Good health resources

More Nutrition & Weight Management Resources

• Berkeley Wellness. This website features evidence-based articles covering recent health news, with many focusing on nutrition. You’ll also find good information on preventive medicine, self-care, fitness, and mental well-being.
• David Katz,  founding director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center, provides an evidence-based perspective on nutrition and health topics.
• Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Source.
• Food Politics – great blog by acclaimed author and professor Marion Nestle.
• Leslie Beck – is an authority on nutrition and food issues and writes a weekly column in The Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper.
• No Baloney – get the science behind the nutrition hype by experts Jill Parnell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Recreation Studies at Mount Royal University, and Kristin Wiens, Registered Dietitian and holds a Master of Science from the University of British Columbia.
• Enlightened Eater – Rosie Schwartz demystifies nutrition and helps you interpret the latest scientific studies
• UCSF Behavior Modification Ideas for Weight Management

Healthy Cooking

Preparing your own food is one of the best ways to stay healthy. It also helps you avoid processed foods, which can be high in calories and low in nutrients.

• My Healthy Recipes. This section of my website focuses on simple recipes that are nutrient dense. If you’re an athlete, check out the “Fuel Your Workout” section.
• Food for Thought: Healing Foods to Savor Cookbook and Food Guide by Sheila Kealey, Vicky Newman, with Susan Faerber
• American Institute for Cancer Research Health-e-Recipes A great resource – sign up to receive recipes weekly
• Eating Well. “Where good taste meets good health” is an appropriate slogan. This website for Eating Well magazine has terrific recipes that will inspire you to cook! Be sure to check out their Healthy in a Hurry section.

Check back – I’ll be linking to my favourite healthy cooking resources (there are many!)

Diet and Activity Analysis Tools

• USDA National Nutrient Database – Find nutrient information on over 8,000 foods
• Sparkpeople Nutrition Tracker.  Food and fitness trackers, articles and videos, and recipes.
• My Fitness Pal. Free calorie counter.

Raising Healthy Eaters

• Gettting to Yum (curing and preventing picky eaters)
• 10 Reasons Why Your Kids Are Picky Eaters (KevinMD.com)

General Health, Medicine, Disease Prevention

• American Institute for Cancer Research – this is a tremendous resource for excellent information on cancer prevention, cancer survival with excellent nutrition information and great recipes.
• Berkeley Wellness – University of California at Berkeley. This is a top-notch online resource for evidence-based wellness information.
• Mike Evans, a family physician and professor,  creates entertaining animated videos on a variety of health topics.  Here’s one of my favourites.
• McGill University’s Office for Science & Society – Separating Sense from Nonsense.
• Obesity Panacea – Travis Saunders and Peter Janiszewski write about sedentary behaviour, chronic disease, obesity, exercise, and health.
• Steven Salzberg, Professor of Medicine and Biostatistics in the Institute of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Medicine, covers pseudoscience, myths, and evidence-based medicine for Forbes.