There are so many wonderful books that we would like to recommend!
Many of us started this path after reading Nourishing Traditions. The first 60 pages are a wonderful introduction to the Weston A. Price Foundation principles, and the remainder contains many practical recipes.
Eugene Chapter leaders and members recommend the following books as good places to start:
Essentials:
- Download the Healthy 4 Life booklet
- Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, PhD
Understanding Fats and Carbohydrates:
- Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes
- The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov
- Life Without Bread: How a Low-Carbohydrate Diet Can Save Your Life by Christian B Allen, PhD and Wolfgang Lutz, MD
- Eat Fat, Lose Fat by Sally Fallon & Mary Enig, PhD
- Know Your Fats by Mary Enig
Great Recipes:
- Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, PhD
- The Whole Beast by Fergus Henderson
- Full Moon Feast by Jessica Prentice
History and Politics of Raw Milk:
- The Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid, ND
Fermentation:
- Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz
- The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz
- Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, PhD
- The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fermenting Foods by Wardeh Harmon
Tooth Care:
- Cure Tooth Decay by Ramiel Nagel
- Six-Foot Tiger, Three-Foot Cage By Felix Liao
Heart Disease:
- Put Your Heart in Your Mouth by Natasha Campbell-McBride
- The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov
The Ethics, Health Effects and Environmental Cost of Eating Meat vs. Grains
- The Vegetarian Myths by Lierre Keith
- Vegetarianism Explained By Natasha Campbell-McBride
- Cows Save the Planet by Judith D. Schwartz
A GMO primer:
- Seeds of Deception by Jeffery Smith
Digestion and Total Health
- Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Natasha Campbell-McBride
- GAPS Guide by Baden Lashkov
- The Body Ecology Diet by Donna Gates
Babies and Children:
- The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care by Sally Fallon Morell & Thomas S. Cowan, MD
- Super Nutrition for Babies by Katherine Erlich, MD & Kelly Genzlinger, CNC, CMTA
And of course the book that started it all:
- Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price, DDS
Thumbs-Up Reviews by The Weston A. Price Foundation:
Please see the Thumbs-Up Reviews for all WAPF recommended books.
Purchase Books from the Eugene Chapter:
The Eugene Chapter carries a few copies of these titles and has them available at cooking classes, and many of our local events. We have been carrying: Healthy 4 Life, Nourishing Traditions, The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care, Super Nutrition for Babies, Gut and Psychology Syndrome, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fermenting Foods, GAPS Guide, Internal Bliss, Cure Tooth Decay, The Untold Story of Milk, and The Whole Soy Story. Contact us to see if we have a particular title in stock. Click here for more information about books sold by the Eugene Chapter.
Borrow from the Eugene Public Library:
We have been recommending many of these titles to the Eugene Public Library, and they now has some available.
I created a list of books that were available at the library in the Newsletter – January 2009 (but keep in mind that this list was created in 2009, and may be out of date. Hopefully the Eugene Public Library now carries even more great titles. Keep asking for them!).
Purchase Books on Amazon:
Buy WAPF recommended books, DVDs, and media on Amazon. Click through from the Weston A. Price Foundation site and WAPF will earn a small commission–an easy way to support our work while buying valuable information resources.