Non-fiction - Healthy Living - Christchurch City Libraries
Have you always wanted to learn more about healthy living but been dissuaded by the dry calorie charts and research on fitness? These authors shed light on healthy living in a diverting way, tackling topics like exercise routines and clean eating with anecdotes, tips, tricks, and their own compelling stories. A Christchurch City Libraries list.
This reads like self-help written by a neuroscientist. If you like your science clearly communicated and with a touch of humour, Dr Rachel Barr's book on understanding the brain might be the one for you. It is a practical and optimistic guide full…
Renowned food epidemiologist Phil Spector, believes that food is our greatest ally for good health, and here he has drawn on the most up-to-date research to compile a guide on how to eat. This is the most wide-ranging of Spector’s books, which also…
Auckland based medical doctor and communicator, Frances Pitsilis, has written a holistic health guide for women of all ages. Well Woman sets out to demystify everything from your gut microbiome to hormones and menopause. Dr. Pitsilis offers short…
A compelling and eye-opening read that examines the pervasive influence of ultra-processed foods on the health of human beings, and how this is contributing to a global food crisis. Dr. Van Tulleken unearths the hidden dangers of processed foods,…
This cutting-edge New York Times best-selling book by renowned physician Peter Attia, delivers a paradigm shift in the way we should think about aging. Drawing on the latest research in biology, medicine, and lifestyle habits, this book examines the…
Journalist and fitness-enthusiast Peter Walker puts forward a straight-forward solution, "we just need to move". Offering sobering statistics and delving deeply into why modern humans are less active. Peter suggests we need to pick the form of…
In 2016 award winning journalist and author Isobel Hardman's "mind stopped working". She draws upon her personal experience of depression and anxiety sharing how through being active in the outdoors she overcame it. Examining research and detailing…
This entertaining and insightful book by biologists David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson journeys to all corners of the earth examining the dietary habits of various animals and insects, seeing how the natural balance they achieve through their…
CrossFit trainer to many of the world’s top athletes Ben Bergerson, gives us this self-motivational guide to exactly what it takes to reach the top tier of the sporting world. We’re shown the step by step processes he puts in place for his athletes,…
Psychiatrist, nutritionist and trained chef Dr Uma Naidoo pulls together her impressive background and knowledge to deliver a ground-breaking guide to eating the right foods for your mental well-being. Naidoo scrutinizes the simple but often…
This entertaining and engaging book by evolutionary biologist, Daniel Lieberman, shatters many of the pre-conceived myths about exercise, taking a suspicious standpoint on the more extreme forms of exercise - such as triathlons and long gym…
From famed nutritionist Dr Michael Gregar, the New York Times bestselling author of ‘How not to die’, this insightful book delves into why specific diets often don’t work, looking into the latest science in areas such as microbiome to chronobiology…
For anyone who has a complicated relationship with food and dieting, or is simply ready to rethink their eating habits, this is an empowering and compassionate guide. Aotearoa based nutritionist and wellbeing campaigner, Claire Turnbull, is…
This informative and potentially life-changing book by geriatrician, Dr Kate Gregorevic, provides over 50s men and women practical health advice on how to avoid the common dieseases and health problems that can impact them later in life. What the…
