7. Practice Medicine Without a License

Research your own conditions and treatment alternatives, ask questions, and seek second opinions with impunity. Leverage the expertise of trained pros, but don’t allow it to eclipse your own informed instincts about what’s best for you.


Nick Ortner

Nick Ortner is creator and producer of the documentary film about EFT or ‘Tapping’, The Tapping SolutionRead More »

Repair Your Thyroid

This great article from our sister site, Experience Life, gives you ways to recognize and resolve problems associated with thyroid disfunction that your physician may miss. It also includes nutritional “Dos” and “Don’ts” for a thyroid-friendly diet… Read More »

A Manifesto for Thriving in a Mixed-Up World

We’re living in a society that is wired up to make us sick, overweight, depressed and stressed out.We can change this mixed-up reality.We can reclaim our well-being and create a better, more blissful world… Read More »

Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic

Veteran science writer, Pamela Weintraub, uses her family’s personal struggle to explore the history and patient experience of Lyme disease… Read More »

Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN, NP

For 25 years, Marcelle Pick has helped women shift from diets to total wellness in order to reach their natural, optimal body weight… Read More »

Forks Over Knives

Is food the best medicine?… Read More »

Silent Spring

One of the first books written on the impacts of chemical pesticides on humans, animals and the environment… Read More »

Karen Hurd

A website designed to help individuals use nutrition to heal themselves… Read More »

Center for Mind-Body Medicine

A nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to reviving the spirit and transforming the practice of medicine by combining modern science with the wisdom of healing traditions… Read More »

Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine

This book provides a thought-provoking assessment of the American healthcare system, including information on the marketing and safety of drugs… Read More »

The Center for Integrative Health and Healing

Located near Albany, N.Y., the Center’s team of medical doctors, nurses, acupuncturists and other licensed professionals utilize their skills and knowledge to offer a holistic and empowering approach to your health… Read More »

Anticancer: A New Way of Life

A moving memoir chronicling Servan-Schreiber’s battle with brain cancer… Read More »

Jeffrey Bland, PhD

This internationally recognized doctor and educator has taught the tenets of Functional Medicine for more than two decades… Read More »

You Can Heal Your Life

Based on the life and work of Louise L. Hay, who taught that mental patterns and beliefs could contribute to illness in your body… Read More »

Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer

An award-winning journalist shows that much of what we think we know about healthcare is simply wrong and that economics, rather than illness, determines the medical care we receive… Read More »