Cookbooks I use and find very useful
Choosing Raw – making raw foods part of the way you eat
Nourishing Traditions – this is not only a book with recipes, but also a book that offers great information about nutrition
Nom Nom Paleo – more than 150 delicious recipes with step-by-step pictures and directions, meal plans and grocery lists.
Parenting books we read and loved
How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk
Websites we love
The World’s Healthiest Foods website has great free nutritional advice and numerous free, fast, and easy recipes that use whole foods.
Pub Med
Are you looking for a specific article? Or are you looking for the latest research regarding a particular topic? Pubmed has it. Pubmed is a free database maintained by the United States National Library of Medicine. It has articles back to 1966 or earlier. You can read full articles or only abstracts.
The Non-GMO Project is a “non-profit organization committed to preserving and building sources of non-GMO products, educating consumers, and providing verified non-GMO choices”.
Environmental Working Group
Environmental Working Group (“EWG”) helps us learn how to lead a healthy life in a healthy environment. Everything on this website is based on research. A database of products and information about them is included on the EWG website and includes sections on consumer products, energy, farming, water, food, and toxics. In the consumer guides portion of the EWG website are guides to cosmetics, sunscreens, pesticides in produce, healthy cleaning, cell phone use, meat eating, and many others.
David Suzuki
This website is rich in resources. David Suzuki is a famous Canadian scientist well-known for his 1960’s TV show “The Nature of Things”. The David Suzuki Foundation is involved in issues regarding our water, wildlife, climate, and health. One of its goals is “to conserve our environment and find solutions that will create a sustainable Canada through science-based research, education and policy work”. Do you want to decrease your environmental footprint? Check out this great website and find out many ways to do it.
Elana’s Pantry
Simple and delicious paleo and keto recipes by Elana Amsterdam, New York Times best selling author.
Happy Healthy Mama
Blog by Maryea, a mother of two children who started writing recipes many, many years ago to inspire others to live a healthy life through nutrition and exercise. I love her recipes and I make many of them for my family.