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INSPIRATIONAL READING

Cookbooks

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  • The Art of Eating Healthy - Kids by Maria Emmerich (Grain Free Low Carb)

  • Cooking with Coconut Flour by Bruce Fife, N.D. (Gluten Free)

  • Eat Like a Dinosaur by The Paleo Parents (Gluten Free/Dairy Free/Paleo)

  • Forks Over Knives by Del Sroufe (Vegan)

  • The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook by Elana Amsterdam (Paleo)

  • Internal Bliss (Recipes designed for GAPS diet. Grain Free, Refined Sugar Free, Lactose Free)

  • Meals Made Simply by Danielle Walker (author of Against All Grain)

  • Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon (Traditional Eating)

  • The Primal Blueprint Cookbook by Mark Sisson (Paleo/Primal)

  • The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig

Food, Health, & Environment

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  • Adrenal Thyroid Revolution by Aviva Romm MD

  • Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

  • 10-Day Detox Diet by Dr. Mark Hyman, MD

  • The 21 Day Sugar Detox by Diane Sanfilippo, BS, NC

  • Back to the Basics of Human Health by Mary Frost

  • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Hall Kimmerer

  • Breaking Free from Emotional Eating by Geneen Roth

  • Common Herbs for Natural Health by Juliette de Bairacli Levy

  • The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy by Valerie Ann Worwood

  • Cure Tooth Decay by Ramiel Nagel

  • Dental Herbalism by Leslie M. Alexander, PhD, RH(AHG) & Linda A. Straub-Bruce, BSEd, RDH

  • Experience Life Magazine

  • Food Rules by Michael Pollan

  • GAPS Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD

  • Gathering Moss by Robin Hall Kimmerer

  • Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets

  • The Hormone Cure by Sara Gottfried, MD

  • Integrative Nutrition by Joshua Rosenthal

  • Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets

  • Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon

  • Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

  • What's Eating Your Child? by Kelly Dorfman (How to be a food/wellness detective)

  • Women's Body, Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup, MD

  • Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis

  • The Whole-Food Guide to Strong Bones (A Holistic Approach) by Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D.

  • Woman Code by Alisa Vitti, HHC 

  • Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson

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Herbalism, Homeopathy,Flower Essences, Plant Spirit Medicine

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  • 12 Essential Minerals for Cellular Health: An Introduction to Cell Salts by David R. Card

  • A City Herbal by Maida Silverman

  • Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief by David Winston & Steven Maimes

  • Anti-Ageing Tissue Salts by Margaret Roberts

  • Botanical Medicine for Women's Health (2nd Edition) by Aviva Romm, MD

  • The Best Family Homeopathy Acute Care Manual by Kate Birch, RSHom(NA), CCH

  • Common Herbs for Natural Health by Juliette de Bairacli Levy

  • Dental Herbalism by Leslie M. Alexander Ph.D. RH(AHG) (Author), Linda A. Straub-Bruce BS Ed RDH (Author)

  • Desktop Companion to Physical Pathology by Roger Morrison MD, DHt (Red Book)

  • Desktop Guide to Keynotes & Confirmatory Symptoms by Roger Morrison MD, DHt (Blue Book)

  • The Earthwise Herbal by Matthew Wood (Both Old World & New World)

  • Facial Diagnosis of Cell Salt Deficiencies by David R. Card

  • Flower Essence Repertory by Patricia Kaminski

  • Flower Power by Anne McIntyre

  • Folk Remedies for Common Ailments by Anne McIntyre

  • The Gift of Healing Herbs by Robin Rose Bennett

  • Herbal Antibiotics by Stephen Harrod Buhner

  • Herbal Antivirals by Stephen Harrod Buhner

  • Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar

  • Herbal Lyme by Stephen Harrod Buhner 

  • Herbal Remedies for Everyday living by Anne McIntyre

  • Homeopathic Medicine for Children and Infants by Dana Ullman, M.P.H.

  • Keeping Your Child Healthy with Chinese Medicine by Bob Flaws

  • The Modern Herbal Dispensatory by Thomas Easley & Steven Horne

  • Medical Herbalism by David Hoffman, FNIMH, AHG

  • Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide by Rosemary Gladstar

  • Men's Health

    • Herbal Healing for Men by Rosemary Gladstar

    • The Male Herbal 2nd Edition by James Green, Herbalist

    • Natural Remedies for Low Testosterone by Stephen Harrod Buhner

  • The Natural Pregnancy Book (Third edition) by Aviva Romm, MD

  • Plant Spirit Healing by Pam Montgomery

  • Plant Spirit Medicine by Eliot Cowan

  • The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism by Matthew Wood

  • The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism by Matthew Wood

  • Prescription for Herbal Healing by Phyllis A. Balch, CNC

  • Seven Herbs: Plants as Teachers by Matthew Wood

  • Synthesis by Frederick Schroyens, MD (Homeopathy)

  • Vitalism: The History of Herbalism, Homeopathy, and Flower Essences by Matthew Wood

  • The Way of Herbs by Michael Tierra, L.Ac., O.M.D.

  • Traditional Western Herbalism and Pulse Evaluation by Matthew Wood, Francis Bonaldo & Phyllis Light

  • Wisdom of the Plant Devas by Thea Summer Deer​

Mindfulness & the Spirit

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  • Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss, PhD.

  • The Book of SHE by Sara Avant Stover

  • Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

  • Earth Path by Starhawk

  • Electric Body, Electric Health by Eileen Day McKusick

  • The Emotion Code by Dr. Bradley Nelson

  • Find Your Cosmic Calling by Natalie Walstein

  • Gene Keys - Unfolding The Higher Purpose Hidden in Your DNA by Richard Rudd

  • The Gift by Echo Bodine

  • Herbal Tarot Deck by Michael Tierra

  • The Highly Sensitive Person by Elain Aron

  • I Can See Clearly Now by Dr. Wayne Dyer

  • Is Home Your Happy Place? by Christy Diane Farr

  • Just One thing by Rick Hanson

  • Kim Anami

  • Momfulness by Denise Roy

  • Red Hot and Holy: A Heretic's Love Story by Sara Beek

  • Shamanic Breathwork: Journeying Beyond the Limits of the Self by Linda Star Wolf

  • Tuning the Human Biofield by Eileen Day McKusick

  • The Way of the Happy Woman by Sara Avant Stover

  • You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay (How your mind affects the state of disease)

  • Women, Spirituality, and Transformative Leadership

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Tree & Plant Identification + Botany

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  • Botany in a Day by Thomas Elpel

  • The Forager's Harvest by Samuel Thayer (Book + DVD)

  • Incredible Wild Edibles by Samuel Thayer

  • Nature's Garden by Samuel Thayer

  • Peterson: Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America by Steven Foster & James A. Duke

  • Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota by Welby R. Smith

  • Trees of Minnesota by Stan Tekiela

  • What's Doin' the Bloomin' by Clayton R. Oslund

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Parenting/Early Childhood

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  • Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood (Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years) by Jim Fay & Charles Fay, Ph.D.

  • MeMoves (www.thinkingmoves.com) (Calming, transformative moves for children)

  • Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.

  • Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka 

  • Talkers, Watchers, & Doers by Cheri Fuller

Class Notes

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