Essential Books on Women's Health

Covering many different health and healing topics, these excellent books come widely recommended for women seeking inspiration and guidance to live their best, healthiest life.

Nutrition & Disease Prevention

Good Energy by Casey Means, MD, Calley Means

Good Energy

Casey Means, MD, Calley Means

A new understanding of the true cause of illness that until now has remained hidden. Good Energy is a bold new vision for optimizing our health now and in the future.

Gutbliss by Robynne Chutkan, MD

Gutbliss

Robynne Chutkan, MD

A renowned physician shares her complete 10-day digestive tune-up for women, with important revelations about good gastrointestinal health.

Intermittent Fasting Transformation by Cynthia Thurlow

Intermittent Fasting Transformation

Cynthia Thurlow

Discover the customized nutrition plan that will help you be lean, fit, more youthful, sexier, and full of energy—at every stage of life.

Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Sixth Edition by Phyllis A. Balch CNC

Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Sixth Edition

Phyllis A. Balch CNC

The source for accessible, evidence-based information that serves as a guide for using natural nutritional remedies to achieve and maintain wellness.

Mastering Diabetes by Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, Robby Barbaro, MPH, Neal Barnard, MD

Mastering Diabetes

Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, Robby Barbaro, MPH, Neal Barnard, MD

With more than 30 delicious recipes and backed by cutting-edge nutritional science, Mastering Diabetes will help you feel the best you've felt in years.

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. M.D.

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. M.D.

The revolutionary guide to the scientifically proven lifesaving diet that can both prevent and help reverse the effects of

heart disease.

Be A Plant-Based Woman Warrior by Jane Esselstyn, Ann Crile Esselstyn

Be A Plant-Based Woman Warrior

Jane Esselstyn, Ann Crile Esselstyn

The original “Julia Child of plant-based cooking” teams up with her daughter to offer a celebration of the power of a plant-based lifestyle—with 125 recipes.

The Wahls Protocol by Terry Wahls M.D.

The Wahls Protocol

Terry Wahls M.D.

A clear prescriptive guide about how to beat autoimmune conditions using functional medicine and nutrient-rich foods from renowned Dr. Wahls.

Brain Food by Lisa Mosconi PhD

Brain Food

Lisa Mosconi PhD

This book is a step-by-step nutritional guide to baby’s first foods along with 125 easy, brain-boosting, gut-healthy recipes for every age and stage.

Reproductive Health

Your Postpartum Body by Ruth E. Macy, PT, DPT, Courtney Naliboff

Your Postpartum Body

Ruth E. Macy, PT, DPT, Courtney Naliboff

Written with expertise by a pelvic floor physical therapist, this book will empower you so that you can feel like yourself again—physically and mentally.

Expecting Better by Emily Oster

Expecting Better

Emily Oster

The award-winning economist, Emily Oster disproves standard recommendations about pregnancy to empower women while they’re expecting.

The Menopause Brain by Lisa Mosconi PhD, Maria Shriver

The Menopause Brain

Lisa Mosconi PhD, Maria Shriver

World-renowned neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi PhD shows women how to navigate menopause successfully and come out the other side with an even better brain.

The Big Book of Pregnancy Nutrition by Stephanie Middleberg, MS RD CDN

The Big Book of Pregnancy Nutrition

Stephanie Middleberg, MS RD CDN

A comprehensive handbook to nourishing yourself and your baby from the first through fourth trimesters, complete with over 40 easy, delicious recipes.

Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon, Erick Ingraham, Robert A. Bradley

Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way

Susan McCutcheon, Erick Ingraham, Robert A. Bradley

A guide to unmedicated childbirth, fully revised for the twenty-first century—with updated information and new illustrations and photos.

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah Hill

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control

Sarah Hill

Hill reveals ground-breaking and crucial information every woman on or off the pill should know to help them make more informed decisions about their health.

Mental Health

Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke

Dopamine Nation

Dr. Anna Lembke

Dr. Anna Lembke explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain... and what to do about it.

Wintering by Katherine May

Wintering

Katherine May

Wintering is an intimate, moving, and revelatory exploration of the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down.

Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Nedra Glover Tawwab

In a relatable and inclusive tone, Set Boundaries, Find Peace presents simple-yet-powerful ways to establish healthy boundaries in all aspects of life.

Mind Your Body by Nicole J. Sachs, LCSW, John Stracks, MD

Mind Your Body

Nicole J. Sachs, LCSW, John Stracks, MD

Free yourself from chronic pain, anxiety, and fatigue through the transformative process of nervous system regulation in this accessible guide.

The Stress Prescription by Elissa Epel, PhD

The Stress Prescription

Elissa Epel, PhD

A simple yet powerful plan to turn your stress into your strength in just seven days from the world-renowned psycholgist and bestselling author.

Hope and Help for Your Nerves by Claire Weekes

Hope and Help for Your Nerves

Claire Weekes

The bestselling step-by-step guide, from Dr. Claire Weekes, that will show you how to break the cycle of fear and cure your feelings of panic and anxiety.

Break the Cycle by Dr. Mariel Buqué

Break the Cycle

Dr. Mariel Buqué

The definitive guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from therapy.

Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin, MD

Real Self-Care

Pooja Lakshmin, MD

A roadmap for women to set boundaries, surpass guilt, treat themselves with compassion, connect to theirselves, and assert their power.

The XX Brain by Lisa Mosconi PhD, Maria Shriver

The XX Brain

Lisa Mosconi PhD, Maria Shriver

The first book to address cognitive enhancement and Alzheimer’s prevention specifically in women, framing brain health as an essential component to Women's Health.

Relationships

It's Not You by Ramani Durvasula PhD

It's Not You

Ramani Durvasula PhD

A guide on how to stop blaming yourself and how to start giving yourself permission to let go of a narcissist's hold on you and finally embrace your true self.

Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood

Women Who Love Too Much

Robin Norwood

Through their own words, Women Who Love Too Much reveal the roots of their attraction to difficult men, and Norwood offers them—and you—a way out of the pain.

Matters of the Heart by Thema Bryant, Ph.D.

Matters of the Heart

Thema Bryant, Ph.D.

A groundbreaking, heart-centered road map for everyone who seeks greater fulfillment in their relationships—with family, friends, romantic partners, and themselves.

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