Resources: Physical Health
Helpful Links

Research on Exercise and Mental Health:

• Walk and Talk Therapy – WebMD – Exercise is good for the body and the mind. It may also improve psychotherapy sessions.
• NRP Shots – Why exercise may do a teenage mind good.
• About.com – Walking for your mind and spirit.
• BBC News – Walking could be a useful tool in treating depression.
• NY TIMES – How exercise can calm anxiety.
• Prevention – Drug-free plan to improve your mood.
• Brainblogger – Exercise for depression; a gold standard therapy.
• Huffington Post – How to put your Monster Anxiety on a Diet
• http://shar.es/ibK0E – Forget about wonder drugs, a spate of new research shows that exercising today is the key to staying sharp tomorrow.
• NY TIMES – Hollywoods new stars – pedestrians.

Book Recommendations for Physical Wellness:

• Spark, The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John Ratey, MD
• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD and Elyse Resch MS, RD

Physical Health Links

The following resources are general resources to support overall well-being and physical health. The resources are intended to complement, not replace, professional medical advice.

Medications and Health Supplements

• Medication, Internet Mental Health
• Medications, PDR
• Medline, Comparison
• Multivitamins
• The People Pharmacy

Women’s Health

• Health Women
• Women Heart
• Womens Health
• Power Surge: Support for Women

Fitness

• Ace Fitness

General Health

• WebMD
• National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Your Disease Risk
• Mayo Clinic
• Duke Integrative Medicine

Conditions

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome