Addictions

• BEYOND THE INFLUENCE : UNDERSTANDING AND DEFEATING ALCOHOLISM by Katherine Ketcham, William F. Asbury, Mel Schulstad, Ciaramicoli, Arthur P. Ciaramicoli (Contributor)

• ALCOHOL & THE ADDICTIVE BRAIN by Kenneth Blum, Ph.D

• SEVEN WEEKS TO SOBRIETY by Joan Matthews Larson, Ph.D.

Allergies

• IS THIS YOUR CHILD? Discovering & Treating Unrecognized Allergies in Children & Young Adults by Doris Rapp, M.D.

• SAY GOODBYE TO ILLNESS by Devi S. Nambudripad, Ph.D. – Delta Publishing

• WINNING THE WAR AGAINST ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES by Ellen Cutler, D.C.A Drug-free Cure for Asthma and Allergy sufferers (using NAET)

Alternative Medicine

• FIVE STEPS TO SELECTING THE BEST ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE by Mary and Michael Morton, 1996.

• MANIFESTO FOR A NEW MEDICINE: Your Guide to Healing Partnerships and the Wise Use of Alternative Therapies by James Gordon, M.D.

• RECLAIMING OUR HEALTH: Exploding the Medical Myth and Embracing the Sources of True Healing by John Robbins, Marianne Williamson, Riane Eisler (Introduction)

• ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE (Burton Goldberg Group, Ed.)

• POWER HEALING: Use the New Integrated Medicine to Cure Yourself by Leo Galland

• YOUR BODY CRIES FOR WATER by F. Batmanghelidj

• ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATURAL MEDICINE by Michael Murray and Joseph Pizzorno

• SMART MEDICINE FOR A HEALTHIER CHILD: A Practical A-To-Z Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments for Infants and Children by Janet Zand

• SMART MEDICINE FOR HEALTHIER LIVING: Practical A-Z Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments for Adults by Janet Zand, Allan Spreen

• CLEANSING THE BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT by Carolyn Reuben

Alternative Psychiatry & Brain Chemistry

• OPTIMUM NUTRITION FOR THE MIND (Paperback) by Patrick HolfordDr Cass’ co-author from Natural Highs did a fine job of continuing where Natural Highs left off.

• THE ADD NUTRITION SOLUTION: A Drug-Free Thirty-Day Plan by Marcia Zimmerman, 1999. An excellent, informative, thorough book on the subject.

• NATURAL ALTERNATIVES TO PROZAC by Michael Murray, N.D.

• ST. JOHN’S WORT, NATURE’S BLUES BUSTER by Hyla Cass, M.D. Much more than St.John’s Wort, it covers the many underlying imbalances, and nutritional treatments for depression.

• NATURE’S PROZAC: Natural Therapies and Techniques to Rid Yourself of Anxiety, Depression, Panic Attacks & Stress by Judith Sachs, Lendon H. Smith.

• STOP DEPRESSION NOW: SAM-e [SAMe] The Breakthrough Supplement that Works as Well as Prescription Drugs in Half the Time… with No Side Effects by Richard Brown, Carol Colman, Teodoro Bottiglieri.

• MOLECULES OF EMOTION by Candace Pert. Scribner, New York, 1997.

• THE WAY UP FROM DOWN by Priscilla Slagle, 1987.

• THE HEALING NUTRIENTS WITHIN Keats Publishing, Inc., by Eric Braverman, Carl Pfeiffer, Ken Blum, and Richard Smayda

• KAVA: NATURE’S ANSWER TO STRESS, ANXIETY, AND INSOMNIA by Hyla Cass and Terrence McNally.

• NATURAL HEALING FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA and Other Common Mental Disorders by Eva Edelman.

• NUTRITION AND MENTAL ILLNESS by C. C. Pfeiffer.

• THE BRAIN WELLNESS PLAN: Breakthrough Medical, Nutritional, and Immune-Boosting Therapies by Dr. Jay Lombard and Germano, RD, CNS LDN.

• UNDERSTANDING BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY by Robert J. Hedaya, M.D. The connection between biological disorders and psychiatric symptoms.

Anti-Aging and Longevity

• ANTIOXIDANTS FOR LIFE: Fight Cancer and Heart Disease, Improve Your Memory, and Slow the Aging Process by Carolyn Reuben. Learn about various antioxidant nutrients and the specific functions of each.

• GROW YOUNG WITH HGH by Ronald Klatz M.D., and Carol Kahn (1998).

• LIFE EXTENDERS AND MEMORY BOOSTERS by Hans J. Kugler (Editor), A. Glenn Braswell, David Steinman (Editor).

• STOPPING THE CLOCK by Ronald Klatz & Robert Goldman.

• HOW TO STAY YOUNG AND HEALTHY IN A TOXIC WORLD: An Anti-Aging Program by Ann Louise Gittleman, 1999.

Brain and Aging

• YOUR MIRACLE BRAIN by Jean Carper.

• BRAIN LONGEVITY by Dharma Singh Khalsa.

• BEATING ALZHEIMER’S, A Step Towards Unlocking the Mysteries of Brain Diseases by Tom Warren. The true story of Tom Warren’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease and how his treatment worked.

• SMART DRUGS & NUTRIENTS: How to Improve Your Memory and Increase Your Intelligence, Using the Latest Discoveries in Neuroscience by Ward Dean, M.D., and John Morgenthaler. Something of a bible for the smart drugs set.

• SMART DRUGS II:THE NEXT GENERATION: New drugs and nutrients to Improve Your Memory and Increase Your Intelligence by Ward Dean, M.D. John Morgenthaler, and Steven Wm. Fowkes.

• MIND FOODS AND SMART PILLS by Ross Pelton and Taffy Pelton.

Cancer

• AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CANCER by W. John Diamond, W. Lee Cowden, Burton Goldberg

Candida

• CHRONIC CANDIDIASIS:THE YEAST SYNDROME by Michael Murray.

• CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME AND THE YEAST CONNECTION by William Crook. A get well guide by one of the world’s experts on candida (yeast) overgrowth in the body.

• TIRED – SO TIRED – AND THE “YEAST CONNECTION” William Crook, M.D. Latest contribution from the “Dean of Candida” diagnosis and treatment. A must read! (website: www.candida-yeast.com).

• THE YEAST CONNECTION AND THE WOMAN by William Crook, M.D.

• THE YEAST CONNECTION COOKBOOK by Wm. Crook, M.D. & R. N. Jones.

• THE YEAST CONNECTION HANDBOOK by William Crook, M.D. Bantam, 1986.

• COPING WITH CANDIDA COOKBOOK by Sally Rockwell.

• THE YEAST SYNDROME by John ParksTrowbridge, Morton Walker.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME by Jesse Stoff, M.D. & Charles Pellegrino, Ph.D.

• FROM FATIGUED TO FANTASTIC by Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.

Diet

• THE CRAZY MAKERS: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children by Carol Simontacchi.

• YOUR FAT IS NOT YOUR FAULT: Overcome Your Body’s Resistance to Permanent Weight Loss by Margaret West, Carol N. Simontacchi, Barry Sears

• THE DIET CURE by Julia Ross, M.A. 1999. The 8-Step Program to Rebalance Your Body Chemistry and End Food Cravings, Weight Problems, and Mood Swings – Now.

• THE OPTIMUM NUTRITION BIBLE by Patrick Holford, 1999.

• THE 20-DAY REJUVENATION DIET PROGRAM by Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., with Sara Benum, M.A. Dr. Bland is one of the foremost nutritional researchers and educators of our time. Not just another diet book, it deals with rejuvenating foods, detoxification, enhancing immunity, decreasing inflammation and balancing.

• EAT YOUR COLORS: Maximize Your Health by Eating the Right Foods for Your Body Type by Marcia Zimmerman CN. Note: read my review of this book on Amazon.com.

• EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR TYPE. The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer & Achieving Your Ideal Weight by Peter D’Adamo. Putnam, New York, 1996.

• NUTRITION MADE SIMPLE: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE LATEST FINDINGS IN OPTIMAL NUTRITION by Robert Crayhon and Ann Louise Gittleman.

• YOUR BODY KNOWS BEST: The revolutionary eating plan that helps you achieve your optimal weight and energy level for life by Ann Louise Gittleman.

• EAT FAT, LOSE WEIGHT: THE RIGHT FATS CAN MAKE YOU THIN FOR LIFE by Ann Louise Gittleman, Dina Nunziato (Contributor).

• THE 40-30-30 PHENOMENON: The Easy-To-Follow, ‘Zone’-Based Diet Plan Tailored for Individual Needs by Ann L. Gittleman.

• BEYOND PRITIKIN: A Total Nutrition Program for Rapid Weight Loss, Longevity, and Good Health by Anne Louise Gittleman.

• DR. ATKIN’S NEW DIET COOKBOOK by Robert Atkins, M.D.

• DR. ATKIN’S NEW DIET REVOLUTION by Robert C. Atkins, M.D.

• EAT MORE, WEIGH LESS: Dr. Dean Ornish’s Life Choice Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly by Dean Ornish, M.D. and Shirley Elizabeth Brown.

• EAT SMART THINK SMART: How to Use Nutrients and Supplements to Achieve Maximum Mental and Physical Performance/Cassettes by Robert Haas.

• HEALING POWER OF FOODS: Nutrition Secrets for Vibrant Health and Long Life by Michael T. Murray, N.D.

• MASTERING THE ZONE: THE NEXT STEP IN ACHIEVING SUPERHEALTH & PERMANENT FAT LOSS by Barry Sears, Ph.D. and Mary Goodbody.

• POTATOES NOT PROZAC by Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.

• PROTEIN POWER by Michael R. Eades, M.D., and Mary Eades, M.D. The High-Protein/Low Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health.

• SUGAR BUSTERS – CUT SUGAR TO TRIM FAT by Leighton Steward, Samuel Andreios, & Luis Balart. Increased sugar intake increases insulin production. Increased insulin causes sugar to be stored as fat, and stimulates the liver to produce cholesterol. Such a rising insulin level precedes the onset of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension & obesity.

Essential Fatty Acids

• FATS THAT HEAL, FATS THAT KILL: The Complete Guide to Fats, Oils, Cholesterol and Human Health by Udo Erasmus.

• EAT FAT, LOSE WEIGHT: The Right Fats Can Make You Thin for Life by Ann Louise Gittleman, Dina Nunziato (Contributor)

• OMEGA 3 OILS TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH, FIGHT DEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND EXTEND YOUR LIFE by Donald Rudin, M.D. & Clara Felix. Shows the importance of certain fats & how they effect the body.

• SMART FATS: HOW DIETARY FATS AND OILS AFFECT MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE by Michael A. Schmidt, D.C.

• UNDERSTANDING FATS & OILS by Michael T. Murray, N.D. & Jude Beutler, R.R.T., R.C.P.

• THE OMEGA DIET: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the Diet of the Island of Crete by Artemis Simopoulos, M.D., and Jo Robinson

Herbs and Phytonutrients

• CHINESE HERBAL THERAPY by Takahide Kuwaki, M.D.

• EARL MINDELL’S HERB BIBLE by Earl Mindell. Explains the new easy-to-use herbal remedies available today.

• GINKGO – ELIXIR OF YOUTH by Christoper Hobbs.

• HERBAL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR BETTER HEALTH: Your Everyday Guide to Prevention, Treatment, and Care by Donald J. Brown, N.D.

• HERBAL TONIC THERAPIES by Daniel Mowrey, Ph.D.

• HERBS OF CHOICE: THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF PHYTOMEDICINALS by Varro E. Tyler, Ph.D.

• HERBS THAT HEAL: Prescription for Herbal Healing by Michael Weiner, Ph.D. & Janet Weiner.

• NEXT GENERATION HERBAL MEDICINE (Guaranteed Potency Herbs) by Daniel Mowrey, Ph.D.

• PLANETARY HERBOLOGY, An Integration of Western Herbs into the Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic Systems by Michael Tierra.

• THE GREEN PHARMACY New discoveries in herbal remedies for common diseases and conditions by James A. Duke, Ph.D.

• THE HEALING POWER OF HERBS: The Enlightened Person’s Guide to the Wonders of Medicinal Plants by Michael Murray.

• THE NEW HOLISTIC HERBAL by David Hoffmann (1991).

• THE SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION OF HERBAL MEDICINE: How to Remedy and Prevent Disease With Herbs, Vitamins, Minerals, and Other Nutrients by D. Mowrey.

Hormones and Menopause

• Natural Hormone Balance for Women: Look Younger, Feel Stronger, and Live Life With Exuberance by Uzzi Reiss M.D./OB-GYN, Martin Zucker.

• GET OFF THE MENOPAUSE ROLLER COASTER: Natural Solutions for Mood Swings, Hot Flashes, Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, and Other Symptoms by Shari Lieberman, PhD.

• SOLVED: THE RIDDLE OF ILLNESS by Stephen Langer, M.D. & J. F. Scheer. (1995) An excellent self-help book for those suspecting or having thyroid disorders.

• WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT PREMENOPAUSE: BALANCE YOUR HORMONES AND YOUR LIFE FROM THIRTY TO FIFTY by John R. Lee, Jesse Hanley, Virginia Hopkins.

• BEFORE THE CHANGE: TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR PERIMENOPAUSE by Ann Louise Gittleman.

Nutrient Information

• ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS by Michael Murray, N.D. An in-depth explanation of vitamins, minerals, oils, enzymes, how each works, what symptoms indicate a deficiency & what health conditions are helped by each supplement.

• EARL MINDELL’S SUPPLEMENT BIBLE by Earl Mindell.

• EARL MINDELL’S VITAMIN BIBLE by Earl Mindell.

• MIRACLE CURES: Dramatic New Scientific Discoveries Revealing the Healing Powers of Herbs, Vitamins, and Other Natural Remedies by Jean Carper.

• THE DOCTOR’S VITAMIN AND MINERAL ENCYCLOPEDIA by Sheldon Saul Hendler, M.D., Ph.D. (1990).

• THE HEALING NUTRIENTS WITHIN by Eric R. Braverman, M.D. with Carl C. Pfeiffer, M.D., Ph.D., Ken Blum, Ph.D., and Richard Smayda, D.O. A comprehensive book on amino acids.

• THE NATURAL PHARMACY: From the Top Experts in the Field, Your Essential Guide to Vitamins, Herbs, Minerals and Homeopathic Remedies by Schuyler W. Lininger (Editor), Steve Austin, Jonathan W. Wright, Donald Brown, Alan Gaby.

• PRESCRIPTION FOR NUTRITIONAL HEALING – 2nd edition by James F. Balch and Phyllis A. Balch.

• THE REAL VITAMIN AND MINERAL BOOK - 2nd edition by Shari Lieberman and Nancy Bruning, 1997.

• NUTRITIONAL INFLUENCES ON ILLNESS: A Sourcebook of Clinical Research by Melvyn R. Werbach MD.

Psychological

• ANXIETY EPIDEMIC by Billie Sahley, Ph.D.

• CODEPENDENT NO MORE: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie.

• CREATING AFFLUENCE: THE A TO Z STEPS TO A RICHER LIFE by Deepak Chopra.

• DO WHAT YOU LOVE, THE MONEY WILL FOLLOW: Discovering Your Right Livelihood by Marsha Sinetar, Ph.D.

• EMBRACING OURSELVES: The Voice Dialogue Manual by Hal Stone, Sidra Stone. About knowing, accepting, & loving all parts of ourselves and others.

• EMBRACING YOUR INNER CRITIC. Turning Self-Criticism into a Creative Asset by Hal & Sidra Stone. 1995.

• EMDR: The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma by Francine Shapiro and Margot Silk Forrest, 1997. The use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to heal psychological trauma and dysfunctional patterns, as discussed in St. John’s Wort: Nature’s Blues Buster.

• WAKING THE TIGER WITHIN by Pete Levine, 1997. The roots of psychological trauma and patterns and how to heal them. Discussed in Kava: Nature’s Answer to Stress, Anxiety, and Insomnia.

Sexuality

• ACUPRESSURE FOR LOVERS: SECRETS OF TOUCH FOR INCREASING INTIMACY by Michael Gach.

• BETTER SEX THROUGH CHEMISTRY: A Guide to the New Prosexual Drugs and Nutrients by John Morgenthaler and Dan Joy. ”The only medically sound, comprehensive guide to improving your sex life with drugs and nutrients. Anybody who has sex, or hopes to, should own a copy.” – Dr. Ward Dean, M.D.

• LOVE POTIONS by Cynthia Watson, M.D. A discussion of those supplements which enhance sexual desire and performance.

Miscellaneous

• OUR STOLEN FUTURE by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers. Dutton, New York, 1996.

• WHY ZEBRAS DON’T GET ULCERS, An Updated Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases by Robert Sapolsky, 1994.