Five Great Books on Nutrition
Eating a healthy and balanced diet is a good idea at any age, and there are a wealth of great books available on the subject. Whether you’re looking to start a new diet or refine your approach to how you eat, here are five of our favorite reads.
Food and Fitness After 50 (by Christine Rosenbloom and Bob Murray)
This book translates the latest science on aging, nutrition, and exercise into simple actionable steps. Inside you will find: real life stories from adults over 50 and how they overcame challenges; self-assessments to help you pinpoint where you can improve your food and fitness decisions; practical advice that clarifies the latest science and clears up confusion; conversations with nutrition and fitness experts from around the globe; and successful tips that the authors use every day to eat healthy and stay active.
Food for Life (by Tim Spector)
Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat has never seemed so complicated. Tim Spector has pioneered a science-based approach to nutrition, encouraging us to forget misleading notions of calorie counts or nutritional breakdowns. In Food for Life he draws on over a decade of cutting-edge scientific research, along with his own personal insights, to deliver a new and comprehensive guide to what we should all know about food today. Read more on Amazon.com >>
Eat Better Forever (by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall)
In this book, instead of promising a gimmicky single-fix solution to the challenge of healthy eating, the author combines knowledge, advice and healthy habits to produce 7 simple strategies that will transform your diet and your health. Starting with a simple message that we all need to “Go Whole,” Eat Better Forever guides readers away from the widespread and easily available junk and processed foods that are doing so much harm and toward the real foods that help support good health.
Senior Fitness: The Diet and Exercise Program for Maximum Health and Longevity (by Ruth Hedrich, PHD)
Dr. Heidrich shows how to maintain and even increase physical and sexual fitness at any age―and dramatically reduce the risk of prostate cancer, varicose veins, osteoporosis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, Alzheimer's, and a host of other ailments and diseases. Full of detailed medical information, this inspiring handbook is the ideal resource for all those seeking to make life after fifty full of fun and dynamism.
Don’t Eat This If You’re Taking That (by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom)
Taking the mystery out of food and medications, this book provides an easy-to-use guide for anyone taking a medication (short term or long term)that indicates foods to avoid. Readers can easily find a medication, see what foods to avoid, and make some smart swaps. Small diet changes learned from this book can have big health payoffs. Read more on Amazon.com >>