N O U R I S H
RECOMMENDED READING
organized by subject…
PERINATAL NUTRITION
Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of optimal prenatal nutrition
Real Food for Gestational Diabetes
by Lily Nichols
BOOKS FOCUSED ON POSTPARTUM NUTRITION
Primary Recommendations
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother
by Heng Ou with Amely Greeven and Marisa Belger
The Postpartum Recovery Program
by Dr. Lia Andrews, DAOM, L.Ac.
Touching Heaven, Tonic Postpartum Care with Ayurveda (an e-book)
by Ysha Oakes, LMT, Ayurvedic Cook and AyuDoula
Nourished Mama at Kitchen Curandera (a free resource, click below)
by Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz and Andrea Ruizquez
Secondary Recommendations
Postpartum Nutrition: Eating for Postpartum Healing, Breastfeeding and Reducing the Risk of Postpartum Depression
by Crystal Bossola
(Good for more specific nutritional info)
BOOKS FOCUSED ON POSTPARTUM HEALING
Natural Health After Birth: The complete Guide to Postpartum Wellness
includes postpartum herbalism practices
A Taste of Our Own Medicine:
3 Vital Keys to Ending Postnatal Depletion, Nurturing Mothers and Improving Communities
The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide
Includes some basic information on Ayurveda and TCM
BOOKS ON THE PRENATAL & POSTNATAL PERIOD PERIOD
Nurture
by Erica Chidi, Birth + Postpartum Doula, Founder and CEO of LOOM
The Natural Pregnancy Book
Like A Mother
BEYOND PERINATAL HEATH
The Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism
By Karen Rose
Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life
Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera
Ayurveda: A Life of Balance - The complete guide to Ayurvedic Nutrition & Body Types with recipes
by Maya Tiwari
Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing
by Usha Lad & Dr. Vasant Lad
What To Eat for How You Feel
by Divya Atlar