Recommended Books/DVDs/Newsletters

A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: Descriptions in Plain English of More Than 12,000 Ingredients Both Harmful and Desirable Found in Foods by Ruth Winter

Brain Building Nutrition The Healing Power of Fats and Oils by Michael A. Schmidt, MD
Michael Schmidt reports on the links between fatty acid intake and memory, mood, and behavior.

Cosmetics Unmasked by Dr. Stephen Antczak
Definitions of ingredients used in toiletries and cosmetics that can irritate and damage your skin and health.

Dangerous Grains by James Braly, MD and Ron Hoggan, MA
Dangerous Grains exposes the myriad health risks posed by gluten grains (wheat, rye, barley, spelt, kamut, and triticale). The authors, leading experts in the field of food allergies, and celiac disease, present compelling evidence that our grain-centered diet is to blame for a host of chronic illnesses.

Eating for Optimal Health in the 21st Century (DVD) by David Getoff, Naturopath, CCN. A three hour video educating the public on what foods we should eat to be healthy and why. Available through the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation at www.ppnf.org.

Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills by Russell Blaylock, MD
Dr. Russell L. Blaylock poses some startling evidence as to the eventual consequences of a heavy MSG-diet. MSG, Aspartame (and other, similar agents) pierces the blood-brain barrier and over-stimulates the neurons of the brain to a deadly degree. Habitual intake among animal experiments has shown the development of tumors, memory loss, and a whole host of neurodegenerative diseases as the end result of excess excitotoxin intake, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Lou Gerhig's, etc. The author shows how the FDA relied heavily on flawed, biased studies, purchased by powerful corporations, to justify Aspartame.

Fats that Heal Fats that Kill by Udo Erasmus
This book explain almost everything about what fat is, how it is metabolized in our body, all the different kinds of fats, how fats are related to our health, etc.

Fluoride Deception by Christopher Bryson
Investigative reporter Bryson revisits the decades-long controversy on Fluoride, drawing on mountains of scientific studies, some unearthed from secret archives of government and corporate laboratories, to question the effects of fluoride and the motives of its leading advocates.

Genetically Engineered Food A Self Defense Guide For Consumers by Ronnie Cummins and Ben Lilliston
This is an excellent book discussing what risks GE foods have on our health and environment. It is very practical with lots of resources in the back.

Healthy Water for a Longer Life by Martin Fox, PhD
An old but excellent book on the quality of our drinking water and it’s affect on our health. This book is out of print but is available through Amazon’s used books.

The Coconut Oil Miracle by Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara
This book discusses the many health benefits of Coconut Oil.

The Healing Sun: Sunlight and Health in the 21st Century by Richard Hobday.
The light and heat from the sun are indispensable to all nature. Humanity is also part of nature and needs sunlight for health and well being, for vitality and happiness. This book explains how and why we should welcome sunlight back into our lives — safely! It shows how sunlight was used to prevent and cure diseases in the past, and how it can heal us and help us in the future.

Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol by Mary Enig
Mary Enig is an expert in the field of fats and oils. She discusses the basics of fat chemistry and especially the differences between trans fats and other fats. She talks about various oils and their health benefits.

The Miracle of MSM: The Natural Solution for Pain by Jacob Stanley, MD
MSM is a safe, natural, and side-effect-free remedy for many types of pain and inflammatory conditions. In this book, Drs. Stanley Jacob and Ronald Lawrence reveal how to tap into the benefits of this amazing compound. Experienced in the successful treatment of thousands of patients for pain, they explain how to take MSM--how much, when, with what foods, and in what form--to relieve pain in its many varieties.

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price, DDS
This book documents the research of Weston A. Price, a dentist and independent nutrition researcher. In a decade of travel around the world, Price and his wife studied the health, dietary habits, and chemical composition of food of dozens of traditional peoples of various racial backgrounds. His research was done at a time when many such groups still lived free of the influence of Western civilization and heavily refined and denatured foods.

Our Toxic World A Wake Up Call by Doris J. Rapp, MD
Dr. Rapp is an expert on this subject. This is an excellent book that discusses the wide-range of chemicals we are all exposed to and the effects on our health.

Pasture Perfect by Jo Robinson
Robinson is the first to gather all the scientific evidence proving that pastured products are safer and more nutritious. As readers will learn, meat from grass-fed animals is free of hormones, antibiotics and mad cow disease. It is also higher in Vitamin E, beta-carotene, omega-3 fatty acids, and the newly discovered cancer-fighting fat called "CLA." Eggs and dairy products from pastured poultry and dairy cows have similar benefits.

The Real Vitamin & Mineral Book by Shari Lieberman, PhD and Nancy Bruning
The authors cut through the confusing fads and hype surrounding exotic (and less essential) nutrients to help people decide which vitamins and minerals are necessary in their diets, and the appropriate dosage. Lieberman and Bruning show how the essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients can strengthen the immune system, fight illness, slow aging, and maximize health. Included in the book are sample worksheets and supplement checklists to assist readers in incorporating these important, healthful supplements into their busy lifestyles.

Reduce Blood Pressure Naturally by Michael Scheinbaum and David J.Getoff
This book discusses natural methods to lower blood pressure and more.

The Safe Shopper’s Bible by David Steinman and Samuel Epstein, MD
This book covers a large array of consumer products and foods with a specific focus on cancer-causing ingredients, with specific product types and brands listed for each category. It is based upon hard research from sources including manufacturers' Materials Safety Data Sheets, reports by the World Health Organization and Freedom of Information Act requests to the FDA, USDA, EPA and ATF.

Seeds of Deception by Jeffery Smith
This is an expose on how industry and government have been less than honest about the safety of genetically engineered foods.

Sweet Fire: Understanding Sugars Role in your Health (DVD) by Mary Tuscano
An excellent DVD which goes over the affect sugar and refined carbohydrates have on our health. Mary portrays the information in a simple and graphic format which makes this DVD both informative and interesting.

Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World (DVD) by Sound and Fury Productions
A look at the neurotoxic affects of the artificial sweetener aspartame.

Users Guide to Nutritional Supplements by Jack Challem
The User's Guide to Nutritional Supplements focuses on the most popular nutritional supplements, those that consistently attract the most attention. This book covers Vitamin E, Selenium, Ginkgo, Chromium, Glucosamine and chondroitin, Calcium and magnesium, Coenzyme Q10, Ginseng and more.

Newsletters

Alternatives by Dr. David Williams, Chiropractor and Researcher. 1-800-219-8591. www.drdavidwilliams.com. Dr. Williams travels throughout the world to research natural products and natural methods of healing. Very interesting and informative.

Health & Healing by Julian Whitaker, M.D. 1-800-539-8219. www.drwhitaker.com. Dr. Whitaker is one of the more well-know “Alternative” medical doctors in the U.S.

Nutrition & Healing by Jonathon Wright, M.D. 203-699-3683. www.wrightnewsletter.com. Jonathon Wright is the premier medical professional in the nutrition field. He has an excellent newsletter.

Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation (PPNF) www.ppnf.org. PPNF is a non-profit foundation preserving the works of nutrition classics such as Dr. Price and Dr. Pottenger. It is an excellent resource of articles and books to learn about healthy eating. Membership includes a subscription to their quarterly journal.