Health has become a massive ‘business’, and knowing what to read -and who to trust – matters more than ever.
This page curates some of the best health books on longevity, nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and natural healing. These are the books that have informed our thinking, challenged assumptions, and helped us better understand how the body works – and how to support it.
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Ancient Remedies – Dr Josh Axe
A guide to traditional and natural approaches to health, covering herbs, mushrooms, essential oils, lifestyle practices and other remedies. The book presents these approaches from a functional and natural-health perspective.
The Anatomy of Wellbeing – Dr Monisha Bhanote
An integrative-health guide exploring wellbeing, cellular health, lifestyle and the relationship between physical and mental wellbeing. Dr Bhanote combines modern medical knowledge with practices drawn from integrative traditions.
The Telomere Effect – Drs Blackburn/Epel
An accessible introduction to research on telomeres and cellular ageing. The authors explore how biological ageing relates to factors including stress, sleep, exercise and lifestyle.
Walk Yourself Happy – Julia Bradbury
The relationship between outdoor activity, movement, nature and wellbeing. Her more recent work also examines nutrition, breathwork, cold exposure, resilience and lifestyle following her experience with cancer.
The Blue Zones – Dan Buettner
An exploration of communities identified by Buettner as having unusually high proportions of people living to older ages. The book examines lifestyle, diet, movement, social connection and other factors associated with longevity.
Feel Better in 5 – Dr Rangan Chatterjee
A practical lifestyle programme built around small daily habits involving movement, nutrition, relaxation and other aspects of wellbeing. The book is designed to make lifestyle changes easier to incorporate into everyday life.
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Younger – Dr Sara Gottfried
Hormones, metabolism, nutrition and healthy ageing, with a particular focus on women’s health and the relationship between lifestyle and chronic conditions.
The Wim Hof Method – Wim Hof
Introduces the Wim Hof Method and its three central components: breathing, cold exposure and mindset. The book combines Hof’s personal story with his account of the method and discussion of research into the practices.
The 10 Secrets of Healthy Ageing – Patrick Holford
Explores nutrition, exercise, lifestyle and other factors that Patrick Holford associates with healthy ageing. His broader bibliography includes books covering nutrition, supplements, stress, digestion and specific health conditions.
Regenerate – Sayer Ji
Explores nutrition, lifestyle, regenerative health and the relationship between modern science and traditional approaches. Ji presents a broad approach to health that combines nutritional, lifestyle and complementary perspectives.
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The New Rules of Aging Well – Dr Frank Lipman
An integrative approach to ageing that combines lifestyle practices with perspectives drawn from functional and Eastern medicine. Lipman’s books cover longevity, sleep, nutrition, energy and everyday wellbeing.
The Longevity Diet – Prof Valter Longo
Explores the relationship between nutrition, ageing and longevity, including Longo’s research into fasting-mimicking diets and dietary patterns.
Good Energy – Dr Casey Means
Explores metabolic health and the role of cellular energy production in health and disease. The book combines explanations of metabolism with practical recommendations concerning nutrition, movement, sleep and lifestyle.
Reboot Yourself! – Gerilynn R Moline
Explores metabolic health and the role of cellular energy production in health and disease. The book combines explanations of metabolism with practical recommendations concerning nutrition, movement, sleep and lifestyle.
Breath – James Nestor
An accessible exploration of breathing and its potential relationship with sleep, exercise, health and wellbeing. Nestor combines historical research, scientific studies and personal experiments.
Earthing – Clinton Ober
How earthing may help promote health and healing, reducing inflammation and improving sleep.
The Health Fix – Dr Ayan Panja
Dr Panja combines medical experience with practical discussion of lifestyle and chronic health. His work explores how everyday behaviours can influence health and wellbeing.
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Doctor Yourself – Dr Andrew Saul
A nutrition-focused collection discussing vitamins, dietary approaches and natural-health interventions.
The Nourish Me Kitchen – Dr Erika Siegel
A two-volume collection combining functional-medicine perspectives with nutrition, recipes, home remedies and practical lifestyle guidance.
Lifespan – Dr David A Sinclair
An accessible introduction to research into ageing and the biological mechanisms that Sinclair argues are involved in the ageing process. The book discusses genetics, cellular biology and possible approaches to extending healthspan.
What’s Missing from Medicine – Dr Saray Stancic
A lifestyle-medicine perspective on prevention and health, emphasising the role of nutrition, physical activity and other lifestyle factors in chronic disease.
How to Live – Professor Robert Thomas
Explores the relationship between lifestyle factors such as nutrition, physical activity and sleep and cancer prevention and survivorship.
8 Weeks to Optimum Health – Dr Andrew Weil
A guide to healthy ageing covering nutrition, exercise, stress management, breathing and the biology of ageing. Weil combines conventional scientific information with his integrative-medicine perspective.
Cellular Awakening – Barbara Wren
A holistic health book exploring stress, lifestyle, nutrition and Barbara Wren’s views on cellular health and wellbeing.
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Building a healthy body starts with the right knowledge – and applying what works.
Last reviewed: October 2026