BookMentionsBookMentions

Best Health Books

Category100 of 353 books113 recommendations total

Health books recommended most by doctors, nutritionists and coaches — sleep, exercise, longevity and preventive medicine. From writers who read the studies rather than the headlines.

Curated list content

Where to start: Health Books recommended most often

Recommended books, ranked by how many of the 66 people behind this list recommended each one.

  1. 1Breath10 recommendations · recommended by Joe Rogan, Austen Allred and Andrew Huberman
  2. 2In Defense of Food8 recommendations · recommended by Richard Branson, Joaquin Phoenix and Dr. Michael Greger
  3. 3Living with a SEAL7 recommendations · recommended by Austen Allred, Marc Andreessen and Cory Booker
  4. 4On Immunity6 recommendations · recommended by Bill Gates, John Green and Mark Zuckerberg
  5. 5Ikigai5 recommendations · recommended by Alok Kejriwal, Gbenga Sesan and Chris Ducker
1
Book cover for “Breath”
Breath

The New Science of a Lost Art

10 recommendations

Recommended by Joe Rogan, Austen Allred, Andrew Huberman and 6 others

Description

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you're not breathing properly.There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out,…

2
No coverIn Defense of Food
3
Book cover for “Living with a SEAL”
Living with a SEAL

31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet

7 recommendations

Recommended by Austen Allred, Marc Andreessen and Cory Booker

Book Summary

Jesse Itzler delivers a brisk, anecdote-packed memoir about putting his life through a month of extreme fitness. The tone is conversational and often self-deprecating, built to entertain and to shove complacency aside rather than to teach methodical training. The book’s useful moments are behavioral: permission to experiment, habit disruption, and one-person anecdotes that model audacity. Its main limitation is repetition and a lack of concrete, repeatable workout plans—readers seeking technical guidance will find it lightweight and occasionally self-congratulatory.

4
No coverOn Immunity
On Immunity

An Inoculation

6 recommendations

Recommended by Bill Gates, John Green and Mark Zuckerberg

Description

The hugely acclaimed New York Times Best Seller, now available in paperback!A National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2014:The New York Times Book Review (Top 10), Entertainment Weekly (Top 10), New York Magazine, Chicago Tribune (Top 10), Publishers…

5
No coverIkigai
Ikigai

The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

5 recommendations

Recommended by Alok Kejriwal, Gbenga Sesan, Chris Ducker and 1 other

Description

Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally bestselling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai (pronounced eekeyguy)the happiness of always being busyas revealed by the daily habits of the worlds longestliving people.Whats your ikigaiOnly staying active…

6
No coverThe Body
The Body

A Guide for Occupants

5 recommendations

Recommended by Sanjay Bakshi, Mark Suster, Peter King and 2 others

Description

Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a headtotoe tour of the marvel that is the human bodywith a new afterword for the Vintage paperback.

7
Book cover for “Fast Food Nation”
Fast Food Nation

The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

4 recommendations

Recommended by Kevin Rose and Richard Branson

Description

Eric Schlosser’s exposé revealed how the fast food industry has altered the landscape of America, widened the gap between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and transformed food production throughout the world.

8
No coverHealing Back Pain
Healing Back Pain

The Mind-Body Connection

4 recommendations

Recommended by Nikki Glaser, Stephan Guyenet, PhD and Tim Ferriss

Description

Dr. John E. Sarno's groundbreaking research on TMS (Tension Myoneural Syndrome) reveals how stress and other psychological factors can cause back painand how you can be pain free without drugs, exercise, or surgery.Dr.

9
Book cover for “The Paleo Solution”
The Paleo Solution

The Original Human Diet

4 recommendations

Recommended by Jack Dorsey and Rick Rubin

Book Summary

Robb Wolf’s book reads like a passionate, conversational manifesto—part personal-trainer pep talk, part simplified biochemistry chat. It walks you through core paleo concepts, vilifying grains and legumes while championing meat and vegetables with evolutionary stories and anecdotes. The meal advice and exercise tips are straightforward, but the narrative leans hard on speculation dressed as science. It’s a persuasive, sometimes pushy introduction to ancestral eating. Useful if you want clear rules, annoying if you need cautious nuance or rigorous evidence.

10
Book cover for “The 100-Year Life”
The 100-Year Life

Living and Working in an Age of Longevity

3 recommendations

Recommended by Theodora Lau and Chip Conley

Book Summary

Practical and readable, The 100-Year Life takes the demographic fact of longer lifespans and turns it into scenario-driven advice about careers, education, and savings. Strength lies in concrete scenarios and checklists that help test alternative life-stage plans and retraining paths. Annoyances include repeated anecdotes and a managerial 'plan-and-act' tone that reiterates similar points across chapters. It emphasizes individual planning over structural or policy answers, so it's best used by skimming to chapters that match immediate decisions rather than reading straight through.

11
No coverThe Case Against Sugar
3 recommendations

Recommended by Joe Rogan and Vinod Khosla

Description

From the bestselling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eyeopening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick.Among Americans, diabetes is more…

12
No coverTripping Over the Truth
Tripping Over the Truth

How the Metabolic Theory of Cancer Is Overturning One of Medicine's Most Entrenched Paradigms

3 recommendations

Recommended by Dominic D'Agostino and Aubrey Marcus

Description

A masterful synchronization of history and cuttingedge science shines new light on humanity's darkest diagnosis.In the wake of the Cancer Genome Atlas project's failure to provide a legible roadmap to a cure for cancer, science writer Travis Christofferson illuminates a…

13
Book cover for “Bottle of Lies”
Bottle of Lies

The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

3 recommendations

Recommended by Salil Tripathi, Rafat Ali and R Balakrishnan

Description

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019New York Public Library Best Books of 2019 Kirkus Reviews Best Health and Science Books of 2019Science Friday Best Books of 2019 New postscript by the authorFrom an awardwinning journalist, an explosive…

14
Book cover for “Endure”
Endure

Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

3 recommendations

Recommended by Noah Kagan and Adam Grant

15
No coverMindless Eating
Mindless Eating

Why We Eat More Than We Think

3 recommendations

Recommended by Darya Rose, Noah Kagan and Ramit Sethi

16
Book cover for “Salt Sugar Fat”
Salt Sugar Fat

How the Food Giants Hooked Us

3 recommendations

Recommended by Scott Adams and Sharon Hayes

Book Summary

Salt Sugar Fat reads like long-form investigative journalism. It connects lab tricks, marketing tactics, and calorie-saturated products to explain why processed foods dominate modern diets. Its most useful material is the reportage: clear data, factory and industry anecdotes, and concrete examples that help you spot engineered palatability. Limitations: the narrative repeats similar revelations and sometimes tilts toward indignation rather than solutions, so readers wanting short how-to guidance or tight summarization may find it drawn-out.

17
Book cover for “8 Weeks to Optimum Health”
8 Weeks to Optimum Health

A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power

2 recommendations

Recommended by Kevin Rose

Book Summary

This lays out a week-by-week, day-by-day health reset that feels like following a disciplined coach: clear directives on food, sleep, movement, and stress routines with practical checkpoints to track progress. The most useful element is the stepwise roadmap that reduces daily decision-making and makes habit change feel procedural rather than abstract. The obvious limits are repetition and a prescriptive voice—readers who want nuanced debate, modular tips, or a more flexible approach will find it one-directional.

18
No coverAltered Traits
Altered Traits

Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body

2 recommendations

Recommended by Andrew Huberman and Peter Attia

Description

Two New York Timesbestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do for the brain.In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from being kind of cool to becoming an omnipresent BandAid for fixing everything from your weight to your…

19
No coverThe Macrobiotic Way
The Macrobiotic Way

The Definitive Guide to Macrobiotic Living

2 recommendations

Recommended by David Blaine

20
No coverEradication
Eradication

Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?

2 recommendations

Recommended by Bill Gates

Description

How shall we improve human health One answer is: by eradication. The Gates Foundation announced in 2007 that their goal is malaria eradication; another of their priorities is polio eradication.

21
No coverThe Warrior Diet
The Warrior Diet

Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body

2 recommendations

Recommended by Charles Poliquin

Description

Along with the many benefits of leisureclass living comes obesity and its attendant ailments. In The Warrior Diet, Ori Hofmekler looks not forward but backward for a solution–to the primal habits of early cultures such as nomads and huntergatherers, the Greeks, and the Romans.

22
Book cover for “Should We Eat Meat?”
Should We Eat Meat?

Evolution and Consequences of Modern Carnivory

2 recommendations

Recommended by Bill Gates

Description

This book is a wideranging and interdisciplinary examination and critique of meat consumption by humans, throughout history and around the world.

23
Book cover for “Sacred Cow”
Sacred Cow

The Case for (Better) Meat

2 recommendations

Recommended by Dominic D'Agostino

Description

We’re told that if we care about our health—or our planet—eliminating red meat from our diets is crucial. That beef is bad for us and cattle farming is horrible for the environment. But science says otherwise.

24
Book cover for “An American Sickness”
An American Sickness

How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back

2 recommendations

Recommended by John Legend

Book Summary

Rosenthal mixes individual case histories with investigative reporting and clear financial explanations to map how incentives drive U.S. health-care pricing and behavior. Most useful are the concise breakdowns of billing practices, hospital and insurer incentives, and why prices often stay opaque. Main limits are recurring case studies and several deep dives into regulation and economics that slow the narrative; readers seeking brief prescriptions or a purely human-centered story may find the policy detail taxing.

25
No coverThe Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity
The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity

A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient Way

2 recommendations

Recommended by Kelly Slater

Description

With a detailed introduction to the ancient philosophical, ethical, and religious Chinese practice of Taoism, The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity is a unique, comprehensive, and practical selfhelp guide to live a balanced and positive Taoist lifestyle.Written by a Westerner…

26
No cover5/3/1
5/3/1

The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength

2 recommendations

Recommended by Mark Bell

Description

5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength, 2nd Edition The success of the 5/3/1 Method has been nothing short of extraordinary. For the 3 years, the response towards this simple but brutally effective training system has been overwhelming.

27
No coverEpic Measures
Epic Measures

One Doctor. Seven Billion Patients.

2 recommendations

Recommended by Bill Gates

Description

Moneyball meets medicine in this remarkable chronicle of one of the greatest scientific quests of our time—the groundbreaking program to answer the most essential question for humanity: how do we live and die—and the visionary mastermind behind it.Medical doctor and economist…

28
No coverHouse on Fire
House on Fire

The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox

2 recommendations

Recommended by Bill Gates

Description

A story of courage and risktaking, House on Fire tells how smallpox, a disease that killed, blinded, and scarred millions over centuries of human history, was completely eradicated in a spectacular triumph of medicine and public health.

29
No coverQuit Like a Woman
Quit Like a Woman

The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol

2 recommendations

Recommended by Sally Bergesen and Lindsay Defranco

Description

The founder of a femalefocused recovery program offers a radical new path to sobriety.“You don’t know how much you need this book, or maybe you do. Either way, it will save your life.”—Melissa Hartwig Urban, Whole30 cofounder and CEOWe live in a world obsessed with drinking.

30
Book cover for “The HeartMath Solution”
The HeartMath Solution

The Institute of HeartMath's Revolutionary Program for Engaging the Power of the Heart's Intelligence

2 recommendations

Recommended by Adam Robinson

Description

The Intelligent HeartAccess the power of your heart's intelligence to improve your focus and creativity, elevate your emotional clarity, lower your stress and anxiety levels, strengthen your immune system, promote your body's optimal performance, and slow the aging process.

31
No coverThe How Not to Die Cookbook
The How Not to Die Cookbook

100 Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease

2 recommendations

Recommended by Sadia Badiei and Amy Tan

Description

From Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM, the physician behind the trusted and wildly popular website Nutritionfacts.org, and author of the New York Times bestselling book How Not to Die, comes a beautifullydesigned, comprehensive cookbook complete with more than 120 recipes for…

Show 69 more books with a single recommendation
32
Book cover for “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life”
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Lack of Focus, Anger, and Memory Problems

1 recommendation

Recommended by Jim Kwik

Description

In this completely revised and updated edition of the breakthrough bestseller, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in your brain work.

33
No coverStress Less, Accomplish More
Stress Less, Accomplish More

Meditation for Extraordinary Performance

1 recommendation

Recommended by Aubrey Marcus

Description

Foreword by Mark Hyman, MDPreface by Andrew Huberman, PhDYou know you should be meditating, so what’s stopping you This entertaining and enlightening book by the founder of Ziva Meditation—the favorite training for high achievers—will finally take meditation mainstream.“We…

34
Book cover for “Real Happiness”
Real Happiness

The Power of Meditation

1 recommendation

Recommended by Dan Harris

Description

Thousands of years prove it, and Western science backs it: Meditation sharpens focus. Meditation lowers blood pressure, relieves chronic pain, reduces stress. Meditation helps us experience greater calm.

35
No coverKetotarian
Ketotarian

The (Mostly) PlantBased Plan to Burn Fat, Boost Your Energy, Crush Your Cravings, and Calm Inflammation

1 recommendation

Recommended by Jason Fung

Description

A Goop Book Club Pick A new twist on keto: The fatburning power of ketogenic eating meets the clean green benefits of a plantcentric plateThe keto craze is just getting warmed up.

36
No coverThe End of Overeating
The End of Overeating

Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite

1 recommendation

Recommended by Darya Rose

37
No coverThe Vagina Bible
The Vagina Bible

The Vulva and the Vagina

1 recommendation

Recommended by Laurie Halse Anderson

Description

OB/GYN, writer for The New York Times, USA Today, and Self, and host of the show Jensplaining, Dr. Jen Gunter now delivers the definitive book on vaginal health, answering the questions you've always had but were afraid to askor couldn't find the right answers to.

38
No coverThe Big Fat Surprise
The Big Fat Surprise

Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet

1 recommendation

Recommended by P. D. Mangan

Description

In The Big Fat Surprise, investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals the unthinkable: that everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong.

39
No coverDeep Nutrition
Deep Nutrition

Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food

1 recommendation

Recommended by Preston Pysh

Description

One of the Best Health and Wellness Books of 2017 Sports Illustrated A selfpublished phenomenon examining the habits that kept our ancestors diseasefreenow with a prescriptive plan for "The Human Diet" to help us all live long, vital, healthy lives.Physician and biochemist Cate…

40
Book cover for “Becoming Vegan”
Becoming Vegan

The Complete Reference to PlantBased Nutrition

1 recommendation

Recommended by Sadia Badiei

Description

Two of North America's foremost vegan dietitians present the complete reference to plantbased nutrition designed for health practitioners, nutrition professionals, college coursework, or the sophisticated lay reader.

41
No coverRunning Like a Girl
42
No coverBrain Training for Runners
Brain Training for Runners

A Revolutionary New Training System to Improve Endurance, Speed, Health, and Res ults

Description

Based on new research in exercise physiology, author and running expert Matt Fitzgerald introduces a firstofitskind training strategy that he's named "Brain Training." Runners of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels can learn to maximize their performance by supplying the…

43
Book cover for “Body Kindness”
Body Kindness

Transform Your Health from the Inside Outand Never Say Diet Again

Book Summary

Body Kindness delivers a friendly, visually lively argument for replacing dieting with kinder daily habits and gentler self-talk. It offers approachable tips for eating, moving, and responding to body shame, with short, practical suggestions that feel doable in real life. what works best is the shift in tone—from punishment to permission—plus quick strategies you can try immediately. The main limitation is that readers craving detailed meal plans, rigorous nutrition metrics, or tightly prescriptive steps may find it too loose and occasionally repetitive.

44
Book cover for “Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics”
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

A 10% Happier Howto Book

Description

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF 10% HAPPIERToo busy to meditate Can't turn off your brain Curious about mindfulness but more comfortable in the gym This book is for you.You'll also get access to guided audio meditations on the 10% Happier app, to jumpstart your…

45
Book cover for “The MindGut Connection”
The MindGut Connection

How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health

46
Book cover for “The Clean Plate”
The Clean Plate

Eat, Reset, Heal

Description

Clean lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow shows that delicious food can also heal the bodywith 100 foodlover's recipes that can be customized into targeted meal plans and detox programs.Gwyneth Paltrow stands behind the power of simple, quality food.

47
No coverThe Paleo Diet
The Paleo Diet

Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat

Description

As seen on Dateline NBC Healthy, delicious, and simple, the Paleo Diet is the diet our genes were made for. This book presents readers with a program that causes weight loss in overweight people up to seventyfive pounds in six months while normalizing blood cholesterol, and…

48
Book cover for “DepressionFree, Naturally”
DepressionFree, Naturally

7 Weeks to Eliminating Anxiety, Despair, Fatigue, and Anger from Your Life

Description

In this groundbreaking book, nutritionist Joan Mathews Larson, Ph.D., founder of Minnesota's esteemed Health Recovery Center, offers her revolutionary formulas for healing your emotionsbiochemically.

49
Book cover for “The FastDiet”
The FastDiet

Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting

50
No coverHappiness Is a Choice You Make
Description

A New York Times Bestseller!An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to wellbeing, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the "oldest old"those eightyfive and up.In 2015, when the…

51
No coverDiet Cults
Diet Cults

The Surprising Fallacy at the Core of Nutrition Fads and a Guide to Healthy Eating for the Rest of Us

52
Book cover for “The SelfCare Solution”
The SelfCare Solution

A Year of Becoming Happier, Healthier, and FitterOne Month at a Time

53
Book cover for “Taking Charge of Your Fertility”
Taking Charge of Your Fertility

The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health

Description

Celebrating 10 years of helping hundreds of thousands of women achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy naturally, and gain better control of their health and lives, the 10th Anniversary Edition of the classic bestseller will include:New 'Preface to the 10th Anniversary…

54
Book cover for “Eat Rich, Live Long”
Eat Rich, Live Long

Mastering the LowCarb & Keto Spectrum for Weight Loss and Longevity (1)

55
Book cover for “The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding”
The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding

The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised

56
No coverKeto Restaurant Favorites
Keto Restaurant Favorites

More Than 175 Tasty Classic Recipes Made Fast, Fresh, and Healthy

Description

The ketogenic diet has taken the world by storm, and deservedly so: its results in helping people lose weight, manage chronic health conditions, and simply feel great are unmatched.

58
No coverPrevent and Reverse Heart Disease
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, NutritionBased Cure

Description

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease challenges conventional cardiology by posing a compelling, revolutionary ideathat we can, in fact, abolish the heart disease epidemic in this country by changing our diets.

59
No coverAlchemy of Herbs
Alchemy of Herbs

Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal

60
No coverThe Anatomy Coloring Book
Description

Key Benefits: Why use this coloring book For more than 35 years, The Anatomy Coloring Book has been the #1 bestselling human anatomy coloring book!

61
No coverThe Wisdom of Yoga
The Wisdom of Yoga

A Seeker's Guide to Extraordinary Living

Description

For modern spiritual seekers and yoga students alike, here is an irreverent yet profound guide to the most sophisticated teachings of the yoga wisdom traditionnow brought to contemporary life by a celebrated author, psychotherapist, and leading American yoga instructor.While…

62
No coverSacred Woman
Sacred Woman

A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit

63
Book cover for “Practical Programming, for Strength Training”
Description

There is a difference between Exercise and Training. Exercise is physical activity for its own sake, a workout done for the effect it produces today, during the workout or right after you're through.

64
No coverThe Upward Spiral
The Upward Spiral

Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time

Description

Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you down into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy. Based in the latest research in neuroscience, this audiobook offers dozens of little things you can do every day to rewire your brain and create an upward spiral towards a…

65
No coverLight on Pranayama
Description

The definitive guide to yogic breathing from B.K.S. Iyengar, the world's most respected yoga teacher. B.K.S. Iyengar has devoted his life to the practice and study of yoga. It was B.K.S.

66
Book cover for “Keto Comfort Foods”
Keto Comfort Foods

Family Favorite Recipes Made LowCarb and Healthy (1)

Description

The ketogenic diet is all about nourishing and healing your body with nutrientdense whole foods, as international bestselling author Maria Emmerich has demonstrated in her previous books, including The Ketogenic Cookbook (with Jimmy Moore) and The 30Day Ketogenic Cleanse.

67
Book cover for “Natural Hospital Birth 2nd Edition”
Natural Hospital Birth 2nd Edition

The Best of Both Worlds

Description

Many motherstobe find themselves torn between choosing a natural childbirth with minimal medical intervention, and the peace of mind offered by instant access to lifesaving Technology, that only a hospital can provide.

68
No coverNever Let Go
Never Let Go

A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

Description

Dan John breaks down the most complicated concepts of strength training and highperformance athletics in his personal, nononsense, thoughtprovoking and motivating style.

70
No coverThe Secret Language of Your Body
The Secret Language of Your Body

The Essential Guide to Health and Wellness

Description

The Secret Language of Your Body unveils the secrets to understanding the messages of your body, revealing the underlying causes of symptoms and medical conditions, and offers processes for healing.

71
Book cover for “Stretching”
Stretching

30th Anniversary Edition

Description

This is the book that people tell their friends about, that trainers suggest for virtually every sport and activity, and that medical professionals recommend to people just starting to get back in shape.

72
Book cover for “Every Body Yoga”
Every Body Yoga

Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body.

73
No coverIgnite the Fire
Ignite the Fire

The Secrets to Building a Successful Personal Training Career

Description

""Personal Trainers are now expected to be salespeople, psychologists, nutritionists, postrehabilitation specialists, and motivational speakers.

74
No coverTeaching Yoga
Teaching Yoga

Essential Foundations and Techniques

Description

Teaching Yoga is an essential resource for new and experienced teachers as well as a guide for all yoga students interested in refining their skills and knowledge.

75
Book cover for “Guide To Getting It On”
Description

From the author: I originally wrote this book for people who wanted to have better sex. But then it started winning awards and being used in college sexed courses. So I tried to make the book all things to all people, and it started to grow, and grow, and grow.

76
Book cover for “Keto”
Keto

The Complete Guide to Success on The Ketogenic Diet, including Simplified Science and Nocook Meal Plans (1)

Description

The ketogenic diet has gained in popularity, but that has led to some bad information being shared. You can do keto right, and you can do keto wrong.

77
No coverNourishing Traditions
Nourishing Traditions

The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats

Description

The Diet Dictocrats don't want you to know that... Your body needs oldfashioned animal fats Newfangled polyunsaturated oils can be bad for you Modern whole grain products can cause health problems Traditional sauces promote digestion and assimilation Modern food processing…

78
No coverThe Men's Health Big Book of Exercises
The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises

Four Weeks to a Leaner, Stronger, More Muscular You!

79
Book cover for “Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn”
Description

Available for the first time in full color, the uptodate and authoritative pregnancy guide that has sold 1.5 million copiesby recognizing that "one size fits all" doesn't apply to maternity careParents love this book because it puts them in control; experts love it because it's…

80
No coverAmazing You!
Amazing You!

Getting Smart About Your Private Parts

Description

Mom, where do babies come from Many parents live in fear of the day their child asks this questionwhich inevitably happens, often as early as the preschool years.

81
Book cover for “Lore of Running, 4th Edition”
Description

Lore of Running gives you incomparable detail on physiology, training, racing, injuries, worldclass athletes, and races.Author Tim Noakes blends the expertise of a physician and research scientist with the passion of a dedicated runner to answer the most pressing questions for…

82
Book cover for “Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking”
Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking

Meal Plans and Time Saving Paleo Recipes to Inspire Health and Shed Weight

83
No coverThe PlantBased Solution
The PlantBased Solution

America's Healthy Heart Doc's Plan to Power Your Health

84
No coverDying To Be Me
Dying To Be Me

My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing

85
Book cover for “Essential Reiki”
Essential Reiki

A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art

Description

Reiki is an ancient and profoundly simple system of "laying on of hands" healing derived from Tibetan Buddhism. In the West, Reiki has been kept highly secret for many years.

86
Book cover for “The Hungry Brain”
The Hungry Brain

Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat

Description

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearFrom an obesity and neuroscience researcher with a knack for engaging, humorous storytelling, The Hungry Brain uses cuttingedge science to answer the questions: why do we overeat, and what can we do about itNo one wants to overeat.

87
No coverThe Fitness Mindset
The Fitness Mindset

Eat for energy, Train for tension, Manage your mindset, Reap the results

89
Book cover for “Own the Day, Own Your Life”
Own the Day, Own Your Life

Optimized Practices for Waking, Working, Learning, Eating, Training, Playing, Sleeping, and Sex

90
No coverThe No Meat Athlete Cookbook
The No Meat Athlete Cookbook

Whole Food, PlantBased Recipes to Fuel Your Workouts and the Rest of Your Life

91
No coverChange Your Schedule, Change Your LIfe
Change Your Schedule, Change Your LIfe

How to Harness the Power of Clock Genes to Lose Weight, Optimize Your Workout, and Finally Get a Good Night's Sleep

92
No coverBreak Through Pain
Break Through Pain

A StepbyStep Mindfulness Meditation Program for Transforming Chronic and Acute Pain

Description

The newest treatment for pain is one of the oldest, most effective strategies for painfree living; meditation. With Break Through Pain, meditation expert Shinzen Young teaches you how to retrain your relationship to pain through traditional meditation practices.

94
No coverNo Meat Athlete
No Meat Athlete

Run on Plants and Discover Your Fittest, Fastest, Happiest Self

Description

No Meat Athlete is a new kind of athletic guide that will take you from starting block to finish line, while providing encouragement, tricks, and advice along the way.No Meat Athlete combines the winning elements of proven training approaches, motivational stories, and…

95
No coverNatural Childbirth the Bradley Way
Description

The classic guide to an unmedicated childbirth, fully revised in 2018 for the twenty-first century, with updated information and attractive new illustrations and photos throughout.

96
Book cover for “The First Forty Days”
The First Forty Days

The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother

97
No coverEat Dirt
Eat Dirt

Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It

98
Book cover for “The New Rules of Lifting”
The New Rules of Lifting

Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle

Description

Want to get more out of your workout and spend less time in the gym Many guys devote so many hours to lifting weight yet end up with so little to show for it.

99
No coverBirthing from Within
Birthing from Within

An ExtraOrdinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation

Description

Here is a holistic approach to childbirth that examines this profound riteofpassage not as a medical event but as an act of selfdiscovery.

100
Book cover for “Thinner Leaner Stronger”
Thinner Leaner Stronger

The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female Body

Book Summary

Michael Matthews writes in a brisk, no-nonsense voice that aims to get readers into workable strength routines and straightforward nutrition habits. What works best is practical: clear recommendations, simple rules, and ready-to-use training cues make it easy to start lifting and track progress. The main limitation is brevity of nuance—individual differences, long-term maintenance, and deep physiological explanation are downplayed in favor of action. If you want gentle motivation, exhaustive science, or a reflective narrative, this will feel thin.

Recommended Health Books by Bill Gates

Bill Gates recommends 5 books on this list. See all book recommendations by Bill Gates

Recommended Health Books by Andrew Huberman

Andrew Huberman recommends 2 books on this list. See all book recommendations by Andrew Huberman

Recommended Health Books by Aubrey Marcus

Aubrey Marcus recommends 2 books on this list. See all book recommendations by Aubrey Marcus

Health Books: common questions

What are the most recommended health books?
Breath, In Defense of Food and Living with a SEAL are the most recommended health books on BookMentions, ranked by how many people recommended them.
Who recommends health books?
Bill Gates, Andrew Huberman, Aubrey Marcus and Austen Allred are among the people who recommend books on this list. Each name links to their full set of book recommendations.
Which of these health books should I read first?
Breath is the most recommended here with 10 recommendations, which makes it the safest place to start.

Built from recommendation data, category signals, and source-backed book records. Use this list as a starting point; open any book to see proof, context, and Amazon options where available.

Recommendation dataCategory signalsSource-backed book recordsOpen book pages for proof/context

Explore more lists

About this list

This list aggregates books that appear in public recommendation sources, reader-interest signals, and category data. Books are ranked by their position from the source list; recommendation counts and ratings are shown where available. Open any book to see source-backed recommendation proof, editorial context, and Amazon options — the per-book detail page is where the trust signals live.

Recommended books by person: who recommends health books

Books recommended by the people below. Open a profile to see everything they recommend, with the source behind each pick.