Health & Wellness

In a Relationship with Food by Victoria Onica combines diet instructions with lessons on the cognitive flaws in the human psyche that make dieting necessary for so many of us.

It is a biomedical, microbiological and terrifying trip to tiny super-predators and some thoughts about how they may evolve and be (mis)used. It is well-researched scientific, but without science jargon, study on how COVID-19 started, what warnings were ignored, and how we can do better in the future.

The premise of 'Ten Things Your Skinny Friends Don't Tell You' is to encourage you to improve your eating habits like eating slow and in smaller portion, sweet tooth checks, eat home-made food, monitor your weight.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb is a fascinating look into the world of a therapist and how therapy works. Sprinkled throughout the book are snippets of psychology, including explanations of defence mechanisms, stages of change, tasks of mourning, and brief glimpses of the contributions of Freud, Erikson, Rogers, Franklin, and others to the field of psychology.

Shhh! Don't Talk about Mental Health by Arjun Gupta is one of the most beautifully written books I have read about mental health and illness. Inspiration almost drips off the pages.

Yoga and Stress Management by Acharya Yatendra is well written with easy to follow steps; explaining the purpose and root of each practice.