Overview: The author, a consultant to cycling teams, offers cutting-edge nutrition concepts, emphasizing menu and meal planning, food strategies, and other food-related topics.

Overview: 'You are what you eat' is obviously not the whole truth, but what you eat cannot help but contribute to how you are," writes British nutritional therapist Denise Mortimore in The Complete Illustrated Guide to Nutritional Healing, a beautifully designed and photographed book about enhancing health with diet, vitamins, minerals, and herbs.

Overview: A complete resource about our bodies nutritional requirements. One of the best nutritional books we have read. Not just for vegetarians, but for anyone who wants to understand nutrition in an easy to read and understand format. 

See also: Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet

Overview: From anemia to whooping cough, this A-Z handbook addresses the common health issues of children, from newborn to preadolescent. Aviva Romm's whole-child approach integrates herbal remedies, nutrition, hygiene, and alternative health techniques with supportive, informed parenting.