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Listen, we get it. Many books you find in the "health" category can be a little dry, even boring. They read more like textbooks than page-turning thrillers. But some health tomes are well worth your time —delivering knowledge that can help you build muscle, burn fat, improve your health, or just question what you "think" you know about wellness. To save you the work of finding these diamonds in the literary rough, we and our LIVESTRONG.com advisors read through shelves of books to determine which were the most helpful. Some are classics, some are controversial, and others you probably have never heard of. But all of these 21 books offer insight that can help you live better.
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1 of 22
Overview
Listen, we get it. Many books you find in the "health" category can be a little dry, even boring. They read more like textbooks than page-turning thrillers. But some health tomes are well worth your time —delivering knowledge that can help you build muscle, burn fat, improve your health, or just question what you "think" you know about wellness. To save you the work of finding these diamonds in the literary rough, we and our LIVESTRONG.com advisors read through shelves of books to determine which were the most helpful. Some are classics, some are controversial, and others you probably have never heard of. But all of these 21 books offer insight that can help you live better.
Image Credit: Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images
Overview
Listen, we get it. Many books you find in the “health” category can be a little dry, even boring. They read more like textbooks than page-turning thrillers. But some health tomes are well worth your time —delivering knowledge that can help you build muscle, burn fat, improve your health, or just question what you “think” you know about wellness. To save you the work of finding these diamonds in the literary rough, we and our LIVESTRONG.com advisors read through shelves of books to determine which were the most helpful. Some are classics, some are controversial, and others you probably have never heard of. But all of these 21 books offer insight that can help you live better.
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Sugar Nation
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Good Calories, Bad Calories
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Maximum Strength
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Starting Strength
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Science and Practice of Strength Training
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The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding
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Strength Training Anatomy
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The 4-Hour Body
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Gourmet Nutrition
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Healing Through Whole Foods
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Crazy Sexy Diet
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Yoga Cures
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A Guide to Flexible Dieting
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Advanced Nutrition & Human Metabolism
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What to Eat
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Which Comes First: Cardio or Weights?
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Men's Health Power Training
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Appetite for Profit
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Ignite the Fire
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Food Matters
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New Rules of Lifting for Life
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