I grew up with pediatricians for parents which means I don't get as grossed out as I should by talking about bodily functions over the dinner table. It also means I can trust the recommendations I get for good layperson medical-type books.  These are two books my mother is recommending:

When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection, by Gabor Mate

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, also by Gabor Mate

(Thanks Mom, I'm guessing you think the stress-disease one is especially pertinent to my situation.)

This story from the AFP on the US ranking in quality of motherhood says more about the state of our nation then so many other indexes.  Should we really be called a developed nation if we can't take care of mothers and children? Apparently we rank among the poorer countries of the world.