We can eat processed, high salt, high fat, high sugar, low nutrient foods and feel and look terrible or we can choose to eat nutrient rich and minimally processed foods and gain health, vitality, and an energetic passion for life. Personally, when I eat well, I feel well and look great. When I eat junk, I feel lethargic and slow. Dr. Joel Fuhrman, M.D., a nutrition-focused medical doctor, says a healthy eating style can reduce or eliminate high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, chronic headaches, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, and other chronic medical conditions. Through healthy eating we can reduce and often eliminate the need for medications. No matter what your current eating style or fitness level is, I encourage you to at least consider moving towards health and vitality by adding high-nutrient foods to your diet. There are numerous resources to help you get started and/or keep you motivated, including Dr. Fuhrman’s Eat for Health books. I’ll continue to update my “Reading Room” and “Resources” with appropriate material that is balanced, nutritious, vegetarian, and vegan. Feel free to post suggestions/recommendations and we can continue to add to the list.
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Resources
Reading Room
- Autobiography of a Yogi
- Bikram Yoga, Bikram Choudhury's Book
- Bringing Yoga To Life – The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living – by Donna Farhi
- Eat for Health by Dr. Joel Fuhrman
- Foundation
- Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language, Symbols, Secrets & Metaphors
- In An Unspoken Voice – How The Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness – by Peter Levine
- Intuition, Knowing Beyond Logic by Osho
- Live in a Better Way by Dalai Lama
- Living, Loving & Learning by Leo Buscaglia
- Striking Thoughts – Wisdom for Daily Living – by Bruce Lee
- The Deeper Dimension of Yoga by George Feuerstein
- The Four Agreements
- The Four Elements of Change
- The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikarchar
- The Modern Vegetarian Kitchen
- The Reflective Life by Ken Gire
- The Sacred Yes
- The Seeker's Guide – Making Your Life A Spiritual Adventure
- The Untethered Soul
- The Way We're Working Isn't Working by Tony Schwartz
- The Wisdom of Insecurity
- Yoga & Ayurveda, Self-Healing & Self-Realization by David Frawley
- Yoga Gems by Georg Feuerstein
Movies