Lay Technical Books - Please?

[Guest guest]

So, I've been doing CR for about 3 months, and want to understand

more about the biology, the chemistry, and the experiments that will

form the basis of my health decisions. My background is in

management and computer technologies, so I am a lay person in this

field.

1. Can someone recommend some good books to help a lay person

understand these areas? I'm not talking about CR books, so much as

material that will give me a background in the human body chemistry

and biology that will allow me to evaluate the articles and

experiments that I read.

2. If I want to see more than an abstract from PubMed, what is the

best, most cost effective way, to view the publication?

And a big thanks, to all those that support this group.

Ashton