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Check out Diet Policy.com for info on various diet plans and supplements.  It offers information on diet tips, dieting Guide and Plan including useful resources.  (Note: if you have medical conditions and/or are not familiar with some of the supplements or more restrictive diets, you should check with your physician.) 

 

Irritable bowel syndrome treatment  Find the IBS treatment that works for you.

Caring Online's motto is "To Bring Hope and To Save Futures and Lives ".  It provides a wide collection of links to treatment centers, books, and so on for eating disorders.  Give it a look if you know anyone, or you yourself, have any type of eating problem.

Personally I think everyone should take vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals.  Although the most valuable ones are usually those found in healthy foods, there usually just isn't enough of all nutrients in an average diet. I don't recommend supplement regimens on my own because there are so many possible contra-indications, allergies, and personal factors and requirements.  But here's a site that can help you decide which ones are right (or wrong) for you:    At the Vitamins and Nutrition Center you can find unbiased information about vitamins and nutrition, including research on vitamins, articles on vitamins and common vitamin profiles.

Heather Van Vorous Recommends a site:  Eating for Irritable Bowel Syndrome -  Diet & Recipes.  A comprehensive Irritable Bowel Syndrome diet information & hundreds of delicious IBS-friendly recipes..

This site will knock your socks off!  Ronald B. Johnson, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur, is apparently as worried and dismayed as I am about the the average American diet, and this is his contribution.  Read his biography, then visit NutritionData and use the Nutrition Facts Analyzer.   

Have arthritis?  Here's a possible solution for some people; visit the Arthritis and Glucosamine Information Center.

Suffer from fibromyalgia?  Simone calls our attention to Fibromyalgia Relief, which offers a natural remedy for this painful and exhausting disorder.  If you've been diagnosed with it, and haven't gotten relief elsewhere, you might give this natural nutritional remedy a try.  You might also consider combining it with EFT; see Gary Craig's article.  

TONS of Free Weight Loss and Fitness information!  One of the best on the web with nutritional information, weight Loss resources, exercise programs and more at Tried and True Fitness.

If you're the kind of person who wants to count every calorie (or needs to), there's a huge collection of resources on this and other diet subjects at the Health and Fitness Information Network.

Fitness & Freebies -   This site has fantastic info & articles on calorie counters, healthy recipes, dieting and fitness tips, and recipes and ideas for special needs diets.  Don't miss this one, it's a healthy wonder!

If you have pancreatic cancer that looks like it might be terminal, or you aren't satisfied with your doctor's proposed treatment or explanations, you may wish to inquire about clinical trials and latest research and treatment.  Do so at Confronting Pancreatic Cancer.

  Full of excellent advice for those with specific questions about food values.

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD has a site with many resources for eating disorders, stress and more:  After the Diet.

FOCUS ON: Freezing from the United States Department of Agriculture.  This is one of best guides to what you can freeze, how to do it best and how long to keep it frozen that I have seen.  Take a look.  In fact, print it out and keep in on hand in your kitchen.  You'll be glad you did.

If you are really determined to lose weight and get in better physical shape, here's a great site: Free Weight Loss.com

Here's another great site for parents:  About.com's Keep Kids Healthy -  a pediatrician's guide to your children's health and safety.

Kraft sponsors a recipe and nutrition website especially for diabetics:   Diabetic Choices.

Do you have high blood pressure, or are you at risk for the condition?  Check out information on the DASH diet.  You may be interested in taking part in a study if you live near one of the research centers.   While medications are necessary in many cases, eliminating the cause can do great things for your health.

Having a problem with menopause, ladies?  Here's a resource at Menopause.com.

El Buscador:  this site is in Spanish only, for those who have concerns about medical malpractice or bad advice from the medical field which have negatively affected their own health or the well-being of a loved one.

Food is not the enemy!   It's to enjoy, comfort and nourish.  But sometimes the best things in life can go awry.  If you think that you-- or a loved one--  may have an eating disorder, visit the Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center.  They provide general information about treatment resources and prevention of all forms of it.  They hope to promote social attitudes that enhance a healthy body image and self-esteem.  Referrals are provided to eating-disorder professionals, treatment facilities and support groups.

What is your risk of developing breast cancer?  An indication can be calculated-- confidentially-- at the Breast Cancer Risk Calculator site by Dr. Steven Halls, a radiologist.

Dr. Weil has daily news and superb advice on health and food.

Caring Online offers resources for all kinds of eating disorders.

Home Food Safety; site for information on how to avoid food-borne illnesses.

Concerned about cholesterol?  Visit the National Health Institute's cholesterol site, Live Healthier, Live Longer.  

Health Updates from LeanCuisine available on a variety of diet/health subjects.

Websites with information about the safety of our food supplies, with information about pesticide levels in produce and disease-causing pathogens, include the US Department of Agriculture, US Food and Drug Administration,  Government Food Safety Information, Pure Food. com and the Environmental Working Group.

Do you sometimes feel that all the real power foods are strong-tasting, like garlic, collards, broccoli, soy and carrots?  When berry season starts, you can think again.  Blueberries are off the charts when it comes to health benefits.  See studies reported by the North American Blueberry Council,   Third Age News,  NetHealth's Alzheimers.com, another study by NetHealth on reversing the aging process and EllsworthAmerican.

To help children of reading age learn their way around the kitchen, you might like to print out and give them the useful guidelines published at The Market Basket.

Calorie Control Council:   Really serious about counting calories?  Note that the Council approves of and promotes various artificial sweeteners, low-cal "fat" like olestra-fried items, and other diet aids.   Is this real food?  Well, not completely; the Sneaky Kitchen believes that natural food is by far the healthiest choice.  If your weight is harming your health (or the health of a loved one  that you cook for), however, and you have been unable to lose those pounds in the past despite your very best efforts, this may be the best way to go.   

Lyco-Red Industries; a source for information about tomato antioxidants and lycopene capsules.

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is doing research into links between diet and cancer.  

Share web sites which have helped you provide a healthier diet for yourself and your family, or which would be of special interest to us all.