Books:
Constance is a passionate reader and besides her book club choices, loves to read self-help books.
Here are some of her favorites. She has gotten some very valuable nuggets from each of them.
Health:
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Matthew Walker: “Why We Sleep“
- Arianna Huffington: “The Sleep Revolution“
- Mary Sheedy Kurcinca: “Sleepless in America“
- Michael Pollan: “Food Rules“
- Michael Pollan: “The Omnivore’s Dilemma“
- Michael Pollan: “Second Nature: A Gardener’s Education“
- Michael Pollan: “Cooked“
- Dr. Michael Greger: “How Not To Die“, order on Amazon
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Dr. Neal Barnard: “The Cheese Trap“
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Dr. Neal Barnard: “21 Weight Loss Kickstart“
- Pam Popper: “Food Over Medicine“
Environment:
- Richard Louv: “Last Child in the Woods“
Gardening:
- H.C. Flores: “Food not Lawns, How to turn your yard into a garden and your neighborhood into a community“
Parenting/Family:
- Rachel Macy Stafford: “Hands Free Mama“
- Rachel Macy Stafford: “Hands Free Life“
- Lisa Damour: “Untangled“
Self-Improvement:
- Marie Kondo: “The life-changing magic of tidying up“
- Jen Sincero: “You are A Badass – How to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life“
Cooking:
- Forks Over Knives: The Cookbook
- Eating Local – Sur La Table
- Dining at the Ravens: Over 150 Nourishing Vegan Recipes
- Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi
- Isa Chandra Moskowitz: Appetite for Reduction
- Jeff and Joan Stanford: Dining at the Ravens
- Matt Frazier and Stepfanie Romine: The No Meat Athlete Cookbook
- Ali Maffucci: Inspiralize Everything
Articles:
Cooking:
Fitness:
- A Way to Get Fit and Also Have Fun
- 19 Pool Exercises You Have To Try
- Why The Pushup Is The World’s Greatest Exercise
- 10 Essential Body Weight Exercises
Gardening:
- 11 Vegetables Anyone Can Grow on Their Own
- Welcome Edibles Into the Front Yard for Fresh Food and More
- Five gardening trends for 2017
- A guerilla gardener in South Central LA – Ron Finley (video)
Health:
- Ocean Robbins: “The New Food Revolution” (video)
Traveling:
- What To Bring On Your Flight, So You Never Get Stuck Eating Airport Food Ever Again!
- 21 Best Things To Do In The San Francisco Bay Area, As Explained By Locals
- 14 Must See Destinations Along the Pacific Coast Highway, USA
- 30 places every California kid should see before growing up
- The 28 most beautiful places n California you didn’t know existed
- The Bay Area’s Best Hikes With a View
Plant based life-style:
- Dairy Farmer switches to producing plant-based milk
- Google confirms plant-based revolution is coming
- Kaiser Permanente endorses plant-based diet
Websites:
- http://startorganic.org/
- http://foodbabe.com/
- https://www.forksoverknives.com/
- http://michaelpollan.com/
- https://nutritionfacts.org
DVDs/ Documentaries:
- http://www.cowspiracy.com
- https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-film/
- http://www.takepart.com/foodinc/
- http://www.whatthehealthfilm.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCUbvOwwfWM
Restaurants in the Bay Area: