Book List for Students
This is a list of books that we recommend for the various modules of the course. These links will take you directly to the books on Amazon.
Kinesiology: Foundation Level
You will receive a Touch for Health manual as part of the course, so do not purchase this in advance. However, you might be interested in doing some general reading about kinesiology before you start your training. We recommend The Wisdom Within: Life Enhancing Kinesiology .
During the course, you would benefit from having the book Life Energy: Using the Meridians to Unlock the Hidden Power of Your Emotions
Anatomy & Physiology Homestudy Course
The Complete Idiots Guide to Anatomy and Physiology (Complete Idiots Guides (Lifestyle Paperback)) is a great book to help you to understand the inter-relationship between the systems of the body. It is entertaining and easy to read and does help you to understand how to answer the questions given to you in the homestudy pack.
Introduction to the Human Body - The Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology . This very comprehensive guide to A & P includes some quizes and critical thinking exercises that will help you to understand about the subjects you are studying. Tortora is the definitive authority on A & P and has written and co-written many books including the classic Principles of Anatomy and Physiology: WITH Atlas AND Registration Card . Either of these books will cover all you will ever need to know about Anatomy & Physiology.
Nutrition and Naturopathy
The Optimum Nutrition Bible: The Book You Have to Read If You Care About Your Health is a must for this course. It contains information that underpins the course content.
Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine and The Encyclopaedia of Healing Foods , Optimal Wellness are strongly recommended.
A book that includes many hydrotherapy techniques is New Choices in Natural Healing: Over 1, 000 of the Best Self-help Remedies from the World of Alternative Medicine
Another very informative book we recommend students have is Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition .
Nature Cure is an important overview of naturopathy.
Philosophy of Natural Therapeutics by Henry Lindlahr MD one of the fathers of naturopathic medicine. This book explains the naturopathic philosophy.
Cortisol Connection: Why Stress Makes You Fat and Ruins Your Health - And What You Can Do about It
For other books that are linked to this course, see
book list for Kinesiology - Practitioner Level.
Kinesiology - Practitioner Level
Students are advised to read these two books before or at the beginning of the module.
Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome
Hypoglycemia: The Classic Healthcare Handbook Completely Revised and Updated
Your Thyroid and How to Keep It Healthy: The Great Thyroid Scandal and How to Survive It
Candida Albicans: The Non-drug Approach to the Treatment of Candida Infection
Choose one of these books to help you to ensure that there is no reaction between the client s drug regime and the nutritional supplements that they are taking or you are suggesting to them.
Mosby s Handbook of Drug-Herb and Drug-Supplement Interactions or The Natural Pharmacist: Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions Bible: From A-Z, Know the Dangers and Benefits of Combining Drugs, Herbs, and Vitamins (Natural Pharmacist)
Growing Your Business (Practice Management)
How to Practise Complementary Medicine Professionally
Marketing for Complementary Therapists: 101 Tried and Tested Ways to Attract Clients
How to be a Successful Therapist
Money Matters for Therapists: A Financial Guide for Self-Employed Therapists and Counsellors
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Understanding Disease from the Medical Aspect (Clinical Medicine)
Depending on your budget, you need to have at least one medical dictionary
BMA Illustrated Medical Dictionary: Essential A-Z Quick Reference to Over 5000 Medical Terms
Stedmans Medical Dictionary
Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb Indexed)