- Alternative Medicine Foundation Web Site
This foundation intends to pprovide "consumers and professionals with responsible, evidence-based information on the integration of alternative and conventional medicine."
http://www.amfoundation.org/
(Added: Fri Oct 11 2002)
- American Botanical Council Web Site
The American Botanical Council's HerbalGram site provides abundant information about the use of herbal medicine.
http://www.herbalgram.org/
(Added: Fri Oct 11 2002)
- American Dietetic Association
"The American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being."
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html
(Added: Tue Oct 12 2004)
- American Society for Nutrition
This link is to the homepage for the American Society for Nutrition. A description of the society, how to join, and a list of its journals are included.
http://www.asnutrition.org/
(Added: Tue Oct 12 2004)
- HerbMed®
"HerbMed® - an interactive, electronic herbal database - provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health."
http://www.herbmed.org/
(Added: Tue Oct 12 2004)
- InteliHealth
Expert editors "consumerize" health information to make it accessible to the widest possible audience. Sign up for their weekly Nutrition e-mail. Web site hosted by Aetna.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/408/408.html
(Added: Fri Oct 11 2002)
- Quack Watch
This site's purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. It includes publications for sale, as well as articles on questionable products, services, theories and advertisements.
http://www.quackwatch.org/
(Added: Fri Oct 11 2002)
- Supplements
Should you take that herbal remedy or supplement? Herbs, vitamin, mineral supplements are all covered in fact sheets. Very extensive coverage.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/healthylivingcenter/subcenters.cfm?objectid=000A5F09-892C-1B37-8D7E80C8D77A0000
(Added: Wed Jun 12 2002)
- The Alternative Medicine Homepage
"The Alternative Medicine Homepage is a jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies." This web site was created by Charles B. Wessel, M.L.S., Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh.
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
(Added: Tue Oct 12 2004)
- The Natural Pharmacist
"The Natural Pharmacist Natural Health Encyclopedia contains detailed information on more than 200 herbs and supplements, more than 100 different conditions and the conventional and natural treatments used to treat them, plus drug-herb and drug-supplement interactions for more than 75 drug categories."
http://tnp.com/tnp-consumer.asp
(Added: Tue Oct 12 2004)
- U. S. FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Overview of Dietary Supplements.
A dietary supplement is a product taken by mouth that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to supplement the diet. The "dietary ingredients" in these products may include: vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, glandulars, and metabolites. Are these useful, neutral, or harmful?
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-oview.html
(Added: Wed Jun 12 2002)
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