Books & Favorite Resources
Books by Dr. Maizes
Heal Faster
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Victoria Maizes, a pioneer of integrative medicine, reveals the remarkable power of what she calls the “rapid recovery reflex”—your body’s built-in ability to restore balance and heal from illness, injury, and stress.
Drawing on forty years of medical experience and cutting-edge research, Dr. Maizes shows that recovery is possible for a wide range of conditions when you learn how to support your body’s healing processes. From short-term ailments—like colds and sprains—to long-standing conditions—like heart disease and diabetes—to recovering from surgery, this book offers evidence-based strategies that can help speed up your healing and recovery.
Available January 13, 2026. Pre-order today!
“Like having a trusted doctor friend with a vast repertoire of experience in optimizing healing, who you can consult in detail whenever you need to.”
—Jon Kabat-Zinn, Founder of MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction). Author of Full Catastrophe Living and Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief
“A must-read for any woman considering pregnancy. Dr. Maizes' well-informed and gentle guidance for preparing physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually for pregnancy is invaluable for any woman desiring a healthy, whole pregnancy.”
—Jessica T. Wei, MD, Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Be Fruitful
Be Fruitful is a thorough guide to fertility that encompasses all aspects of female well-being to help women prepare their bodies for easy conception, pregnancy, and the delivery of healthy babies.
The increase in environmental toxins, processed foods, and stress, as well as the advancing ages at which couples seek to have children, have made it more difficult for women to conceive. Be Fruitful, delivers all the information women and their partners need in order to conceive with ease and confidence, and to bear healthy children.
Warm, friendly, and hands-on, Be Fruitful provides a comprehensive self-assessment to help identify any potential physical, emotional, and practical roadblocks that may interfere with conception, as well as clear and easy-to-follow dietary, supplemental, and exercise recommendations proven to increase optimal fertility. Dr. Maizes details how nutrition, mind-body practices, elimination of environmental toxins, and traditional Chinese medicine can all contribute to a successful pregnancy.
“The book is a beautiful synopsis of the medical options available to treat women's body/mind/spirit at all stages of life while incorporating the most current evidence in medicine... It is one of the most comprehensive and nonjudgmental collections of medical information that I've seen to date.”
—DOODY’S
Integrative Women’s Health
Integrative Women’s Health is an in-depth, broad-based reference on integrative women’s health for health professionals. It helps providers address not only women’s reproductive health but also conditions that manifest differently in women than in men, including cardiovascular disease, arthritis, HIV, depression, and cancer. The text presents the best evidence, in a clinically relevant manner, for the safe and effective use of herbs, vitamins, diet, and mind-body strategies alongside conventional medical treatments.
It is a resource for clinicians on implementing their recommendations in practice, going beyond practical care to examine how to motivate patients, enhance a health history, and understand the spiritual dimensions of healing. In managing the patient, alternative therapies are never seen as substitutes for mainstream medical care, but always “integrated” into the overall regimen, and always subjected to the best available evidence. New to this second edition are chapters on environmental medicine and women’s reproduction, thyroid health, and lesbian, bisexual, and transgender health.
Integrative Medicine resources that I refer to all the time
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If you are interested in receiving an Integrative Medicine consultation, please go to the Andrew Weil Center “find a practitioner” page. My clinical practice is currently full.
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For extensive, free, mind body resources to relieve stress, sleep or anxiety I recommend InsightTimer.
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To find high-quality supplements: look for the term “USP-verified” or the NSF certification mark on the label. USP is the abbreviation for United States Pharmacopeia, a nonprofit agency that confirms that supplements contain the ingredients listed on the label and do not contain harmful levels of specified contaminants. NSF International is an independent organization that similarly tests and certifies many common products.
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Rebecca Katz’s website https://www.rebeccakatz.com/recipe-box is full of nourishing recipes. Soups are easy to digest after surgery and can last for multiple small meals. And, in general cooked foods (hence soups) are easier to digest when healing. Her “Magic Mineral Broth” is delicious and the basis of many her recipes. Your kitchen will smell wonderful!
You can also purchase her cookbooks including One Bite at a Time.
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Box breathing is a deep breathing technique that can help lower blood pressure and aid in managing pain or COPD. It’s also a powerful stress reliever and may help manage anxiety. In fact, Navy Seals are taught box breathing to help manage high-stress situation.
How to Box Breathe:
Inhale through the nose for 4 counts
Hold the breath for 4 counts
Exhale out through the nose for 4 counts
Hold the breath for 4 seconds
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Many people struggle to discern which probiotic to buy.
www.usprobioticguide.com is a free resource that has conditions and the brands that have been studied and found to be effective
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The citations for Heal Faster will be released on January 13, 2026, when the book is published.