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Health is a large word. It embraces not the body only, but the mind and spirit as well...and not today's pain or pleasure alone, but the whole being and outlook of a man. ∼ James H. West
 
Tree sanity by Jim Conrad (essay in American Forests, May-June, 1992)

USDA FNIC (Food and Nutrition Information Center)
Preventive Medicine Research Institute

Jack La Lanne's official web site

Mayo Clinic
WebMd.com
HealthCentral.com (Dr. Dean Edel's site)
Kaiser Permanente:
Health and Wellness
Recommended sites for health news and info

Watch out!:
BeMedWise.com
QuackWatch.com
OneBody.com
WholeHealthMD.com

Women and Men's Health:
4woman.gov -- National Women's Health Information Center
NWHIC pages on men's health

Children / Kids:
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
American Academy Of Pediatrics
Kidnetic.com

Fitness and Exercise:
webmd.com fitness series
run-down.com
active.com

Mind & Body:
joanborysenko.com

Healthy Foods/Snacks:
Ensure.com
BalanceBar.com

Vitamins and Supplements:
webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements

Nutrition and Diet:
American Dietetic Association
caloriecontrol.org
Tufts.edu
CyberDiet.com
USDA Food and Nutrition Center
Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition
Kaiser Permanente Nutrition Information
 
Nutrition and Diet sites listed at Dr. Jeffrey Aron's site:
pratherranch.com
dietwatch.com
celiac.com
nutrition.gov
vegetarianepicure.com
5aday.gov
ajcn.org
cookingwithamy.com
surefoodsmarket.com

General / unsorted:
Health On The Net Foundation
American Medical Association
American Council on Science and Health
Health.gov
HealthFinder.gov

DiscoveryHealth.com
InteliHealth.com
American Council on Science and Health
lifeclinic.com
DrKoop.com
OnHealth (WebMd.com)
CBS HealthWatch
Health World Online
Prevention.com

OnHealth.com
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MedlinePlus.com
MedicinceNet.com
WellWeb.com
Parenting.com
DrPaula.com
DadsToday.com
StorkSite.com

Grief and loss:
uiuc.edu/Brochures/grief.htm
Coping with loss
aarp.com -- grief and loss
Children and grief
Grieving the death of a pet

Insurance
General Information:
life-line.org
ambest.com
Dental Insurance:
deltadental.com
Life Insurance:
selectquote.com
(Forbes favorite)
(The following sites with "*FB*" after them are Forbes 'Best of the Web'
AccuQuote *FB*
InsWeb *FB*
Insurance.com *FB*
QuickQuote *FB*
ReliaQuote *FB*
SelectQuote *FB*
AIG Direct
Ebix
Fidelity.com
InsureRate
IntelliQuote.com
LifeInsurance.net
YouDecide
garden-state.com
Long Term Care:
Mr. Long Term Care

Health Legal Issues:
lentillem.com

Medication:
centerwatch.com - clinical trials information

Specific Health Challenges:

Autism:
nichcy.org list of autism resources
autism.org
autism.com
cdc.gov/...autism/actearly/
autismspeaks.org
American Academy of Pediatrics
asatonline.org
autcom.org
ani.autistics.org
autismresearchinstitute.com
autism-society.org
cureautismnow.org
firstsigns.org
maapservices.org
nichcy.org
nichd.nih.gov
nidcd.nih.gov
nimh.nih.gov

Multiple Sclerosis:
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
MS LifeLines
mult-sclerosis.org

Muscular Dystrophy:
Muscular Dystrophy Association

Parkinson's Disease:
NINDS Parkinson's Disease Information
Medline Plus - Parkinson's Disease
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
wemove.org - Parkinson's Information for Patients and Caregivers
parkinsonsinfo.com
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
The Parkinson's Institute
National Parkinson Foundation
American Parkinson's Disease Association
parkinsonsinfo.com
Parkinson's Action Network
Parkinson's exercise book: "Parkinson's Disease & the Art of Moving"
CARE - for CareGivers of people with Parkinson's
neurologychannel.com -- parkinsonsdisease
NINDS Parkinson's Disease Information Page

Other:

Smoking - quitting:
whyquit.com
quitnet.com
cdc.gov - How to Quit Smoking
smokefree.gov
lungusa.org
bicyclesafety.info/breath.htm

Other/not-sorted:
Family Caregiver Alliance
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Association for Respiratory Care
American Lung Association
American Stroke Association
Anxiety Disorders Association of America

cancercare.org
American Health Assistance Foundation
Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities
Aging Services in Marin County

Jack LaLane's Web Site  (alternate)

Yahoo! Health Directory
Yahoo! Health

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy

Brainpop.com/health (for kids)

Yoga International

Music Therapy, and Using Music in Therapy

WebOfCare.com
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
Alliance of Community Hospices & Palliative Care Services