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The most-recommended health & fitness titles in our index, ranked by how many people recommend each.
- 17 people


The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
Atul Gawande · 2009
17 recommenders
- 17 people


Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
David A. Sinclair · 2019
17 recommenders
- 13 people


The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
John M. Barry · 2005
13 recommenders
- 11 people


Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Robert M. Sapolsky · 2017
11 recommenders
- 11 people


Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor · 2020
11 recommenders
- 8 people


The China Study: Deluxe Revised and Expanded Edition: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health
T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II · 2006
8 recommenders
- 5 people


Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
Sam Quinones · 2015
5 recommenders
- 5 people


Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease
Gary Taubes · 2007
5 recommenders
- 4 people


The Obesity Code - Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (Book 1) (The Code Series, 1)
Dr. Jason Fung · 2016
4 recommenders
- 4 people


Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Sheri Fink · 2013
4 recommenders
- 4 people


The Hot Zone: The Chilling True Story of an Ebola Outbreak
Richard Preston · 1999
4 recommenders
- 4 people


Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art
Rebecca Wragg Sykes · 2020
4 recommenders
- 3 people


Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Atul Gawande · 2007
3 recommenders
- 3 people


Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself
William W Li MD · 2019
3 recommenders
- 3 people


Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink
Brian Wansink Ph.d. · 2007
3 recommenders
- 3 people


The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life
David Quammen · 2018
3 recommenders
- 3 people


Plagues and the Paradox of Progress
Thomas J. Bollyky · 2018
3 recommenders
- 3 people


Body by Science: A Research Based Program to Get the Results You Want in 12 Minutes a Week
John Little & Doug McGuff · 2009
3 recommenders
- 3 people


The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Sri Swami Satchidananda · 1990
3 recommenders
- 2 people


The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain (The Plant Paradox, 1)
Dr. Steven R Gundry MD · 2017
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body
Michael Matthews · 2019
2 recommenders
- 2 people


The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline
Dale E. Bredesen · 2020
2 recommenders
- 2 people


The Best Interface Is No Interface: The Simple Path to Brilliant Technology (Voices That Matter)
Golden Krishna · 2015
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service
Maryn McKenna · 2004
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Larry Miller Time: The Story of the Lost Legend Who Sparked the Tar Heel Dynasty
Stephen Demorest · 2020
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me
Anna Mehler Paperny · 2019
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Free The Animal: How To Lose Weight & Fat With The Paleo Diet
Richard L. Nikoley · 2017
2 recommenders
- 2 people


The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet
Robb Wolf · 2010
2 recommenders
- 2 people


The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self
Nick Ortner · 2017
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Lone Wolf: Walking the Faultlines of Europe
Adam Weymouth · 2025
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski · 2023
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Controversy
Peter Oborne · 2012
2 recommenders
- 2 people


The Long Hauler's Guide to COVID-19
Fiona Lowenstein · 2022
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar
Jessie Inchauspe · 2022
2 recommenders
- 2 people


The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality
Shere Hite · 2011
2 recommenders
- 2 people


The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease
Daniel Lieberman · 2014
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?
Alex Hutchinson · 2011
2 recommenders
- 2 people


Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men
Arnold Schwarzenegger · 1984
2 recommenders
- 2 people


The Practice of Natural Movement
Erwan Le Corre · 2015
2 recommenders
- 1 person


Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success: A Longevity Book
Shawn Stevenson · 2019
1 recommender
- 1 person


The Testosterone Optimization Therapy Bible
Jay Campbell · 2018
1 recommender
- 1 person


Effective Cycling, seventh edition
John Forester · 1992
1 recommender
- 1 person


Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences With Progressive Enhancement (Voices That Matter)
Aaron Gustafson · 2016
1 recommender
- 1 person


The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love
Richard Restak M.D. · 2007
1 recommender
- 1 person


Health Design Thinking, second edition: Creating Products and Services for Better Health
Bon Ku · 2022
1 recommender
- 1 person


Mucusless Diet Healing System: Scientific Method of Eating Your Way to Health
Arnold Ehret · 2014
1 recommender
- 1 person


Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well
Gabrielle Lyon · 2023
1 recommender
- 1 person


Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
David Quammen · 2022
1 recommender



















































