I'm curious... what books have you read that have profoundly changed your life? I'm especially interested in books that helped you decide you needed to get healthy/lose weight/eat better/etc.
I read a lot - and I always read two books at a time... a fiction & a non-fiction. I am currently trying to read books that reinforce my commitment to healthful living. I will read books that wildly differ from my beliefs, so no worries about posting something you think I won't like. Doesn't matter to me, the more I read & research, the better!
So... give me a couple suggestions (maybe 3-5 total?). Tell me a book (about physical health, mental health, spiritual health, etc.) that really wow'ed you and tell me which ONE I should read if I choose only one. These don't have to be "great works of art" or anything, or even the best books in the world - I understand that sometimes things move us to change not because of the thoughts, writing, words or ideas... but because of where we are in our lives... so feel free to post anything, no matter how "silly" you think it is.
For me, I'd have to say:[list=1][*]Reclaiming Our Health: Exploding the Medical Myth and Embracing the Sources of True Healing - by John Robbins (profoundly changed my life - every woman should read this - read this one if you read only one!!!)[*]Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat - by Howard F. Lyman (I've come very close to vegetarianism because of this book... and I pretty much hate veggies & fruits, lol)[*]Think on These Things by Jiddu Krishnamurti (absolutely beautiful)[*]Life Strategies by Phil McGraw (he's so straight-talking, made me really stop feeling sorry for myself & examine my life)[*]Encounter With a Prophet by C. A. Lewis (made me realize that not all christians are narrow-minded hypocrites)[/list=1]