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Archived Articles
Courtney is the Nutritional Consultant for David's Natural Market
in
Columbia she has 20 years Experience in the
natural food industry.
She is a faculty member of the Tai-Sofia Institute
Master's Program
in Botanical Healing, the first nationally
credited program of its kind.
5 a Day the Color Way
Eat Your Colors Every Day to Stay Healthy and
Fit!
Living and Raw Foods
The largest community on the Internet
dedicated to
educating the world about the power of
living and raw foods.
Nutrition Site by the Government
Information on nutrition, healthy eating, and physical activity
Nutrition
Navigator
The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is the
first online rating and review guide
that solves the two major problems Web users have
when seeking nutrition
information: how to quickly find information best
suited to their needs and whether
to trust the information they find there. The
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is
designed to help you sort through the large volume
of nutrition information on the
Internet and find accurate, useful nutrition
information you can trust.
Nutrition for Life
Which
nutrients do you need?
And which foods have them? Choose the
vitamin or nutrient from this list to find
out.
Exercise
is Crucial - Fact Sheet
Your
Personal Fitness Center
This site by the American Heart Association
provides all the
resources you need to keep physically fit. Tools
available include
an "Exercise Diary," "Fitness
Resources," and "My Fitness" that
helps you learn what fitness type best describes
your lifestyle and
how to get the greatest benefit from physical
activity in your life.
Exercise:
A Guide for Seniors
This is an online book about Exercise by the
National Institute
on Aging. The National Institute on Aging is part
of the National
Institutes of Health. Its research is aimed at
improving the health
of older people. Scientists have found that
regular exercise and
physical activity are very important to the health
and abilities of
older people. In fact, studies suggest that not
exercising is risky
behavior. This book will help you get and stay
more active.
America's
Walking
Companion Website for the PBS television series
'America's
Walking. This is a fitness, travel and lifestyle
television series
that offers information and inspiration for those
who want to
start a daily walking habit and live a more active
life.
Weight
Chart
Kids
Health
This site delivers doctor-approved health information about
children from before birth through adolescence. Created by
The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health
Media, this resource provides families with accurate, up-to-
date, and jargon-free health information they can use.
RealAge Tips - To a Healthier Life
And, to live and enjoy it longer
Medline
Plus-Interactive Health Tutorial
A service of the National Library of Medicine
Complete
Home Medical Guide
This site presents the third revised edition
(full-text, searchable)
by the Columbia University College of Physicians
& Surgeons,
of the Complete Home Medical Guide.
Mayo
Clinic
The mission of the site is to empower people
to manage their health providing useful
and up-to-date information and tools that reflect
the expertise and standard of excellence
of Mayo Clinic. A team of Web content producers,
editors, multimedia and graphics
producers, interactive developers, health
educators, nurses, doctors, and scientists
produces this site to give you access to the
experience and knowledge of the more
than 2,000 physicians and scientists of Mayo
Clinic.
Household
Products Database
This site by the U.S. Library of Medicine delivers
links to over 4,000 consumer brands
to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets
provided by the manufacturers and
allows scientists and consumers to research
products based on chemical ingredients.
The database is designed to help answer the
following typical questions: What are the chemical
ingredients and their percentage in specific
brands? Which products contain
specific chemical ingredients? Who manufactures a
specific brand? How do I contact
this manufacturer? What are the acute and chronic
effects of chemical ingredients in
a specific brand?
Prevent
Disease, Optimize Weight, Live Longer --
Guaranteed
Advocacy
Action Center
Don't Let Congress Limit Your Access to Dietary
Supplements
Do the Above and You Can Help
to Avoid a Lot of
What is Below!
Medline
Plus-Interactive Health Tutorial
A service of the National Library of Medicine
Ask
a Mayo Clinic Specialist
Do you have a health question? Mayo Clinic
specialists answer
select questions from readers like you.
Browse by specialty or
search by topic to find an answer. If the
answers provided here
do not help, you can submit a question
directly to the Clinic
and then check back at their site to see if
they answered it.
Complete Home Medical Guide
The Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Medical
Dictionary
This site offers the Merriam-Webster Medical
Dictionary on
the latest word on medical terms. Set
of search instructions
National
Sleep Foundation
Nonprofit organization supporting public
education,
sleep-related research, and advocacy related to
sleep
deprivation, sleep disorders, and excessive
sleepiness.
Information available on these topics.
Web
MD Health
The
Facts About Weight Loss Products and Programs
This site by the Federal Trade Commission, the
Food and
Drug Administration and the National Association
of Attorneys
General, is designed to give you the facts behind
the claims, to
help you avoid the outright scams, and to
encourage you to
consider thoroughly the costs and consequences of
the dieting
decisions you make.
Learn CPR
This site provides you with the information
you need to
learn the basics of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation-CPR.
Health
Facts Online
This resource contains the latest state-level data
on demographics, health,
and health policy, including health coverage,
access, financing, and state
legislation. Site also allows you to compare data
for all the states.
Diabetes
Dictionary
This dictionary by the National Diabetes
Information Clearinghouse defines words that
are often used when people talk or write about
diabetes. It is designed for people who
have diabetes and for their families and friends.
The words are listed in alphabetical
order. Some words have many meanings; only those
meanings that relate to diabetes
are included. Words that appear in bold italic are
defined elsewhere in the dictionary.
Genetics
Home Reference
Welcome to the Genetics Home Reference, the
National Library of Medicine's web
site for consumer information about genetic
conditions and the genes responsible for
those conditions. The resources on this site
should not be used as a substitute for
professional medical care or advice. Users seeking
information about a personal
genetic condition should consult with a qualified
healthcare professional.
Help Center
Talk to Someone Who Can Help,
American Physiological Association
Med
Help International
Snoring: Not Funny, Not Hopeless
World
Health News
Dr.
Andrew Weil Self Healing
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