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Top 100 Health & Medicine Books

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Anatomy by Henry Gray F.R.S. book cover

πŸ“˜ Anatomy

Henry Gray F.R.S.

An unabridged edition of "Gray's Anatomy", the scientific and artistic triumph. Kept in print by its clarity and usefulness, the text features sumptuous illustrations and clear, matter-of-fact descriptions. It is illustrated with morethan 500 clinical drawings by H.V. Carter. This is a scientific and artistic triumph.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Medical Science

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Being Mortal by Atul Gawande book cover

πŸ“˜ Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End is a 2014 non-fiction book by American surgeon Atul Gawande. The book addresses end-of-life care, hospice care, and also contains Gawande's reflections and personal stories. He suggests that medical care should focus on well-being rather than survival.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Medical Science

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In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan book cover

πŸ“˜ In Defense of Food

Michael Pollan

What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, the well-considered answers he provides to the que

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Nutrition & Diet

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When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté book cover

πŸ“˜ When the Body Says No

Gabor Maté

In this accessible and groundbreaking book--filled with the moving stories of real people--medical doctor and bestselling author Gabor Maté shows that emotion and psychological stress play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, multiple sclerosis and many others, even Alzheimer's disease.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Medical Science

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How Not to Die by Michael Greger book cover

πŸ“˜ How Not to Die

Michael Greger

From the physician behind the wildly popular website NutritionFacts.org, How Not to Die reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent and reverse many of the causes of disease-related death. The simple truth is that most doctors are good at treating acute illnesses but bad at preventing chronic disease.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Nutrition & Diet

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Becoming supernatural by Joe Dispenza book cover

πŸ“˜ Becoming supernatural

Joe Dispenza

"The author of the New York Times bestseller You Are the Placebo, as well asBreaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: General Health

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Sacred Woman by Queen Afua book cover

πŸ“˜ Sacred Woman

Queen Afua

Queen Afua is a nationally renowned herbalist, natural health and nutrition expert, and dedicated healer of women's bodies and women's souls who practices a uniquely Afrocentric spirituality. Her classic bestseller, Heal Thyself, forever changed the way African Americans practice holistic health.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Women's Health

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Breath by James Nestor book cover

πŸ“˜ Breath

James Nestor

There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: General Health

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πŸ“˜ Glucose Revolution

Jessie Inchauspé

Improve all areas of your health—your sleep, cravings, mood, energy, skin, weight—and even slow down aging with easy, science-based hacks to manage your blood sugar while still eating the foods you love. Glucose, or blood sugar, is a tiny molecule in our body that has a huge impact on our health.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Nutrition & Diet

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The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss book cover

πŸ“˜ The 4-Hour Body

Timothy Ferriss

The 4-Hour Body is the result of an obsessive quest, spanning more than a decade, to hack the human body. It contains the collective wisdom of hundreds of elite athletes, dozens of MDs, and thousands of hours of jaw-dropping personal experimentation.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: General Health

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Chew on this by Eric Schlosser book cover

πŸ“˜ Chew on this

Eric Schlosser

A behind-the-scenes look at the fast food industry. This book reveals the truth about what lurks between those sesame seed buns, what a chicken "nugget" really is, and how the fast food industry has been feeding off children for generations. The coauthor is Charles Wilson.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Nutrition & Diet

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Complications by Atul Gawande book cover

πŸ“˜ Complications

Atul Gawande

In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is―uncertain, perplexing, and profoundly human.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Medical Science

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The 36-hour day by Nancy L. Mace book cover

πŸ“˜ The 36-hour day

Nancy L. Mace

When someone in your family suffers from Alzheimer disease or other related memory loss diseases, both you and your loved one face immense challenges. For over thirty years, this book has been the trusted bible for families affected by dementia disorders.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: General Health

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The encyclopedia of medicinal plants by Andrew Chevallier book cover

πŸ“˜ The encyclopedia of medicinal plants

Andrew Chevallier

A very handy reference guide to which plants do what. I find this as a go-to for researching the effects that common plants in my area have. I do appreciate the warnings that are included, so a person doesn't willy-nilly eat a flower pod from a Datura Stramonium and have a bad afternoon! All-in-all it is a very well written reference guide.

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πŸ“˜ Better

Atul Gawande

Explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of insurmountable obstacles, discussing such topics as the ethical considerations of lethal injections, malpractice, and surgical errors.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Medical Science

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Merrill's atlas of radiographic positions and radiologic procedures by Philip W. Ballinger book cover

πŸ“˜ Merrill's atlas of radiographic positions and radiologic procedures

Philip W. Ballinger

Covers preliminary steps in radiography, radiation projection, and terminolgy. It then teaches anatomy and positioning for each bone group or organ system. The student learns to position the patient properly so that the resulting radiography provides the information the physician needs to correctly diagnose the patient's problem.

Genre: Health & Medicine Subgenre: Medical Science

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