Here is my list of references for if you are curious or hungry for education on your health journey.
Here is a, fairly, comprehensive list of references for further education on health. It covers various aspects like habits, weight loss, energy, cravings, and overall well-being. The list also includes resources for diving deeper into understanding through podcasts and books.
If you are going the self coaching route:
- Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear. It’s a great way to go about changing your behaviours.
- The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram Your Genes for Effortless Weight Loss, Vibrant Health, and Boundless Energy by Mark Sisson
- Feel Better In 5: Your Daily Plan to Supercharge Your Health by Dr Rangan Chatterjee
- The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever by Mark Sisson
- The Glucose Goddess Method: Your four-week guide to cutting cravings, getting your energy back, and feeling amazing: by Jessie Inchauspe. This is a kinder easier way into working on blood sugar control and if you have deeply engrained habits or have found it hard to improve your blood sugar control through food I would recommend thinking about starting with this approach.
Dive deeper into your understanding:
- The HubermanLab ( if you want to go deep: its information, take your pick, I wouldn’t recommend all of it but some is just outstanding)
- Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick (same again if you want more depth, not all episodes are for everyone)
- The Peter Attia Drive Podcast (he is just a deep thinker)
- Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine: The Key to Understanding Disease, Chronic Illness, Aging, and Life Itself by Dr Lee Know
- The 4 Season Solution by Dallas Hardwig
- The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Surface by Monty Lyuman
- The Way of the Iceman: How the Wim Hof Method Creates Radiant, Longterm Health by Wim Hof
- Autophagy: Live Healthy. Discover Your Self-Cleansing Body’s Natural Intelligence! Activate the Anti-Aging Process Through the Ketosis State, Extended Water, Intermittent Fasting, and Ketogenic Diet! by Serena Baker
- The Human Superorganism: How the Microbiome Is Revolutionizing the Pursuit of a Healthy Life by Rodney Dietert PhD
If you have some of the common concerns:
- Cholesterol Clarity: What the HDL Is Wrong with My Numbers? by Jimmy Moore. He addresses the common worry about high Cholesterol you might want to read this one if you decide to try a low carb aproach or you are worried about high Cholesterol.
- The Big Fat Surprise: by Nina Teicholz. A nine year investigation into the story behind fats and why many people are consuming health damaging fats.
