Welcome to the
Health Food History Library

~ A Public Resource ~

This website and its archives is intended to preserve the legacy, stories, and history of the health and natural foods movement- with its eccentrics, fanatics, and visionaries.

Information is the empowering tool that allows us to make healthy choices to protect ourselves, our families and loved ones. Healthfoodhistory.org is designed to remind and rekindle our awareness of the controversies, conspiracies, and challenges faced by the pioneering men and women of the past- legacies that continue to inspire and empower people today.

The End of Food: How the Food Industry is Destroying our Food Supply- And What You Can Do About It,
2006
Thomas F. Pawlick
An in-depth look at the decline in food quality and nutrition due to how it is produced and processed.
General nutrition
general-nutrition
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Organic Agriculture
organic-agriculture
The Hundred Year Lie: How Food and Medicine Are Destroying Your Health
2006
Randall Fitzgerald
A look at deception by the. food and medicine industries over the past century or more.
Corporate Food Industry
corporate-food-industry
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
History
history
Whistle blowing
whistle-blowing
Organic, Inc. :Natural Foods and How They Grew
2006
Samuel Fromartz
An easy read on the history of the Natural Foods movement.
History
history
Hippies and the Counterculture
hippies-and-the-counterculture
Lying in Weight
2007
Trisha Gura
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The Great Cholesterol Con
2007
Malcom Kendrick
Challenging. conventional wisdom about cholesterol and the need to take drugs to lower it.
Pushback against medical orthodoxy
pushback-against-medical-orthodoxy
Diagnosis: Mercury- Money, Politics & Poison
2009
Jane M. Hightower, M.D.
Focuses on the dangers of mercury, particularly from seafood.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Environment
environment
The Paleo Solution:The Original Human Diet
2010
Robb Wolf
Influential book on paleo eating.
Anti-Aging Lifestyle and Diets
anti-aging-lifestyle-and-diets
White Wash
2010
Joseph Keon
Book about the marketing and dark side to the dairy industry
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Wheat Belly
2011
William Davis
Pioneering book on the hazards of gluten-containing foods.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
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While Science Sleeps A Sweetener Kills
2012
Woodrow C. Monte, Ph.D.
Important and passionate book about the science and controversies behind Aspartame and methanol toxicity.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Sugar, Salt, Fat
2013
Michael Moss
Explores how the food industry uses additives and food chemicals in addition to sugar, salt, and fat to make foods more addictive leading to overeating and obesity.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar- Your Brain's Silent Killers
2013
Dr. David Perlmutter, M.D.
Compelling book by a leading neurologist on the effects of gluten, etc. on the brain.
Dangers of Mainstream Foods and Toxins
dangers-of-mainstream-foods-and-toxins
Anti-Aging Lifestyle and Diets
anti-aging-lifestyle-and-diets
nutrient dense foods
nutrient-dense-foods
Weight Loss
weight-loss
Natural Prophets
2014
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A look at the evolution of the health and natural foods industry
Health Food Companies
health-food-companies
Henry David Thoreau- A Life
2017
Laura Dassow Walls
The new definitive biography of the great Transcendentalist and author of "Walden" and "On Civil Disobedience"
Biography
biography