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Health Books Worth Reading

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Last refreshed 2026-02-27. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

1. Die With Zero
Bill Perkins
Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
2. Damsel
Elana K. Arnold
Damsel: Paperback – January 28, 2020
3. Sitting Pretty
Rebekah Taussig
Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body
4. The PLAN
Kendra Adachi
The PLAN: Manage Your Time Like a Lazy Genius
5. Beyond the Pill
Jolene Brighten
Beyond the Pill: A 30-Day Program to Balance Your Hormones, Reclaim Your Body, and Reverse the Dangerous Side Effects of the Birth Control Pill
6. Beauty in the Broken Places
Allison Pataki, David Levy
Beauty in the Broken Places: A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience
7. Who Could Ever Love You
Mary L. Trump PhD, Mary L. Trump
Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir
8. Food Fix
Dr. Mark Hyman MD, Mark Hyman
Food Fix: How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities, and Our Planet--One Bite at a Time
9. Don't Worry
Shunmyo Masuno, Allison Markin Powell
Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk
10. Skinnytaste Meal Prep
Gina Homolka
Skinnytaste Meal Prep: Healthy Make-Ahead Meals and Freezer Recipes to Simplify Your Life: A Cookbook
11. Say Good Night to Insomnia
Gregg D. Jacobs, Anna Montague
Say Good Night to Insomnia: The Six-Week, Drug-Free Program Developed At Harvard Medical School
12. Tragedy Plus Time
Adam Cayton-Holland
Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-comic Memoir
13. Preventable
Andy Slavitt
Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response
14. Feeding You Lies
Vani Hari
Feeding You Lies: How to Unravel the Food Industry's Playbook and Reclaim Your Health
15. Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind
Dr. Georgia Ede M.D., Georgia Ede
Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A Powerful Plan to Improve Mood, Overcome Anxiety, and Protect Memory for a Lifetime of Optimal Mental Health
16. Money Secrets of the Amish
Lorilee Craker
Money Secrets of the Amish: Finding True Abundance in Simplicity, Sharing, and Saving
17. The Power of Language
Viorica Marian
The Power of Language: How the Codes We Use to Think, Speak, and Live Transform Our Minds
18. Strange Bedfellows
Ina Park
Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs
19. The Deadly Rise of Anti-science
Peter J. Hotez
The Deadly Rise of Anti-science: A Scientist's Warning
20. Whole Body Barefoot
Katy Bowman M.S., Katy Bowman
Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear
21. The Science of Mom
Alice Callahan
The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year
22. Calm Your Mind with Food
Uma Naidoo MD, Uma Naidoo
Calm Your Mind with Food: A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety
23. Vegetable Simple: A Cookbook
Eric Ripert
Vegetable Simple: A Cookbook: Hardcover – April 20, 2021
24. The Autoimmune Cure
Sara Szal Gottfried M.D., Sara Gottfried
The Autoimmune Cure: Healing the Trauma and Other Triggers That Have Turned Your Body Against You

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