Top 6 Best Books On Nutrition By Nutrition Experts

Want to stay fit and healthy? But still confused about what to eat and what not to eat? Consider picking up one of the books listed below. Written by reliable authors, these books will not only educate you in an interesting way, but will also motivate you to meet your nutritional goals.

• This Is Your Brain on Food - by Dr. Uma Naidoo

 Dr. Uma Naidoo is a board-certified psychiatrist, nutrition specialist, and a professionally trained chef. In This Is Your Brain on Food, she presents a cutting-edge research to explain the many ways in which food contributes to our mental health. She illustrates how a sound diet plan can help treat and prevent a wide range of psychological and cognitive health issues. Packed with fascinating science, actionable nutritional recommendations, and 40+ delicious, brain-healthy recipes, This Is Your Brain on Food is the go-to guide to optimizing your mental health with food.

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• Eating in the Age of Dieting – by Rujuta Diwekar

Rujuta Diwekar is amongst the most followed nutritionists globally. Through this book, she advocates healthy, traditional eating habits. She believes in the perfect blend of grandma’s advice and science even in this age of diets and abstinence.

This book carries loads of information on a variety of Indian food, vegetables, nuts, and berries, which we tend to ignore only because they are not imported or are termed as exotic. Rujuta brings back the essence of eating local fruits and vegetables, homemade fried pakoras, ladoos, sweets, achaar and so much more. She always insists on looking at food as a blessing and not some guilt or some calorie snack.

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• The Art of Ayurvedic Nutrition - by Susie Colles

The Art of Ayurvedic Nutrition delivers an alternative view of the body you live in, the food you eat, and what it means to be truly healthy. The book covers topics like:

• Discovering your unique constitution
• Building your personal relationship with food
• Living in harmony with natural cycles and seasons
• Overcoming the diet mentality, hunger, food cravings, and weight gain
• Creating new, favorable eating habits and much, much more

The Art of Ayurvedic Nutrition offers deep practical know-how and tangible steps to empower your body.  It lets you better understand and experience yourself and the food that nourishes you.

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• Gentle Nutrition - by Rachael Hartley

Gentle Nutrition is an incredible resource for anyone learning to nourish themselves as they break away from the diet culture. In this book, the author explains how to plan satisfying meals and snacks that nourish the body throughout the day while honoring the  pleasure of eating food. The book offers more than 50 nutritious and delicious recipes for breakfasts, main meals, snacks, and desserts. Accessible, thorough, and empowering, it’s truly an all-encompassing guide. It is a must-read for anyone looking to improve their health - someone who wants to reclaim their relationship with food.

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• Prescription for Nutritional Healing - by Phyllis A. Balch

This book includes the time-honored proven strategies, as well as many new and innovative science-based ideas, to arm you with the best natural therapies for your health. The book covers topics like

• Natural ways to lessen the severity of Alzheimer’s symptoms
• Ways to help your body cope with acute and long-term symptoms
• Nutritional information on menopause and breast/prostate cancers
• Science about chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FMS), and how you can gain more control over your symptoms

In all, the book serves as a guide for using natural, nutritional remedies in order to  maintain wellness. 

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• Lifestyle Diet: Straight from My Heart - by Rohini Patil

This book talks about the various components that contribute to a healthy lifestyle that are unique in their own ways. It starts from gut health and makes its way to the superfoods that are the most talked about nowadays. It shares some of the practical techniques and some very handy checklists to make your lifestyle diet work. The icing on the cake is definitely the 101 diet plans that cater to all kinds of lifestyles.

With a section on the importance of meditation and pranayama as well, The Lifestyle Diet is a culmination of the author's several years of practice in the fields of diet, nutrition, fitness, mental health, and overall lifestyle.

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All the above books are widely acclaimed by health and nutrition experts. Informative and easy to understand, you will get a handsome idea on how to respect your body at any age, weight, or stage of development.