Better Health Bookshelf: Discover New Health and Wellness Books to Help You Look, Feel, and Live Younger

What if the easiest way to eat healthy, feel better, and avoid medications was already sitting on your kitchen counter?

In this episode, Dr. Dana Cohen, co-author of Fuel Up: Harness the Power of Your Blender and "Cheat" Your Way to Good Health, shares how simple blender habits can transform your approach to healthy eating. 

If you're overwhelmed by processed food, weight gain, or the growing list of daily pi...

Are you prepared to protect yourself or a loved one from medical mistakes during a hospital stay?

For adults over 50, a hospital visit—planned or unexpected—can bring serious risks, especially when most patients still assume hospitals are always safe. 

In this episode I interview Dr. Julie Siemers, author of Surviving Your Hospital Stay: A Nurse Educator’s Guide to Staying Safe and Living to Tell About It. 

Drawing from decades of fro...

In this episode Mike Capuzzi talks with Cristine Hull, PhD, author of 10 Ways to Balance Your Brain Chemistry, and explores how imbalances in brain chemistry can disrupt emotional health and wellness. 

Many people feel “off” but don’t know why, and this episode uncovers how natural, drug-free strategies can help restore mental wellbeing and improve brain health.

Listeners will discover: 

• How balanced brain chemistry can help you f...

What if your adult acne is actually your body trying to tell you something important?

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book Eliminating Adult Acne for Good. 

I’m joined by author Leigh Brandon, a functional medicine expert, holistic health coach, and author who's helped people overcome skin issues, gut problems, and chronic pain since 1996.

Leigh knows the pain of adult acne firsthand. After battling it f...

What if everything you’ve been told about cholesterol and heart disease was wrong?

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book The Clot Thickens: The Enduring Mystery of Heart Disease. Dr. Malcolm Kendrick is a medical doctor with decades of clinical experience and a fearless voice when it comes to exposing dangerous heart disease myths. 

He’s the author of several books, a respected blogger, and a strong advocate ...

Are modern relationships harder than ever for men, or are men just missing the right tools to succeed?

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book STRONG: A Relationship Field Guide for the Modern Man. 

My guest author, Kristal DeSantis, is a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in attachment, sex, and trauma. She has spent years working with first responders, veterans, and high-achieving men who str...

Are you living the way your body was designed to thrive?

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book On the Origin of Being with co-author, Dr. Jenny Powers. 

Dr. Jenny is an immunologist, researcher, and writer who has spent years studying how modern life misaligns with the way we evolved to live.

In this episode, we uncover how primal health—aligning our lifestyle with our natural biology—can improve sleep, nutrit...

Can daily meditation really help rewire your brain and break free from stress, fear, and sleepless nights—especially if traditional methods have failed you before?

In this episode of Better Health Bookshelf, host Mike Capuzzi sits down with Mary Welp, author of RISE Hypnotic Meditation, to explore a practical, science-backed method that combines daily meditation and self-hypnosis for healing. 

Designed for men and women 50+, this app...

Are you over 50 and starting to feel like your body isn’t bouncing back the way it used to?

In this episode of Better Health Bookshelf, host Mike Capuzzi sits down with Dr. Nayan Patel, pharmacist and author of The Glutathione Revolution: Fight Disease, Slow Aging, and Increase Energy with the Master Antioxidant. 

They explore the powerful glutathione benefits most people have never heard about—and why glutathione deficiency could be...

Is your body slowing down, aching more, and making you wonder if pain is just part of getting older?

In this episode of Better Health Bookshelf, host Mike Capuzzi speaks with Will Harlow, author of Thriving Beyond Fifty, to uncover natural strategies for staying mobile, active, and fit after 50. 

Harlow, a physiotherapist who specializes in mobility for men over 50 and mobility for women over 50, explains why common age-rel...

Are you relying on pills and prescriptions while overlooking powerful natural remedies that could be growing just outside your door?

In this episode of Better Health Bookshelf, host Mike Capuzzi interviews Jane Barlow, author of Be Your Own Shaman: A Field Guide to Utilize 101 of the World’s Most Healing Plants. 

Jane shares how everyday people can confidently use plants as medicine and herbal remedies to heal naturally, ev...

Is emotional eating quietly sabotaging your health goals—even when you’re doing “everything right”?

In this episode of Better Health Bookshelf, host Mike Capuzzi talks with Renée Jones, author of What’s Really Eating You?: Overcome the Triggers of Comfort Eating, to uncover the real reason so many people over 50 struggle with stress eating, anxious eating, and the endless diet cycle. 

This conversation goes beyond food and ...

Could science hold the key to weight loss that lasts a lifetime?

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book Outsmarting Obesity by Dr. Stewart Lonky. 

Dr. Lonky brings decades of expertise as a physician and researcher, and his unique insights into the science behind obesity can transform how you think about weight loss.

In this episode, Dr. Lonky explains why traditional diets fail and how epigenetics, e...

Could reversing autoimmune disease be the key to reclaiming your health and happiness?

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book Beat Autoimmune. Palmer Kippola shares her incredible story of reversing multiple sclerosis and outlines her groundbreaking FIGHTS framework to help others overcome autoimmune conditions. Drawing on her 40-year journey of healing, Palmer combines personal experience, leading-edge scien...

Meet Courtney Luna, author of the book Carnivore in the Kitchen.

Can eating only animal-based foods revolutionize your health, your energy, and your entire relationship with food?

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book Carnivore in the Kitchen and its author, Courtney Luna

During our conversation, Courtney shares her journey from 25 years of yo-yo dieting to finding freedom and incredible health throu...

If there was one simple, natural change you could make today that might help your child with ADHD feel calmer, more focused, and happier—wouldn’t you want to know what it is?

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book Thriving with ADHD: A Guide to Naturally Reducing ADHD Symptoms in Your Child, and joining me is its author, Dana Kay, a Board-Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Practitioner, founder of the AD...

What if the secret to sleeping better, feeling calmer, and thinking clearer wasn’t in a pill or a therapy session, but in training your brain—just like going to the gym? How would that change the way you approach your health?

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book Neurofeedback 101: Rewiring the Brain for ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, and Beyond Without Medication. 

Joining me is Michael Cohen, one of the nation&...

"If you had to 'invest' in your health like you do your money, what would be your smartest first step?"

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the book Wellness 101: Simple Steps to Good Health by Gloria Treister. 

Gloria isn’t just an author—she’s a 44-year veteran in healthcare, a wellness advocate, and someone who’s dedicated her life to helping people feel better, live longer, and stay empowered...

Have you ever wondered how you can get strong and fit without spending hours in the gym or using lots of fancy equipment?

On this week’s Better Health Bookshelf, I’m featuring the NEW book Strong On! by Pat Flynn. Pat is a fitness expert, a sought-after coach, and the author of six books. He’s a true innovator in minimalist fitness, blending decades of experience with practical, no-nonsense advice. 

Whether it’s his work wi...