Bradley Wellness Resources
Featured Resources
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What are superfoods? Ideally we would get all our nutrients from the foods we eat. However, due to our modern lifestyle and toxins the body does not get the nutrients it needs to maintain optimal health. Superfoods are nutrient-dense plant foods with extraordinary properties. Many of them contain all essential amino acids, high levels of minerals and unique nutrients. Some of the superfoods we recommend include Spirulina, Blue-Green Algae, Chlorella, Bee pollen, Maca, Cacao Beans, Goji Berries, Hemp Seed and Wild Young Coconut.
*Call Kelly to learn more about the benefits of superfoods and how to incorporate them into your diet.
Learn what foods are in season where you live at www.sustainabletable.org.
www.care2.com
If you care to make a difference or just want to learn more about green living,
health and human rights log on to this site today.
www.coopamerica.org/pubs/greenpages/
The nation’s only directory of screened and approved green businesses.
If you want to live well during the retirement years then you must check out Retirement Living TV at www.rl.tv. Kelly is the wellness contributor to Retirement Living TV where she provides nutrition, exercise, health and wellness information and resources.
Go to www.traveltowellness.com for more information about spa and wellness travel.
National Resources
Integrative, Alternative and Holistic Health
- www.garynull.com
- www.mercola.com
- www.altmedicine.com
- www.westonprice.org
- www.wholehealthmd.com
- www.drweil.com
- www.foodrevolution.com
- www.holistic-online.com
- www.1stholistic.com
- www.notmilk.com
- www.holisticmed.com
- www.drmcdougall.com
General Medicine
Vegetarian
- www.vegparadise.com
- www.vrg.org
- The Vegetarian Resource Group
- www.vegdining.com
- www.vegweb.com
- Reader-submitted vegan and vegetarian recipes
- www.eatveg.com
- Information, recipes, discussions about the vegetarian way of life
- www.wildmanstevebrill.com
- Edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms, nature and ecology
- www.factoryfarm.org
- Healthiest diet for our bodies and the earth is a whole food, plant-based diet
Organizations and Associations
- www.earthsave.org
- Earth Save leads a global movement of people from all walks of life who are taking concrete steps to promote healthy and life-sustaining food choices.
- www.cspinet.org
- Center for Science and the Public Interest
- www.mypyramid.com
- New USDA Food Pyramid
- www.pcrm.org
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, non-profit organization that promotes preventative medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.
- www.ota.com
- The Organic Trade Association
- www.organicconsumers.org
- Organic Consumers Association
- www.slowfoodusa.org
- Slow Food Movement
- www.ecoliteracy.org
- Articles on healthy eating
- www.nrdc.org
- Nation's most effective environmental action organization.
- www.sierraclub.org
- The Sierra Club
- www.ucsusa.org
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- www.smallplanetinstitute.org
- Frances Moore Lappe (published Diet for a Small Planet in 1971)
- www.eatgrub.org
- Anna Lappe's organization and book
School Wellness
- www.schoolwellnesspolicies.org
- www.healthyschoollunches.org
- www.foodstudies.org
- www.edibleschoolyard.org (Alice Waters)
- www.farmtoschool.org
- www.kidsgardening.com
Green Living
- www.coopamerica.org
- www.greenfestivals.com
- www.responsibleshopper.com
- www.ecodirectory.com
- Guide to Green Businesses and Natural Foods and Restaurants
- www.greenerchoices.org
- www.alonovo.com
- www.greenlivingnow.com
- www.care2.com
Fair Trade
Fair trade ensures Third world farmers get a fair percentage of what consumers pay.
Organic, Whole and Local Food
- www.coopdirectory.org
- co-op directory service: find a natural food coop near you
- www.seaweed.net
- Quality Wildcrafted Sea Vegetable and Information
- www.no-dairy.com
- Source for lactose-free groceries and food products
- www.growingformarket.com
- Find a farm tour in your area
- www.organiccomsumer.org
- www.foodsecurity.org
- Learn about groups across the country that are increasing access to good, healthy, organic foods. Find out about ways to get involved.
- www.eatwellguide.com
Farmer's Markets
- www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets
- Find a farmer's market near you
Community Supported Agriculture
- www.localharvest.org
- Find a market or CSA (community supported agriculture) near you.
Independent News
Today, six corporations control most of the major media outlets. These links provide non-corporate media and independent news.
Holistic Parenting
Macrobiotics
Ayurveda
Yoga
Spirituality
Recipes
- www.organic.org
- www.integrativenutrition.com/recipes.asp
- www.epicurious.com
- www.allrecipes.com
- www.foodtv.com
- www.healthykids.com
- www.ayurbalance.com/explore recipesindex.htm
- www.wholefoods.com/recipestoc.php#recipes
- www.wholefoods.com/recipes/index.html
- www.vegweb.com
- www.cooking.com/recipes
- www.vegetarian.allrecipes.com
- www.bbc.co.uk/food
- www.wholehealthmd.com/hk
- www.1stholist.com/recipes/default.htm
- www.napastyle.com/kitchen/recipes/recipes.jsp
- www.christinacooks.com
- www.veganchef.com
- www.pcrm.org
- www.cookinglight.com
Farm Tours
Tea
Gluten-free
Raw Food
- www.living-foods.com
- www.eatraw.com
- www.rawfood.com
- www.oneluckyduck.com (www.purefoodandwine.com)
- www.davidwolfe.com
- www.thebestdayever.com (on-line magazine)
- www.ftpf.org, 877-844-7570 (toll-free)
- the fruit tree planting foundation
- www.organicgardencafe.com
Slow Down Movement
- www.slowdownnow.org
- www.timeday.org
- www.slowthinking.org
- www.thecorporateasylum.com
- www.unconventionalideas.com
- www.2young2retire.com
- www.tvturnoff.org
- www.citydharma.com
- www.lazyway.net
- www.easydesktopyoga.com
- www.lawyerslifecoach.com
- www.creativesuccess.com
- www.strategiccoach.com
- www.familiesandwork.org
- www.rationalsimplicity.com
- www.inpraiseofslowness.com
- www.swt.org
- www.december.com/simple/live/index.html
- www.livesimplywithstyle.com
- www.scn.org/earth/lightly/iindex.html
- www.geocities.com/livingsimplynow
- www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/living-simply
- www.geocities.com/sydneysiteau/nocar.html
- www.mindfulcanada.com
- www.geocities.com/newlibertyvillage.com
- wwwnewroadmap.org
- www.pathtofreedom.org
- www.word-works.com/simiple.htm
- www.zeitverin.com
- www.schoolofcontemplativewisdom.com
- www.simpleliving.net
BOOK RESOURCES
Food Politics, Controversy and Economics / Deceptive Marketing
- The Food Revolution, John Robbins
- Fast Food Nation, Schlosser
- Diet for A Small Planet, Frances Moore Lappe
- Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health, Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH
- Diet for a Dead Planet, Christopher Cook
- Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser
- The New Ethics of Eating, Erik Marcus
- Meat Market, Erik Marcus
- Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel, Jean Kilbourne
- The Truth about Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do about it, Marcia Angell
- Food Matters: The Ethics of What We Eat, Jim Mason, Peter Singer
- Harvest for Hope, A Guide to Mindful Eating, Jane Goodall
- The World Peace Diet, Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony, Will Tuttle
- Against the Grain: Biotechnology and the Corporate Takeover of Your Food, Lappe, Bailey
- Trust Us, We're Experts! How Industry Manipulates Science and Gambles with Your Future, Rampton, Stauber
- Genetically Engineered Food: Changing the Nature of Nature, Teitel and Wilson
Whole Organic Food
- Organic Foods Source Book, Lipson
- Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition, Paul Pitchford
- Staying Healthy with the Seasons, Elson Haas
- Food and Healing, Annemarie Colbin
- Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Balch
- The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia, Rebecca Wood
- Healing with Whole Foods, Christina Pirello
Holistic Integrative Eating
- Kitchen Table Wisdom, Remen
- The Slow Down Diet, Marc David
- The Zen of Eating, Ronna Kabatznick
- Energetics of Food: Encounters with Your Most Intimate Relationship, Steve Gagne
- The Five Phases of Food: How to Begin, John Garvy, Jr,
- Conscious Eating, Gabriel Cousens
- Spiritual Nutrition, Gabriel Cousens
- If the Buddha Came to Dinner, Hale Sofia Schatz
Nutrition / Eating Styles
- Food as Medicine, Dharma Singh Khalsa
- Eating Well for Optimum Health, Dr. Andrew Weil
- The Okinawa Program, Willcox, Willcox and Suzuki
- The Body Ecology Diet, Donna Gates with Linda Schatz
- The 3-Season Diet, John Douillard
- Eat, Drink and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide To Healthy Eating, Walter Willet, MD
- Eat More, Weigh Less, Dean Ornish
- Eat Right for Your Type, Peter D'adamo
- Enter the Zone, Barry Sears
- The Glucose Revolution Life Plan, Jennie Brand-Miller
- The Master Cleanser: With Special Needs and Problems, Stanley Burroughs
- Nature's First Law: The Raw-Food Diet, Stephen Arllin, Fouad Dini, David Wolfe
- Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine, Gabriel Cousens
- Power Eating Program: You Are How You Eat, Lino Stanchich
- Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise, Nathan Pritikin
- The South Beach Diet, Arthur Agatston
- Your Body's Many Cries for Water: You are not sick, you are thirsty, Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, MD
Sugar Addiction
- Get the Sugar Out: 501 Simple Ways to Cut the Sugar out of Any Diet
- Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD, CNS
- Sugar Blues, Dufty
The Psychology of Food, Eating Disorders
- Nourishing Wisdom: A Mind-Body Approach to Nutrition and Well-Being, Marc David
- When Food Is Love, Geneen Roth
- Feeding the Hungry Heart: The Experience of Compulsive Eating, Geneen Roth
- Breaking Free from Emotional Eating, Geneen Roth
- Why Weight? A guide to Ending Compulsive Eating, Geneen Roth
- When You Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up a Chair, Geneen Roth
- Appetites: On the Search for True Nourishment, Geneen Roth
- Eating and Intimacy, Geneen Roth
- When Food is Food and Love Is Love: A Step-by-Step Spiritual Program to Break Free from Emotional Eating, Geneen Roth
Exercise for the Mind
- Making a Good Brain Great, Daniel Amen, MD
Women's Health
- Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, Christiane Northrup
- The Wisdom of Menopause; Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During The Change, Christiane Northrup
Pregnancy / Infertility
- The Whole Pregnancy Handbook, Joel Evans
- The Infertility Cure, Randine Lewis, Ph.D
- Taking Charge of Your Fertility, Toni Weschler
Healthy Parents
- Cooking for the Whole Family, Lair
- How to get Kids to Eat Great and Love it, Wood
- How to Teach Nutrition to Kids, Evers
Spirituality
- The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz
- Anatomy of the Spirit, Caroline Myss
- Positive Energy, Judith Orloff
- Healing and the Mind, Moyers
- Creative Visualization, Gawain
- Wherever you go, There You Are, Kabat-Zinn
- A Path with Heart, Kornfield
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
- The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga, Deepak Chopra
- The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra
- Everyday Grace by Marianne Williamson
- The Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer
- Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
- The I Ching or Book of Changes
- Sevenfold Peace: Peace of mind, body, family, humanity, culture, living planet and the Divine Presence, Gabriel Cousens
Life Empowerment
- Soul Work: Finding the Work You Love, Loving the Work you Find, Deborah Bloch, Lee Richmond
- The Energy Addict, Jon Gordon
- Slow Down, The Fastest Way to Get Everything You Want, David Essel
- The Power of Self-Coaching: The 5 Essential Steps to Creating The Life You Want, Joseph J. PhD Luciani
- The Art of Listening, Harvey Jackins
- Coach Yourself to Success, Talane Madaner
- Attracting Perfect Customers by Stacey Hall and Jan Brogniez
- Authentic Happiness, Martin Seligman
- Live What You Love, Bob and Melinda Blanchard www.livewhatyoulove.com
- Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide To Creative Career Design, Laurence G. Boldt
- Anatomy of Yoga, Coulter
- Light on Yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar
- Yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- The Bhagavad Gita, Eknath Easwaran
- Living Your Yoga, Judith Lasater, Ph.D., PT
- Yoga Mind, Body and Spirit, Donna Farhi
- Meditations from the Mat, Rolf Gates and Katrina Kenison
- The Heart of Yoga, TKV Desikachar
- Yoga: The Poetry of the Body, Rodney Yee
Yoga
Alexander Technique
- The Alexander Technique workbook, Richard Brennan
- The Alexander Technique Birth Book, Machover and Drake
Feldendrais Technique
- Awareness Through Movement, Moshe Feldendrais
Breathing
- Conscious Breathing, Gay Hendricks
- The Breathing Book, Donna Farhi
Movement
- Anatomy of Movement, Blandine Calais-Germain
- Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, Eric Franklin
- Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance, Eric Franklin
Healthy Home
- The Experts Guide to Life at Home
- The Experts Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do, Samantha Ettus
Feng Shui
- The Western Guide to Feng Shui, Terah Kathryn Collins
Green Living
- Green Living, The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth, By the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine
- Green Clean, The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home, Hunter and Halpin
Osteoporosis
- Food and Our Bones: The Natural Way to Prevent Osteoporosis, Annemarie Colbin
Healthy Cookbooks
- The Sustainable Kitchen, Passionate Cooking Inspired by Farms, Forests and Oceans, Stein, Dern, Hinds
- Fresh Food Fast: Delicious, Seasonal Vegetarian Meals in Under an Hour, Peter Berley
- The Self-Healing Cookbook: A Macrobiotic Primer for Healing Body, Mind and Moods with Whole, Natural Foods, Kristina Turner
- The Healthy Kitchen, Andrew Weil and Rosie Daley
- The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, Mollie Katzen
- RAW, The Uncook Book, Juliano with Erika Lenkert
- The Bold Vegetarian Chef, Adventures in Flavor with Soy, Beans, Vegetables and Grains, Ken Charney
- La Dolce Vegan, Vegan Livin' Made Easy, Sarah Kramer
- Vegan with a Vengeance: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-free Recipes that Rock, Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Food Allergies / Gluten-Free
- Food Allergy Survival Guide
Herbs
- The Chopra Center Herbal Handbook, Simon and Chopra
MAGAZINE RESOURCES
- Natural Health
- Alternative Medicine
- Yoga Journal
- Eating Well
- Body and Soul
- Veg News
- Vegetarian Times
- Natural Home and Garden
- Cooking Light
- Health Magazine
- Organic Style
- Simplicity
- Utne Reader
- Living Without
NEWSLETTER RESOURCES
- Dr. Christiane Northrup, Health Wisdom For Women
- www.drnorthrup.com
- Dr. Andrew Weil, Self Healing
- www.drweil.com
WELLNESS INSTITUTES AND RETREAT CENTERS
- www.eomega.org
- Omega Institute, NY, Nations Largest Holistic Learning Center
- www.kripalu.org
- The Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, MA
- Largest Center for yoga and holistic health in the US
- www.chopra.com
- Chopra Center
HEALTHY COOKING SCHOOL
- www.naturalgourmetschool.com
- The National Gourmet Cookery School, NY
- Culinary arts training using whole natural foods
MOVIES
- The Future of Food, www.thefutureoffood.com
- Supersize Me
- What the Bleep do we Know
- The Corporation
- Peace One Day
- Like Water for Chocolate
- The Meaning of Food
- Fed Up!
- Obesity- A National Crisis
- Keeping Kids Healthy
- Dr. Wayne Dyer: Get What you Want
- Frontline: Diet Wars, pbs.org
- Strong Women Live Well, Miriam Nelson, pbs.org
- Scientific American Frontiers: Worried Sick, Fat and Happy, Losing It, pbs.org
- Burt Wolf's What We Eat, pbs.org
- Blue Vinyl, www.bluevinyl.org
- Life and Debt, www.lifeanddebt.org
Local Resources
DC, Virginia and Maryland
Vegetarian Restaurants
- The Vegetable Garden
- 11618 Rockville Pike Rockville
- 301-468-9301
- www.thevegetablegarden.com
- Sunflower
- 2531 Chain Bridge Rd.
- Vienna, Va
- 703-319-3888
- www.crystalsunflower.com
- Sticky Fingers
- 100% vegan bakery
- 1904 18th St. NW
- 202-299-9700
- www.stickyfingersbakery.com
- Happy Family
- 301 S Washington St, Falls Church
- 703-534-3838
- Hunan Manor
- 11237 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring
- 301-681-5360
- Java Green
- 1020 19th St. NW
- 202-775-8899
- www.javagreen.net
- Asylum
- 2471 18th St. NW
- 202-319-9353
- www.asylumdc.com
- Oriental Star Restaurant
- 3221 Duke St. Alexandria
- 703-370-4100
- Vegetate
- www.vegetatedc.com
Healthy Restaurants
- Restaurant Nora and Nora Asia
- www.noras.com
- Teaism
- Dupont circle
- 2009 R Street NW Wash DC 20009
- 202-667-3827
Local Markets
- My Organic Market
- www.myorganicmarket.com
- Bethesda Co-op
- 6500 Seven Locks Rd
- Cabin John, MD 20818
- Dupont Market
- Eastern Market
- Women's Bethesda Co-op
Organic Spas
- Nusta Spa
- Eco-conscious, earth-friendly materials
- The only spa in the county to be certified by the US Green Building council Services.
- Products used include those from the spa's own line, which is made with botanical ingredients harvested from the South American rainforest - sustainably, of course.
- 1129 20th st NW
- 202-530-5700
- www.nustaspa.com
- Aveda
- Bethesda, Georgetown
On-Line
- www.washingtonsgreengrocer.com
- www.wholefoods.com
- www.vegdc.com
- Vegetarian guide to wash dc and surrounding area
- www.localdc.com/natural/htm
- Natural food stores
- www.localdc.com/cooking
- www.veggilicious.com
Healthy Products
- Village Green (formerly the apothecary)
- 5414 W. Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814
- 301-530-0800
- www.myvillagegreen.com
Publications
- The Vegetarian Guide to Washington DC and Surrounding areas
- www.vegdc.com
- www.tryveg.com
- 301-891-2458
Organizations
- Vegetarian Society of DC (VSDC)
- 202-362-8349
- www.vsdc.org
Wellness Network
Bradley Wellness will provide you with referrals to top physicians and practitioners when additional medical testing, healthcare services or wellness services are required. Bradley Wellness works with a team of experts that will provide you with the information you need to heal and cleanse the body. We work together to support you in your journey to health. Our network consists of the following:
- Holistic Physicians
- Doctors of Osteopathy
- Chiropractors
- Psychologists
- Physical Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Social Workers
- Registered Nurses
- Massage Therapists
- Thai Yoga Massage Therapists
- Estheticians
- Fitness Professionals: Personal Trainers and Pilates, GYROTONIC® and Yoga Practitioners
- Healthy Chefs
- Life Coaches
- Motivational Speakers
- Environmental Specialists
- and more….
