Best Health Books — 102 Honest Reviews
Every book below was read and judged on one question: will it change what you do on Monday morning? Each review tells you who should read it, who should skip it and the three ideas worth keeping.
The Miracle Morning
Hal Elrod · Health
A useful template with a lot of marketing around it; take the routine, leave the rest.
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Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker · Health
Persuasive and occasionally overheated; the behavior change it prompts is worth it.
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Dopamine Nation
Dr. Anna Lembke · Health
Clear, compassionate and timely; a strong explanation of why moderation feels so hard.
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Outlive
Peter Attia · Health
Rigorous and long; the best general book on preventive health, read with your own doctor.
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Breath
James Nestor · Health
Fun, informative and slightly overstated; the practices are worth trying.
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Rest
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang · Health
Persuasive and civilized; a case for working less and better.
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Burnout
Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski · Health
Warm, funny and scientifically grounded; an important book on stress.
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The Comfort Crisis
Michael Easter · Health
Engaging and bracing; a good push for the too-comfortable.
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10% Happier
Dan Harris · Health
Funny, honest and effective at getting skeptics to sit down.
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Buddha’s Brain
Rick Hanson · Health
Substantive and warm; neuroscience in service of practice.
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The Brain's Way of Healing
Norman Doidge · Health
Hopeful and uneven; read with a clinician.
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Lifespan
David A. Sinclair with Matthew D. LaPlante · Health
Exciting science, premature protocols.
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The Mindful Way through Depression
Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Jon Kabat-Zinn · Health
Evidence-based and gentle.
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Mind Over Mood
Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky · Health
The CBT workbook; do it, do not just read it.
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Waking the Tiger
Peter A. Levine with Ann Frederick · Health
Foundational and theoretical.
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Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts
Sally M. Winston and Martin N. Seif · Health
Precise and liberating.
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The Anxiety and Worry Workbook
David A. Clark and Aaron T. Beck · Health
Authoritative manual.
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The Whole30
Melissa Hartwig Urban and Dallas Hartwig · Health
Clear structure, contested reasoning.
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The China Study
T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II · Health
Influential advocacy.
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It Starts with Food
Dallas Hartwig and Melissa Hartwig · Health
The rationale, somewhat overstated.
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The Complete Guide to Fasting
Jason Fung and Jimmy Moore · Health
Practical with real caveats.
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Peak Performance
Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness · Health
Balanced and evidence-based; a healthy performance book.
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Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To
David A. Sinclair · Health
The frontier, speculative.
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The Joy of Movement
Kelly McGonigal · Health
Uplifting and credible; the best book on exercise and happiness.
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Built to Move
Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett · Health
Practical and sane; a baseline for bodies.
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The Sleep Solution
W. Chris Winter · Health
Practical and reassuring; the clinician's sleep book.
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The Blue Zones
Dan Buettner · Health
Engaging and sensible; a lifestyle framework, held lightly.
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Full Catastrophe Living
Jon Kabat-Zinn · Health
Thorough and foundational; the mindfulness course in print.
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Mindfulness in Plain English
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana · Health
Clear, precise and classic; the meditation manual.
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