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• Every patient carries her or his own doctor inside. (Albert Schweitzer)
• A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses. (Hippocrates)
• The more severe the pain or illness, the more severe will be the necessary changes. These may involve breaking bad habits, or acquiring some new and better ones. (Peter McWilliams)
• Life is 10% of what happens to you, and 90% of how you respond to it. (Unknown)
• Everything in our lives we either create, promote or allow. (Unknown)
• The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant... We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. (Albert Einstein)
• There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. (Wayne Dyer)

• 10 second tension relief stretches you can do from a chair can be found on the Be Active North Carolina's Stay Active At Work page.
  
  
• Find "Desktop Yoga" exercise ideas on the My Daily Yoga web site.
  
  
• Set of energy exercises from Energy Coach Maryam Webster provide relaxation and revitalization! Quick Stress Relief Energy Boosting Exercises.
  
  
• HeartMath Quick Coherence Technique. HeartMath also provides personal biofeedback devices you can wear to track your level of relaxation/stress. I highly recommend their products and personally use one of their Em-Wave devices.

• The Weston A. Price Foundation. Dr. Weston A. Price was a Cleveland dentist and has been called the "Charles Darwin of Nutrition." Today the Weston A. Price Foundation carries on Weston's work, and only accepts contributions from members and/or private donations, and does not accept funds from the meat or dairy industries. This is a rich resource for health, nutrition, and evaluating treatment alternatives.
  
  
• Dr. Joseph Mercola. His home page is a bit overwhelming. Don't let all the products and hype confuse you. There is a ton of valuable content at this site. Use the search engine to find articles about your subject of interest.
  
  
• Ask Dr. Weil is a rich web site with lots of content such as:
  • "Ask Dr. Weil" archives with answers to tons of questions about health and healing
  • "Food as Medicine" section with a directory of illnesses and helpful healing foods for those conditions
  • Nutrition Education describing the Optimum Diet
  • Fabulous recipes
  • "Vitamin Adviser" where you answer questions about your life style and history, and it recommends a personalized nutritional supplement plan
  
  
• Raymond Francis' Beyond Health has many articles as well as many audio interviews on health topics. There is a site search engine so you can easily home in on what you are seeking. Raymond Francis is an MIT chemist, not an MD.
  
  
• Dr. David Williams. He has a fabulous newsletter you can buy, which then gives you on-line access to his newsletter archives. This web site has a bit of free material but the bulk of the content is in the member-only section. This member-only section has great information but no search engine which makes finding things cumbersome. I usually download back newsletters in the time frame I remember reading something and then search them on my own computer using my own search application.
  
  
• For Women:
  • Dr. Susan Love: A Website for Women
  • Dr. Christine Northrup: Women's Health
  
  
• The People's Pharmacy
  
  
• You can read about supplements research at the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements web site. One of the problems with supplements in the United States is that there is not regulation to assure that what is on the bottle's label is actually in the bottle. Check for a "GMP" label. GMP stands for 'Good Manufacturing Practice' which means that the manufacturer hired an independent contractor to randomly pull and test bottles off store shelves 4 times per year. The GMP label assures that what is on the label is in the bottle. It does not assure that your body can absorb this product.
  
  
• A bit of humor on organic vs. non-organic: Store Wars

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• DO YOU DRINK ENOUGH WATER??? I have had several clients experience major healing break throughs after they finally agreed to start drinking enough water. We are electrical beings, water conducts electricity, and our bodies must be properly hydrated to function efficiently. Fereydoon Batamanghelidj, M.D. has done extensive research on the relationship between health and hydration. His web site is The Water Cure. One of his books on this subject is: Your Body's Many Cries for Water: You are not sick you are thirsty! . If you have health problems and there is any question in your mind about whether or not you drink enough water, please do yourself a favor and check out this web site and book.
  
  
• Ayurveda is defined in the dictionary as "the ancient Hindu science of health and medicine". Ayurveda is a huge body of knowledge going back 5,000 years in India. Many of Deepak Chopra's teachings come from his Ayurvedic training in India. One of my reference texts on this subject is The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies by Vasant Lad. This book is packed with easy non-chemical remedies for many common ailments and illnesses.
  
  
• In Staying Healthy With the Seasons by Elson M. Haas, M.D. combines his Eastern and Western expertise in an exquisitely designed readable book that you can use during each of the seasons. He recommends foods to eat and things to do each season to optimize your health. This is one of my all time favorite books!
  
  
• I changed many of my eating and life habits when I read The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity: A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient Way by Daniel Reid. This was an amazing life changing book for me. I read this book before becoming an alternative healer, and I know that this book was part of my transition process. My heath improved after incorporating ideas from this book. The person who originally recommended this book to me was Patrick "Rick" Fuller, a runner competing for the Olympics. Rick felt that the ideas in this book greatly improved his running performance. I highly recommend this book for all my clients.
  
  
• Two books by Andrew Weil, M.D. which are my favorites include:
  • Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Food, Diet, and Nutrition
  • 8 Weeks to Optimum Health

• Night Lotus Production's Musical Offering
• Buddhist, Hindu, Om Chanting
• Kirtan with Ragani

• The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH) is an international community of professionals providing evidence-based information about current research and practical applications of humor. See their "Humor Resources" section for articles, newsletter archives, and humor related links.
  
  
• Ruth Hamiliton's The Humor Collection is a great listing of movies, tapes and books you can use to tickle your funny bone!!!
  
  
• Any of the colorful unique books by Sark are entertaining and help you look at life through the humor lens. One of my favorites is The Bodacious Book of Succulence: Daring to Live Your Succulent Wild Life.

• The best article that I have seen about ways to support your body before, during and after surgery is Surgery as a Healing Ritual. Although this was written for surgery patients at Landmark Urology & Complementary Medicine in Raleigh, it is the best checklist I have seen of things that can do to support your healing. This is a beautiful example of how we can blend eastern and western medical traditions. Speak to your surgeon about anything you plan to take or do before, during, or after your surgery.