RESOURCES & LINKS
Herbal Resources
United Plant Savers
Protecting native medicinal plants and their native habitat while ensuring an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for generations to come
The World of Herbs
Prepare to spend some time if you open this site, there is so much herbal information you can't believe it
Herbal Monographs
Drugs and Health Products
Short monographs for about 100 medicinal herbs
Herbal Materia Medica
Herbal Materia Medica from Bastyr Naturapathic School
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
Dr. Duke's extensive Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical database
Plantas Medicinais
Alphabetical listing of medicinal plants and their characteristics in Spanish
Plants for a Future
Edible and medicinal plant data base of over 7,000 plants. Search by common or botanical name. Also profiles habitat and propagation information for each plant
University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine
Extensive monographs of over 200 herbs. Listed by botanical name, nice pictures and good information
University of Michigan-Native American Ethnobotany
Native American Ethnobotany Database
Online Herbals
A Modern Herbal
A Modern Herbal by Mrs. Grieve, this classic herbal is online at this site
Lloyd Library and Museum
The 200,000 volume collection contains pharmacy, botany and horticulture rare books and other collections
Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
Michael Moore - Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Home Page. Extensive out of print materia medicas can be downloaded from this extraordinary site. Also lots of plant pictures and great resources found nowhere else
Plant Pictures
CalPhotos
Searchable database of over 21,000 high quality plant images from University of California, Berkeley
Plant Photos
Thousands of beautiful medicinal plant photographs
Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
2,500 medicinal plant pictures listed by botanical name
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Organic And Whole Food Resources
Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
Bay area organic resources
Eat Well Guide
Online directory of sustainably raised meat, poultry, dairy and eggs from farms and stores in the US and Canada. Enter your zip or postal code to find local products that were raised sustainably, including no antibiotics, no added hormones, pasture-raised, grass-fed and organic
Eat Wild-Grass Fed Food and Facts
Find organic grass-fed meat, eggs and dairy products on Eatwild's directory of pasture based farmers in your area
The Ecological Farming Association
Annual organic farm conference and other organic events
Green People
Find a farmers market anywhere in the country
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
National Sustainable Agriculture Information
Om Organics
Organic resources for Bay Area residents in California. Comprehensive lists of organic stores, restaurants, farms, chefs and day on the farm events
Online Local Food Guide
You will find here a directory of California family farms, farmers' markets, Community Supported Agriculture farms (CSAs), u-pick farms, restaurants, grocers, caterers and bakers, bed & breakfasts, and other businesses that sell locally grown farm products.
Organic food
Find a community Supported Agriculture resource in your area. This is the best way to get fresh organic food straight from the farm
The Organic Center
Credible, peer reviewed scientific information and about the benefits of organic farming and products to society
The Organic Pages Online
This site provides users with a quick, easy way to find certified organic products, producers, ingredients, supplies and services
Vital Choice
This is a great site for ordering wild fish. So much of the fish in the stores is farmed with chemicals and anti-biotics. The health benefits of good fish are endless. This site can deliver clean fish to your door.
Whole Foods Preparation
Sprouting Seed-Almond
Everything you ever needed for sprouting. A great site full of sprouting tools, instructions and recipes
Wild Fermentation
Fermented foods are good for you. This website is full of recipes, troubleshooting information and state of the art guidelines for how to bring fermented foods into your life.
Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts
If you click on this site, be prepared to spend some time. The information is fascinating. The Weston A. Price Foundation is an organization that seeks to share with people the nutritional wisdom of traditional and indigenous peoples, backed up by independent scientific research.
World's Healthiest Foods
Type in your diet and find out what nutrients you are getting and how to improve your eating habits
Vitamix
The Vitamix blender is an essential tool for my herbal medicine making and healthy eating
Find out the facts about your food
Aspartame
12,000 pages of information on why you should not consume aspartame
Center for Food Safety
Find out the latest news about dangerous food technology and how to support sustainable agriculture
Food News
Wouldn't it be nice if we could get a print out of the pesticides in our produce when we checked out at the cashier? Well, punch in your grocery list and get a read out of the pesticides that are in your dinner. Check out the list of fruits and vegetables with the highest pesticide load
Is It Genetically Engineered?
Why aren't genetically engineered foods labeled? The FDA does not require that companies tell you if your food has been genetically engineered. Use this site to inform yourself about the quality of your daily bread
Oceans Alive-Seafood Health
Get smart about what seafood you eat. This site has extensive information on contaminants in seafood and how to select seafood that is caught or farmed responsibly. Also use this site to research the quality of your fish oil supplements
Organic Consumers Association
Research and action center for organic campaigns
Real Milk
Part of why so many people are sensitive to milk products is that the enzymes to help you digest milk are destroyed when the milk is homogenized. This site tells you what you really need to know if you want to eat milk based products
The Truth about Soy
Find out the truth about over processed soy foods
Union of Concerned Scientists-Food and Environment
Union of concerned scientists. Renewable energy technology, sustainable agriculture and many more topics focused on promoting a healthy food technology
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Organic Farming And Gardening
Biodynamic Homepage
Find out what biodynamic gardening is all about!
Compost Guide
Your compost pile a main source of health for your garden. This site is a complete guide to composting
Compost Resource Page
For the beginner to the experienced composter
NJ Weed Gallery Common Names
Look up your garden weeds to see if they are medicinal!
Regenerative Design institute
A wonderful resource for classes in organic gardening, permaculture design. A good reference site for organic seed and nurseries
Topline Whsle Dist Co
Worms, vermicomposting, worm equipment, worm supplies, worm books and lots of worm information. Learn how to use worms to eat your leftovers and in the process create the best nutrients for your soil
Good Seed Companies
Garden Guides
GREAT seed catalogue, flowers, herbs vegetables, instructions and everything you need to know for herb gardening
High Mowing Organic Seeds
On line source for high quality vegetable and herb seeds
Horizon Herbs
The most extensive resource for medicinal herb seeds. In-depth information on the specifics of growing over 800 species of medicinal herbs. If you want to grow medicinal herbs, this is the page to start with
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Great seed company!
Organic Seed
Tons of certified organic seeds for just about everything you can think of
Richters Herbs
Herb plants, seeds and dried herbs. You can get just about any herb seed or live herb plant for your garden sent to you. This is a great seed resource that I have been using for almost 20 years
Seeds of Change
600 varieties of seeds, seed donation programs, tons of gardening information
Territorial Seeds
Veggies, flowers, herbs
Underwood Gardens
Vegetable, herb and flower seed varieties. Good prices and some very unusual, rare varieties.
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Women's Health Empowerment
Birth Ecology Project
an educational and resource site for gentle birthing practices. Birth information on midwifery, doulas and woman centered birthing
Birthing the Future
If you are interested in natural pregnancy and birth issues, this is a very extensive site, everything you ever wanted to know about the birthing process. I love this site
Birth Psychology
Information on babies and mothers focusing on life before birth. Look at the psychological aspects of birth practices, birth and origins of violence and birth trauma
BirthWorks International
Child birth education, doula training. Helping pregnant women develop trust in their own birthing process. Workshop schedule for classes all over the country
Body Friendly Cloth Menstrual Pads
Beautiful, handmade menstrual cloth pads, custom fitting in soft and colorful fabrics
California Association of Midwives
Learn about women centered birthing
CIRP-Circumcision
Read about circumcision before you do it. This site contains tons of resources for you to inform yourself
Citizens for midwifery
Find a midwife in your area and inform yourself about the midwife model of care for childbirth and how it relates to your birth
Coalition for Improving maternity Services
Website for the Coalition for improving maternity services, promoting the mother- friendly childbirth initiative
Dona International-Find a Doula
Doulas of North America. Find a Doula in your area; find out how to become a doula. Statistics show that when a Doula accompanies you in your birthing room, complication rates reduce significantly…We need more Doulas!
Glad Rags
Great cloth menstrual pads. Save the environment, keep dioxins away from your yoni and feel more comfortable!
Midwives Alliance of North America
We need more midwives, support your local midwife or become one!
Mothering-Natural Family Living
Website for Mothering Magazine, a wonderful resource for healthy childbirth and mothering
National Organization of Circumcision Resource Center
National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers
Natural Birth Partners
Find natural birth educator's nation wide
The Red Web Foundation-Menstrual Health
A wonderful organization of women focusing on menstrual health and well being
Waterbirth
A resource website for exploring the possibility of a water birth
Woomb
Learn the Billings Ovulation Method to avoid or achieve pregnancy. This is the most effective birth control known. Every woman needs to know about this information
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Childrens Health
Chemical Free Kids
This is a good list of many online resources about food additives, alternatives to chemicals and pesticides, how to read labels and know what is in your food. Lots of resources focused on keeping your kids chemical free.
Childrens Environmental Health Network
National multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthy environment
Green Nest
Raise a healthy child, create a clean home environment. This site has non-toxic furniture, paint, toys, air purifiers and many other considerations for a healthy home
Holistic Pediatric Association
Holistic education and support for parents and professionals. Lots of great resources for holistic approaches to raising children
Natural Toys
Extensive selection of beautiful Waldorf inspired toys, no talking plastic toys here
Magic Cabin
Much of our job as parents is to protect our children's senses so they can focus on the development of their inner world through healthy play. Most of the toys and entertainment for small children over stimulate the senses and pull them into the outer world too quickly. Magic Cabin is a great website to give friends and family for suggestions for buying gifts for your children so you don't end up with a ton of bright, talking plastic at the birthday party. We are also given the daunting task of protecting our children from being exposed to toxins. It is amazing how many toxic substances are in many common toys and play items. I buy fewer toys and make sure that they are of high quality and not contributing to my sons toxic burden.
Nourishing Our Children
Nourishing Our Children is a non-profit foundation established to address the dramatic deterioration in the health of our children
Organic Consumer Association
A campaign to reduce children's exposure pesticides, toxins and junk food
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Personal Health Research
These sites help you to find holistic health resources, practitioners, understand a diagnosis and help you to educate yourself about your own health
Acupuncturist
Find an acupuncturist in your area
Air in Your City
Look up the air quality of where you live
Arbor Nutrition Guide
This is a portal site for nutrition. Thousands of links to nutrition journals, current nutrition issue research and issues, dietary guidelines for clinic and home application.
Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators
Find a labor assistant/birth doula or childbirth educator
California Pacific Medical Center-Health and Healing Library
This is a nonprofit resource center where you can do your own personal research on health and medical topics in a supportive, healing environment. Access is free and open to the public. They will also provide personalized information packets on any specific health problem for a fee.
Dental Amalgam Issue
Tons of information about the hazards of dental amalgams
Environmental Scorecard
Punch in your zip code and find out who top polluters in your area are. Find out what pollutants are in the earth, water and air in your county. This site is a gem of a resource
Environmental Working Group
Environmental health news that you don't see anywhere else.
So much of our disease stems from exposure to toxins in our environment. Use this informative survey to see what your body burden of toxic chemicals is. This site is full of very important information about the chemicals in our everyday lives and how to avoid them and their negative health effects. Email this site to people you love!
FAIR-Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
News that never makes it to the corporate TV stations
Free Medical Journals
Free Medical Journals that you can download online
The Green Guide
Tons of articles and resources on how to live green. How to do a green makeover on your home and get the hidden chemicals out of every room in your house. You will find in depth ratings for household and personal products and the social, environmental and health implications of the products you use in your everyday life. I also recommend the online or magazine subscription of the Green Guide for even more information
Heartmath
The Heartmath Institute carries the most extensive scientifically studied person products for stress reduction and emotional management. Their technology is amazing, having spent years researching the intelligence of the heart and how learning to use our heart can reduce stress and increase longevity. They sell the emwave stress relief system that most everyone needs. High stress levels cause disease and the tools on this site are best for learning real ways of reducing your stress
Herbs and supplements
This site has a very good health resource and wellness section that outlines holistic protocols for common diseases. Look up your particular ailment by clicking on the health concerns link in the health encyclopedia section and you will find an overview of herbs, nutrition, supplements and other resources for your support. You can also buy good quality herbs and supplements as well as look up the pictures and medicinal uses of several hundred herbs
Household Products Database
Go to this site and look at the ingredients in what you clean your house with and wash your hair with. The same ingredients in your shampoo can be found in your car wax. Inform yourself about the toxins you expose yourself to everyday in your own home
International Lactation Consultant Association
Find a lactation consultant through the International Lactation Consultant Association
Merck and the Merck Manuals
The Merck Manual, 17th edition, online
Naturopathic Medicine: How it Works
Find a naturopathic doctor in your area
Our Stolen Future
This website is based on the book, Our Stolen Future. An in-depth look at endocrine disruption as a result of our environmental exposures. Very informative
Red Flag-unvarnished facts about today's most important health issues
Great food and drug news that doesn't make the papers
RxList-The Internet Drug Index
Look up dosage, complete ingredient list and side effect listings for any drug
Safe Cosmetics Materials and Resources
List of what is in cosmetics. Run away from the cosmetic aisle in grocery stores!
Townsend Letter-The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
Extensive natural medicine article archives
Toxic Release Inventory
An official EPA site, punch in your zip code and find out what toxic chemicals are in your neighborhood
The TRI is a publicly available EPA website that contains information on toxic chemical releases
University of Maryland Medical Center-Complementary and Alternative Medical Index
Look up a health condition by organ and body system or by signs and symptoms
Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements
Vitamins, minerals and supplement guide
World Leaders in Success, Personal Development, and Motivation
The world's largest producer and publisher of personal development products and services. They have a great selection of relaxation tapes and cd's.
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Cancer Support
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
How to find a naturopathic physician in your area. Naturopathic Doctors are some of the best trained physicians in the country for combining conventional and complimentary treatments. I highly recommend having a Naturopathic Physician on your team when dealing with cancer
Cancer Prevention Coalition
A source for Samuel Epstein's publications and how to avoid exposure to carcinogens
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
A holistic cancer treatment center in the US. It is expensive but it is worth a look at their website to get an idea of what a holistic model treatment for cancer entails.
Common Weal-Nonprofit health and environmental research institute
Retreats and resources for cancer patients
Exceptional Cancer Patients
Harnessing the power of the mind, inspirational books and tapes for cancer patients
Human Tumor Assay Journal
If you are having a mastectomy followed by chemotherapy, this technology could greatly increase the success of your chemotherapy. If your cancer can be biopsied, get tumor sensitivity testing before surgery and chemotherapy
Moss Reports-World's Leading Cancer Treatment Info and Referral Service
The Moss Report, an excellent compilation of alternative cancer treatment information. I recommend his reports as comprehensive overviews of research on treatments for various cancers.
Simonton Cancer Center
Extraordinary cancer mind body program in Southern California
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