Links
There is a lot of information on the internet, some reliable and some less so. These are the sites we recommend for seeking further information
Iherb.com
Vitacost.com
Pacific Botanicals for bulk herbs
And there are many wonderful local herbalists in Humboldt - support them if you are able!
The Journey Through Cancer - Jeremy Geffen
Love, Medicine, & Miracles - Bernie Siegel
Kitchen Table Wisdom - Rachel Naomi Remen
A brief introduction to cancer terminology is found at Understanding Cancer
www.stepsforliving.org
http://myplanet.planetcancer.org/
www.ulmanfund.org
www.livestrong.org
www.lls.org/yaconnect
Table of contents
General
- Integrative Medicine for the Underserved: www.IM4US.org
- Medline Plus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
- Mayo Clinic Health Information - www.mayoclinic.com/health-information/ - generally thoughtful patient information
- Family Doctor.org - the AAFP's website www.familydoctor.org has some reasonable information, despite the appalling Coca Cola sponsorship
- Google Scholar: scholar.google.com. This weeds out all the commercial sites and gives you only research articles.
Living Healthy - Recommended Websites for Healthy Living
- Taking Charge – develop a self-care plan
- MyFitnessPal.com - website and mobile apps to track what you eat and how you are exercising
Healthy Eating
- Worlds' Healthiest Foods – including cooking videos
- Fruits and Veggies – More Matters – check out the menus on the left for helpful videos for preparation techniques and suggestions for many veggies
- Disease Proof – Nutritarian eating - blog site emphasizing a research-based nutritarian approach; reviews recent findings on nutrition related to various diagnoses
- Oldways – Mediterranean diet, Latino Nutrition
- African-American style healthy foods
- Latino healthy foods
- Choose My Plate – the Diet Pyramid replacement
- Feeding Kids Healthy
Exercise
- ExRx - Site with lots of practical instructions, demonstration videos, etc.
- CDC Physical Activity Guidelines
Relaxation
- Meditation for Health and Happiness Handout on meditation
- Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine
Health and the Environment
- Healthy Child, Healthy World - Resources for protecting your child from chemicals in the environment
- Environmental Working Group - great information about hazards from cleaning supplies to cosmetics
- Health eHome - Walks through your home to help you clean up your act
- Art and Hobby Supply handout on safer supplies
Dietary Supplements
- Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets
- ConsumerLab – investigates the quality of various supplements (Connie has a subscription, so if you are researching something in particular let us know and we can give you some tips)
- Pill Advised - Drug-Supplement Interaction - enter your medication and supplement list for information about herb and supplement interactions with pharmaceuticals
Iherb.com
Vitacost.com
Pacific Botanicals for bulk herbs
And there are many wonderful local herbalists in Humboldt - support them if you are able!
Calculating Your Risk
- Your Disease Risk - Calculate your risk for diabetes, cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis and stroke
- HeartDecision - Heart disease risk
- A different heart disease risk calculator – from the NIH
- Stroke risk Download an Excel file to calculate your stroke risk
- FRAX – risk of a fracture; select calculation tool at the top
- Breast cancer risk calculator
- Prostate cancer risk calculator
Chronic Disease - recommended websites for people living with chronic disease
Healing Chronic Disease - – for chronic pain, diabetes, and heart diseaseDiabetes
- Learning about Diabetes
- Diabetes Education Online – general information from UCSF
- Mendosa.com – great website with info on glycemic index and load, complications, etc.
Heart Disease
- The Spectrum from Dean Ornish
- CDC Heart Disease
- American Heart Association - a limited approach, but some decent basic info
- DASH diet – dietary approach to stop hypertension
- DASH Eating Plan
Depression
- Authentic Happiness – positive psychology, like a questionnaire about your strengths and virtues, not all your shortcomings
- MoodGym – online cognitive therapy
Chronic Pain
- My Pain Management - website includes relaxation exercises, breathing techniques, visual imagery, written expression and more
- Approaches to Chronic Pain - Section of the Healing Chronic Disease website on chronic pain, including self-care techniques, self-assessment tools, educational info and more.
- Nuevos enfoques para el Dolor Crónico in Spanish
- Living in Color - a website with a variety of resources and tools for managing pain
- Healing Groups - Materials from group visits for chronic pain, addressing nutrition and pain, relaxation techniques, pacing and adaptation, etc. - we will be posting Connie's Healing Group materials soon
Cancer
There are a number of helpful resources for patients who are dealing with malignancy. Some of our favorites are:The Journey Through Cancer - Jeremy Geffen
Love, Medicine, & Miracles - Bernie Siegel
Kitchen Table Wisdom - Rachel Naomi Remen
A brief introduction to cancer terminology is found at Understanding Cancer
Support:
- What next: blog for people to connect and share their experiences regarding cancer and treatments info on treatments
- Imermans Angels - one on one peer support
- Care Calender: – on line calendar to organize and schedule help for people with medical issues
- Lotsa Helping Hands - allows people to let friends/family know what they need
- My Life Line: online way to connect with family and friends
Legal and financial assistance:
- Patient Advocate Foundation: – individual advocates for patients, bill assessment and help filing claims, state by state directory of resources
- Cancer Legal Resource Center: The CLRC has a national, toll-free Telephone Assistance Line (866-THE-CLRC) where callers can receive free and confidential information about relevant laws and resources for their particular situation. Members of the CLRC's Professional Panel of attorneys, insurance agents, and accountants can provide additional assistance.
- Patient Access Network Foundation: – financial assistance for people who meet certain poverty criteria with certain kinds of cancers
- Co Pay relief
- Co Payment Assistance Foundation
- Cancer in the family relief fund- provides small funds for family members of patients with cancer for things like vacations, ballet classes etc.
- Partnership for prescription assistance
- Simplee - simple way to track and pay medical bills
- Give forward - online fund raising tool
- Med gift – gift registry for patients to register for things they need (ex: wig)
Resources for young adults with cancer:
www.imtooyoungforthis.orgwww.stepsforliving.org
http://myplanet.planetcancer.org/
www.ulmanfund.org
www.livestrong.org
www.lls.org/yaconnect
And for kids and their families:
American Childhood Cancer OrganizationTreatment options
- MD Anderson Complementary Integrative Medicine Education Resources
- Sloan Kettering Herbal/Botanical Information - fairly conservative information about options
Specific cancers:
MesotheliomaResources for ADHD:
Check out the resources at IM4US.org on ADHDPages for Kids
In general, less screen time is better, but these websites have reasonable materials aimed at kids:Travel Information
- CDC Travel Information - http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/ has reliable information about exposures and prevention for travel around the world