For a little extra guidance and inspiration that lasts all year long, we’re turning to top health and well-being experts and the titles they’re releasing throughout the year. Here, we’ve rounded up the books we’re most excited to dive into in 2021.
Be: A No-Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself by Jessica Zweig
(Read an excerpt about how Zweig made meditation a daily habit, here.)
Biohack Your Brain: How To Boost Cognitive Health, Performance & Power by Kristen Willeumier, Ph.D.
(Read an excerpt about what to drink for better brain health, here and how to change your brain in 10 minutes, here.)
Body Love: A Journal: 12 Weeks To Practice Positivity, Create Momentum, and Build Your Healthy Lifestyle by Kelly Leveque
(Read an excerpt about how to set healthy goals, here.)
Clean Mind, Clean Body by Tara Stiles
(Read an excerpt on how to make cooking at home more accessible, here.)
Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps To Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking by Caroline Leaf, Ph.D., BSc
(Read an excerpt on how your negative thoughts affect others, here.)
Eat To Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks by Drew Ramsey, M.D.
Read an excerpt on Ramsey’s favorite cooking fats for brain health, here.)
Fast This Way (How To Lose Weight, Get Smarter, and Live Your Longest, Healthiest Life With the Bulletproof Guide to Fasting) by David Asprey
Read an excerpt about reverse intermittent fasting, here.)
Happy, Not Perfect: Upgrade Your Mind, Challenge Your Thoughts, and Free Yourself From Anxiety by Poppy Jamie
(Read an excerpt on flexible thinking, here.)
The Energy Paradox: What To Do When Your Get-Up-and-Go Has Got Up and Gone by Steven Gundry, M.D.
(Read an excerpt on the three Ls of chronic inflammation, here and why being gassy can be a good thing, here.)
How To Sleep: The New Science-Based Solutions for Sleeping Through the Night by Rafael Pelayo, M.D.
I’m So Effing Tired: A Proven Plan To Beat Burnout, Boost Your Energy, and Reclaim Your Life by Amy Shah, M.D.
(Read an excerpt on questions to asks if you think you have a hormonal imbalance, here.)
Intuitive Fasting: The Flexible Four-Week Intermittent Fasting Plan To Recharge Your Metabolism and Renew Your Health by William Cole, IFMCP, DNM, D.C.
(Get the recipe for Cole’s veggie frittata and taco cauliflower bowl and read an excerpt on how to stay hydrated during a fast, here.)
Karma: A Yogi’s Guide To Crafting Your Destiny by Sadhguru
Love Your Gut: Supercharge Your Digestive Health and Transform Your Well-Being From the Inside Out by Megan Rossi Ph.D., R.D.
(Read an excerpt on the nutrients you may be missing on a plant-based diet, here.)
Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine by Robert Lustig, M.D.
The 30-Day Alzheimer’s Solution: The Definitive Food and Lifestyle Guide to Preventing Cognitive Decline by Dean Sherzai, M.D., and Ayesha Sherzai, M.D.
(Read an excerpt on their 5-step method to support cognitive functioning, here.)
The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer by Steven Kotler
The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat Eating by Gary Taubes
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan Kross, Ph.D.
(Read an excerpt about how one woman lost her inner chatter and became liberated, here.)
The Scaffold Effect: Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant, and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety by Harold Koplewicz, M.D.
The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical Principles for Reclaiming Your Health in a Nutritionally Confusing World by Mark Hyman, M.D.
(Read an excerpt about the leafy green Hyman wants you to add to your diet, here.)
The Illuminated Breath by Dylan Werner
(Read an excerpt on how to do the humming bee breath, here.)
Grounded: A Fierce, Feminine Guide to Connecting With the Soil and Healing From the Ground Up by Erin Yu-Juin McMorrow, Ph.D.
(Read an excerpt about how to live more regeneratively, here.)
After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond by Bruce Greyson, M.D.
(Read an excerpt about why death might not be so scary after all, here.)
Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How To Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear To Heal Your Mind by Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.
(Read an excerpt to find out your behavioral tendencies, here.)
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW
(Read an excerpt about the hardest boundary to set, here.)
Sharing The Covers: Every Couple’s Guide to Better Sleep by Wendy Troxel, Ph.D.
(Read an excerpt on why most people skip out on sex, here.)
Comparisonitis: How to Stop Comparing Yourself To Others and Be Genuinely Happy by Melissa Ambrosini
(Read an excerpt on how to shift your energy when you’re struggling with comparison, here.)
Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.
(Read an excerpt about the 4 ways your brain operates, here.)
Brain Inflamed: Uncovering the Hidden Causes of Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mood Disorders in Adolescents and Teens by Kenneth A. Bock, M.D.
(Read an excerpt about why childhood allergies may be on the rise, here.)
Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance by Jessamyn Stanley
(Listen to an excerpt about simplifying your breathwork routine, here.)
Nervous Energy: Harness The Power Of Your Anxiety by Chloe Carmichael, Ph.D.
(Read an excerpt on what to look for in a therapist, here.)
Every Memory Deserves Respect: EMDR, the Proven Trauma Therapy with the Power to Heal by Michael Baldwin and Deborah Korn, PsyD.
(Read an excerpt about what EMDR is, here.)
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women By Inger Burnett-Zeigler, Ph.D.
(Read an excerpt about what to consider before getting into a relationship, here.)
Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Old?: The Path of Purposeful Aging by Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro.
(Read an excerpt about the key to purposeful aging, here.)
FORGETTING: The Benefits of Not Remembering by Scott A. Small, M.D.
(Read an excerpt about how forgetting can support creativity, here.)
