Healthy Ireland Reading List

Healthy Ireland Reading List

A collection of health and wellbeing titles covering 3 themes: Eat Well, Think Well, Be Well.

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This health and wellbeing book collection has over 100 titles covering the three Healthy Ireland themes – Eat Well, Think Well, Be Well.

Each book was specially evaluated nationally to provide individuals and families with reliable, accessible information to manage their general health and wellbeing. The collection includes books for children and young adults as well.

The collection is available to borrow in every local library free of charge.

You can also reserve the books on the national online catalogue. 

The topics covered are:

Healthy Eating | Mental Health | Alcohol | Tobacco | Physical Activity | Parenting | Books for Children and Young Adults | Positive Aging

Healthy Eating

Images of Books about Healthy Eating

The Plan by Aoife Hearne

Your middle years  by Paula Mee & Kate O’Brien

Feed your child well :  babies, toddlers & older children by Therese Dunne, Phyllis Farrell and Valerie Kelly

Healthy Living Handbook by Karl Henry

Healthy Eating to Reduce the Risk of Dementia by Margaret Rayman.

The Low-FODMAP Diet Cookbook: 150 simple and delicious recipes to relieve symptoms of IBS, Crohn’s disease, coeliac disease and other digestive disorders by Sue Shepherd

Human Nutrition: A Health Perspective by M.E.J. and Combet, Emilie Barasi

Baby Food Matters: What Science Says About How to Give Your Child Healthy Eating Habits for Life by Clare Llewellyn and Hayley Syrad

Food for the Fast Lane by Derval O'Rourke

Making the Most of Every Bite  Health Service Executive (HSE)

Grow Cook Eat: A GIY Guide to Growing and Cooking Your Own Food by Michael Kelly

 

Mental Health

Images of Books about Mental Health and Wellbeing

Coming through Depression by Tony Bates

An Introduction to Coping with Depression by Lee Brosan

An Introduction to Coping with Stress by Lee Brosan

The relaxation and stress reduction workbook by Martha Davis

Mind over mood: Change how you feel by changing the way you think by Dennis Greenberger

An introduction to coping with sleeping problems by Colm Espie

Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment-and Your Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Assert Yourself by Gael Lindenfield

Mindfulness for Health: A practical guide to relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring wellbeing by Burch Vidyamala & Danny Penman

Becoming Your Real Self: A Practical Toolkit for Managing Life’s Challenge by Dr Eddie Murphy

The Life Well Lived: Therapeutic Paths to Recovery and Wellbeing by Prof Jim Lucey

Eating Disorder Recovery Handbook: A Practical Guide to Long-term Recovery by Dr Nicola Davis

We're All Mad Here : The No-nonsense Guide to Living with Social Anxiety by Clare Eastham

The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night by Meadows, Guy

An Introduction to Coping with Grief by Sue Morris

Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving Schmidt by  Julia Samuel

Getting Better Bite by Bite: A Survival Kit for Sufferers of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder by Ulrike, Janet Treasure, and June Alexander

Alcohol

Easy Way to Control Alcohol by Allen Carr

The Illustrated Easy Way to Stop Drinking by Allen Carr & Bev Aisbett

Get your loved one sober: alternatives to nagging, pleading and threatening by Robert Meyers

Overcoming Alcohol Misuse by Marcatonio Spada

Tobacco

Stop Smoking with Allen Carr [with audio disc]  by Allen Carr

Allen Carr’s easy way to stop smoking. : be a happy non-smoker for the rest of your life. By Allen Carr

Most natural and effective ways to quit smoking: Easy-to-do steps to end the cigarette habit forever  by Allan Doe

Physical Activity

Pilgrim paths in Ireland: A guide  by John G. O’Dwyer

Up and running: your 8-week plan to go from 0-5k and beyond and discover the life-changing power of running!  by Julia Jones and Shauna Reid

Mindful Walking: Walk Your Way to Mental and Physical Well-Being by Hugh O’Donovan

Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way: A Walking Guide by Helen Fairbairn

Ireland’s Best Walks: A Walking Guide by Helen Fairbairn

Navigation in the Mountains: The Definitive Guide for Hill Walkers, Mountaineers & Leaders by Carlo Forte

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

Walking for Fitness: make every step count by Nina Barough

The First 20 Minutes: surprising science reveals how we can exercise better, train smarter, live longer by Gretchen Reynolds

This Mum Runs by Jo Pavey

Pilates for Life: How to Improve Strength, Flexibility and Health Over 40 by Dr Lynne Robinson

Sorted: The Active Woman’s Guide to Health by Dr Juliet McGrattan

Cycling in Ireland by David Flanagan

Commit! Make Your Mind and Body Stronger by Enda McNulty

The Complete Running and Marathon Book by Hugo Wilkinson (Editor)

Parenting

The Incredible Years: A trouble-shooting guide for parents of children aged 2-8 years  by C. Webster-Stratton

Parenting is child’s play by David Coleman

Bully-proof kids: practical tools to help your child grow up confident, resilient and strong by Stella O’Malley

What every parent needs to know: the incredible effects of love, nuture and play on your child’s development by Margaret Sunderland

Parenting from the Inside out by Prof Daniel Siegal

Parenting Teenagers: a guide to solving problems, building relationships and creating harmony in the family by Dr John Sharry

Parenting When Separated by Dr John Sharry

Raising Emotionally Healthy Children by Paul Gilligan

Parents and Digital Technology by S. Haymand and J. Coleman

No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

Conversations That Matter: Talking with Children and Teenagers in Ways that Help by Margot Sunderland

Dr Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding by Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman

Children and Young Adults

Young Adults

Blame my Brain by Nicola Morgan

The Teenage Guide to Stress  by Nicola Morgan

Banish Your Self-Esteem: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Self-esteem for Young People by Kate Collins-Donnelly

Go Ask Alice

The huge bag of worries  by Virginia Ironside

Trans Mission by Alex Bertie

Growing Up for Girls by Felicity Brooks

Open by Cairney, Gemma

Mind Your Head by Juno Dawson

This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson

The Girls’ Guide to Growing Up Great: Changing Bodies, Periods, Relationships, Life Online by Sophie Elkan, Laura Chaisty and Maddy Podichetty

Dr. Christian’s Guide to Growing Up by Christian Jessen

Dr. Christian’s Guide to Dealing with Tricky Stuff by Christian Jessen

Defeating Teenage Depression by Roslyn Law

Positively teenage by Nicola Morgan

The Teenage Guide to Life Online by Nicola Morgan

Self Esteem and Being You by Anita Naik

Let’s Talk About the Birds and the Bees by Molly Potter

The Anxiety Survival Guide for Young Adults by Jennifer Shannon

You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at Almost Anything by Matthew Syed

Dear Katie by Katie Thistleton

Help Your Kids with Growing Up: A No-nonsense Guide to Puberty and Adolescence by Robert Winston

Children

The Magic Moment by Niall Breslin

Maisy Learns to Swim by Lucy Cousins

The Princess and the Fog by Melinda Edwards and Linda Bayliss

Women in Sport by Rachel Ignotofsky

Fussy Freda by Julia Jarman

Mum and Dad Glue by Kes Gray

How are You Feeling Today? by Molly Potter

Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna

Mindfully Me Series by Louise Shanagher and Rose Finerty

Eat Your Greens, Goldilocks by Steve Smallman

Sitting Like a Frog by Eline Snel

A Nifflenoo Called Nevermind by Margot Sunderland

Exercise and Play (Healthy Me Series) by Katie Woolley

Positive Ageing

The Challenge of Retirement by Trish Murphy

Ageing and Caring: A Guide for Later Life by Des O’Neill

Ageing: A Very Short Introduction by Nacy Pachana

The Artist’s Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self by Julia Cameron

Sod it! Eat Well: Healthy Eating in your 60s, 70s and Beyond by Muir Gray

Sod Sitting, Get Moving! Get Active in your 60s, 70s and Beyond by Muir Gray

Retirement: The Psychology of reinvention  by Kenneth Shultz

eBooks and eAudiobooks and eMagazines

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Healthy Ireland eAudiobooks

Healthy Ireland eBooks on BorrowBox 

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