resources
Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon
Articles:
Before medical school, Dr. Izakson worked for a dozen years as a staffer and freelance environmental reporter for newspapers, magazines and on-line media. her work was recognized with awards from the Maine Press Association and the Oregon Society of Professional Journalists. She published book chapters in Feeling the Heat: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Climate Change (Routledge, 2004) and Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth (Plume, 2005). She remains a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and currently is working on a book about gardening with medicinal plants called GardenMedicine.
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Internet Resources:
celilo? what’s that?
celilo falls, columbia inter-tribal fish commission
oregon historical society on celilo falls
Plant medicines:
endangered woodland flower essences
GardenMedicine
Good food, good nutrition:
Local Harvest, a national guide to farmers’ markets, farms and CSAs.
Eat Well Guide, another national source for clean, local food.
Linus Pauling Institute nutrition information
nutrition data website
USDA food sources of nutrients
Health and safety
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, including recipes for nontoxic, home-made alternatives
World Association for Vaccine Education lists ingredients in common vaccines.
Naturopathic training and licensing:
what is naturopathic medicine?
national college of natural medicine
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine
The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine
North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners
Oregon Board of Naturopathic Examiners
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Herbal training and accreditation:
Columbines School of Botanical Studies
Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies
Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine
Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
Other training:
New England School of Homeopathy
Health of Business, Business of Health
News:
My other websites:
When in doubt, read a book. Browse here, but please buy from your local independent bookstore. Two of my favorites are Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon and Title Wave Books in Anchorage, Alaska.
Permaculture books at Powell’s.
Organic gardening books at Powell’s.
Medicinal herb gardening at Powell’s. More herb gardening at Powell’s.
Herbal medicine books at Powell’s. Holistic and alternative medicine books at Powell’s.
Homeopathy books at Powell’s.
Sneak peek at Celilo 2.0.
