3 books every doctor and the health-conscious individual should read

These are handpicked books suggested by Dr Belle Monappa Hegde who was awarded the 3rd and 2nd highest civilian award of India. He was also awarded Dr B.C. Roy Award which is equal Nobel prize in Medicine. If you are an MBBS student, you should read them. If you are an individual interested in health-related topics and wants to know the secrets of a healthy mind and body, then these are the best picks. Even if you are a patient, you are ought to know how an ideal doctor should be. Don't wait, just start with one.

1. At the age of 36. on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. What makes life worth living in the face of death? Buy here.

1. Anatomy of an Illness was the first book by a patient that spoke to our current interest in taking charge of our own health. It started the revolution in patients working with their doctors and using humour to boost their bodies' capacity for healing. When Norman Cousins was diagnosed with a crippling and irreversible disease, he forged an unusual collaboration with his physician, and together they were able to beat the odds. The doctor's genius was in helping his patient to use his own powers: laughter, courage, and tenacity. The patient's talent was in mobilizing his body's own natural resources, proving what an effective healing tool the mind can be. This remarkable story of the triumph of the human spirit is truly inspirational reading. Buy here.

1. Dr Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows the ways in which science is being constricted by assumptions that have, over the years, hardened into dogmas. Such dogmas are not only limiting but dangerous for the future of humanity. According to these principles, all of reality is material or physical; the world is a machine, made up of inanimate matter; nature is purposeless; consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain; free will is an illusion; God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls. Buy here.

My choice

When breath becomes air by Paul Kalanithi is one of those books that moved me. I recommend this for starters. Remember, you can read a lot of books on being healthy but it's of no use if you never follow it. Start with 1 step don't try to change completely. Thank you

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