subject: Healthy Eating Books - Your Top 3 Must-Have Books On Nutrition [print this page] Healthy Eating Books - Your Top 3 Must-Have Books On Nutrition
So far in my life, I've had a lot of roles as a teacher. I taught swimming, skating and even flight lessons before getting into nutrition. One thing you need to understand as a teacher is that everyone has a different way of learning. Some people learn best through listening, some through reading and some through doing. Most people actually learn best with a combination of methods, even when one is the strongest.
People also come into a situation with their own personality and perspective. That makes them see what you're trying to teach them a bit differently. You can go over the molecular structure of a tree until you're blue in the face, but if what someone understands is the system rather than the individual parts you're not going to get anywhere.
I get a lot of questions from people who want to learn more about nutrition, and I have a lot of healthy eating books that I could recommend. What I find though is that each author brings their own unique perspective to the massive topic of nutrition, and this creates not only a huge number of books but also a huge variety in approach.
I have 3 books that are my favorites. I usually learn something from every healthy eating book I read, and often what I learn is a new way of looking at nutrition.
*Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition
-For instance, in Healing with Whole Foods, by Paul Pitchford, I learned about the view Chinese medicine has of foods in providing balance to our bodies.
*Staying Healthy with Nutrition
-Then, in Staying Healthy with Nutrition, by Elson N Haas, I learned more about the view modern medicine has in keeping nutrient levels in balance.
*The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies
-In The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies, by Vasant Lad, I learned the Ayurvedic view of how our dosha (body type) influences what balance means for each individual.
So if you ask me to recommend a healthy eating book for you to learn more, I'll ask you how you learn best and what view of the world you identify with most.
