Elaine's Favorite Health Books, Websites, and Newsletters
Natural Health:
Davies, Clair, The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook
Evans, William, Ph.D. and Rosenberg, Irwin, H., M.D., Biomarkers: The Ten Keys to Prolonging Vitality
Gladstar, Rosemary, Herbal Healing for Women
Harvard Medical School, Harvard Women's Health Watch (newsletter)
Hudson, Tori, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine
Northrup, Dr. Christiane, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter: My favorite of the health newsletters. The website is generous with information and not commercial.
Weil, Andrew, M.D., Natural Health, Natural Medicine: A Comprehensive Manual for Wellness and Self-Care
Nutrition:
Center for Science in the Public Interest, Nutrition Action Healthletter
Fletcher, Anne M. Thin For Life: 10 Keys To Success From People Who Have Lost Weight And Kept It Off
Weil, Andrew. Eating Well for Optimum Health
Willett, Walter. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
World's Healthiest Foods: This terrific nutrition website wrote their own description of what they do: "The George Mateljan Foundation is a non-profit organization free of commercial influence, which provides this website for you free of charge. Our purpose is to provide you with unbiased scientific information about how nutrient-rich World's Healthiest Foods can promote vibrant health and energy and fit your personal needs and busy lifestyle." They deliver.
Ocean's Alive: For anything you want to know about the health of seafood and the oceans. Great lists of the best seafood for our health and for the ecology. Non-profit and reliable.
Strength Training and Other Exercise:
Brzycki, Matt, A Practical Approach to Strength Training
Delavier, Frederic. Strength Training Anatomy, Enjoy anatomical drawings but ignore form instructions.
McRobert, Stuart. Build Muscle, Lose Fat, Look Great Despite the muscle bound cover, this is a group book. I wrote the following review:
"I’ve looked everywhere for a
book to recommend to all of my clients. Build Muscle, Lose Fat, Look
Great is the book I’ve been seeking. I’ve relied on exercise
guidance from Stuart McRobert's previous books for my personal fitness
training and education. What's exceptional about his latest book is that
it's appropriate for people who are already experienced in training and
also for those who don’t know a power rack from a jungle
gym. Furthermore, unlike most books on exercise, this book does a superb
job of teaching younger people how to transform their bodies while
also providing excellent information about training and physical
transformation for those who are older and more health-oriented.
Everyone who already trains, and everyone who wants to
start working out, will find this book of tremendous value. It's an
honest, comprehensive encyclopedia of reliable, no-hype fitness
information. The only requirement is to be serious about getting and
staying in great shape."
McRobert, Stuart. The Insider's Tell-All Handbook on Weight Training Technique. This exceptional book is for those experienced with strength training and serious about improving exercise form.
Nelson, Dr. Miriam, Strong Women Stay Young
Nelson, Dr. Miriam, Strong Women and Men Beat Arthritis
Winett, Richard, Master Trainer: Lifetime Bodybuilding and Masters Athletes (newsletter)
Osteoporosis Prevention and Menopause:
Brown, Susan, Better Bones, Better Body
Love, Dr. Susan, Dr. Susan Love's Menopause and Hormone Book: Making Informed Choices
National Women's Health Network, Taking Hormones and Women's Health
Nelson, Dr. Miriam, Strong Women, Strong Bones
Northrup, Dr. Christiane, The Wisdom of Menopause
Sanson, Gillian, The Myth of Osteoporosis: What Every Woman Should Know About Creating Bone Health
Weed, Susun, New Menopausal Years, The Wise Woman Way: Alternative Approaches for Women 30–90
© 2007 Elaine Mansfield