The following organizations and websites have missions that are closely aligned with that of TheHolisticOption.com. So, we list them here, on our Additional Resources page, to offer additional information to our users, practitioners and schools. If you would like to submit your organization or website for inclusion on our Resources page, please email Resources@TheHolisticOption.com
Acupuncture
Supported by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) Day is observed annually on October 24th. It is part of an effort designed to increase public awareness of the progress, promise, and benefits of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
www.AOMDay.org
Cancer
A 501(c)(3) organization, the mission of The Annie Appleseed Project is to provide information, education, advocacy and awareness for people with cancer about complementary, alternative medicine (CAM), and other issues. We support people with cancer making more fully informed treatment decisions.
www.AnnieAppleseedProject.org
Candida
Yeast Infection Candida Treatment: The #1 resource on the internet for understanding and naturally treating a Yeast Infection, Candida, and Thrush.
www.Candida-Yeast-Infection-Treatment.com
Eco-Organizations & Social Responsibility
Be Green, a division of Green Mountain Energy Company (the longest serving green power provider in the U.S.) offers businesses and consumers simple and effective ways to reduce their carbon footprint through the purchase of renewable energy, forest sequestration and other project-based offsets. www.BeGreenNow.com
Beyond Pesticides works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. Founded as a nonprofit membership organization in 1981, Beyond Pesticides has historically taken a two-pronged approach to the pesticide problem by identifying the risks of conventional pest management practices and promoting non-chemical and least-hazardous management alternatives. www.BeyondPesticides.org
Creative Citizen is a collaborative channel through which individuals can contribute, discover, and discuss Creative Solutions that promote the practices of environmental conservation and efficient living. The community can contribute to or edit the solutions with research and links to further refine them, and one can attain "expert" status by proving one as such in certain areas. www.CreativeCitizen.com
GlobalGiving is an online marketplace for philanthropy that connects individuals and organizations to high impact grassroots projects around the world. Donors select the locally run projects they want to fund, helping to make lasting change throughout the world. GlobalGiving’s innovative approach to tackling some of the world’s most challenging issues has raised over $14 million benefiting more than 1000 projects worldwide. www.GlobalGiving.com
Green Options is a community and network of environmentally-focused blogs providing users with a broad spectrum of information for making sustainable choices. www.GreenOptions.com
A Discovery company, Planet Green is the first and only 24-hour eco-lifestyle television network with a robust online presence and community. PlanetGreen.com is filled with solutions-oriented tips and information that can help you make your life a little (or a lot) greener. Our eco-minded community includes fan sites, articles about how to go green, and forums where users can interact. www.PlanetGreen.com
A Discovery company, TreeHugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. Partial to a modern aesthetic, we strive to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information. With our international team of 50+ writers sharing news and ideas from around the world, we're constantly bringing our readers useful information via articles and blog posts, TreeHugger radio interviews and e-newsletters. www.TreeHugger.com
Energy Healing
The Family of Light is an international mobile healing, channeling, yoga, eco tours and educational centre offering apprenticeships.
www.TheFamilyOfLight.com
Exercise | Fitness
Out For A Ride is a social networking site for bicyclists and bicycle enthusiasts. You can log your rides and routes, view detailed stats on your rides, share your hard work via web-badges, add your bicycles and gear and learn about new ones, find riders and routes in your area and join groups. www.OutForARide.com
Food | Ingredients
Foodfacts.com is your go-to guide for healthy living and help managing food allergies. With over 75,000 food products you’ll find complete & comprehensive ingredient and nutrient information you can depend on, allergy-free foods, customized recipes, quickly created shopping lists, comparing to conventional products and more! Find out what’s really in your food. www.Foodfacts.com
Health & Science News
NaturalHealthScienceNews.org examines information from reliable news, medical and health organizations to provide you with a daily compilation of articles on Natural Heath and Science topics. www.naturalhealthsciencenews.org
Parenting
CafeMom is a place for moms and moms-to-be to connect with one another. They invite you to take a look around CafeMom and join the moms who are already sharing, supporting, and interacting with one another.
www.CafeMom.com
Raw Food
Loving Raw is the website of raw foodist, writer and motivational speaker, Philip McCluskey – who lost 125 lbs. and transformed his life through the raw food lifestyle. On LovingRaw.com, you can learn how to lose weight naturally, learn about raw food, break old habits, overcome emotional eating, or pick up some spiritual tips and advice.
www.LovingRaw.com
Raw foodist and international inspiration, Angela Stokes created RawReform.com after losing 160 lbs. by adopting a raw food lifestyle. On RawReform.com, you can read Angela's story, purchase raw essentials, including recipes and her new book, Raw Emotions.
www.RawReform.com
Raw foodist, Dhrumil Purohit and company created We Like It Raw, a blog about the power of raw foods. Dhrumil also hosts a popular podcast by the same name, and an online raw food community called Give It To Me Raw.
www.WeLikeItRaw.com
Tea
The Tea Council of the USA is a non-profit association, formed in 1950, as a partnership between tea packers, importers and allied industries within the U.S. and the major tea producing countries. Efforts include outreach to the professional health community, support and monitoring of key scientific meetings internationally, and ongoing interaction with leading tea researchers.
www.teausa.org