Although I’ve read a lot of diet books in my day, I never dreamed it would be so difficult choosing twelve for my list.  I am persnickety when it comes to my health so I won’t do extremes, or diets that push their own shakes or pills, or are too labor intense and time consuming for my lifestyle.  (Granted, living in the Pacific Northwest is like a walk in the park compared to my days in L.A., so I am willing to do some meal prep and cooking but just like everyone else, but I do want convenience.)

I have decided to focus my list on the concerns of my loved ones and create a list accordingly.

Here’s my list.  It’s not necessarily perfect, but here it is.  The diets are listed in alphabetical order based on the key issues I am trying to address. I will work my way through the list one book at a time, one month at a time searching for similarities, difference and universal truths:

1.   Anti-Aging:  The Longevity Diet by Brian M. Delaney, Lisa Walfor

2.  Anti-Cancer:  Anticancer A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber

3.  Arthritis and Inflammation:  The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book by N.D. Jessica K. Black

4.  Bipolar Disorder:  The Bipolar Diet Managing Mood, Food & Weight by Sarah Freeman

5.  Budget Eating:  Your Diet on a Budget:  Better Food Choices that are Easy on Your Waistline and Wallet by D. Johnson

6.  Blood Pressure:  The DASH Eating Plan

7.  Diabetes:  Stop Pre-Diabetes Now by Jack Challem, Ron Hunninghake, M.D.

8.  Food Sensitivity:  The Gluten Free and Casein Free Diet from the GFCF Diet Support Group

9.  Hypothyroidism:  Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels

10.  Vegetarianism:  The Flexitarian Diet

11.  Weightloss:  The South Beach Diet

12.  Everything Else:  The Diet Cure 

Your comments please…do you have one that I should try instead of one that’s on my list?