For the eight-week period ending December 12, 2010, and based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

1. The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health
Thomas M. Campbell II, T. Colin Campbell, Benbella, $16.95, 9781932100662

2. Younger Next Year for Women: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy – Until You’re 80 and Beyond
Chris Crowley, Henry S. Lodge, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147749

3. Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy – Until You’re 80 and Beyond
Chris Crowley, Henry S. Lodge, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147732

4. What French Women Know
Debra Ollivier, Berkley, $15, 9780425236482

5. Change Your Brain, Change Your Body
Daniel G. Amen, M.D., Harmony, $25.99, 9780307463579

6. Prescription for Nutritional Healing: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements
Phyllis A. Balch, Avery, $30, 9781583334003

7. The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick
Gene Stone, Workman, $23.95, 9780761158141

8. The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet
Robb Wolf, Victory Belt, $24.95, 9780982565841

9. Heal Your Body: The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Way to Overcome Them
Louise L. Hay, Hay House, $6.95, 9780937611357

10. The Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies: What to Do for the Most Common Health Problems
The Mayo Clinic, Time Home Entertainment, $25.95, 9781603201599

11. The Chemistry of Calm: A Powerful, Drug-Free Plan to Quiet Your Fears and Overcome Your Anxiety
Henry Emmons, Touchstone, $15, 9781439129067

12. Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body’s Natural Ability to Heal Itself
Alejandro Junger, HarperOne, $25.99, 9780061735325

13. The UltraMind Solution: The Simple Way to Defeat Depression, Overcome Anxiety, and Sharpen Your Mind
Mark Hyman, Scribner, $16, 9781416549727

14. Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika
B.K.S. Iyengar, Schocken, $18.95, 9780805210316

15. The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest
Dan Buettner, National Geographic, $14.95, 9781426204005