Food Additives
MSG and other excitotoxins
The Truth in Labeling Campaign
This is one of the most complete MSG-information sites available. www.truthinlabeling.org
Battling the MSG myth
This Web site will help you identify excitotoxins in food and learn how to avoid them.www.msgmyth.com
Aspartame Consumer Safety Network
Case studies, articles and reports on the dangers of aspartame.
http://web2.iadfw.net/marystod/
Holistic Healing Web Page
Articles, documents, news and links related to holistic and alternative medicine.
www.holisticmed.com/
Say "no" to aspartame
An educational site devoted to the dangers of aspartame.
www.dorway.com/
Aspartame consumption is never safe
More information, links and articles about aspartame dangers.
www.aspartame.com/
Calorie-free alternatives to aspartame and other artificial sweeteners
Stevia: all about the herb that’s sweeter than sugar
Studies, articles, recipes and growing information about the sweet herb stevia.
www.stevia.net
Lead information
EPA’s National Lead Information Center
Information for the general public and professionals about lead hazards and their prevention.
www.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm
Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
Resources to help parents with lead issues.
www.cehn.org/cehn/education/leadpoisoning.html
The Maine Lead Action Project
Assisting in the elimination of childhood lead poisoning through education, support, assistance, and encouragement to families and communities in Maine.
www.maineleadaction.org
Vaccination and autism information
Dr. Tedd Koren’s book Childhood Vaccinations: Questions All Parents Should Ask
Available at: www.korenpublications.com OR www.amazon.com
Autism Research Institute and Defeat Autism Now (DAN)
A non-profit organization devoted to conducting and disseminating research on the causes of autism and on methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating autism and other severe behavioral disorders of childhood.
http://www.defeatautismnow.com
Mercury Information
Mercury Policy Project
Promoting policies to eliminate mercury uses, reduce its export and significantly reduce mercury exposures at local, national, and international levels.
www.mercurypolicy.org
Autism and Mercury
Discussion, articles, letter and links related to the possible cause-and-effect relationship between mercury and autism.
www.autism-mercury.com
Kefir information
Helios Nutrition Kefir
Information about Helios Nutrition organic kefir with FOS.
www.heliosnutrition.com
Kefir: The ancient antidote for modern maladies
Nutritional facts about and recipes using this wonderful probiotic dairy drink.
www.kefir.net
Online and shopping resources
Stevia supplements
Body Ecology
(Body Ecology also offers kefir starter kits to make coconut water kefir)
273 Fairway Drive, Asheville, NC 28805
1-800-511-2660 FAX: 770-234-5453
Available in health-food stores, at the Body Ecology online store at: www.bodyecologydiet.com or by calling: 800-511-2660
E-mail for product information: orders@bodyecologydiet.com
Stevita Company
7650 US Hwy. 287 #100 Arlington, TX 76001
Phone: (817) 483-0044 Fax: (817) 478-8891
Available in health-food stores or by calling toll-free: 888-783-8482
Email for product information: mail@stevitastevia.com
www.stevitastevia.com
Wisdom Herbs
2546 W Birchwood Ave, Suite 104, Mesa, AZ 85202
Phone: 800-899-9908
Available in health-food stores, or order online and receive a 5 % discount: www.buywisdomherbs.com
Email: wisdom@wisdomherbs.com
The Herbal Advantage
131 Bobwhite Road, Rogersville, MO 65742
Phone:( 417) 753-4000
Fax: (417) 753-2000
Available online or by calling: 800-753-9199
www.herbaladvantage.com
Email: info@herbaladvantage.com
Organic and natural food sources
Small Planet Foods
719 Metcalf Street, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Phone: 800-624-4123
Small Planet Foods is one of the country's leading producers of organic food products under the Cascadian Farm and Muir Glen labels. Its products include frozen fruits and entrees to a wide variety of canned tomatoes, salsas and pasta sauces available in supermarkets and health-food stores.
www.cfarm.com
Horizon Organic
6311 Horizon Lane, Longmont, CO 80503
Consumer Hotline: 888-494-3020
Horizon Organic is the nation’s first and leading producer of certified organic dairy products available in supermarkets and health-food stores. Horizon organic products include: juices, milk, yogurt, cheese, butter and eggs.
www.horizonorganic.com
Organic Valley Family of Farms
CROPP Cooperative, 507 West Main Street, LaFarge, WI 54639
888-444-6455
The largest organic farmer-owned cooperative in North America, with over 460 farmer members in 17 states. Products encompass organic dairy products’ including milk, butter and cheese and eggs, juice and meat, available both in supermarkets and health-food stores.
www.organicvalley.com
Email: organic@organicvalley.com
White Wave/Silk
Organic soy products under the White Wave and Silk labels, including soy beverages, tempeh and tofu sold in supermarkets and health-food stores.
www.whitewave.com
The Grain and Salt Society
273 Fairway Drive, Asheville, NC 28805
1-800-TOP-SALT (867-7258)
Fax: 828-299-1640
A wide variety of food products, teas, seasonings and kitchen accessories with a focus on Celtic sea salt. May be ordered online or by phone.
Email: topsalt@aol.com
www.celtic-seasalt.com
Barbara’s Bakery
3900 Cypress Drive, Petaluma, CA 94954
Phone: 707-765-2273.
Cereals, crackers, cookies, chip and snack bars made without preservatives, artificial ingredients, hydrogenated oils or refined white sugar, available in supermarkets and health-food stores.
Email: info@barbarasbakery.com
www.barbarasbakery.com
Spectrum Naturals
1304 South Point Blvd., Suite 280,
Petaluma, CA 94954
Phone: (707)778-8900
Fax (707) 765-8470
Offers unrefined, organic and semi-refined vegetable oils,
condiments such as canola mayonnaise, a non-hydrogenated margarine, organic low-fat and fat-free salad dressings and organic vinegar, available in supermarkets and health-food stores.
Email: Info@SpectrumOrganic.com
www.spectrumorganic.com
U.S. Mills
U.S. Mills, Inc., 200 Reservoir Street, Needham, MA 02494-3146
Phone: (781) 444-0440
Fax: (781) 444-3411
Erewhon line of organic cereals and New Morning brand organic cereals and graham crackers, available in health-food stores.
www.usmillsinc.com
Helios Nutrition Kefir
214 Main St., Sauk Centre, MN 56378
Phone: 1-888-3 HELIOS (343-5467) Fax: 320-351-8500
Organic, ready-to-drink dairy kefir available in health-food stores.
helios@heliosnutrition.com
www.heliosnutrition.com
Seeds of Change
PO Box 15700 Santa Fe, NM 875061
Phone: 888-762-7333
100 percent organic pasta sauces, salad dressings, salsas, frozen entrees, rice and grains. You can order organic seeds, seedlings and garden supplies at their Web site.
Email: gardener@seedsofchange.com
www.seedsofchange.com
Rice Dream
1245 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, CA 94070
Phone: 650-595-6300
Non-dairy rice beverage made from organic or premium California brown rice in original flavor, vanilla and chocolate, available in supermarkets and health-food stores. Also comes enriched with calcium and vitamins A and D.
Email: questions@imaginefoods.com
www.imaginefoods.com
Westbrae Natural
The Hain Celestial Group, 734 Franklin Ave., # 444 Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: 1-800-434-4246
Vegetarian beans, soups, pastas, vegetables, condiments, Japanese products, rice and soy beverages available in health-food stores.
www.westbrae.com
Eden Foods
701 Tecumseh Road, Clinton, MI 49236
Phone: 888-441-3336
Organic beans, chips, condiments, soy beverages, fruits and juices, oils, pastas, barley malt syrup, tomato and sauerkraut products and vinegar, available online and at health-food stores.
Email: info@edenfoods.com
www.edenfoods.com
Annie’s Naturals
792 Foster Hill Road, North Calais, VT 05650 (802) 456-8866 or 1-800-434-1234
Natural salad dressings, condiments and marinades, including several organic salad dressings. Available in supermarkets, health-foods stores and online.
Email: sarah@anniesnaturals.com
www.anniesnaturals.com
Pamela’s Products
335 Allerton Ave., South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone:( 650) 952-4546
Fax (650) 742-6643
Wheat and gluten free cookies, biscotti and baking mixes available in health-food stores.
info@pamelasproducts.com
www.pamelasproducts.com
Lundberg Family Farms
5370 Church Street, Post Office Box 369, Richvale, CA 95974-0369
Phone (530) 882-4551
Fax (530) 882-4500
Organic brown rice, specialty rice varieties, and brown rice products.
Email: question@lundberg.com
www.lundberg.com
Stonyfield Farm
Ten Burton Drive, Londonderry,
NH 03053
1-800- 776-2697
Organic and non-organic yogurt in a variety of flavors (including whole milk yogurt packaged for kids), organic cultured soy, organic premium ice cream and organic frozen yogurt.
www.stonyfield.com
Kashi
PO Box 8557, La Jolla, CA 92038
(858) 274-8870
Natural, minimally processed cereals, bars, shakes and mixed- grain instant cereal for infants. Available in supermarkets, health-food stores and online.
www.kashi.com
Odwalla
120 Stone Pine Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
(650) 726-1888
Natural, "flash pasteurized" juices (including several organic flavors), smoothies, shakes, spring water and a variety of fruit, grain and nut bars. Available in select supermarkets, health-food stores and online.
Email: consumer@odwalla.com
www.odwalla.com |
The Feingold Association
The Feingold Program (also known as the Feingold Diet) is a test to determine if certain foods or food additives are triggering particular symptoms. It is basically the way people used to eat before "hyperactivity" and "ADHD" became household words, and before asthma and chronic ear infections became so very common. www.feingold.org
Pesticides and other environmental toxins
Pesticides in aircraft (disinsection)
Magazine and newspaper stories about disinsection (pesticides in aircraft)
Articles by Linda and Bill Bonvie on aircraft pesticide spraying as well as a short video showing how the residual pesticide is applied. www.kefir.net/spray/
The Department of Transportation Web site for information about aircraft pesticide spraying as well as contact names and numbers for airlines. :
http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/policy/SafetyEnergyEnv|
/disinsection.htm
General pesticide information
National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)
Funded by an EPA grant, the NPIC can give you facts on the health effects of pesticides, their environmental impact, and related federal regulations.
http://npic.orst.edu
The center can be reached by phone at 800-858-7378
Environmental Research Foundation (ERF)
The ERF is a valuable source of scientific data on the effects toxic substances have on human health and the environment.
www.rachel.org
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
The EWG Web site will give you tons of information, articles and reports related to pesticides, drinking water, air pollution, food contamination, and environmental laws.
www.ewg.org
U.S. PIRG online (Public Interest Research Group)
U.S. PIRG is a public-interest watchdog organization that specializes in investigative research, media exposes, advocacy and litigation to protect public interests against special interests.
www.uspirg.org
Help with alternatives
to pesticides
The Bug Stops Here by Steve Tvedten
The best source you’ll find for pesticide-free alternatives to bug control Here’s where you can read and. if you like, print his 84-page book, The Bug Stops Here for free.
www.thebestcontrol.com
To purchase Tvedten’s enzyme solutions, natural weed killer and non-pesticide head lice treatment, go to www.safesolutionsinc.com
Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC)
BIRC specializes in finding non-toxic and least-toxic integrated pest management
(IPM) solutions.
www.birc.org
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
PANNA, based in San Francisco, has been campaigning since 1982 to replace pesticides with environmentally safe alternatives. You’ll find plenty of non-chemical and low toxicity solutions to almost any pest problem you can think of.
www.panna.org
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)
NCAP, based in Eugene, Oregon, works to advance non-toxic solutions to pest problems. www.pesticide.org
Download NCAP’s pesticide alternatives fact sheets at: www.pesticide.org/factsheets.html to help you find the least toxic or non-chemical way to deal with ants, aphids, flies, fleas head lice and other problems.
Beyond Pesticides: National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP)
NCAMP, based in Washington, D.C. has been providing information to the public about pesticides and their alternatives since 1981. Its "Safety Source for Pest Management" section (linked off the home page) is an extensive directory and resource containing information on non-toxic pest management and more.
www.beyondpesticides.org
Alternatives to toxic
household products
The Children’s Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC)
The CHEC Web site is filled with articles, advice and tips on reducing risks for infants and children, as well as prenatal exposures.
www.checnet.org
Alternative ready-to-use cleaning products from Seventh Generation
Seventh Generation cleaning products contain non-toxic, phosphate-free and biodegradable ingredients that are not tested on animals, which you can order
online.
www.seventhgeneration.com
Supplies, plants, seeds and tips for organic gardening
Seeds of Change
You can order organic seeds for vegetables, flowers and herbs (including organic seedlings), as well as supplies, books and gifts. You’ll also find organic gardening advice and a place to sign up for their monthly E newsletter. Seeds of Change also makes ready-made pasta sauce, grain dishes and salsa that is sold in many health-food stores.
www.seedsofchange.com/organic_foods/store_locator.asp?
UID=2003030410150535
Johnny’s Select Seeds
You can order seeds and supplies including fertilizer and organic plant food.
www.johnnyseeds.com
The Natural Gardening Company
The Natural Gardening Company claims to be the oldest certified organic nursery in the United States. You can order organic flowers, herbs and vegetable seedlings online as well as natural pest controls and fertilizers.
www.naturalgardening.com
Mountain Valley Growers
This site offers certified organic herbs and perennials that may be ordered online.
www.mountainvalleygrowers.com
Organic Gardening Magazine
From the publishers of Organic Gardening magazine, this site offers articles and tips
related to organic gardening issues.
www.organicgardening.com
Organic facts and news
The Organic Trade Association
The OTA represents the organic industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico. You’ll find regulations, updates and news about the organic industry as well as organic information for the consumer.
www.ota.com
Plant and herb information
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
Search for plants using their common names and discover their chemical make-up. You can also search for plants with a chosen chemical, activities of a chosen chemical and plants or chemicals with a specific activity.
www.ars-grin.gov/duke/
Lovely Lavender – Dedicated to providing information on the growth and use of lavender as well as other essential oils.
www.lovely-lavender.com
Organic baby food and products
Earth’s Best
A full line of ready-made organic baby foods including cereals, beginner foods, juices, teething biscuits, whole-grain bars, cookies and apple sauce, all with no added salt or sugar. Available in supermarkets, health-food stores and online.
www.earthsbest.com
Tender Harvest
A complete line of organic baby foods from Gerber, available in supermarkets and health-food stores.
www.tenderharvest.com
Natural and organic pet foods
The Honest Kitchen
1804 Garnet Ave. #201
1804 Garnet Ave. #201, San Diego, CA 92109
858-483-5995
One hundred percent human-grade dog food containing organic ingredients, as well as a food for dogs who are intolerant to grains and a canine nutritional supplement.
Products are available online.
Email: info@thehonestkitchen.com
www.honestkitchen.com
Epetfood.com
Spectrum Pet Foods, Inc., 1000 Lewis Street, Montgomery City, MO 63361 800-354-2832
Organic food for dogs, cats, kittens, birds, small animals, reptiles and fish, as well as hypoallergenic and special-need dog and cat foods, available at select pet-food stores, veterinarian offices and online.
Email: spectrum@ktis.net
www.epetfood.com
Organic and natural food stores
Whole Foods
601 N. Lamar Suite 300, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 477-4455
The world's largest retailer of natural and organic foods, with 139 stores across the United States from coast to coast.
Email: rs.team@wholefoods.com
www.wholefoods.com
Diamond Organics
PO Box 2159, Freedom, CA 95019
1 888 ORGANIC (674–2642)
A complete organic grocery store (and more) online, with guaranteed overnight delivery in the United States. Available items range from produce and dairy to wine, bread and even organic cotton clothing for infants.
Email: info@diamondorganics.com
www.diamondorganics.com
Online and catalog shopping for sensitivity and environmentally friendly products
Food Allergy and Gluten-Free Weight Loss
A new book by food allergy specialist Nicolette Dumke which puts together the puzzle of how our bodies determine whether to store or burn fat. Other books on food allergies and gluten-free diets available at the site as well.
Food-Allergy.org
How to survive with multiple food allergies and eventually thrive again. This web site is an excellent resource for anyone with food allergies.
NEEDS, Inc.
P.O. Box 580
East Syracuse, NY 13057
1-800-634-1380
Extensive catalog and online shopping for environmentally friendly and chemical sensitivity products, including health and beauty aids, household items such as cleaning supplies, vitamins, supplements, books, and air and water purifiers.
www.needs.com
Alternatives to traditional turf
Lesslawn.com offers techniques, designs, options and resources for anyone looking for alternatives to the traditional turf lawn.
www.lesslawn.com
Alternative Medicine
For help in locating a nutritionally-oriented physician, contact the American College for Advancement in Medicine at www.acam.org or 1-800-532-3688
The Magaziner Center for Wellness and Anti-Aging Medicine
Information on foods, supplements and alternative treatment options
for various health problems and conditions.
www.drmagaziner.com |