Health-Related Books:  

OneWorld Recommends Reading the following Health-Related books:

 

Anticancer – A New Way of Life – by David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D. (A Must Read)
Dr. Sevran-Schreiber is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the co-founder of the Center for Integrative Medicine.

"Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis," by Tom Daschle. Provides insights into how President-elect Obama's newly named secretary of health and human services plans to approach his job.

 

Younger Next Year for Women – Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy Until You’re 80 and Beyond by Cris Crowley & Henry S. Lodge, M.D.

 

The Healing of America:   A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care,
by T.R. Reid   (T. R. Reid is a Washington Post Reporter who is really informed about Health Care)

 

When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection by Gabor Maté

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté M.D.

 

Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates And What You Can Do About It - Gabor Maté

 

"My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey" by Jill Bolte Taylor.
Dr. Taylor,  a neuroanatomist at the Harvard-run Brain Tissue Resource Center, suffered a massive stroke one morning when a blood vessel burst in the left side of her brain.  Read & learn what is possible in our lives.

 

"Hippocrates' Shadow: Secrets From the House of Medicine" by David H. Newman.
Discusses many of the unnecessary and inefficient practices in modern health care, and suggests some proposals for eliminating them.

 

“Overtreated" - Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer by Shannon Brownlee
(This book exposes the many dirty secrets of the US health care system)

 

“Our Daily Meds" - by Melody Petersen (Learn how some studies are skewed)

 

"The Way We Work" by David Macaulay
According to the WSJ “It's a great reference book for anyone who wants a layman's explanation of DNA, blood cells or the digestive system, and is a handy educational tool for kids who are curious about anatomy.

 

"A Life Worth Living: A Doctor's Reflections on Illness in a High-Tech Era" by Robert Martensen.

Help in facing difficult decisions that come with serious illness, such as whether to continue life-prolonging treatment when there is no hope of cure.

“Live a Little! Breaking the Rules Won’t Break Your Health” by Dr. Susan Love.
She makes the case that perfect health is a myth and that most of us are living far more healthful lives than we realize.

“Gifted Hands” - Ben Carson’s Story – Dr. Ben Carson & Cecil Murphy (Miracles Do Happen)

"100 Questions & Answers About Menopause" by Ivy Alexander, PhD & Karla Knight, RN