The Alternative Health Guides
Healthy Resources for Body, Mind & Spirit  ~ Serving Vermont and New Hampshire
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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH LINKS



BIOLOGICAL MEDICINE LINKS
www.biologicalmedicine.info - Information site about biological medicine for all diseases

www.paracelsus.ch - Direct site for the Paracelsus clinics in Switzerland

www.pbmn.org - The Biological Medicine Network site – information about the Paracelsus clinics, biological medicine, and patient info and intake forms for U.S. patients wanting to go to Paracelsus for treatment

www.biologicalmedicine.ca - Pinewood Natural Health Centre, Toronto, Canada – a clinic specializing in biological medicine

www.integratedhealthmc.com - Santa Fe, NM clinic specializing in biological medicine


HERNIA OPERATIONS - BEST Hospital:
Shouldice Hospital, 7750 Bayview Avenue, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada L3T 4A3; Email: postoffice@shouldice.com;
At Shouldice Hospital they specialize in hernia operations - that is all they do, and they have perfected the art. In the majority of cases general anesthetic is not used so recovery is quicker. They keep you there for 3-4 days making sure you are properly cared for post-op. While the average recurrence rate for post-op hernias in North America is 10%, at Shouldice the recurrence rate is less than 1%.


CANCER INFORMATION LINKS - ENVIRONMENTAL CONNECTIONS & HEALTH CARE OPTIONS & INFORMATION
Informational web sources for people interested in whole body approaches to cancer

Health care options & Information
www.cancure.org - Comprehensive information clearinghouse for alternative cancer therapies and clinics around the world. Best site for alternative cancer information.

www.amfoundation.org - site for the Alternative Medicine Foundation with an excellent resources section

www.nccam.nih.gov - National Institute of Health site for Complementary and Alternative medicine research

www.pubmed.gov - Pub med site – you can limit your searches to “Complementary Medicine”

Environmental Connections
www.preventcancer.com - website about environmental causes of cancer and the decades long work of Dr. Samuel Epstein

www.cfe.cornell.edu/bcerf/ - Cornell University web site on the relationship between  breast cancer and environmental hazards and risks.

www.iarc.fr - International Agency on Cancer Research – info on environmental factors



VACCINES INFORMATION RESOURCES
www.nvic.org -  site for the National Vaccine and Information Center, the oldest (founded in 1982) and largest national organization disseminating information about vaccinations.

www.hpakids.org - Holistic Pediatric Association web site – lots of useful information about vaccines as well as natural and alternative health care for children.

www.osiris.sunderland.ac.uk/autism/vaccine.htm - UK site from Sunderland University about vaccines and autism

www.alternativemedicine.com - web site for the magazine Alternative Medicine

www.amfoundation.org - site for the Alternative Medicine Foundation with excellent resources

www.mothering.com - web site for Mothering magazine since 1976



HEAVY METALS
www.ewg.org - Environmental Working group website – info about heavy metals and other pollutants


www.candidablog.com - The Candida Blog written by Vicky Zhou -  Free advice on candida albicans,
holistic health, and yeast infections. 


THE ARTS & INSPIRATION
www.paintingfromthesource.org - both sites are for info about the concepts and workshops for “painting from the source”


www.twylatharp.org - the creative habit book & info



BODY IMAGE



NATURALLY FERMENTED FOODS -
A great way to ingest bountiful and healthful pro-biotics to reflora the gut:


Wild Fermentation, Sandor Ellix Katz, Chelsea Green Publishing 2003, ISBN: 9781931498234

Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning
Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, Drying, Cold Storage, and Lactic Fermentation, by The Gardeners at Centre Terre Vivante, an ecological research and education center located in Mens, Domaine de Raud, a region of southeastern France, Chelsea Green 2007, ISBN: 978-1-933392-59-2

Real Pickles, P.O box 40, Mantague, MA 01351, 413-863-9063, www.realpickles.com

Deep Root Organic Vermont fermented vegetables, produced by Caldwell Bio Fermentation Canada, www.biolacto.com