Dr. Kirschner

Eating For Beauty, by David Wolfe
You can apply the lessons contained within this book to improve your appearance, vitality, and health. Beauty is the universal language. Whether it is skin care, a fresh-food diet, vital energy or any other facet of healthy living, David Wolfe is the authority. Read book review in Merlian News.

The China Study, by T Colin Campbell and Thomas M Campbell II. (2006)

If you read ONE book this year on nutrition make sure that it is The China Study. The reasons for doing so will be purely selfish, that you want to prolong your life (and that of your family) and try to avoid the diseases that now threaten to overwhelm western societies; cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The secret according to the authors is to avoid animal protein. Professor Campbell led the long-term study into Chinese diet which remains the most important study of diet and disease ever undertaken.

The Candle Café Cookbook, by Joy Pierson and Bart Potenta
The authors are the co-owners of this New York vegan restaurant. Their book, with its easy to follow vegan recipes is marvelous. This is a great gift for friends who like to cook, and enjoy eating really tasty vegetarian food. Read article in Merryn's Musings.

The Ayurvedic Cookbook, by Amadea Morningstar with Urmila Desai
"This book reveals simple recipes based upon Ayurvedic principles which can serve as a guide for an individual in his daily cooking."- Dr. Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic physician

Spiritual Nutrition and the Rainbow Diet, by Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
This book deals with the spiritual, scientific, intuitive, and metaphysical aspects of nutrition. It is a blueprint for creating the critical mass of conscious people necessary for planetary transformation.