March 2024
We thought to ask a handful of professionals in Singapore's health space to share their current reading, as well as recommendations from the past. I thank everyone who has shared their selections with us.
Some of the books being read are newly released, others not. In six months time perhaps they will be remembered, perhaps not. Other books in the list are those that have remained in the readers' headspace, influencing them over time.
Scroll down and discover. Click on the image and you will be directed to the relevant Amazon.com page. Make your own suggestions at bottom of page and perhaps we can enjoy and share them in the future!
Stay Healthy,
Alastair
Currently being read by Dr Hishamuddin Badaruddin at Bartley Clinic...
Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old
Andrew Steele
Felicia Koh (MA Human Nutrition) at The Whole Health Practice has this open...
Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome
Now being read by both Dr Naras Lapsys at Chi Longevity and Dr Leonard Leng at ATA Medical.
This book is also on both Dr Miina Öhman (see below) and my own 'waiting to be read' pile...
How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
Dr Miina Öhman at Karelia Health and President of the Singaporean Society of Lifestyle Medicine has this open...
Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us
and What We Can Do About It
Garth Davis MD with Howard Jacobson PhD
Finally, two other books came recommended as worthwhile reading.
Firstly, by Drs. Badaruddin and Leng, to understand the foundations of longevity and healthspan...
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia MD, Bill Gifford
And secondly, from Dr Naras Lapsys, Felicia Koh (and myself), a book that made an impact on us to take charge of our eating practices and to reduce our meat consumption...
How Not to Die:
Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
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Resources: Health Literacy
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