SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts
http://www.naturalgourmetschool.com
Founded by Annemarie Colbin in 1977. Culinary arts training using whole, natural foods, with a focus on healing cuisines of various styles. The School offers a licensed, accredited Chef's Training Program for those interested in careers in the natural foods industry. The Institute offers public classes in healthy cooking, lectures on natural healing, and dinners open to the public by reservation only on most Friday nights. Call 212-645-5170, ext 0, for reservations, or for a printed class catalog.

Alok Holistic Health Center
http://www.AlokHealth.com
In his workshops in the New York center and around the world, Alok combines nutrition and health with spirituality, meditation, and life celebration.

Bastyr University
http://www.bastyr.edu
The only fully-accredited school of natural medicine offering degrees in naturopathic medicine, acupuncture and oriental medicine and nutrition. Located in Bothell, Washington.

Better School Food
www.betterschoolfood.org
Better School Food supports parents, educators, and health professionals who are concerned about the quality of food in your child's school

Bones for Life
The program for regenerating bone tissue by organic movement.  A shortcut to weight bearing posture. Based on the Feldenkrais approach.
www.bonesforlife.com

The Center for Women's Health
http://www.centerforwomenshealth.com 
The Center for Women's Health is a supportive environment where qualified and experienced physicians, nurses and healthcare practitioners believe in the partnership between physician and patient, and in the importance of a balanced integration of the physical, emotional, and spiritual elements that interact to create wellness.

Clayton College of Natural Health
www.ccnh.edu
The world's leading college of natural health, traditional naturopathy and holistic nutrition.

The Conscious Gourmet - Diane Carlson, principal. www.theconsciousgourmet.com
Offers retreats in health-supportive cooking based on the work of Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D., and The Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health. Locations in various US facilities as well as Canada and Hawaii. Highly recommended!

Essential Oils - Alternative Medicine Web Site
Essential Oil Testimonials
Therapeutic-grade essential oils contain healing properties. Read the personal experiences of others who have used them successfully. Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

Feingold Association
www.feingold.org
The non-profit Feingold Association of the United States  - helping families of children with behavior and learning problems since 1976. It has a new site devoted to showing people how they can change school food:
www.School-Lunch.org.

Health and Medicine Web Site Directory
http://www.internet-health-directory.com
Find links to health and medicine Web sites and more.

Institute for Integrative Nutrition - Teaching the Future of Nutrition and Wellness
Our mission is to play a crucial role in improving health and happiness in America, and through that process, create a ripple effect that transforms the world.

Institute of Science in Society
Science - Society - Sustainability
http://www.i-sis.org.uk
This excellent website featuring the work of Dr Mae Wan Ho is a must for anyone who wants credible scientific information on genetic engineering. In addition, I am deeply indebted to Dr. Ho for her seminal book The Rainbow and the Worm: The Physics of Organisms, one of the sources I used for my doctoral program.

The Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
http://www.kripalu.org 
Kripalu is the largest center for yoga and holistic health in the US, serving people of all backgrounds for more than 20 years.

The National Foundation for Alternative Medicine
http://www.nfam.org
http://www.alternativecancertreatments.org
NFAM establishes international collaborations to identify complementary and alternative medical treatments for cancer and other degenerative diseases, scientifically evaluates the effectiveness of these treatments and provides life-saving information and resources to the public. NFAM’s website serves as an educational clearinghouse listing options for patients with life-threatening illnesses.

National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC)
http://www.909shot.com

Naturally Balanced Health
http://www.naturallybalancedhealth.com
Naturally Balanced Health is a naturally holistic health care provider geared towards Naturopathic healing and therapy. Through thier therapeutic and healing approaches patients and clients receive preventative, maintenance and healing applications to enhance their life, improve their health and increase longevity.

Northport Wellness Center
http://www.northportwellnesscenter.com
OUR MISSION: is to direct people to the realization that life and healing come from within; and ultimately that the promotion and maintenance of health is superior to the treatment of disease.

Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
http://www.omega-inst.org
The nation's largest holistic education and retreat center.

Open Center of New York
http://www.opencenter.org
Holistic learning and culture.

Osteopenia and Connective Tissue Disorders Information
http://www.ctds.info/

Macrobiotics.co.uk Worldwide Directory
http://www.macrobiotics.co.uk

School food
http://www.angrymoms.org/
Two Angry Moms is a documentary work-in-progress that asks the question: What happens when two “fed-up” moms try to change the school lunch program?

Udo Erasmus' Health Site
http://www.udoerasmus.com/

Westchester Coalition for Better School Food
www.betterschoolfood.com
Our children spend a significant part of their lives in school so it's important that our schools provide healthy foods for children to eat. Parents should not feel that their efforts to feed their kids a balanced diet are undermined in the school cafeteria or classroom. It's up to school administrators and school boards to set high standards for the food served on their campuses.

Wholistic Healing Research Web Site
http://www.WholisticHealingResearch.com
Research in spiritual awareness and healing, extensive healing studies references; healing therapies resources; links.
Also: books, articles, lectures and workshops by site moderator, Daniel J. Benor, M.D.

WHAT SOME GRADUATES OF THE NATURAL GOURMET INSTITUTE ARE DOING NOW!
http://www.naturalgourmetschool.com

Caroline Nation, CN, is a clinical nutritionist practicing in New York City. She is also a graduate of IIN and the 2006 Food Therapy Course with Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D, at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health.
http://www.carolinenation.com See her wonderful interactive website at www.myfoodmyhealth.com

Eat for Change - Culinary Nutrition
http://www.eatforchange.com
Shannon Sullivan, MS, is empowering individuals and groups in the development of a dynamic and health-promoting perspective of food. She fosters unique transformation processes by encouraging greater understanding of biological, personal, and social ramifications of dietary and lifestyle decisions.

Elizabeth Caron, DO, is an osteopathic physician, board certified in neuromosculoskeletal Medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine. She focuses on hands-on therapies, nutrition and exercise to help her patients towards good health. She sees children and adults in New York City. She is a graduate of of the 2006 Food Therapy Course with Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D., at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health.
www.osteopathyny.com

Healthy Chef Alex - Private Chef Services
http://www.healthychefalex.com
Chef Alexandra Jamieson, seen on the screen in "Supersize Me," provides assessments, personalizes a list of menus, shops for you, and cooks in your home. She caters small and large parties, and instructs and counsels clients in healthful eating.

The Holistic Chef - Private Chef Services
http://www.theholisticchef.com
Chef Andrea Boje provides gourmet meals in your home using organic whole foods. She creates specialized menus that accommodate those with food allergies and compromised immune systems. She is also a certified Holistic Health Counselor and offers nutritional consultations and cooking classes.

Montse Vallory, a graduate of the Chef’s Training Program and my Food Therapy Course, has this great website in Spanish! Montse lives in Barcelona, Spain.
http://mvallory.googlepages.com

Philip Palmer
http://www.nutritionalternatives.com
Past & current professional interests include research, writing, and
individual nutrition counseling.

BOOKS, MAGAZINES, MOVIES AND NEWSLETTERS

Excellent magazine on holistic health out of Barcelona, Spain - They often publish Dr Colbin's articles, translated into Spanish. www.larevistaintegral.com

The Spiritual Cinema Circle:
The Heart and Soul of Cinema ... Brought Home to You
http://www.spiritualcinemacircle.com
The Spiritual Cinema Circle delivers DVD's "with heart & soul" straight to your home AND you get to keep the DVD's. Each month The Circle presents a collection of shorts, documentaries and features that make you feel better about being human.

Getting Started in Organic Gardening for Fun and Profit by  Jay North
http://www.goingorganic.com
Excellent information on organic growing

International Journal of Healing and Caring -- Online
http://www.ijhc.org
Clinical reports and research in: spiritual awareness and healing, intuition, personal development, wholistic therapies discussed by clinicians and patients/respants/clients/healees receiving these therapies, creative arts as healing.
Daniel J. Benor, M.D., Editor

"For a useful, in-depth take on cooking with the ubiquitous microwave oven, don't miss this article:  www.mercola.com/article/microwave/hazards.htm authored by Anthony Wayne and Lawrence Newell."

Holistic Parenting by Lynn Wiese Sneyd
http://www.wiesesneyd.com

Be Nourished with Rebecca Wood
http://www.benourished.com

Mothering Magazine
http://www.mothering.com
A beautiful bi-monthly magazine that celebrates natural family living. Over 22 years old with over 230,000 subscribers.

Natural HealthLine®
http://naturalhealthvillage.com/
A bi-monthly online newsletter with up-to-the-minute natural health news

Natural Connection
http://www.natural-connection.com
A website with recipes and interesting health information

What Doctors Don’t Tell You
http://www.wddty.com
A British newsletter that shows the unpublicized but scientifically published problems with standard medicine.

Feeding the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair
www.feedingfamily.com
An excellent whole foods cookbook for babies, children, and the rest of the family. Delicious recipes.

Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron
http://www.superbabyfood.com
Everything you ever wanted to know about feeding babies in the comprehensive book. Tons of good information presented with love and humor.

What if Everything That You Thought You Knew About AIDS WAS WRONG? by Christine Maggiore
http://www.aliveandwell.org/

The Compleat Mother Magazine
http://www.compleatmother.com
about pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding!

2 Angry Moms
www.angrymoms.org
2Angry Moms is a documentary film about two moms and others across the nation who are fighting the battle to improve school lunches

Regina's Vegetarian Table
Presenting a novel healthy fats cooking method that prevents denaturing fats in your cooking. Books and DVDs available. Watch all the archival interviews, all radio shows, Movie trailers, Music, daily Video updates and Word articles FREE, here at www.consciousmedianetwork.com

FOOD, COOKING EQUIPMENT,  ETC.

Air and Water Purifiers
http://www.air-water-purifiers.net
Air and water filters on sale

cookus INTERRUPTUS
CYNTHIA LAIR
how to cook fresh local organic whole foods
despite life's interruptions

Duck Eggs
http://www.duckeggs.com
Duckeggs.com works only with reputable farmers and screens them for good treatment of animals. They ship anywhere in the continental US. Their eggs are very fresh, generally laid the same day they are shipped.

Foraging With the "Wildman"
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com
Learn about edible and medicinal wild vegetables, herbs, greens, fruits, berries, nuts, seeds, and mushrooms with NYC's favorite naturalist, "Wildman" Steve Brill. Find out about his public Wild Food and Ecology tours in local parks, and the work he does with kids. Read excerpts from his books, enjoy his botanical artwork and vegetarian recipes, and find out what happened after he was arrested and handcuffed by undercover NYC park rangers for eating a dandelion in Central Park!

Homestead Harvest
http://www.homesteadharvest.com
Good site for gardeners, also sells grain mills and dehydrators.

Kitchen knives
http://www.cadcutlery.com/granton.htm
Forschner Granton-edged knives use innovative "scallops" that create "air cushions" that allow them to cut smoothly, with no sawing or tearing.

Local Diets -- 100 Miles Around
http://100milediet.org/
Find out quickly what kinds of food are "local" near you

Maple Leaf Farms
http://www.mapleleaffarms.com
Duck Leg Confit is prepared in the time-honored French tradition. Fully cooked for quick, convenient serving
For quality grass-fed meats, poultry, and related products, visit
http://www.grasslandbeef.com

Meal Deliveries
http://www.nukitchenfood.com/
This is an excellent meal delivery company in the NY City area -- 3 meals a day, tailored to your preferences, well-prepared, very tasty.

The Meatrix
http://www.themeatrix.com
A 3-minute animation about factory farming, with links to sustainable food sources.

Omega Oils
http://www.omegaflo.com
The highest quality, certified organic, cold-pressed oils available! Includes excellent flax seed oils.

Organic Avenue, LLC
http://www.organicavenue.com
New York City based Organic Lifestyle Collective dedicated to serving the local and global community by providing Hemp, Organic Cotton, Bamboo & Corn Clothing, Fresh Daily Raw and Organic Juices, Delicacies & Desserts, Organic Lifestyle Products, Services & Consultations, Holistic Retreats, Organic Lifestyle Classes, Gourmet Organic & Living Food Dinners, Conscious Events & More.

Pleasant Hill Grain
http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/
Pleasant Hill Grain offers serious kitchen machines for tasty, healthy eating. From Bosch mixers to grain flour mills to Kuhn Rikon stainless steel pressure cookers, get serious kitchen tools at great prices with an emphasis on responsive, personal service. 

Pressure Cookers and Cookware
http://stainlesspressurecookers.com
Stainless Steel Cookware and Pressure Cookers for the Home, Commercial or Professional use. Innova, Leyse, Classicor, and ColorCast enameled cast iron. Tri-clad bottoms, 25-50 year warranty. Quality cookware for the most demanding chef.

Simply Natural
http://www.simply-natural.biz
The best selection of macrobiotic and natural foods at the lowest prices possible. Offering the full line of Mitoku Products, with free shipping on orders $300.00 or more. We also have a wide assortment of cookware, all at the best prices anywhere along with an ever expanding selection of macrobiotic books, natural bodycare products, and healthy snacks.

Whole Foods
http://www.wholefoods.com
A national chain of exceptional-quality natural foods grocery stores. Find out if there's a store near you.

Wild Oats
http://www.wildoats.com
Offering high-quality herbs, supplements, organic and natural foods and beverages plus gift items.

Young Living Essential Oils 4 U
www.YoungLivingEssentialOils4U.com
Young Living Essential Oils produced by Young Living, world renowned for Therapeutic Grade A essential oils, aromatherapy oils and nutritional supplements.

MISCELLANEOUS

LifeHealthChoices.com - Life Health Choices is dedicated to improving lives, building community and creating change through informed choices which affect our health and well-being.

AHealthDirectory.com
http://www.ahealthdirectory.com/ -- Directory providing health resources.

Alternative and Complementary Medicine
http://www.alternativecomplementarymedicine.com
All you ever wanted to know about alternative and complementary natural healing.

Feng Shui Palace
http://www.fengshuipalace.com
At Feng Shui Palace, we make every effort to educate those who wish to take part in arranging, de-cluttering, balancing and organizing their living and working spaces to bring harmony into their lives. This site has been designed to support both the novice and educated feng shui practitioner.

The Feng Shui Alliance
http://www.fengshuialliance.com
The Feng Shui Alliance offers individuals from all areas of life the opportunity to change and transform their lives while training in the art of Feng Shui with educators and experts from around the world.

Koren Publications
www.korenpublications.com
Publishing company that sells books, posters, brochures etc. on chiropractic, vaccination and natural healthcare. From chiropractor Tedd Koren.

Nancy SantoPietro and Associates
http://www.fengshui-santopietro.com
One of the country’s most innovative and creative Feng Shui Consulting Companies specializing in "Feng Shui and Health Care Issues", Paradigm Shift Business Consulting, and consultations for Homes & Businesses.

Methods of Alternative Holistic Healing & Medicine - how to find CAM therapies
http://www.methodsofhealing.com/

Pipsqueak Boutique
http://www.pipsqueakboutique.com
Babies and Moms are raving about our unique baby products. Let us make your little one giggle too!

Today's Dietitian
http://www.todaysdietitian.com
Today's Dietitian is the nation's only magazine specifically for registered dietitians and other nutrition professionals.

Today's Diet and Nutrition
http://www.todaysdietandnutrition.com
A good source for reliable information on diet, nutrition, health, and fitness - from expert nutrition professionals.

Mi Kitchen es Su Kitchen
www.MiKitchenEsSuKitchen.com
Commercial kitchen facilities for independent food producers available on an as needed basis

HOLISTIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS

Aromatherapy information:
http://www.methodsofhealing.com/

Holistic Learning Center offers certification courses for life coaches and spiritual counselors. http://www.holisticlearningcenter.com/index.htm
Interesting website.

Integrated team of health professionals devoted to holistic patient care and education. http://www.healthylifemd.com Dr. Susan Blum and The Center for Nutritional Medicine deliver a unique collaboration of the best of traditional and the best of holistic care that neither discipline alone can provide.

The website of clinical nutritionist Liz Lipski, Ph.D.,
http://www.innovativehealing.com. Specializing in digestive wellness and providing relevant, researched, cutting-edge information from top holistic experts in teleseminars.

Lower your stress! The website of Myra Weiss, DSW.
http://www.mbsr-nyc.com/
SELF-HELP: Stress can be relieved through your efforts at SELF-HELP. Using just the Body Scan tape will help you to relax, calm your mind, and remove tension throughout your body.

Reiki is a gentle healing practice that is increasingly used in homes and hospitals.
www.ReikiInMedicine.org Find out how Reiki can support your well-being and what you need to know to access Reiki in your own life. - See also www.complementary-therapies.org

The website of Jonathan Gavzer, LAc:
www.functionalmedicinesite.com
Jonathan is a licensed acupuncturist practicing in the SF Bay area. He uses many tools including osteopathy and functional endocrinology to be able to treat a wide variety of problems from carpal tunnel, anxiety and panic, fatigue, injuries etc. (Disclosure: he is also my stepson and I have experienced his fine healing abilities - AC)

Dr. Susan Rubin
www.drsusanrubin.com
Dr. Susan Rubin is a dentist turned holistic counselor who works to support busy moms and others using food and lifestyle changes for better health.

Alaska Center for Acupuncture
www.alaskaacupuncture.com
Husband and wife team committed to helping you solve your health challenges so you can enjoy a better life.

SITES FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Paris Home Rental
http://www.parishomerental.com/
A lovely apartment for short-term rental in the center of Paris, where you will have a truly Parisian experience.

Functional Medicine
http://www.functionalmedicinesite.com
Functional Medicine and Endocrinology, Licensed Acupuncturist, Manual Therapies & Massage, Herbs and Supplements-Apex Line  - my stepson, Adam Gavzer.

Missing Link
http://www.missinglinknz.co.nz/
Created by technology entrepreneur and social commentator Kaila Colbin (my daughter), this website specializes in clear corporate communication, online marketing, and website analysis. See also her blog at http://blog.webgenomeproject.org.

Kismet Accessories
www.kismetaccessories.com
A delightful store in Denver, CO, offering fashion handbags, artesanal jewelry, and whimsical accessories, carefully selected by owner Shana Colbin Dunn (my daughter).