Books like Be your own doctor

An empowering, earthy guide to reclaiming your vitality through the healing power of raw, natural foods. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Be your own doctor.

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Let's Get Well
Adelle Davis
A vintage, empowering guide that treats the kitchen as a pharmacy and nutrition as the ultimate tool for self-healing.
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- earnest
- encouraging
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Back To Eden
Jethro Kloss
A grounding, encyclopedic journey into the roots of natural healing and traditional herbal wisdom.
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- earthy
- earnest
- authoritative
- holistic wellness
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Dick Gregory's natural diet for folks who eat
Dick Gregory
A witty, radical, and deeply soulful guide to eating your way to personal and political liberation.
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- uplifting
- earnest
- bodily autonomy
- holistic wellness
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Prescription for nutritional healing
Phyllis A. Balch · 2006
An empowering, practical guide to understanding the healing power of everyday nutrients and herbs.
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- grounded
- encouraging
- authoritative
- holistic wellness
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The juicing bible
Pat Crocker · 2000
A comprehensive, health-focused guide that empowers readers to harness the nutritional power of fresh fruits and vegetables.
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- grounded
- earnest
- authoritative
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Encyclopedia of herbal medicine
Andrew Chevallier
An authoritative, earthy reference guide that empowers readers to explore the healing properties of the natural world.
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- earthy
- grounded
- authoritative
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African holistic health
Llaila O. Afrika · 1989
An uncompromising, empowering manual for reclaiming wellness through ancestral wisdom and natural healing.
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- authoritative
- passionate
- self-healing
- holistic wellness
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Encyclopedia of foods and their healing power
Dr. George D. Pamplona Roger
A grounded, comprehensive reference experience that turns the daily act of eating into a structured pursuit of wellness.
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- grounded
- authoritative
- food as medicine
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You can heal your life
Louise Hay
A warm, spiritual embrace that teaches you how to rewrite the internal scripts keeping you sick or stuck.
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- uplifting
- hopeful
- earnest
- encouraging
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Herbal medicine
Dian Dincin Buchman · 1979
A warm, earthy guide that feels like stepping into a sunlit apothecary with a wise, witty mentor.
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- earthy
- grounded
- encouraging
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Diet for a new America
John Robbins · 1987
An earnest and eye-opening exploration of how our daily meals shape both our bodies and the future of the planet.
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- hopeful
- earnest
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How Not to Die
Michael Greger and Gene Stone
An empowering, science-backed roadmap to reclaiming your health and outsmarting chronic disease through the power of your plate.
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- hopeful
- encouraging
- authoritative
- food as medicine

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