sidebar=”undefined” icon_title=”UNCONVENTIONAL MEDICINE by Chris Kresser” link_url=”false” link_id=”false” link_is_tax=”false” tax_name=”no-selected” boxed_layout=”false” icon_box_model=”no-box” use_shadow=”false” icon_class=”icomoon icomoon-icon-book” icon_box_ratio=”16_5″ icon_box_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_box_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_box_fill=”background_only” icon_url=””]Unconventional Medicine is both a call to action and a roadmap to a more ‘common sense’ approach to healthcare.  A great overview of where our current health care system is at (hint: not good) and where we can hopefully improve. 

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[rockthemes_vertical_space vertical_space_height=”custom” custom_value=”15px”/][rockthemes_iconictext icon_align=”left” icon_size=”icon-2″ avoid_sidebar=”undefined” icon_title=”MOVE YOUR DNA by Katy Bowman” link_url=”false” link_id=”false” link_is_tax=”false” tax_name=”no-selected” boxed_layout=”false” icon_box_model=”no-box” use_shadow=”false” icon_class=”icomoon icomoon-icon-book” icon_box_ratio=”16_5″ icon_box_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_box_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_box_fill=”background_only” icon_url=””]If we exercise for an hour per day but sit the rest, we are still only moving 4% of our day!  Move your DNA highlights the need for more movement during our day.

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[rockthemes_vertical_space vertical_space_height=”custom” custom_value=”15px”/][rockthemes_iconictext icon_align=”left” icon_size=”icon-2″ avoid_sidebar=”undefined” icon_title=”BAREFOOT STRONG by Dr. Emily Splichal” link_url=”false” link_id=”false” link_is_tax=”false” tax_name=”no-selected” boxed_layout=”false” icon_box_model=”no-box” use_shadow=”false” icon_class=”icomoon icomoon-icon-book” icon_box_ratio=”16_5″ icon_box_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_box_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_box_fill=”background_only” icon_url=””]At 100 pages, Barefoot Strong is a short read but one of the best books we’ve seen about holistic care for your feet.  Great to see a book touching on things like nutrition and hip strength/mobility as factors in our long term foot health.

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[rockthemes_vertical_space vertical_space_height=”custom” custom_value=”15px”/][rockthemes_iconictext icon_align=”left” icon_size=”icon-2″ avoid_sidebar=”undefined” icon_title=”WIRED TO EAT by Robb Wolf” link_url=”false” link_id=”false” link_is_tax=”false” tax_name=”no-selected” boxed_layout=”false” icon_box_model=”no-box” use_shadow=”false” icon_class=”icomoon icomoon-icon-book” icon_box_ratio=”16_5″ icon_box_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_box_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_box_fill=”background_only” icon_url=””]We’ve read a lot of books on nutrition and we find Wired to Eat to one of our most recommended.  Easy to read a great overview on how our food affects our physiology and practical takeaways on how to improve our nutrition.

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[rockthemes_vertical_space vertical_space_height=”custom” custom_value=”15px”/][rockthemes_iconictext icon_align=”left” icon_size=”icon-2″ avoid_sidebar=”undefined” icon_title=”BRAIN MAKER by Dr. David Perlmutter” link_url=”false” link_id=”false” link_is_tax=”false” tax_name=”no-selected” boxed_layout=”false” icon_box_model=”no-box” use_shadow=”false” icon_class=”icomoon icomoon-icon-book” icon_box_ratio=”16_5″ icon_box_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_box_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_box_fill=”background_only” icon_url=””]Brain Maker is another book about the importance of our gut microbiome (it’s so important!).  Dr. Perlmutter is a world renowned neurologist who lists the ever increasing links between conditions like alzheimer’s, dementia, ADHD, autism and a host of other health issues with our gut health.  

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[rockthemes_vertical_space vertical_space_height=”custom” custom_value=”15px”/][rockthemes_iconictext icon_align=”left” icon_size=”icon-2″ avoid_sidebar=”undefined” icon_title=”TRIPPING OVER THE TRUTH by Travis Christofferson” link_url=”false” link_id=”false” link_is_tax=”false” tax_name=”no-selected” boxed_layout=”false” icon_box_model=”no-box” use_shadow=”false” icon_class=”icomoon icomoon-icon-book” icon_box_ratio=”16_5″ icon_box_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_box_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_box_fill=”background_only” icon_url=””]Tripping Over the Truth: The Return of the Metabolic Theory of Cancer is very interesting look at where we’ve come with cancer research over the last century.  The first 3/4 of the book is mostly history (which is super interesting) with the last 1/4 of the book being more practical information to use when faced with this disease.  

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[rockthemes_vertical_space vertical_space_height=”custom” custom_value=”15px”/][rockthemes_iconictext icon_align=”left” icon_size=”icon-2″ avoid_sidebar=”undefined” icon_title=”READY TO RUN by Kelly Starrett” link_url=”false” link_id=”false” link_is_tax=”false” tax_name=”no-selected” boxed_layout=”false” icon_box_model=”no-box” use_shadow=”false” icon_class=”icomoon icomoon-icon-book” icon_box_ratio=”16_5″ icon_box_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_box_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_color_default=”#58a344″ icon_color_hover=”#58a344″ icon_box_fill=”background_only” icon_url=””]Definitely not just for runners, Ready to Run is great guide of how to take better care of our musculoskeletal system.  A very in depth guide on how to use the different mobility tools available on the market today (Tune Up balls, sticks, floss bands, rollers etc).  

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