Below you'll find links to other excellent health-related resources on the web. These are all quality, unsponsored websites.

Organic/All-Natural Stores, Restaurants, & Farmers Markets

• Whole Foods - natural and organic grocery store with some dining options
• Sprouts Farmers Market - natural and organic grocery store
• Niman Ranch - producer of high quality, sustainable meats
• Organic.org - farmers market and grocery store finder
• Organic Travel - database for healthy and organic grocery stores, farmers markets, wineries, events, and more
• EcoClean - healthy home products; they ship nationally
• Organic Consumers Organization - natural/ organic cosmetics and skin care database

Health Watchdog Organizations

• Natural Resources Defense Council - environmental action organization
• Environmental Working Group - protects public health and the environment
• Organic Consumers Association - public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability
• The Cornucopia Institute - engages in educational activities that support sustainable and organic agriculture
• ConsumerLab.com - performs independent testing of nutritional supplements
• Environmental Defense Fund - works with businesses, government, and the community to tackle serious environmental problems
• Food & Water Watch - works to ensure clean water and safe food
• Consumers Union - the policy and action arm of Consumer Reports
• Food Safety News - online news site dedicated to food safety

Government Sites

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - protects human health and the environment
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues
• U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) - responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and more
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - online source for information on health research, disease prevention, and statistics

More Health Sites

• Longevity Genius - Wellness & Longevity Coaching, for those who are interested in achieving optimal health
• Dr. Lundgren Blog - Helpful tips and frank talk by Dr. Susan Lundgren. Her input was invaluable in the creation of the Beyond Organic website.
• Life Extension - provides news related to aging, disease, nutrition, and vitamins
• Dr. Rath Health Foundation - health news and medical publication archive
• Environmental Health News - reporting on world news about health, wildlife, and ecosystems
• Environmental Health Perspectives - a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on health and environmental issues
• The Cochrane Collaboration - independent reviews of medical research
• Alternative Medicine Review - peer-reviewed journal for alternative and complementary therapies
• Natural Practitioner - provides health and nutritional info to healthcare professionals
• ACAM - organization dedicated to educating health care professionals on integrative medicine
• The Organic Center - news on organic agriculture and products
• Organic Trade Association - contains news on the organic business community
• Science Daily - science news, with a section dedicated to health & medicine
• GreenMedInfo - news site and resource for natural health research
• Dr. Mercola - health news, advice, and products based on Dr. Mercola's holistic approach to health

Natural Parenting

• kellymom - consists of evidence-based informational articles on breastfeeding and parenting topics
• Evidence Based Birth - contains current, evidence-based information on pregnancy and childbirth
• Ask Dr Sears - gives general advice on parenting and health care (while Beyond Organic prefers natural medicines, his philosophy on attachment parenting and other tips are excellent)
• Zoolikins - natural parenting store (customers may order online)
  
  

Health Tools

• Acid/ Alkaline Chart - there's a whole science behind why alkaline foods are usually better for us, and this chart categorizes foods very nicely
• Acid-Alkaline Balance - literature on why alkaline diets promote good health
• International table of glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) values - a table which documents the glycemic load of various foods
  • Original article available at The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Color-coded version (Excel): GL_table.xls
• Nutrition Data - a resource for nutritional analysis
  
• USDA Food Search - USDA offers a free online search or downloadable software for food composition analysis
• the world's healthiest foods - a reference on the benefits of healthy foods
• foodfacts.com - detailed information on the safety of food ingredients found in common products
• PubMed - want to do your own medical and nutritional research? This website is for those who are looking for scientific peer-reviewed articles
• Google Scholar - excludes non-scientific websites; be prepared for big words