WHAT WE'RE READING
We've put together the following list of books we think you'll find helpful and informative. A range of topics from Dietary Fiber to Healthy Cooking are covered. Books on
Weight Loss, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, General/Digestive Health, Constipation and books you can enjoy with your Kids are also included.
Simply click on a book and you'll go to the Amazon.com Website where you can read more about each book and purchase it if you'd like.
Enjoy.
Simply click on a book and you'll go to the Amazon.com Website where you can read more about each book and purchase it if you'd like.
Enjoy.
General/Digestive Health
Joy Bauer's Food Cures: Treat Common Health Concerns, Look Younger & Live Longer by Joy Bauer, Carol Svec
Today show nutritionist, Joy Bauer, shows how eating the right foods can help prevent and manage a wide range of health concerns. Whether you have digestive problems or unwanted pounds, Joy’s book will tell you which foods to eat, and which to avoid for better health and well-being.
YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz
These two well-known doctors present a witty guide to taking better care of your body.
Your Gut Feelings: A Complete Guide to Living Better With Intestinal Problems by Henry D., M.D. Janowitz
A clearly written handbook for anyone inflicted with problems of the intestine by an expert in gastroenterology.
Nutrition for Dummies by Carol Ann Rinzler
Lively writing, charts and illustrations fill you in on everything you need to know about the body, nutrition and food.
Weight Loss
Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World by Lisa Lillien
Lisa Lillien, AKA Hungry Girl, who has appeared on Extra and The Today Show, has compiled her favorite "Weight-Watching" recipes and low-fat eating strategies into a lighthearted and fun book about eating your way to a slimmer, more-satisfied you. Now, you can watch your waistline and curb your cravings without piling on the calories.
Eat This Not That: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More! by David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding
Learn how to lose weight and make smart food choices when you eat out at restaurants and when you go grocery shopping. The editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine fills you in on secrets and insider tips about the restaurant and food industries to help you cut calories and add nutritional value whenever you eat. You’ll be the expert and still enjoy delicious foods and never go hungry.
You: On A Diet: The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management by Mehmet C. Oz, Michael F. Roizen
Two of America’s top doctors use wit, humor and common sense to help you understand the biology of your body so that you can diet smart. They provide a complete manual for life long “waist management”.
The F-Factor Diet: Discover the Secret to Permanent Weight Loss by Tanya Zuckerbrot
A leading nutritionist has developed a healthy, delicious, fiber-based diet that has lasting results and helps to minimize an array of health problems. There are great recipes for those that do cook and food guidelines for those who don't.
The Fiber35 Diet: Nature's Weight Loss Secret
by Brenda Watson, Leonard Smith
Best-selling author Brenda Watson shows you how to lose weight and improve your health and well-being by incorporating fiber into your diet. In addition to helping you stay healthy for life, dietary fiber can reduce hunger and actually decrease caloric intake.
The Dorm Room Diet: The 8-Step Program for Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Plan That Really Works by Daphne Oz, Mehmet Oz
A current college student, Daphne Oz offers great advice and a fun, easy-to-follow 8 step program for sensible eating, exercise and a healthy lifestyle for the "dorm" environment, where "healthy" is often not the norm.
The Reality Diet: Lose the Pounds for Good with a Cardiologist's Simple, Healthy, Proven Plan by Steven A. Schnur
This diet includes delicious foods from all food groups and is based on one key fat-fighting ingredient: fiber. Fiber not only manages hunger, but it also significantly lowers cholesterol, reduces the risk of heart disease and a host of other health conditions.
Dietary Fiber
Dietary Fiber by Shirley Lorenzani Sperr
An informative guide about how fiber works, the health benefits of fiber, fiber content of foods and more.
Dr. Anderson's High-Fiber Fitness Plan by James W. Anderson, Nancy J. Gustafson
A nutrition pioneer developed this simple, sensible plan to lower his own dangerously high cholesterol level.
Dr. Tooshi's High Fiber Diet by Alan M. Tooshi
A doctor with 20 years of practical experience in the field of weight loss presents a comprehensive approach to losing weight and keeping it off.
Fiber Facts: Get the Truth Concerning Dietary Fiber
by Rita Elkins
A compact guide to using dietary fiber to achieve optimal health.
Kids
Everyone Poops (My Body Science) by Taro Gomi
The why, where and how of animals, insects and people pooping written and illustrated by a noted Japanese author. Ages 18 mos.-4 yrs.
Healthy Food For Healthy Kids: A Practical and Tasty Guide To Your Child's Nutrition
by Bridget Swinney
A guide to preparing healthy meals your kids will enjoy, written by a registered dietitian who is also a mom.
Zoo Poo: A First Toilet Training Book (Barron's Educational Series) by Richard Morgan
Parents can share this book with their child; it’s a positive way to introduce toilet training to the “potty-ready” crowd. (Ages 2-4)
The Scoop on Poop by Wayne Lynch
A fun and scientific look at poop in the animal world written by an award-winning author and photographer. Ages 4-8.
Healthy Cooking
Super Natural Cooking: Five Ways To Incorporate Whole and Natural Ingredients into Your Cooking by Heidi Swanson
This cookbook will help you make creative, absolutely delicious dishes using wholesome ingredients that are not only healthy, but flavorful.
Ms. Swanson’s beautiful photography accompanies the recipes.
The Antioxidant Save-Your-Life Cookbook: 150 Nutritious High-Fiber, Low-Fat Recipes to Protect Yourself Against the Damaging Effects of Free Radicals by Jane Kinderlehrer, Daniel A. Kinderlehrer
150 family-and kitchen-tested recipes to enhance your immune system, strengthen bones, overcome fatigue and more.
The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids Favorite Meals by Missy Chase Lapine
The author, a former publisher of Eating Well magazine, presents over 75 recipes that incorporate more fiber, vitamins and minerals into your child's diet without them knowing it!
Eating for IBS: 175 Delicious, Nutritious, Low-Fat, Low-Residue Recipes to Stabilize the Touchiest Tummy by Heather Van Vorous
First hand experience and nutritional research informs this comprehensive guide to living with IBS.
Constipation
Natural Relief from Constipation by Donna DiMarco
A compact guide for using diet and nutrition to ease the symptoms of constipation.
Get to Know Your Gut: Everything You Wanted to Know about Burping, Bloating, Candida, Constipation, Food Allergies, Farting, and Poo but Were Afraid to Ask
by Joan Sauers, Joanna McMillan-Price
Illustrated with useful, easy-to-understand diagrams and filled with lists of what to do and what not to do for a wide variety of tummy troubles.
Healthy Digestion the Natural Way: Preventing and Healing Heartburn, Constipation, Gas, Diarrhea, Inflammatory Bowel and Gallbladder Diseases, Ulcers, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and More by D. Lindsey Berkson
Explores the causes of and treatments for gas, heartburn, constipation, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, gallbladder disease, food allergies, and more.
Put Hemorrhoids and Constipation Behind You: New Treatment and Technology for 2 of Today's Most Common Yet Least Talked-About Problems by Kenneth Yasny
An-easy-to-read guide that uses nutritional management techniques to relive constipation, hemorrhoids and other colon problems.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
I HAVE IBS...Now What?!!!: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Ashkan Farhadi MD, MS, FACG
A doctor, who has over 10 years experience in research and treatment of IBS, presents a simple, straightforward approach to understanding this common problem.
25 Natural Ways to Control Irritable Bowel Syndrome by James Scala
Simple, natural ways to control IBS including vitamins, herbs, supplements, diet, relaxation techniques and exercise.
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About™ IBS by Winifred Conkling, Richard Ash
A doctor presents a plan to help you heal your system without masking symptoms or relying on medication.
The First Year - IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome): An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Heather Van Vorous
A first year strategy (including advice for parents of children with IBS) by an author who has lived with IBS since childhood and writes as a "patient-expert."
