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RECOMMENDED READS
 | The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are Each day we are led to believe that if we could only look perfect and lead perfect lives, we'd no longer feel inadequate. Brené Brown, a leading expert on shame, authenticity, and belonging, shares ten guideposts on the power of Wholehearted living—a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness. |
 | Mind over Medicine : Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself You’ll be introduced to a radical new wellness model based on Dr. Rankin’s scientific findings. Her unique six-step program will help you uncover where things might be out of whack in your life—spiritually, creatively, environmentally, nutritionally, and in your professional and personal relationships—so that you can create a customized treatment plan aimed at bolstering these health-promoting pieces of your life. |
 | The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive and Vitality Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol Dr. Sara Gottfried, a Harvard-educated physician and nationally recognized, board-certified gynecologist, refuses to accept that being a woman means feeling overwhelmed or that popping pills is the new normal. Dr. Sara Gottfried shares the unique hormone-balancing program that she has used to help thousands of women reclaim wellness, verve, and optimal health. |
 | The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now! Dr. Hyman reveals that the secret solution to losing weight and preventing not just diabetes but also heart disease, stroke, dementia, and cancer is to maintain balanced insulin levels. |
 | The Slow Down Diet: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, and Weight Loss Marc David presents a new way to understand our relationship to food, focusing on quality and the possibilities of pleasure in eating to transform and improve metabolism. |
 | Food Rules: An Eater's Manual Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much. |
 | Gutbliss: A 10-Day Plan to Ban Bloat, Flush Toxins, and Dump Your Digestive Baggage Many so-called cures for women’s bloating and indigestion, from juice cleanses to specialty diets, are based on junk science. For women seeking true relief from that overall feeling of discomfort in any size jeans, Dr. Robynne Chutkan, a renowned gastrointestinal physician, has the perfect prescription for feeling light, tight, and bright. You don't want to miss the GI friendly Kale & Chocolate recipes featured in the 10-day plan. |
 | The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health The China Study is the most comprehensive study on nutrition ever conducted. The general conclusion suggests that if you change your diet then you dramatically reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. |
 | Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body's Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free Dr. Fuhrman, a leading expert and board-certified medical specialist in prevention and reversing disease, offers a comprehensive guide to superior health. Super Immunity shows us how we can improve our health so that we can become almost resistant to colds, influenza, and other infections. |
 | Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Revised Edition The Eat to Live plan focuses on improving the nutrient quality of your calories – not just reducing calories. It is common for obese individuals to lose all of their excess weight when following the high-nutrient (nutritarian) eating style Joel Fuhrman describes in Eat to Live. |
 | What's Eating Your Child?: The Hidden Connection Between Food and Childhood Ailments Kelly Dorfman describes the hidden connections between food and childhood ailments: anxiety, recurrent ear infections, stomachaches, picky eating, rashing, ADHD and more. And what every parent can do about it. |
 | Anticancer, A New Way of Life, New Edition A moving story of one doctor’s inner and outer search for balance and a radical exposition of the roles that environment, lifestyle and drama play in our health. |
 | Detox for Women: An All New Approach for a Sleek Body and Radiant Health in 4 Weeks Natalia Rose is a leader in the ever-growing field of detoxification and cleansing. Her safe approach to detoxing is a must read for anyone curious about cleansing in a way that is easy to follow and gentle on the system. |
 | Crazy Sexy Diet: Eat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark, and Live Like You Mean It! Kris Carr, a cancer survivor whose tagline is “make juice not war,” writes a humorous, engaging and educational book on the healing properties of food. |
COOKBOOKS
 | Crazy Sexy Kitchen: 150 Plant-Empowered Recipes to Ignite a Mouthwatering Revolution With over 150 new, tempting and delectable recipes, you’ll find it difficult not to embrace a mostly plant-empowered diet. Whether you’re already a green goddess or a newbie on your wellness journey, there’s a nutrient-dense recipe in Crazy Sexy Kitchen designed to nourish your mind, body & soul. As Dr. Christiane Northrup, M.D., writes, “This book will open your eyes and your palate to a whole new way of life.” |
 | Kicking Cancer in the Kitchen: The Girlfriend's Cookbook and Guide to Using Real Food to Fight Cancer As cancer survivors, Annette and Kendall share their insights and best health strategies for the woman who has been handed the cancer card and for the one who never wants to get it. This book is for anyone who believes in the healing power of food…or has a desire to learn about food as medicine. With recipes that promote optimal health, girlfriend-to-girlfriend tips on prevention, and beautiful photos to inspire your inner chef, this book is an absolute must. |
 | Thrive Foods: 200 Plant-Based Recipes for Peak Health Brendan Brazier, a former professional Ironman triathlete, is recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on plant-based nutrition. If you're looking for sustainable energy, high-quality sleep, physical strength, and mental sharpness to meet modern-day demands, Thrive Foods is the resource for you. The book also features over 200 nutritionally complete, easy-to-make recipes. |
| The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook: Whole Foods Recipes for Personal and Planetary Health, Second Edition A complete nutritional and cooking guide for every stage of life, including over 200 gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free recipes. |
| Clean Food: A Seasonal Guide to Eating Close to the Source with More Than 200 Recipes for a Healthy and Sustainable You Excellent cookbook emphasizing farm-fresh ingredients with recipes that make it simpler to eat closer to the source. |
 | Canyon Ranch: Nourish: Indulgently Healthy Cuisine Illustrated by beautiful photographs, this book has more than 200 delicious and nutritious recipes from the leading authority on healthy, luxurious living. |
K&C APPROVED NUTRITION CERTIFICATIONS
 | Institute for Psychology of Eating The Institute for The Psychology of Eating is unique and revolutionary in its’ educational approach. IPE is the only school of its’ kind that teaches students how to effectively work with the most common eating challenges of our times. IPE graduates come away empowered around their own relationship with food and body, skilled in facilitating others, and confident to bring this knowledge out into the world. |
 | Institute for Integrative Nutrition |
 | Cornell University, Plant-Based Nutrition Certification A powerful science-based approach to nutrition that can dramatically reduce your risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity and improve your quality of life. |
STOCK THE KITCHEN
 | The best blender for making smoothies, soups, and dressings. It is a steep but worthwhile investment. Click here to get a $25 discount. |
 | Breville 800JEXL Juice Fountain Elite 1000-Watt Juice Extractor |
 | Sunfood (www.sunfood.com) David Wolfe’s, Sunfood, is a great online resource to purchase superfoods and other hard to find natural and raw ingredients. Check out the recipe section, too! |
(HEALTHY HOUSE
 | http://www.everydayexposures.com/ This is a wonderful, innovative, and interactive website. It is designed to help educate consumers about some of the toxins most of us have in our homes. Click through the rooms of the home on the page to learn how you can limit your family’s exposure to these dangerous chemicals. |
CLEANSES
 | Ritual Cleanse (www.ritualcleanse.com) This cleanse is a great way to RESET. The juices are made form 100 percent organic ingredients and all the packaging is eco-friendly. You can also keep up with your active lifestyle and continue to work out with the SHRED cleanse. The “Pre” juice is my absolute fave! |
 | Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself Dr. Junger unveils a revolutionary program to restore the body’s natural ability to heal itself. The book offers a great explanation on cleansing and outlines a 21-day program to set you on your path to wellness. |
SUPPORTIVE WEBSITES
 | Andrew Weil’s Environmental Working Group consists of a team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers who pore over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and their own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. EWG research brings to light unsettling facts that they believe you have a right to know. |
 | Local Harvest is a wonderful resource to learn about farmers markets, family farms and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies. |
 | What you put on your body is just as important as what you put in your body. Check out this website to learn what is safe and not so safe to use. |
 | MAKE, GO, GET, DO, BE, SEE. GOOP is Gwyneth Paltrow’s website that contains excellent and current information on lifestyle, travel, nutrition and advice on so much more. |
 | Dr. Lipman is a pioneer and internationally recognized expert in the fields of Integrative and Functional Medicine. I subscribe to his weekly newsletter which contains useful and enlightening articles on health and wellness from an enlightened physician’s perspective. |
HEALTHY KIDS
 | Feeding the Whole Family: Recipes for Babies, Young Children, and Their Parents This cookbook is filled with healthy and easy to follow recipes for babies, young children, and their parents. It's a must have for your family kitchen. |
 | http://www.kidsgethealthy.org/ This website is sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Parents know that the road to lifelong good health starts with healthy eating and plenty of exercise. While visiting this website, be sure to download the free guide with up-to-date health and nutrition information, advice on changing habits, tips to get your family started, and plenty of delicious recipes. |
HEALTHY PETS
 | http://healthypets.mercola.com/ Dr. Mercola’s healthy newsletter for pets is your one-stop resource for pet health articles and discussions that will help you prevent disease and nurture happy, thriving pets. |