Best Health & Wellness Books Recommended by Experts
The most-recommended health and wellness books, ranked by how many experts endorse each one — plus the people behind the picks.
122 experts · 24 most-recommended books · Updated on June 6, 2026
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Most-recommended health and wellness books
Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families--With Tips & Recipes for Bringing Health, Joy, & Connection to Your Dinner TableReshma Shah M.D. M.P.H., Brenda Davis R.D., David L. Katz M.D. M.P.H.
The Mediterranean Method: Your Complete Plan to Harness the Power of the Healthiest Diet on the Planet-- Lose Weight, Prevent Heart Disease, and More! A Longevity Diet BookSteven Masley M.D.
The End of Alzheimer's Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any AgeDale Bredesen, David Perlmutter
Radical Longevity: The Powerful Plan to Sharpen Your Brain, Strengthen Your Body, and Reverse the Symptoms of AgingAnn Louise Gittleman PhD CNS
The End of Heart Disease: The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Eat for Life)Joel Fuhrman M.D.
Beyond the Pill: A 30-Day Program to Balance Your Hormones, Reclaim Your Body, and Reverse the Dangerous Side Effects of the Birth Control PillJolene Brighten
Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next PandemicScott Gottlieb
The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive DeclineDale Bredesen
Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have ToDavid A. Sinclair PhD, Matthew D. LaPlante
Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male BodyMichael Matthews
Thinner Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female BodyMichael Matthews
Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering MyselfRich Roll
The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical Principles for Reclaiming Your Health in a Nutritionally Confusing World (The Dr. Mark Hyman Library, 10)Dr. Mark Hyman MD
Eat Smarter: Use the Power of Food to Reboot Your Metabolism, Upgrade Your Brain, and Transform Your LifeShawn Stevenson
The Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral DietPaul Saladino
The Healing Self: A Revolutionary New Plan to Supercharge Your Immunity and Stay Well for LifeDeepak Chopra M.D., Rudolph E. Tanzi Ph.D.
Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your MicrobiomeWill Bulsiewicz MD
The First Survivors of Alzheimer's: How Patients Recovered Life and Hope in Their Own WordsDale Bredesen
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse DiseaseMichael Greger M.D. FACLM, Gene Stone
How to Be Well: The 6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy LifeFrank M.D. Lipman
You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain TypeMD Amen Daniel G.
The Great Cholesterol Myth, Revised and Expanded: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease--and the Statin-Free Plan that Will - National BestsellerJonny Bowden, Stephen T. Sinatra M.D. F.A.C.C C.N.S.
The Circadian Code: Lose Weight, Supercharge Your Energy, and Transform Your Health from Morning to Midnight: Longevity BookSatchin Panda PhD
Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-AbsorbedWendy T. Behary LCSW, Daniel J. Siegel MD, Jeffrey Young PhD
Health & Wellness experts
Ken Jeong
Come for the fart jokes, stay for the science-based, peer-reviewed public health & medical information. @varmitage27
2 book recommendations
Xavier
Cofounder-CTO Curai, stealth AI-Health startup. Quora TW & former VP Eng. Netflix alumni. Recsys, ML, AI, eHealth, Software. Catalan in the Valley. Runner.
3 book recommendations
MC
Maneet Chauhan
2 book recommendations
Wim Hof
The cold is merciless but righteous, it teaches you how to breathe, Instagram: iceman_hof, website - Wim and team Hof
2 book recommendations
SG
Sanjay Gupta
5 book recommendations
Sanjay Gupta
Chief Medical Correspondent at CNN and Neurosurgeon
3 book recommendations
Buck Angel
Transsexual man/Human Rights Activist /Innovator/Pride Wellness cannabis company-#FORBES #love #tranpa #gratitude 18+
2 book recommendations
HJ
Hallie Jackson
NBC Nightly News
2 book recommendations
Jay Bhattacharya
Professor Stanford School of Medicine. MD, PhD. Health policy: infectious diseases, COVID, health economics. Scientific freedom.
6 book recommendations
RR
Rich Roll
Author of Finding Ultra and The Plantpower Way
4 book recommendations
MH
Mark Hyman
Head of Strategy and Innovation: Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Food Fix: How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities and Our Planet – One Bite at a Time
25 book recommendations
DA
Dave Asprey
Founder and CEO of Bulletproof and New York Times bestselling author of The Bulletproof Diet
11 book recommendations
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- Kristin NeffAssociate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
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