Welcome (and books!)

Hi, and welcome to Element Fitness's new blog.

I want to start out with a book list -- some of my favorites about body image, especially Health At Every Size, and also food. Because we love good food!

Health At Every Size -- books to help you learn about HAES:

Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body

Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight

Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Big Fat Lies: The Truth about Your Weight and Your Health

Just the Weigh You Are: How to Be Fit and Healthy, Whatever Your Size

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

Good food and nutrition:

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating

The Moosewood Cookbook

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Enjoy in good health -- and please leave your favorites in the comments, we'd love to hear from you.