Here are my recommended resources as you travel the path of your own health journey. While it may be a rarity to find a “perfect” resource than one can agree with 100%, all of these are physical and/or emotional, mental, and spiritual “health-promoting” resources, and all have some great takeaways).
Books specifically recommended for active or recent flares of Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s Disease, and other gut conditions:
- Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet, by Elaine Gottschall
- Restoring Your Digestive Health, by Jordan S. Rubin and Joseph Brasco
- The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body
Other Book Recommendations:
- In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan (my #1 most recommended resource!)
- 100 Days of Real Food, by Lisa Leake
- The Food Babe Way, by Vani Hari
- Food Fix: How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities, and Our Planet–One Bite at a Time, by Dr. Mark Hyman
- Apple Cider Vinegar: Miracle Health System, by Patricia Bragg and Paul Bragg
- Cancer Free with Food, by Liana Werner-Gray
- Breasts: The Owner’s Manual, by Dr. Kristi Funk
- Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention–and How to Think Deeply Again, by Johann Hari
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown
Other “People to Follow on Social Media”:
Documentary Recommendations:
- Hungry for Change
- Forks Over Knives
- Fed Up
- Gaia (online library of all kinds of health related video content)
Exercise YouTube Channels:
Motivating and Encouraging Podcasts:
- The Rich Roll Podcast
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- Oprah’s Super Soul