As anyone who knows me will tell you, I love books. If you come to see me for a private consultation, more often than not I will send you away with a book to read about what is ailing you, so as you can find out more about it and be involved in your healing process.

Choosing a good book is not always easy. There are so many books out there, how to tell which ones are worth reading and which are not?

To take the guesswork out of your book buying, I have put together a list of my favourite books in my Amazon Bookstore, which many clients over many years have enjoyed. It gets a bit expensive with the shipping to Australia, but if you live in the USA or Canada, Amazon has a huge range of books.

Click here to enter my Amazon bookstore.

One of the best herb books if you don't have formal qualifications in herbs (or even if you do) is Isabel Shiphard's book. She also has an excellent book on sprouting and another on self sufficiency.

Seek Books are Australian based and have quite a few books on herbs, including by two of my favourite authors, Rosemary Gladstar and Susun Weed, whose books are not generally easy to source in Australia. They also have books on flower essences.

The Nile Bookstore is also Australian based and has an even larger range of books on herbs, flower essences, homeopathy and natural health, including one of my favourite nutrition authors, Sally Fallon and legendary herb author Hanna Kroeger (also hard to get in Australia).

For good recipes, try Cookbooks. Australian based, their Health and Wholefoods section has whole categories on special needs cookbooks, so you can still have yummy food despite restrictions due to allergies (including to wheat, dairy and nuts), or the need for sugar free or egg free. They also have a good range on vegetarian and raw food eating. As well as every other sort of cookbook you ever dreamed of...