Health and Wellness
Resources

Exercise and Physical Activity

Medline Plus: Exercise and Physical Fitness – from the National Library of Medicine - excellent links to respected web sites with recommendations and instruction on various forms of physical fitness.

Physical Activity for Everyone page – a good overview of physical activities (types, maximum and minimum levels) for all ages from the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sports Nutrition Guidelines For The Vegetarian – from the Vegetarian Resource Group.

Farming and Local Foods

Land Stewardship Program - The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1982 to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities.

Local Harvest – Online store for local organically grown products and resources for finding Community Supported Agriculture farms and farmers markets near you.

Real People Eat Local – Practical information on finding and preparing local foods for busy people.

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education – Find a CSA near you.

General

Association of Brethren Caregivers - Provides services and resources to congregations and organizations related to the Church of the Brethren in many areas related to health and wellness, including services for families, elders, people with disabilities, and those living with mental illness.

Care2 – Annie B. Bond’s Healthy Living – Everyday solutions for a healthy lifestyle including food, housekeeping suggestions, and articles.

Dean Ornish’s LifeStyle Program on WebMD – a great holistic program for preventing or reversing heart disease and losing weight. Dr. Ornish is the founder, president, and director of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute.

Healthy Families, Healthy Environment – an educational campaign, led by the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN), to help families protect their loved ones from environmental health threats.

The Center for a New American Dream - The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.

Water Filter Comparisons – All about home water filters and a comparison of types and manufacturers.

Health Care

The Pocket Guide for Good Health for Adults - a short, but comprehensive guide to lifestyle changes and health care for adults, produced by the Federal Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research.

Preventive Services for Healthy Living – a guide written by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Staying a Healthy Vegan – created by Vegan Outreach to help vegans be aware of nutritional issues, focusing on recommended daily intakes of important nutrients.

Organic Foods

Google Directory Page on Organic Foods

United States Department of Agriculture National Organic Program – information on what ‘organic’ means, how it is certified, and how you can know if what you are buying is really organic.

Products and Services

Green People – A large directory of eco-friendly and holistic health products including CSA’s, food co-ops and health food stores, organic foods, and organic gardening.

Grocery STORE WARS - a series of puppet movies for kids and adults on the basics of organic eating as well as resources on where to buy them.

Vegetarian

The Christian Vegetarian Association – A non-denominational ministry of believers dedicated to respectfully promoting healthy, Christ-centered and God-honoring living among Christians.

GoVeg.com – A source for great-tasting vegan and vegetarian recipes, and information on all aspects of vegan and vegetarian living.

International Vegetarian Union – This organization promotes vegetarianism and has a large number of articles on almost everything having to do with vegetarianism, including the controversial article, Was Christ a Vegetarian?

The Vegetarian Resource – A non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and world hunger, and includes a large assortment of resources on vegetarianism.

Vegetarian Times – Information on vegetarianism, recipes, and an online store

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Health and Wellness Resources