Our top 10 book tips
Want to get more out of your health, performance and mindset? Then these are the 10 books you absolutely must have read. From nutrition and sleep to breathing and dopamine-these books will give you valuable insights to take your life to the next level. Let's get ready!
1. Work Like an Athlete - Joep Rovers
Of course, this one has to be number one. The book by our founder Joep: Work Like an Athlete. Optimize your work performance by living like an athlete. Joep shows how rhythm, recovery and nutrition can increase your productivity and energy. By applying principles from sports, you work smarter and get more out of your day. The book covers topics such as sleep, breathing, nutrition and stress management. Joep emphasizes that consistent habits are the key to long-term performance and well-being. He provides practical tools to improve your focus and reduce stress so you are at your best physically and mentally.
2. Nutrition & Physical Degeneration - Weston A. Price
Weston A. Price studied how traditional diets affect our health. He discovered that natural, unprocessed foods are crucial for strong bones, healthy teeth and a robust immune system. An eye-opener on the impact of processed foods. Price traveled the world studying indigenous peoples and discovered that modern diets lead to dental problems, degenerative diseases and weak bone structures. This book offers an in-depth look at how nutrition affects our genetic expression and shows how, with the right food choices, we can radically improve our health. The key take aways? Stay away from white flour, seed oils and sugar for optimal health and make sure you get plenty of fat-soluble vitamins (ADEK) which you can find in animal products.
3. Getting a Grip on Your Cycle - Lara Briden
Lara Briden explains how to address hormonal symptoms such as PCOS and PMS naturally. This book helps women understand their cycle and restore hormonal balance without medication. Briden shows how hormonal health is a reflection of your overall well-being and how nutrition, exercise and stress management play a crucial role. The book also provides insight into how the pill and other hormonal contraceptives interfere with the natural cycle and how women can support their hormones naturally.
4. Jaws: A Hidden Epidemic - Sandra Kahn & Paul Ehrlich
Modern eating habits and breathing patterns have worsened our jaw development. This book shows how underdeveloped jaws lead to crooked teeth, sleep apnea and other health problems-and what you can do about it. The authors show that lack of chewing due to processed foods and poor breathing techniques contribute to this epidemic. They advocate early intervention in children and offer practical advice, such as training jaw muscles and improving breathing, to prevent future problems.
5. Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker
Sleep is the superpower that dramatically improves your performance and health. Matthew Walker explains why sleep is essential and how to optimize sleep habits for maximum energy and focus. He reveals the scientific mechanisms behind sleep and why sleep deprivation is linked to diseases such as obesity, diabetes and depression. This book offers valuable strategies to improve the quality and duration of your sleep, from sleep hygiene to avoiding caffeine and screens before bed. With this insight, you can dramatically boost your productivity, health and mental well-being.
6. The New Breathing - James Nestor
Breathing has a huge impact on your health. James Nestor reveals how poor breathing contributes to stress, fatigue and health problems, and gives practical techniques to improve your breathing. He explores how ancient breathing techniques such as the Buteyko method and Wim Hof technique affect our nervous system, immune system and performance. By making small adjustments in how you breathe, you can improve your oxygen intake, reduce stress and even increase athletic performance. This book offers an in-depth look at how conscious breathing techniques can transform your health.
7. Guts and Physiology Syndrome - Natasha Campbell-McBride
Gut health affects much more than just your digestion. Natasha Campbell-McBride explains the link between an unhealthy gut and neurological, hormonal and immune problems. A must-read for anyone looking to improve their overall health. She discusses how a leaky gut and disrupted gut flora can contribute to conditions such as autoimmune diseases, depression and chronic inflammation. The book offers an in-depth understanding of how diet and lifestyle can support gut health and how to restore your body through the GAPS diet.
8. Dopamine Nation - Anna Lembke
We live in a world full of constant dopamine stimuli: social media, junk food and screen time. This book helps you understand how addiction mechanisms work and how to balance dopamine to experience more control and happiness. Lembke explains why our brain struggles with moderation and how we can be more conscious about pleasure stimuli. She provides practical strategies to reset your dopamine sensitivity so you can get more satisfaction from life without depending on external stimuli.
9. The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman & Michael E. Long
Dopamine drives our drive for ambition and success, but it can also keep us in an endless pursuit of "more. This book shows how dopamine affects your behavior and how to find a healthy balance between striving and enjoying. The authors discuss how dopamine affects not only motivation, but also relationships, politics and technology. They explain how an excess of dopamine can lead to obsessions and addictions and how to be more mindful of this powerful neurotransmitter.
10. Sacred Cow - Diana Rodgers & Robb Wolf
Is eating meat really bad for the environment? This book debunks myths surrounding meat consumption and advocates regenerative agriculture as a sustainable solution. An indispensable guide for anyone seeking to understand the role of animal foods in a healthy diet. Rodgers and Wolf show how well-managed livestock actually contribute to soil health and biodiversity. They discuss the nutritional value of animal products and why a balanced diet with responsible meat can be essential for optimal health.
We hope you get to check off a few more from this list. Which book are you going to read first?