Resources

Looking for additional resources on your favorite topic? Here’s a list of some of my favorites on the web to get you started. Keep checking back as the list will grow as I discover new and valuable sites.

General Health

For questions about all areas of health, whether for adults or kids, here are some helpful resources from trusted websites and authors.

• A Guided Tour of Your Body
  A cool special section that takes a head to toe look at your health.


• DrGreene.com
  Popular pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene has an incredibly useful website for parents worried about everything from ear infections to organic food.


• PsychCentral.com
  An extensive blog on mental health with lots of insight and advice for families.


• Skinsight.com
  A place with pictures to help you identify that weird spot on your skin


• The Mayo Clinic
  A great resource for finding quick answers about your health.


• YourDiseaseRisk.com
  The best place on the web for determining your health risks and what you can do to improve your health.

Marriage & Relationships

Here are some top resources for the latest science and insights into relationships.

• Helen Fisher
  Find videos, blogs and books from the Rutgers anthropologist and love expert extraordinaire


• Psychology Today
  A good place to find a roundup of relationship stories and research


• The Gottman Institute
  Find self-help tips and quizzes from one of the pre-eminent relationship scientists, John Gottman


• The Ohio State University Stress and Health Homepage
  Check out more than 200 research studies tracking relationships, stress and health

Pets & Health

Here are some valuable resources about pets and their health, drawing on the latest scientific advancements.

• PetMD.com
  News you can use to keep track of your pet’s most pressing health concerns


• PetsWebMD.com
  Hot topics related to your pet

Exercise & Running

There are many great resources on the web that provide tips on how to exercise well and safely. I'm a runner and am particularly interested in that subject.

• JeffGalloway.com
  The latest insights from run-walk pioneer Jeff Galloway


• Runners World
  News, information and advice for runners


• The New York Times: Run Well
  Find new ways to train and track your workout at RunWell

Eating & Food

These are some of my favorite and most trusted resources for terrific recipes and general advice about eating well, both for kids and adults.

• EatingWell.com
  Some of my favorite recipes are from the editors of Eating Well


• FoodPolitics.com
  Check in with author and nutritionist Marion Nestle for the last news on nutrition and politics

Quizzes, Calculators & Simulators

There's a rich trove of tools on the web to help you assess many aspects of general health and well-being. Here are a few of my favorites.

• Arthritis Quiz
  Quiz from the WebMd Osteoarthritis Health Center


• Breast Cancer Risk Calculator
  Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool from the National Cancer Institute


• Calculating Heart Beats and Breaths
  Use the Beats and Breaths Calculator


• Going Nuts? Now You Have Proof
  A simple online quiz designed to assess aspects of your mental health,


• Healthy Heart Quizzes
  From the American Heart Association


• Hip Fracture Calculator
  From the Women’s Health Initiative


• Memory Games
  eChalk Games Room


• Online Vision Tests
  Take the Tests at FreeVisionTest.com


• Test Your Memory
  National Geographic Memory Game


• The Spinning Dancer and Other Optical Illusions
  Clockwise or counterclockwise?


• Vision Loss Simulator
  From Eye Care America, The Foundation of the American Academy of Opthamology


• Your Memory in 3D
  National Geographic Memory Game