Dr. K's Reading List

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

John Ratey, MD

Comment: A great book about how exercise positively affects our brain chemistry

Eat Fat, Lose Fat: The Healthy Alternative to Trans Fats

Mary Enig, Sally Fallon Comment: Fat is the most misunderstood macronutrients, and this book will reshape your beliefs surrounding dietary fat!

The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food

Kaayla T. Daniel

Comment: Soy has been marketed well by so many people for way too long. Read this book to learn about the very real dangers of Soy.

The Relaxation Response

Herbert Benson, MD

The international bestseller that will teach you how to harness your inborn, innate ability to relax through a set of established techniques.

What Could He Be Thinking: How a Man's Mind Really Works

Michael Guirian

Comment: This book provides great insight into why a man’s brain is different than a woman’s brain and how the influence of testosterone plays a critical role in these differences.

The Coconut Diet: The Secret Ingredient That Helps You Lose Weight While You Eat Your Favorite Foods

Cherie Calbom, John Calbom

Comment: Coconut oil is one of those super foods everyone needs more of. Read this book to learn why.

The Great Cholesterol Con: The Truth About What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

Comment: Cholesterol is very misunderstood by the conventional medical world. Read thisbook to understand the reasons for this and how to create healthy cholesterol levels.

Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?

Clinton Ober, Stephen T. Sinatra, Martin Zucker

Comment: This is one of the best books you will read because getting back into physical connection with the Earth is critical for optimal health.

Transdermal Magnesium Therapy

Mark Sircus, Adam E Abraham

Comment: Magnesium is the gate keeper for our cells, and most people do not get enough. Low magnesium leads to muscle tension, headaches, weight gain.

Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey M.D.

Learn about the often hidden signs of ADHD, the reasons that this isn’t necessarily “a problem,” and how to harness your strengths to create success and happiness.

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Comment: A great book on how to make real life change happen for yourself. Learn the small steps that create big change and the reasons that most people often shy away from change.

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration (Paperback)

Weston A. Price

Comment: This is one of the foundational books of our time. Learn about real food and real nutrition, and empower yourself to stay healthy.

Your Hidden Food Allergies are Making You Fat: The ALCAT Food Sensitivities Breakthrough

Rudy Rivera, Roger Deutsch

Comment: Food Allergies are a growing and often overlooked problem for many people who suffer from weight gain, headaches and chronic diseases. Learn what may be causing these problems for you, too, and how to fix them.

The Untold Story of Milk, Revised and Updated: The History, Politics and Science of Nature's Perfect Food: Raw Milk from Pasture-Fed Cows

Ron Schmid

Comment: Read this book to learn the value of raw milk!

The Homocysteine Revolution

Kilmer McCully

Learn about the role of homocysteine levels in cardiovascular disease and how you can create better health with your lifestyle choices.

The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today

Julia Ross

Comment: This is a great overview into the world of amino acid therapy. Learn how to create healthy mood with amino acid therapy and nutrition.

Natural Prozac: Learning to Release Your Body's Own Anti-Depressants

Joel C. Robertson

Comment: This is a groundbreaking book on the world renowned leader in neurotransmitter health, Dr. Joel Robertson. Learn how to change your mood with your behaviors, foods, and lifestle.

Peak-Performance Living: Easy, Drug-Free Ways to Alter Your own Brain Chemistry and Achieve Optimal Health

Joel C. Robertson

Comment: Another groundbreaking book by Dr. Joel Robertson, this book leads you to live in your peak performance zone by establishing optimal brain chemistry with nutrition, behaviors, and choices.

Potatoes Not Prozac, A Natural Seven-Step Dietary Plan to Stabilize the Level of Sugar in Your Blood, Control Your Cravings and Lose Weight, and Recognize How Foods Affect the Way You Feel

Kathleen DesMaisons

Comment: Could sugar addiction be the underlying factor behind alcoholism? Learn the 7 step program that can heal the sugar addiction behind alcoholism, drug use, and overeating.

Women's Health

Mother-Daughter Health

Christiane Northrup, MD

A ground breaking book in women’s health documenting the health connection that exists between mothers and daughters.

Healing Mind, Healthy Woman: Using the Mind Body Connection to Manage Stress and Take Control of Your Life

Alice Domar, PhD

Learn research based mind body techniques that can help you feelhappier and establish better health.

The Art of Self Nurture

Henry Dreher and Alice Domar, PhD

Learn how to nurture yourself as effectively as you nurture others in this research based, clinically sound approach to wellness.

The New Feminine Brain

Mona Lisa Schulz, MD, PhD

An excellent book for understanding the differences between men and women’s brains, the changes in both genders that have evolved over time, and how to use natural medicines to create better brain health.

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

Christiane Northrup, MD

A must read! A mind body spirit approach to understanding all facets of women’s health.

Follow Your Own North Star

Martha Beck

An excellent book for learning how to listen to yourself, follow your heart, and continue along your own path to authenticity.

Estrogen Dominance - The 21st Century Hormonal Imbalance

Michael Lam M.D. M.P.H.

Estrogen dominance is rampant in our culture due to nutritional, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Learn how to regain hormonal balance in your life.

The Wisdom of Menopause

Christiane Northrup, MD

An excellent, mind-body-spirit approach to understanding menopause and make this phase of your life the best ever!

Be Happy Without Being Perfect How to Worry Less and Enjoy Life More

Alice Domar, PhD

An excellent, research based account of “perfectionism” and how to end your self abuse for good.

Conquering Infertility

Alice Domar, PhD

An integrative approach to understanding the reasons for infertility and changing them.

Miscarriage: Why It Happens and How Best to Reduce Your Risks

Henry Lerner, MD and Alice Domar, PhD

Learn the anatomical, biological, and emotional factors that can play into miscarriage and how to alter the many facets of your reproductive health.

Men's Health

What Could He Be Thinking: How a Man's Mind Really Works

Michael Guirian

Manly Weight Loss: For Men Who Hate Aerobics and Carrot-Stick Diets, Finally, a Weight-Loss Program That Melts the Fat and Spares the Muscle

Charles Poliquin

Comment: Learn from the master strength coach!

The Testosterone Syndrome: The Critical Factor for Energy, Health, and Sexuality--Reversing the Male Menopause

Eugene Shippen, William Frye

Comment: Testosterone is critical to optimal male health and vitality.

The Poliquin Principles: Successful Methods for Strength and Mass Development

Charles Poliquin

Learn how to gain lean muscle must with the most effective methods from the master strength coach.