From offering insightful viewpoints on dealing with stress and burnout to providing inspiring new perspectives on improving your diet and overall wellbeing, these are the CF team‘s recommendations for the best wellness books to inspire you in 2024 and beyond…
Sometimes there’s nothing better than cosying down with a good book, and with the hectic pace of our lives right now, it is the perfect time to turn the pages of one of the best wellness books to recently hit the shelves.
It's such a natural process, but often entirely overlooked – so when was the last time you truly considered the way you breathe? In this book, journalist James Nestor takes you with him as he travels the world to discover the science behind ancient breathing practices, and reveals how small tweaks to your breathing could almost instantly boost your health. It's a must-read for frequent travellers and highly-stressed minds alike.
The sort of book that will linger with you way past the last page, there's a reason that its author, Dr. Tara Swart – a neuroscientist with a background in psychiatry, is so often quoted by journalists. If you want to 'think' yourself smarter and be more successful in 2024, her four-step plan outlined in this book will actually help you do so using the latest in cognitive science. The chapter on challenging 'autopilot' thinking is a highlight.
If you find yourself overwhelmed with the diet and nutrition industry, you are not alone, and this is far from another confusing 'do this to improve your health' book. Instead, scientist Tim Spector outlines the science behind eating well and his pioneering new approach to nutrition, with no misleading calorie counts or nutritional breakdowns in sight. It will help you rethink your relationship with food.
This beginner's guide to crystal healing is a must-read for anyone even slightly curious about crystals and their long-touted holistic effect on our minds and bodies. Emma Lucy is the perfect writer for this genre too – delivering helpful and interesting insight into the practice like a good friend, who will inspire you to rethink your approach to your own wellbeing.
In this short-and-sweet book that avid readers could get through in a single sitting (and you'll enjoy every page), Nick Littlehales provides fascinating insight into why you probably aren't sleeping as well as you could be. Far from offering generic self-help advice, it helps you find your own personalised sleep cycle – naps included.
Inspired to train in Traditional Chinese Medicine after it helped her recover from the effects of a car accident, this book is the perfect summary of Katie Brindle's expertise, which also inspired her brand – Hayo'u Method. Brindle helps bring the principles of Yang Sheng, the ancient art of Chinese self-healing, into the modern world with simple techniques to help rebalance your life. She helps you overcome burnout and work stress with a kind, not self-critical approach in the process.
Based on the award-winning podcast (which is also well-worth a listen), this book emphasises the small changes that can transform your approach to life – and what's more, you'll probably actually want to do them. With the perfect combination of scientific backing and real-world thinking, Dr. Mosley and his special guests road test all the tips, to prove they work, and so you can choose the best ones for you and your lifestyle.
If your approach to self-care is a little more tongue-in-cheek, you'll really enjoy Surrounded by Vampires, especially considering it addresses one of 2024's biggest predicted wellness trends – protecting your energy from draining individuals. If you have ever had a friend, boss or family member who it feels like work to be around, this book offers a relatable way to address the issue, and you'll find yourself keeping to its basic principles with ease as a result.
Inspired by the leading Yale course, this book is designed to help you get off the constant treadmill of day-to-day tasks for a moment, with a deep dive into the big questions around 'how should we live?' A truly perspective-shifting book, it draws on the world's greatest religious and philosophical traditions, helping you define what you really want for a life truly worth living.
Do we really know what is in our food nowadays? 'No' is the answer that Van Tulleken's eye-opening writing reveals and with it the damage that the ultra-processed food industry is doing to our bodies. In return for that insight, the book offers a new approach to healthy eating that's smart and thought-provoking, including an investigation into why even exercise and willpower isn't enough sometimes. If you struggle to 'eat healthily', make it your first read of the year.
A book that both sexes, but especially women, should read – Lucy Jones breaks down what the female body actually goes through (mentally, physically and socially) during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. The kind of book that will help you rethink what you think you know about your body, whether you have had children or not. We predict this will be a common topic of conversation in book clubs come 2024, so pre-order it now.
A book to have on your bookcase to turn to when you are going through difficult experiences, this volume from the author of A Monk's Guide to Happiness covers everything from bereavement to a broken heart. With its offering of meditation and mindfulness practices that are designed to help you build from hard times to achieve greater happiness, kindness and resilience, you'll want to share it with others once you turn the last page.
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