Reading Suggestions
Here is a list of books I have found inspirational on my exploration of health. Neuroscience and the science behind how nature improves health have been life-long interests. The others align with professional interests and other hobbies that I feel attribute strongly towards health. I hope you find these of interest. If there is a book you would like to see here feel free to get in touch and recommend!
“This book is one of the best-organised homeopathic works I have ever seen. It gives you confidence; it provides a footing for quick homeopathic action when time is of the essence. No theory, no prolonged intellectual discussion, just a guide to the action needed, here and now.” – Ivo Wiesner in the Homeopathic Links Journal
For anyone embarking on a journey into the homeopathic treatment of animals, there are many challenges along the way: looking anew at the concepts of health and disease; trying to understand the mental and emotional dynamic of a patient who cannot speak our language; communicating with those who do not share the same knowledge or experience – these are all important factors to consider.
This book offers a personal guide for that journey. As Insights into Veterinary Homeopathy, it was originally written for veterinarians, but was enjoyed by a much wider demographic. This revised, expanded and updated second edition has a new title to reflect that wider appeal, and contains contributions from Geoff Johnson and David Lilley. It will be of interest to veterinarians, homeopaths and indeed anyone who cares for animals.
A comprehensive guide to homeopathic remedies and how to use them
Find out how to improve your health with this invaluable guide to homeopathic remedies. Includes:
Unique Materia Medica – beautifully illustrated profile for each remedy, including a look at its origin, historical and medicinal background, preparation and the principle physical, psychological and emotional symptoms associated with it.
How homeopathy can help with asthma, breast problems, cancer, depression, infertility, multiple sclerosis, pneumonia, rheumatoid arthritis and strokes.
Self-help guide on how to treat ailments including acne and insomnia, sprains, colic in babies and PMS.
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A science-based approach for healing ailments of both body and mind through cold-water swimming. The belief that swimming in cold water can improve one’s health is hardly new. For centuries, people from all over the world have reported that immersing themselves in cold water alleviates their pain and improves their overall well-being. Even Katharine Hepburn famously claimed to treat her winter colds by swimming in the icy waters of the Pacific Ocean. But until now, the practice has been treated lightly by the scientific community, the curative effects all but dismissed by doctors seeking medicine-centered solutions for their patients’ illnesses. In CHILL, expert anaesthetist and researcher Dr. Mark Harper delivers long-awaited evidence that cold-water swimming can, in fact, achieve powerful, tangible health benefits. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with case studies, laboratory results, and stories from the lives of patients, Dr. Harper illuminates the ways in which cold water can impacts us physiologically and mentally, alleviating conditions like: – chronic pain – dementia – arthritis – anxiety – depression – PTSD – migraines and more Dr. Harper guides us in safely establishing our own, customized practice of cold-water swimming in order to harness the therapeutic power of water for improved circulation, a strengthened immune system, cell regeneration, and everyday vitality. Eye-opening and actionable, and full of extraordinary discoveries about our minds, our bodies, and the healing powers of Earth’s most plentiful resource, CHILL is a drug-free, no-cost, revolutionary approach to lasting wellness and rejuvenation.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Memoir of the year’ – Vogue ‘A wondrous, sensuous memoir of salt-stung survival… clear-eyed and poetic prose’ Sunday Times ‘A fascinating memoir’ – Daily Mail When Tamsin Calidas first arrives on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides, it feels like coming home. Disenchanted by London, she and her husband left the city and high-flying careers to move the 500 miles north, despite having absolutely no experience of crofting, or of island life. It was idyllic, for a while. But as the months wear on, the children she’d longed for fail to materialise, and her marriage breaks down, Tamsin finds herself in ever-increasing isolation. Injured, ill, without money or friend she is pared right back, stripped to becoming simply a raw element of the often harsh landscape. But with that immersion in her surroundings comes the possibility of rebirth and renewal. Tamsin begins the slow journey back from the brink. Startling, raw and extremely moving, I Am An Island is a story about the incredible ability of the natural world to provide when everything else has fallen away – a stunning book about solitude, friendship, resilience and self-discovery.
Set in Glasgow we glimpse the lives of Dorothy, Jean, Jack, Will and others, who come together in The Connectionist Cafe. Follow them as they discover connections and develop new ones. Will you be inspired to do the same in your life?
In Born to Be Good, Dacher Keltner demonstrates that humans are not hardwired to lead lives that are “nasty, brutish, and short”―we are in fact born to be good. He investigates an old mystery of human evolution: why have we evolved positive emotions like gratitude, amusement, awe, and compassion that promote ethical action and are the fabric of cooperative societies? By combining stories of scientific discovery, personal narrative, and Eastern philosophy, Keltner illustrates his discussions with more than fifty photographs of human emotions. Born to Be Good is a profound study of how emotion is the key to living the good life and how the path to happiness goes through human emotions that connect people to one another.
When it comes to understanding the connection between our mental and physical health, we should be looking at the exceptions, not the rules.
Dr Jeff Rediger, a world-leading Harvard psychiatrist, has spent the last fifteen years studying thousands of individuals from around the world, examining the stories behind extraordinary cases of recovery from terminal illness.
Observing the common denominators of people who have beaten the odds, Dr Rediger reveals the immense power of our immune system and unlocks the secrets of the mind-body connection. In Cured, he explains the vital role that nutrition plays in boosting our immunity and fighting off disease, and he also outlines how stress, trauma and identity affect our physical health.
The field of mind-body medicine is plagued by wild claims that mislead patients and instil false hope. But as scientists in a range of fields uncover solid evidence that our minds influence our bodies quite profoundly, there is now great promise, too.
Jo Marchant attempts to use scientific research to find out if alternative medicines work; if our thoughts, beliefs and emotions influence our physical health; and if we can train our brains to heal our bodies.
Meet the ninety-year-old doctor who is still practicing medicine, the stroke victim who learned to move and talk again and the woman with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole. All these people had their lives transformed by the remarkable discovery that our brains can repair themselves through the power of positive thinking.Here bestselling author, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge reveals the secrets of the cutting-edge science of ‘neuroplasticity’.
The Brain’s Way of Healing explores the astonishing advances in the discovery of neuroplasticity, showing that the brain has its own unique way of healing, only recently uncovered. Norman Doidge discusses a series of remarkable recoveries: patients told they would never improve have years of chronic pain alleviated or damage from debilitating strokes undone, and symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, brain injury, autism or learning disorders are reversed.
How can gardening relieve stress and help us look after our mental health? What lies behind the restorative power of the natural world?
In a powerful combination of contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis and brilliant storytelling, The Well Gardened Mind investigates the magic that many gardeners have known for years – working with nature can radically transform our health, wellbeing and confidence.
With illuminating stories of how people struggling with stress, depression, trauma and addiction can change their lives, this inspiring and wise book of science, insight and anecdote – now translated into fifteen languages – shows how our understanding of nature and its restorative powers is only just beginning to flower.
Good Nature: Improve Your Health and Happiness with Nature – One Simple Step at a Time by Kathy Willis
We know the benefits of eating your greens, or getting your ‘five a day’. But what about the other ways that nature can help us lead healthier – and happier – lives?
In this revolutionary book, Professor Kathy Willis reveals the surprising science behind the natural world and how we can harness its benefits to improve our health: whether it’s gardening with your bare hands to boost your gut microbiome; letting the scent of roses make you a calmer and safer driver; or tuning into birdsong to help reduce stress, and even pain.
With applications for everything from which way we walk to work to choosing where our kids go to school, Good Nature brings the latest scientific research into our homes and workplaces, showing us how we can have better, happier, healthier and longer lives.
If you have a book recommendation that you would like featured here, feel free to get in touch.