Useful Links
Here is a short list
of other websites that have interesting information.
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.
The CHOICE Project
(Comparing Healthy Options In Cooking and
Eating) at the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine, Center for the study of Aging and Women's Health,
associated with Columbia University
http://www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu/macrobio.html
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.
Health and Medicine Web Site
Directory
http://www.internet-health-directory.com
Find links to health and
medicine Web sites and more.
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.
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.
Directory of Alternative Medicine
WHAT SOME
GRADUATES OF THE NATURAL GOURMET INSTITUTE ARE DOING NOW!
http://www.naturalgourmetschool.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.
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.
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 Dont 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
FOOD, COOKING EQUIPMENT,
ETC.
Air and Water Purifiers
http://www.air-water-purifiers.net
Air and water filters on sale
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.
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.
MISCELLANEOUS 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. 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:
http://web.mac.com/jgacupunk/iWeb/Site/Resume%20.html
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. 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. Urban Bay Properties
http://www.ubayp.com/agents/AgentDetailsView.aspx?AgentID=1
Top producing San Francisco real estate sales agent - 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.vortexdna.com/. 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). |