Some of my patients want to know WHY they should reduce animal fat and protein in their diet, and I usually refer them to this book to start.

Not a book, but an essential new tool for your kitchen to incorporate as much fresh fruits and vegetables into your diet. Get the benefit of nutrients, antioxidants and energy of food that is lost when you eat mainly processed foods. The main difference between this and the $400 blender option below is that you are more limited in the types of vegetables and parts (seeds) that you can incorporate.

Excellent review of practical steps to integrate non-denominational spirituality into your life

An excellent starting point for anyone interested in spiritual growth. Really all books by Ken Wilber expand consciousness, although I think he ventures into becoming hyper-rationalistic when it comes to spiritual development in his more recent books.

The best western-friendly reference book on the 5000 year old Chinese healing art of Qi (spiritual energy) that I have read. I recommend www.qigong.com for a good DVD (tier 1) of Qi-gong exercises to start off with. Also I recommend Tai Chi, Kriya Yoga for exploration. One thing to be aware of is that there are many types of yogas and the optimal one depends on the individual.

Along with Greg Braden and Deepak Chopra, Amit Goswami round out my favorite three who talk about maximizing consciousness in healing outcomes

One of the hardest parts of coping with cancer is the viewpoint of the family and loved ones who must face the possibility of loss. Dr. Kumar who works at Mt. Sinai hospital in Miami Beach, has done a fine job addressing the spiritual aspect of this challenge we must all face one day.

Learn to love those raw vegetables, and if you don't like to chew the pulp, juice them. I list this book because Ann Wigmore believed in this and made it her life journey to spread the word, long before it became trend. Try the buffet at the Hippocrates Institute in West Palm beach if you don't know what you like. http://www.hippocratesinst.com/

This book is a good review of case reports involving children who have accurate past life memories, again indicating that the Hindu concept of reincarnation is correct. I think it's important to address our concept of death, because only then we begin to understand the highest purpose of life - enlightenment and wisdom.

This book was written through a spiritual process known as "dictation" where a spiritual entity communicates directly through the author's consciousness to effect the written word. This particular volume deals with the afterlife.