The health care profession enjoys a lot of attention in pop culture, from real life figures to movies to books to Halloween costumes. In this list, we’ll reveal some of the most famous nurses in pop culture, including historical figures, beloved TV characters, and more. Whether you’re a nurse who needs a little inspiration or commiseration, or just a fan of nursing who respects the industry, you’ll learn a lot about the history of nursing and nursing culture from these figures.

1. Florence Nightingale: Florence Nightingale is often referred to as the mother of nursing or the founder of modern nursing. "The Lady with the Lamp" entered the field of nursing in 1845, even though her upper-class British family disapproved. During the Crimean War, Nightingale lobbied the British government on behalf of the terrible hospital conditions for wounded soldiers in Turkey. She was considered one of the most famous Britains at that time and ultimately founded what is now called the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College in London.
2. Clara Burton: Clara Barton, an American nurse and teacher, is credited with organizing the American Red Cross. Barton became interested in nursing as a child and organized a medical supplies agency after the First Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War. During the war, Barton traveled behind enemy lines to work as a battlefield nurse. She founded the American Red Cross in 1881.
3. Nurse Carol Hathaway: Julianna Margulies played Nurse Carol Hathaway on the long-running NBC drama ER for six years. The dark-haired nurse was a modern, practical yet compassionate woman who was the on-again, off-again love interest of Dr. Doug Ross, played by George Clooney.
4. Nurse Ratched: The fictional but iconic Nurse Ratched from Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a frightening, seemingly omniscient and omnipotent caregiver who was famously played by Louise Fletcher in the 1975 movie version. Fletcher won an Academy Award for her role as Nurse Ratched, who inspires violent sabotage and revenge in her patients.
5. Major Margaret J. "Hotlips" Houlihan: "Hotlips" Houlihan was the strict but passionate head nurse on the iconic TV series M*A*S*H. The sexy blonde is actually modeled after real-life Korean War head nurse Hotlips Hammerly and was played by Sally Kellerman in the film version, and Loretta Swit on the TV show.
6. Gaylord Focker: Ben Stiller’s male nurse character Gaylor Focker in Meet the Parents is a hysterical but luckless guy who constantly has to shrug off Robert DeNiro’s sarcastic, insulting jokes about male nurses. The film won several awards including a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Motion Picture, and spawned a sequel, Meet the Fockers.
7. Edith Shain: Not many people recognize the name Edith Shain, but she’s the young nurse caught kissing a WWII American sailor during V-J Day in Times Square. The famous photograph was taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt on August 14, 1945 and was originally published in Life magazine. It is today one of the most beloved and recognizable images from that era.
8. Catherine Barkley: Fictional nurse Catherine Barkley is the love interest in Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel A Farewell to Arms, first published in 1929. The story is considered to be a semi-autobiographical account of Hemingway’s service in Italy during WWI. Barkley is thought by literary critics to represent Hemingway’s idea of the perfect woman, and their intense, passionate relationship is regarded as one of the most romantic love stories in modern literature.
9. Nurse Helen Rosenthal: St. Elsewhere was an immensely popular NBC television drama that ran for six years during the 1980s. Nurse Helen Rosenthal, played by Christina Pickles, was the head nurse who battled a faulty computer system and had a penchant for divorcing men. (She was divorced four times.) Christina Pickles was nominated for four Emmys for playing Nurse Helen Rosenthal.
10. Nurse Carla Espinosa: Carla is the feisty, fast-talking, sensible nurse on Scrubs, the TV show that launched the career of Zach Braff. Carla was born in the Dominican Republic and is head nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago and is married to Turk on the show.

Social Sites

Everybody needs friends and school nurses are no different. Check out these great social sites for nurses to connect, discuss pressures and even find their next job.

1. Nurse Connect: Find friends and coworkers with this social site perfect for job networking or reconnecting with former colleagues.
2. Nurse Linkup: A community of nurses sharing industry news and advice.
3. allnurses: This social nursing network for nurses covers any and all topics relating to nursing. Get questions answered or get nursing articles.
4. Nurse Page: A social site helping nurses with the precarious balance between life and work.
5. Nursing Link: This social networking site is specifically designed to help nurses get their next job, whether in a school or hospital.
6. Nurse Chat: An anonymous forum for nurses to discuss various trends and topics in their industry.
7. Nurse Group: A community of nurses answering questions about school, work and general health.
8. Nurses Reconnect: A global network aiming to reconnect nurses that work internationally.
9. Everyday Nurses: Offering the power of collaborative information to help with questions and research, this is a message board and forum for all nurses.
10. Nurse’s Cafe: A social networking site for individuals in the medical field, Nurse’s Café links people across specialties.
11. Nurse.com: A community of nurses sharing job info and industry gossip.
12. Nursing Chat: Find a nurse in any specialty to answer questions or find a job.
13. MyNurseBook: A social network dedicated to ending the global nursing shortage by connecting charities with donors and prospective nursing students with valuable resources.
14. Ultimate Nurse: Networks and forums discussing nursing jobs and industry topics.
15. Nurses Forum: A global online community with aims to bettering standards in nursing.
16. Nurse Entrepreneur Network: Due to budget cut backs a number of schools are outsourcing their nursing duties to healthcare companies. This social network offers business solutions for nurses that own their own businesses.
17. MedicalMingle: A free social network for professionals interested in or studying the healthcare industry.
18. Nursing Related Videos: This community of nurses share videos with the aim of increasing industry standards.
19. Twitter: The micro-blogging and social community site has proven extremely useful for a seemingly unlimited number of applications. Nurses and schools are using it to inform parents of emergencies.
20. Facebook: The web’s most popular social networking site is still one of the best for meeting colleagues and friends regardless of the industry.

Symptom Checkers

Even the most skilled professionals get stumped by their work. A number of crafty kids use these helpful and reliable symptom checkers to fake illnesses. These symptom search engines help nurses, teachers and moms find out fakers.

21. Merck A.D.A.M. Symptom Navigator: A comprehensive symptom engine offered from the German pharmaceutical giant.
22. WebMD: The Internet’s most popular self-diagnosis tool, this site basically started the online health trend.
23. Healia: Not only does this great symptom tool diagnose patients’ symptoms but it also help users find support groups to help cope with their illnesses.
24. My Electronic MD: A symptom search checker designed to view the process from the patient’s point of view.
25. Diseases Database: A great resource for the sick and curious alike to research any disease no matter how exotic and rare.
26. InteliHealth: A symptom search engine provided by health insurer Aetna, this great site is partnered with Harvard Medical School to provide top-notch medical information.
27. eCureMe: This resources includes a helpful symptoms list for users that can’t quite characterize their problems, then search diseases and ailments based on your most troublesome symptom.
28. Healthline Symptom Search: Packed with over a million definitions and more than 250,000 medical terms, this great symptom engine consults articles and its own database for your diagnosis.
29. Family Doctor: One of the few symptom engines provided by a non-profit organization, Family Doctor is provided for free by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
30. RxList: A symptom checker specifically geared toward pharmaceutical drugs and their potential adverse reactions.
31. Medicine Net: This symptom tool searches for symptoms, ailments and diseases based on medical symptoms an lingo yielding professional and accurate results.
32. OrganizedWisdom: Keep up to date with the latest news in health in real time with this doctor guided symptom search checker.
33. Medinfo: This symptoms checker is maintained by an English doctor seeking to answer questions and give advice.
34. Free MD: A virtual doctor guides users through the process of diagnosing their symptoms and offers helpful suggestions to get better. This site offers a clean interface and tons of video to make it seem like you’re visiting a real doctor.
35. MD Guidelines: A symptom search engine for medicial professionals, this resource seeks to bring uniformity to disability diagnosis. Makes searching for common symptoms and diagnoses connected to work related injuries.

Blogs by School Nurses

Blogs can offer colleagues useful tips and advice for dealing with job pressures. Check out the school nurses detailing their lives and careers on these fantastic blogs.

36. The School Nurse Speaks: A blog from a school nurse about the pressures of her job.
37. School Nurse News Source: Keep up to date with the latest news affecting school nurses and children’s health.
38. Confessions of a School Nurse: The stories of an experienced school nurse who has "performed innumerable lice checks, and distributed enough Ritalin to subdue a small nation." A hilarious and fun blog.
39. The School Nurse Blog: For school nurses and wannabes, this blog dispenses advice and information about school healthcare.
40. The Health Care Blog: News and information about the health care industry, especially as it relates to children.
41. Southern School Nurses: This blog is from two nurses working at the same school and comments on the latest in health information.
42. Florida Association of School Nurses Blog: A great news and information resource for Florida school nurses.
43. Los Angeles Council of School Nurses: This blog organizes events and training for school nurses in the Los Angeles area.
44. Impacted Nurse: A blog from an Australian nurse offering unique insights into all aspects of nursing including child care.
45. School Nurse Jack: This school nurse and mother lives and writes in Austin, Texas. Follow her life as a school nurse and grad student.
46. Anita’s School Nurse Weblog: A blog with articles and discussions about life as a school nurse.
47. School Nurse Jackie: This blog details a school nurse’s efforts to deal with stress through knitting.
48. SD School Nurses Association: This site from the South Dakota School Nurses Association focuses on the unique challenges faced by rural school nurses.
49. Effect Measure: Public health information from this blog is reliable and timely with common parental concerns such as food allergies.
50. How I Spent My Nursing Education: Follow the regrets and hindsight of a recent nursing school graduate who routinely discusses issues relating to children such as autism.
51. about a nurse: Health news and information are available on this blog discussing general and school nursing topics.
52. Wall Street Journal Health Blog: Parent’s questions and concerns are often shaped by media coverage. Follow this blog and anticipate common questions.
53. Nursing in Elementary School: A blog from a mother and school nurse about life, career and family.
54. Middle School Nursing: Advice and tips from a blog specific to middle school nurses.
55. Charter School Nurses Network: A blog for nurses working in charter schools.

Job Sites

Despite news the economy is gradually improving, unemployment rates are still disturbingly high. School nurses have little to worry about, however. Both education and health care are growth industries in constant demand of qualified candidates. School nurses need to use these job sites to help find their next job.

56. SchoolSpring: A job resource for anyone in the education field, this site also hosts listings for school nurses.
57. NursingJobs.org: The top-notch job placement services offered by this not for profit website can help any nurse get placed in their next school fast.
58. Ultimate Nurse: Find your next job in nursing with this helpful employment site covering all fields of nursing.
59. NHS Careers: This comprehensive resource for school nurses seeking jobs is offered by the British government.
60. Wisconsin Association of School Nurses Job Board: A job portal for school nurses in Wisconsin, unfortunately, postings are limited to the state.
61. Association of School Nurses of Connecticut: A trade association job resource, this Connecticut-based school nurses group helps its members find jobs in the state and elsewhere.
62. Nurse Recruiter: An online job portal for nurses to find their next paycheck.
63. SNOM Job Openings: The School Nurses Association of Minnesota brings licensed school nurses this site for finding work in the land of 10,000 lakes.
64. RN.com: Continuing education and job postings make this resource invaluable to all nurses, not just those in school.
65. Nursing Times: A place for nurses to find jobs or gather news about nursing.
66. Nurse Options: Search job listings, post a resume and connect with potential employers all on this easy to use nursing site.
67. MedicalWorkers.com: Comprehensive and helpful, this database of health jobs offers plenty of school nurse listings.
68. Medzilla: Employment services for anyone in the healthcare field from researchers to school nurses.
69. NurseJobs.com: Thousands of nursing positions are available on this site along with continuing education and news resources.
70. Health Career Web: Thousands of available jobs from across the health industry, this great site can help applicants find work as a school nurse or chief of pediatric oncology.

Resources for Managing Kids’ Health

Kids may hurt themselves or accidentally get sick because they don’t know any better. For school nurses, the frustrating part of the job comes when parents are shockingly ignorant of their child’s general health. These resources are perfect recommendations to parents needing some help managing their kids’ health.

71. Mayo Clinic Child Health Manager: From the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, this health manager handles your kids diet, symptoms and development with ease.
72. AAP Bright Futures: The American Association of Pediatrics offers these tool and resources for helping parents and professionals manage kids’ healthcare.
73. HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau: This government resource offers data, tools and information about children’s health issues.
74. MyPyramid.gov: The food pyramid has been a decades old staple in American school. Unfortunately, few children, or even parents, heed its ancient wisdom. The US Department of Agriculture has brought the pyramid into the 21st century with this diet tool for kids and parents alike.
75. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health: Search multiple government databases for the latest child health information.
76. Discovery Health: Television was once mocked as entertainment for idiots but now it’s an invaluable tool for education. The Discovery Channel offers this helpful guide for child development and general health.
77. EPA Healthy School Environment: A great resource for school nurses and parents, this site from the Environmental Protection Agency offers tips on maintaining a healthy school environment.
78. healthfinder.gov: This database of health terms, topics and information is from the Department of Health and Human Services and contains a voluminous section on children.
79. Child Trends Databank: A resource detailing trends in children’s health issues such as autism and vaccinations.
80. Children’s Health Campaign: A site offering literature and advice for bettering the global quality of children’s health.

Professional Organizations

Professional and trade organizations can be extremely helpful to worker regardless of the field. From contract disputes to shorter working hours, workers have often bettered their conditions and pay through active participation in a professional organization. Here are the best for school nurses.

81. National Association of School Nurses: The premier school nurses association in the United States, this group lobbies in Washington and keeps members informed of vital news.
82. National Student Nurses’ Association: This great site helps practicing nurses reach out to students to offer support and guidance through their education.
83. California School Nurses Organization: One of the largest state-level school nurses organizations in the country, CSNO offers forums for industry gossip and resources for improving school health quality.
84. Texas School Nurses Association: The largest association of school nurses in the South, this site offers quick membership services and job placement help.
85. American School Health Association: A national organization dedicated to improving school health and children’s health care, ASHA makes quality research and information available to the public.
86. Schoolnurse.com: A great professional resource for every school nurse. With this great site, find news, jobs and tools for school nurses.
87. New York State School Nurses Association: The largest school nurses association in the northeast is a great resource for industry news and jobs affecting New York state.
88. American Nurses Association: The largest professional nursing organization in the country, the ANA offers tons of great resources for updating necessary credentials or finding a job.
89. The National Association of Hispanic Nurses: Hispanics are an increasingly important demographic in the US but Hispanic nurses are still underrepresented in the industry. This site offers resources for Hispanics in nursing or with aspirations to become a nurse.
90. International Council of Nurses: An international advocacy group aiming to increase student interest in nursing as a career.
91. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practicioners: This amazing resource has a bevy of information, advice, tools and other useful items to help better manage a child’s health.
92. American Public Health Association: A non-profit group aimed at improving the general health of the American public through education and information.
93. Amercian Association for the History of Nursing: Forget the past and you’re doomed to repeat it. Check out this great site detailing the rich history of nursing in the US.
94. National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service: Nursing is a field in constant shortage. This organization aims at recruiting students into nursing and also offers continuing education to practicing nurses.
95. Ohio Association of School Nurses: The professional organization for school nurses in Ohio, this site promotes quality healthcare for the state’s children.

Reference

Remembering many minute medical facts in an instant can be difficult but, unfortunately, it’s necessary for nurses. At least modern technology will help pick up the slack when you’re having an off day. Here are the best reference guides for school nurses.

96. Universiy of Iowa Virtual Children’s Hospital: A resource from the University of Iowa medical school, offering diagnosis, research and reference tools to patients, parents and nurses.
97. Nurse’s PDR Drug Handbook: A handbook for nurse’s with comprehensive facts about prescription drugs and their side effects.
98. Nursing Ethics: A resource to help answer any and all ethical dilemmas that may cross a nurse’s path.
99. CarePlans.com: This site is specifically dedicated to offering nurses libraries and reference materials involving care planning.
100. Wolter Kluwer Facts and Comparison: Get drug information from this simple database offered by a pharmaceutical manufacturer.

With the cost of healthcare in America on the rise and long waiting lists for treatment in some socialized healthcare systems, those in need of medical treatment have begun to look elsewhere for their procedures. This trend, which is growing especially fast among the uninsured and underinsured in America, can mean savings of sometimes around 80%. People are taking advantage of American-trained physicians in high quality, luxury hospitals in countries such as Thailand, India, and Costa Rica and may include anything from lifesaving surgical procedures to cosmetic surgery to complex dentistry. These resources will help you find out more about medical tourism through articles, blogs, online guides, videos and podcasts.

Background and the Basics

Learn how the trend of medical tourism has caught on in recent years and what it is all about with these articles.

1. Medical Tourism: Everybody’s Guide to Affordable World-Class Medical Travel. Learn about why medical tourism is such a growing trend and find out about one man’s decision to get dental work done in Mexico.
2. Medical Tourism. Time Magazine explores the ways in which medical tourism has evolved and gives examples of world-wide facilities offering medical treatment to foreigners and current guidelines put in place by organizations such as the AMA.
3. Medical Tourism Growing Worldwide. This article provides information on why medical tourism is growing and also provides information on the qualifications of the physicians and health care facilities that participate.
4. Medical tourism agencies take operations overseas. CNN Money takes a look at medical tourism from a business perspective in this article.
5. Employers make a push for ‘medical tourism’. Another CNN Money article, this one explores why employers are offering to help fund overseas treatment for their employees.
6. Medical Tourism: Seeking Affordable Healthcare Overseas. This article looks at the development of medical tourism, benefits and risks, and impacts on economic health.
7. Medical Tourism. This article–and accompanying photos–follows two young foreigners in Thailand who are seeking medical treatment and offers a peek into what it’s like to participate in medical treatment in Bangkok.
8. Medical Tourism: The Big Picture. Healthbeat blog takes a close look at medical tourism in this post that informs about benefits, risks, and how it may affect healthcare of the future.
9. Vacation, Adventure and Surgery?. This piece from 60 Minutes was written in 2005, but provides an excellent look at exactly why people are choosing to get their procedures done abroad.
10. Saving on Surgery by Going Abroad. This in depth look at getting surgery overseas also offers photos and videos.
11. Booming trend is standard operating procedure. This article provides background and explanation behind the trend and includes video as well.

More Specifically

From the top five destinations for medical tourism to insurance coverage of overseas procedures to a round-table discussion of professionals in the industry, these articles take a closer look at some issues of medical tourism.

12. Top 5 Medical Tourism Destinations. Learn which five destinations are the most popular for medical tourism and why with this article from NuWire Investor.
13. Operating profit. The Economist explores not only why medical tourism is taking off, but the implications this trend may have for health care treatment in America as well.
14. Crossing the healthcare border. Read this interview with Josef Woodman, the author of Patients Without Borders to see what he says about medical tourism.
15. Q&A: Preparing for a Surgery Abroad. From NPR, this primer lets you know what you should do prior to having surgery done overseas.
16. Healthy Travels. Learn about some of the companies behind the medical tourism industry with this article from Entrepreneur.com.
17. Medical Tourism: The Insurance Debate. As many people are participating in medical tourism as a way to cut costs for procedures, insurance agencies are beginning to cover treatment abroad. This article takes a brief look at the insurance companies’ involvement in this trend.
18. As Medical Tourism Grows, Hold On We’re In For a Wild Ride. Bob Watcher writes about how medical tourism is currently affecting and will continue to affect health care in the US in his post on The Health Care Blog.
19. Medical Travel. This round-table discussion brings five professionals together to look at medical travel and how it is shaping health care.

Online Guides

These online guides cover everything you could want to learn about medical tourism and are a great place to begin your research.

20. Medical Tourism Guide. This site offers an overview of medical tourism as well as some helpful information on researching a doctor’s credentials, pros and cons of medical tourism, and some cosmetic surgery myths.
21. Discover Medical Tourism. Find out what procedures are commonly done abroad, where clients typically go for treatment, and more on this guide that covers everything from surgery to alternative medicine.
22. OnlineMedicalTourism.com. Learn about popular procedures done abroad, get hospital listings, and read about a number of topics related to medical tourism at this site.

Blogs

Read these blogs for the latest in news and more to find out the latest trends and information about medical tourism.

23. Health Tourism. Take a look behind the scenes of medical tourism with this blog that focuses on the business of medical tourism as well as the trend as a whole.
24. Medical Tourism Blog. It doesn’t appear that this blog is being updated any longer, but it does provide helpful information for those looking to read about medical tourism and some of the options available.
25. Premiere Medical Travel Blog. Written by Dr. James McCormick, this blog focuses on the news and information about developments in medical travel.
26. Medical Tourism Blog. Learn about hip surgery, organ transplant, and more on this blog from WorldMedAssist.
27. Medical Tourism News and Views. Find the latest in news and information about particular procedures done abroad in this blog.
28. The Bridge. From BridgeHealth International, learn about some of the people prominent in medical tourism as well as news and information at this blog.
29. Wellness & Medical Travel. From 10 Steps to Planning You Medical Holiday to the current environment in specific countries catering to medical tourism, this blog keeps you updated on traveling for medical reasons with an emphasis on Asia.
30. Medical Tourism Blog. This rather new blog focuses on medical treatment in Latin American countries and offers advice, tips, and reviews.

Associations and Groups that Facilitate Medical Tourism

While there are a number of groups willing to help patients looking to combine health care treatment and travel, here is a sampling of those available.

31. Medical Tourism Association. This association is the first organized to help both physicians and patients who are participating or anticipating medical procedures abroad.
32. Medical Tourism. Working to connect physicians and patients for international health care, this group works to provide an opportunity for connections between care providers and clients in an independent and confidential manner.
33. MedRetreat. Not only does this company work to provide world-class international health care, their site also provides plenty of information to help make the decision to have your medical procedures done abroad.
34. Healthbase. Healthbase uses only top-quality physicians and hospitals in their network and also rely on customer feedback to ensure the caliber of care.
35. Healism.com. This group offers plenty of information about medical tourism and even offers blogs, forums, and FAQs to help you get the most information possible when making important decisions about your health care treatment abroad.
36. Medical Tourism Corporation. Find out about the process, get free estimates, and read this company’s blog before making the decision to get your treatment over seas.
37. MediTravels. Explore medical care in several countries, find information about the procedures, and more with this company that works to make health care treatment abroad work for you.
38. MedTourism Review. While this site does require that your contact them directly for specifics on providers, it offers a huge amount of information on medical tourism as well as a look at treatment in six countries.
39. WorldMedAssist. Specializing in end-to-end assistance for clients, this group relies on high-quality physicians and hospitals, excellent service from the planning stages to coordination with service providers, and even travel arrangements.
40. IndiaHealthVisit.com. Offering travel specifically to India for health care treatment, this group also provides plenty of information about receiving medical care in India.
41. BestMed Journeys. This company specializes in travel to India for medical care and also provides video blogs, forums, and more to help ensure you are an informed participant in your medical journey.

Podcasts and Videos

From personal accounts to new reports to discussions and interviews on the radio, these podcasts and videos offer perspectives on medical tourism.

42. Insurance Industry Watches ‘Medical Tourism’. This podcast from NPR explores medical tourism and why the insurance industry is so interested in it.
43. Contact Talk Radio. Listen to this stream about Josef Woodman and his experience with medical tourism that lead to his writing his book on the topic.
44. Podcast interview with Josef Woodman, author of Patients Without Borders. Here is another interview with Josef Woodman, a popular speaker on the topic of medical travel.
45. Medical Tourism Industry. This video from ABC Money Matters details why people are choosing to travel abroad for their health care procedures.
46. Medical Travel – Limited Health Insurance? Cheap and best cardia. Watch this video to learn why two men chose to go abroad for bypass surgery and an extensive dental procedure.
47. Ask an expert: Medical tourism. This selection of video clips offers information and answers to many popular questions about medical tourism.
48. Thailands Medical Tourism. Learn about traveling to Thailand for medical treatment from this video courtesy of CBS News.
49. Medical Tourism. This podcast offers a cautionary warning to those considering plastic surgery abroad to ensure they are selecting a treatment facility that will not leave them regretting to go abroad for their surgery.
50. Medical Tourism Podcast. Listen to this podcast for an overview of receiving medical treatment abroad along with the specific criteria used by Medical Tourism Corporation for selecting top quality care providers.
51. Medical Tourism–It’s No Vacation. Examine the ethical issues surrounding medical tourism and learn some downsides to medical tourism in this podcast provided by CedarEthics, a bioethics and Christian-based blog.
52. Medical Tourism. From The Powerful Patient radio program, listen to this podcast that explores medical tourism, including employers paying for medical treatment abroad.
53. Podcast interview with International Medical Travel Association President, Dr. Steven Tucker. Dr. Tucker is the Medical Director of West Clinic Singapore and an American-trained oncologist, and he discusses the future of medical travel and his hopes for International Medical Travel Association’s shaping of this future.

General Herbal Medicine

These blogs are a great place to find a wide variety of herbal information.

1. Live and Be Healthy: This blog focuses on Philippine herbal remedies and plants like ginger, oregano and lagundi.
2. Living With Herbal Medicine: For information on herbal medicine and health foods that can keep you feeling good, longer, check out this blog.
3. Herbal Medicine: Find out some of the benefits of taking herbal supplements from this basic blog.
4. Herbal Healthcare: This blog is full of health news, especially that related to herbal remedies.
5. Herbal News Magazine: Here you can read in-depth articles on health, herbal and nutrition related topics.
6. Natural Solutions Blog: From alternative medicine to whole-body health, this blog covers a range of health issues.
7. A Journey into Herbal and Natural Healing: Give this blog a read to get tips on using herbs to boost your immune system, reduce inflammation, raise your metabolism and much more.
8. Vitamins and Herbs: If you’re looking for information on improving just about any element of your health with a natural remedy, try reading this blog.
9. Herbal Medicine: Find herbal remedies and treatments that have been used around the world in this blog.
10. Organic Medicinal Herbs: From aromatherapy to addiction, this blog covers a wide range of herbal issues.
11. My Herb Shoppe: Check out this blog to learn about the latest herbal supplements, natural remedies and aromatherapy from a central Florida store.
12. Herbal Whirled: Learn natural ways to deal with cold and flu season, how to get more sleep and even how to reduce restless leg syndrome from this herbal blog.
13. The Herbal Advisor: For suggestions on herbal medications and remedies check out this blog. You’ll get get pointers on improving brain function and eliminating seasonal allergies.
14. Herbal Teaism: Learn how getting your herbs in tea form can help improve your overall health.
15. Herbal Nutrition Blog: Get news and information topics like nutrition, herbal vitamins and supplements and skin care from this blog.

Herbalist Bloggers

These bloggers love herbal medicine and can give great advice on what to try and what to avoid.

16. Timeless Herb Secrets: Di-Di Hoffman, a South African herbal remedy blogger, posts tips about how you can add herbs to your daily life on this site.
17. Herbs are Special: Isabell Shipard is all about herbs and shares her years of experience working with them in her blog and website.
18. Steven Foster’s Herbal Blog: This blogger isn’t just interested in herbs but in photography and writing as well. Check out his blog for tips on all three.
19. herbalblog: Written by an organic herb grower, this blog provides great information on cooking, gardening and herbal medications.
20. Herbal Connection: This blogger explores shamanic traditions, some involving medicinal herbs, in this blog.
21. The Herbinator: This herbalist and greenie posts news and views on a wide range of health, politics and environmental issues.
22. Crow’s Daughter’s Herbal Wisdom: Here you can learn about a variety of traditional herbal treatments, some of which may be very effective.
23. Katolen Yardley Holistic Health and Herbal Medicine Blog: A member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, blogger Katolen Yardley provides helpful and accurate information on some truly beneficial herbal treatments on her site.
24. Henriette’s Herbal: Blogger Henriette shares her suggestions on herbal remedies and more on this blog.
25. The Medicine Woman’s Roots: Learn about medicinal plants from the Gila area of New Mexico and which wild growing ones can be used to help cure a range of minor illnesses and discomforts.
26. Blessings of a Herbwyfe: This blogger posts about her family life and her love of herbs and herbal remedies.

The Basics

These blogs are a great place for those who are new to herbal medicine to learn the basics.

27. Herb Ways: Here you can learn all about different kinds of herbs with frequent posts giving information on uses and properties.
28. Herb-blog-ogy: This blog is a great place to learn about how to do things like create an herbal first aid kit or what kind of herbs are ok to take during pregnancy.
29. Best Herbal Solution: Check out this blog to learn about a variety of natural substances and supplements in detail.
30. Cher’s Spot: Here you can learn about what kind of herbs to use when. A great resource for anyone new to herbal treatments.
31. Herbal Medicine 360: This blog is a great place to get news and information on finding natural health doctors, supplements and much more.
32. A.I.S.pinay: This blog is full of home remedies for a wide range of health conditions that range from the irritating to the day-ruining.
33. Herbal Health:If you want to learn about the medicinal properties of specific herbs, check out this blog that’s posting them in alphabetical order.
34. The Essential Herbal: The herbal magazine of the same name maintains this blog which is chock full of great herbal news and advice.
35. The Witchen Kitchen Beginner Herbal: Learn how to make herbal concoctions that can help make you feel better, look good and even clean your house.

Herbal Health at Home

Learn how to grow, cook, dry and use herbs right in your own home from these blogs.

36. Kitchen Table Medicine: Get advice from Dr. Scott on how to eat right and use all-natural ways to stay healthy.
37. The Herbwife’s Kitchen: For information on just about every herb imaginable, plus ways to stay healthy during pregnancy and use herbs from your own backyard, this blog is a must-read.
38. Herbal Recipe Journal: Learn some quick, do-it-at-home ways to use herbs to cure headaches, boost your immune system and much more.
39. Amy’s Herb Garden Blog: If you need to know the basics of starting or maintaining a great herb garden, this blog is a great place to start.
40. Herb Garden World: With information on herb gardening and herbal medicines, this blog is a great resource for any aspiring herbalist.
41. Herb Guide Blog: Learn how to use herbs with great health benefits in cooking from this blog.
42. Herb Garden Pro: Instead of buying herbs, why not grow them at home? This blog gives suggestions and design tips for creating a great home herb garden.
43. Blog of Herbs: Love to cook with herbs? Drink herbal teas? You’ll find a wide range of recipes, tips and suggestions on this blog.
44. Herbal Medicine from Your Garden: Check out this blog to learn how you can use plants right from your own home to create great herbal remedies.

Ayurvedic Care

Ayurveda is a type of traditional Indian medicine that uses treatments like massage, yoga and of course herbs to treat patients. Read more about it from these blogs.

45. Holistic Herbalist: Follow Ayurvedic traditions through the advice on this blog, aimed at helping men, women and children get the natural, holistic healthcare they need.
46. Ayurvedic Talk: From herbal remedies to stress-reducing yoga, this blog is full of great ways to get healthy naturally.
47. Ayurveda and Herbal Remedies Blog: Get advice on herbal medicines and much more from this blog.
48. Ayurvedic Medicine Blog: This blog tracks the latest news in Ayurvedic and herbal medicine worldwide.
49. Ayurvedic Herbal Dietary Supplements: Have bad breath? Too much acid in your stomach? Read this blog for tips to improve your health and well-being, the Ayurvedic way.
50. Kerala Ayurvedics: Check out this site for a long list of ayurvedic medicinal herbs and plants.
51. Ayurvedic Cure: Read up on natural ways to help your skin look healthy, lose weight and much more in this blog.
52. Ayurveda for You: Learn all about the different herbs and plants that are used in traditional Ayurvedic practice from this site.
53. Herbal Ayurvedic Remedies: Here you can find suggestions on ayurvedic ways to lower your cholesterol, lose weight, control diabetes and more.

Chinese Medicine

Learn from thousands of years of medical practice on this Chinese medicine blogs.

54. Traditional Chinese Medicine: From the latest news to basic information, this blog has you covered for information on traditional Chinese medicine.
55. DAAN Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture: DAAN, an herbal supplements and tea store, runs this blog that is full of helpful advice and information.
56. Chinese Medicine News: Keep up with the latest goings on in Chinese medicine through this blog.
57. Dimmak Herbs: Learn more about the herbs this company provides from its blog.
58. Deepest Medicine: With podcasts, informative posts and more, this blog is a great place to learn all about Chinese medicine.
59. Chinese Medicine Notes: This blog aims to cover everything that’s Chinese medicine related, with additional links, books and more to keep you busy.
60. Chinese Medicine Blog: From skin care to diabetes, this blog provides suggestions for Chinese herbal remedies.
61. Chinese Herbs and Company: This site is a great reference for all kinds of herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Health Experts

Make sure you’re getting reliable information about herbal medications by checking out these health professional-run blogs.

62. Dr. Tori Hudson, N.D.: Tori Hudson is a naturopathic physician and you can learn all about her practice and herbal remedies that might work for you in her blog.
63. Jonathan Treasure’s Herblog: This researcher posts all kinds of interesting information about his studies of herbal medicine.
64. Dr. Ben’s Natural Health Blog: With tips on killing toe fungus with a beer soak to what foods to avoid because of pesticides, this doctor gives a variety of healthy, natural tips.
65. Dr. Melissa Clouthier: This doctor is all about Chinese medicine in her practice, but her blog focuses on a wide range of issues.
66. The Integrator Blog: Learn about the business of integrated medicine from this blog.
67. Terra Sigillata: Focused on medicines that come from the earth, this academic researcher and blogger provides loads of interesting content to read.
68. Herbal Science Research: If you’re interested in reading about the latest research that’s being done on herbal treatments, bookmark this blog.
69. Herbal Legacy: Here you can learn from Dr. Christopher on all kinds of issues related to natural healthcare, herbal medicine and more.

Natural and Alternative Medicine

Check out these general natural medicine blogs to learn more about herbal healthcare.

70. Alternative Medicine Blog: This blog is dedicated to promoting "health and systems that treat disease with natural, nontoxic therapies backed by scientific research."
71. CAMLAW Blog: Here you’ll find posts about alternative medicine from a legal point of view.
72. Alternative Medicine: Natural Cure for the Modern World: This blog covers everything from herbal medicine to yoga.
73. Natural and Alternative Healing: With posts on treating croup, what herbal medicines you should always have on hand and getting rid of bad breath naturally, this blog is a great read.
74. Dr. Brad on Conventional and Alternative Medicine: Written by a doctor, this blog is a helpful place to find out about new developments in aging treatments in both conventional and alternative medicine.
75. Natural Health: Whether you want to learn about herbal remedies or just want to find out new ways to de-stress, this blog can be a big help.
76. Your Natural Remedies: With daily tips on health and beauty, and a wide range of other natural remedies, this blog is a great place to get up to date on herbal health care.
77. Vitamin Stuff Blog: Here you’ll get news and information on vitamins, living healthy and alternative health issues.
78. The Natural Cures Blog: Learn new ways you can stay healthy the natural way from this blog.
79. Alternative Medicine: Read this blog to find out about massage, diet, herbal supplements, acupuncture and more.
80. Your Alternative Health Medicine Blog: With posts on acupuncture, healthy eating, herbal treatments and more this blog is full of alternative health information.
81. Natural Holistic Health Blog: Do you know what teas are best for you? How herbal remedies can help your fibromyalgia? This blog can give you the basics on both.
82. Natural Solutions: This site is home to posts on holistic healthcare and alternative therapies.
83. Traditional and Modern Medicine: This blog covers a wide range of alternative health issues, from folk remedies to herbal cures.
84. Homeopathy Remedies: From getting rid of nasty toenail fungus to preventing and treating insomnia, this blog is full of healthy and natural alternatives.

Traditional Herbal Remedies

Some herbal remedies have a long tradition of use. Check out these blogs to learn more about some old school herbal ways to stay healthy.

85. Folk Remedies Natural Health: Here you can learn about traditional folk remedies to help keep you healthy and feeling good.
86. Household Hospital: This blog gives advice on loads of ways you can cure yourself with things you have at home.
87. Our Home Remedies: Cure a sore throat or minimize your misery during a cold by following the recipes on this site.
88. Granny Home Remedies: From feeling better to looking good, this blog shares traditional herbal remedies to get the job done.
89. Old Time Remedies: Your ancestors probably knew what they were doing when they used the remedies shared in this blog.
90. SureFire Natural Remedies: On this blog you can learn how to use things you might already have at home to treat things like acid reflux.
91. Natural Remedies Cures: This blog explores some ways you can prevent big health problems with natural remedies.
92. Natural Herbal Remedies Blog: Learn why herbal remedies may be better for your health from this site.
93. Herbal Household Remedies: Both you and your family can benefit from the information provided by this blog. You’ll learn lots of great ways to use everyday, natural products.
94. Home Remedies and Herbal Medicines: From curing an annoying cough to getting in the mood, this blog gives some traditional herbal ways to do it all.

Beauty and Fitness

These herbal blogs are all about keeping you looking good on the outside while feeling good on the inside.

95. Organic Body Diet: Want to body build the organic and herbal way? You can get tips on how to do it from blogger and buff guy Ian.
96. Herbal Supplements Blog: Those in search of advice and information on herbal supplements can find both on this blog.
97. Herbs n Oils: This South African blogger explains how to get back to the basics in beauty.
98. More Natural Beauty: If you’d like to find out how to make your own natural beauty products, give this blog a read.
99. Natural Herbal Beauty: Learn how to deal with a range of beauty and health care issues naturally in this blog.
100. Troo Health Care: This blog is dedicated to natural health and beauty products from curing migraines to helping you with acne.

Acupuncture

Learn how acupuncture balances out and promotes the free flowing Qi.

1. Portland Acupuncture Blog: Amy Chitwood Burslem is nationally board certified in Chinese herbal medicine and blogs about the benefits of acupuncture.
2. Acupuncture and TCM Blog: This blog from the New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine explores and analyzes acupuncture.
3. Acupuncture Massage College: This blog from AMC discusses a range of health issues, from obesity and hypertension to heart disease.
4. World Acupuncture Blog: Here you can learn all about acupuncture and how it is used for hangovers, labor pains, and even pediatric care.
5. Gotham Acupuncture: This New Yorker blogs about how acupuncture is still relevant in modern society.

Yoga and Meditation

Yoga isn’t a type of medicine in the Western sense, but it’s respected as a viable mental and physical exercise that promotes wellness and healing. Read these blogs for more information on how yoga is used in Eastern medicine.

6. My Yoga Online Blog: This yoga resource discusses the many different ways yoga can be used to relieve stress, help digestion and more.
7. Samadhi and the City: This blog from the Yoga Journal reveals how yogis pursue healthy lifestyles beyond their workouts.
8. The Everything Yoga Blog: Get tips for healthy living, read about new yoga workouts and trends, and get inspired to live a yogi lifestyle when you read this blog.
9. Go Yoga Jane: Here you can read about yoga as an "awakening and transformative" force that promotes wellness and harmony.
10. Reflections on Yoga: Learn new poses and get recipe ideas for healthy meals that complement your workouts.

Herbal Medicine

These blogs will teach you all about herbal medicine and remedies, which are sometimes valid alternatives to Western drugs.

11. Herbal Medicine.ABCNewsHealth.com: Look up symptoms and herbal medicines on this blog to find cures and supplements.
12. Blog of Herbs: From vitamins and weight loss to Eastern medicinal herbs, this blog combines Western trends and ancient alternative medicine.
13. Henriette’s Herbal Homepage: This site features a gallery and glossary of different herbs, as well as a blog that includes posts about women’s health and more.
14. Ayurveda and Herbal Remedies Blog: Learn about herbal supplements and how they treat stress and other symptoms here.
15. Holistic Health and Herbal Medicine Blog: Katolen Yardley’s blog aims to teach readers about plant medicine and how it promotes "health and healing."
16. Alternative Medicine Blog: Touted as "your personal guide to health," this blog discusses everything from vitamin deficiencies to herbal medicine.
17. Live and Be Healthy: Visiting this blog will help you understand Filipino herbal medicine and practice.
18. The Herbwife’s Kitchen: This blog is written by a West Virginia community herbalist who loves to cook and share her knowledge of "food, herbs, tradition and health."
19. Natural Herbal Remedies Blog: Learn how to make your own natural herbal remedies from this blog, which also links to many other helpful resources about natural herbal medicine.

Holistic Health

Holistic health–the idea that equal attention should be paid to the mind, body and spirit–is a principle highly regarded by many Eastern medical traditions. Learn more about holistic health here.

20. Natural Holistic Health Blog: Here you can read about anxiety disorders, depression, natural health remedies and more.
21. DocRoberts Holistic Health Blog: DocRoberts explores everything from mental health to pediatric care to cancer on his blog about holistic health.
22. Holistic Health Blog: Josh Rubin, a personal trainer who abides by his "East/West Healing and Performance" philosophy, posts videos that explain how the physical and mental are connected.
23. Adventures in Mind-Body Medicine: This blog explores how the physical and mental are related and how this interconnectedness can be used to treat pain and other ailments.
24. Watertown Holistic Health: Read this blog to learn about Eastern medicine, healthy macrobiotic recipes and more.
25. ACHS.edu Holistic Health Education: This blog is affiliated with the Australasian College of Health Sciences in Portland, OR, and discusses natural herbs and ingredients, holistic nutrition, and news in the holistic health and herbal remedies industries.
26. Natural Holistic Health Blog: This blog from Healthedia features posts about healthy cooking, meditation and more.
27. MinervasTablet.com: Get information on natural cures and power foods here.
28. Live Lighter: Those who read Live Lighter will find tips for pursuing a holistic lifestyle and being healthy everyday.
29. Holistic Health: This Times Union blog teaches readers "how to create greater health, happiness and peace of mind."

Midwifery

Natural births are another part of Eastern medicine, and these blogs will teach you all about midwifery.

30. Women in Charge: Women in Charge is a birth blog project that hopes to inform more women about natural births.
31. Midwife: Sage Femme, Hebamme, Comadrona, Partera: This Oregon-based midwife blogs about her practice, labor and pregnancy, and more.
32. Belly Tales: A new midwife blogs about her job and midwifery in the news in her blog.
33. Elemental Mom: Catch up on the news stories, FDA findings and more that affect women’s health, infant health, pregnancy and more on this blog.
34. Babycatcher: Here you can read about midwifery and pregnancy in Africa.
35. Midwifery is Catching: This blogger aims to bring Westernized mothers a purer experience when giving birth.
36. Red Spiral: This blog comes from a doula, a woman who provides holistic support to expectant and delivering mothers.
37. Instinctual Birth: Learn about fertility and more on this general midwifery blog.
38. Homebirth: Midwife Mutiny in South Australia: Here you can catch up on everything you need to know about midwifery and natural births.
39. PushedBirth: Read this blog to get a realistic account of what you can expect during a home birth.
40. Tales of Midwifery: Get an honest look at midwifery on this blog.

Massage

These blogs teach and explore the scientific and cultural aspects of massage.

41. Massage Mind and Body: An Atlanta licensed massage therapist blogs about the holistic benefits of massage here.
42. Sylvia Carlson’s Blog: This blog on Suite 101 uncovers myths about massage, discusses how massage reduces stress, and more.
43. The Massage Geek Blog: Visit this blog to gain insight into the science of massage, reflexology and acupuncture from a massage and shiatsu therapist in St. Paul, MN.

General

For even more Eastern medicine blogs, check out these sites, which cover acupressure and acupuncture, complementary and alternative medicine, and more.

44. Deepest Health: Deepest Health is dedicated to "exploring classical Chinese medicine," and you can read interviews with licensed professionals and more.
45. Ponder Natural Health Notes: This complementary and alternative medicine blog shares news about the industry and practice of "drug-free living."
46. Chinese Medicine News: Those who want information and reports on "evidence-based" Chinese medicine will benefit from this site.
47. altMD Blogs: Visit this page for blog posts about Eastern medicine, including acupuncture, integrative healing and more.
48. Chinese Medicine Notes: This blog documents the news and trends surrounding Chinese medicine and its practice.
49. Chinese Medicine Blog: Click on a category like rheumatic pains, anxiety or immunity to learn how Chinese medicine is used to treat its symptoms.
50. Chinese Medicine Therapy: This blog covers acupressure and acupuncture, and plenty more Chinese therapies.

Smoothies can be a great breakfast or snack choice when you need to up your intake of fruits, veggies and protein. While not all of these smoothies are the right health food options for all people, they do provide great alternatives to carb-laden meals, fatty desserts and diets free of fruits and vegetables. Here are our picks for 100 delicious and easy-to-make smoothies.

Soy

Vegans and those who don’t like the taste or digestive effects of regular milk can still indulge in tasty smoothie snacks.

1. Fruity Soy Smoothie: This yummy smoothie is made with bananas, strawberries, raspberries and cherries, as well as soy milk and yogurt.
2. Blackberry smoothie: This smoothie uses a little too much sugar, but you can substitute it with a smaller serving or leave it out altogether.
3. Guava smoothie: Use one ripe guava, soy milk, ice cubes and lime to get a serious dose of Vitamin C.
4. Papaya smoohtie: Fresh, uncooked papaya is excellent for digestion.
5. Tropical smoothie: This fresh fruit smoothie includes banana, soy milk, strawberries, pineapple juice and mango.
6. Ice cream soy smoothie: Use soy ice cream for a fruity dessert that’s easier on your digestion.
7. Chocolate smoothie: The chocolate in this smoothie comes from cacao powder.
8. Mango smoothie: Use a fresh mango to get all the benefits from the fruit such as beta-carotene and Vitamin C.
9. Banana-Blueberry Soy Smoothie: Prevention.com suggests eliminating the sugar in the recipe for an even healthier treat.
10. Soy Good Smoothie: Add corn flakes cereal to this smoothie for an unexpected texture and more dietary fiber.

Tofu

Another choice for vegans, soft and silken tofu smoothies are also delicious and easy to make.

11. Soy tofu smoothie: Blend together soft tofu, a banana, soy milk, soy yogurt and strawberries for a delicious soy smoothie.
12. Blueberry Tofu Smoothie: Soft tofu is featured in this recipe, along with banana, soy milk, honey and blueberries.
13. Strawberry and Tofu Smoothie: Use fresh strawberries, water and Splenda for the healthiest version of this smoothie.
14. Tofu Smoothie recipe: Blend together silken tofu, Splenda, honey, strawberries and even coconut rum for a party treat.
15. Fruit and tofu smoothie: Fruits like strawberries, blueberries and raspberries make this a delicious choice.

Low-Carb

If you’re trying to cut back on carbs but still want to enjoy a fruity dessert, choose one of these smoothies.

16. Strawberry low carb smoothie: All that’s in this smoothie are strawberries, soy milk, low fat yogurt and ice.
17. Power Smoothie: Just use 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup yogurt and 1/2 cup fruit juice for this low-carb smoothie.
18. Low-Carb Almond Smoothie: The only ingredients used here are ice, half and half, and sugar-free almond syrup.
19. Banana-orange low carb smoothie: If you want a low-carb, not a no-carb dessert, this smoothie is made with 1 banana, an orange, orange juice and low fat yogurt.
20. Low carb Key West: This fresh treat uses lime Jello, whipped cream and cold water and boiling water.
21. Low carb raspberry peach: Use mint, almond extract, unsweetened fruit and soy milk for this smoothie.
22. Low carb peach: You’ll only need three ingredients for this recipe.
23. Raspberry Smoothie – Soy Milk and Splenda: Use vanilla soy milk (you can substitute with light soy milk), ice cubes, Splenda and fresh raspberries for this yummy dessert or breakfast.
24. Florida Sunshine: Ingredients like sugar-free drink mixes and a Carb Countdown dairy beverage make this a healthy alternative to a regular smoothie.
25. Soy Milk Strawberry Smoothie: This recipe is similar to the Raspberry Soy Milk and Splenda smoothie but it uses strawberries instead.

Protein

Smoothies with lots of protein can reduce your cravings and help you boost your metabolism. If you work out a lot, they can also keep you energized for much longer.

26. Max protein recipe: Add a banana, 1tbsp of protein powder, 1/2 cup of yogurt and 1 cup of nonfat milk to make this smoothie.
27. Apple Coconut: Use apple juice, grated coconut, banana, ginger and ice cubes for this unusual recipe.
28. Apricot Mango: Blend together apricot halves, Crystal Light or a sugar-free lemonade mix and fat-free apricot-mango yogurt.
29. High Protein Smoothie Recipe: Use milk, honey ice milk, banana, pecans, wheat germ and protein powder to make this smoothie.
30. Fruit medley protein smoothie: This medley includes protein powder, strawberries cherries, peaches and nonfat milk.
31. High-calorie, high-protein smoothie: If you’re planning an intense workout, you may want to try this smoothie, made of wheat germ, banana, 2 percent milk, protein powder and vanilla yogurt.
32. High protein smoothie: Use frozen strawberries, frozen pineapple juice concentrate, egg whites and more to make this smoothie.
33. Raw Cacao High Protein Smoothie: Use raw cacao for natural chocolate flavor.
34. High protein breakfast smoothie drink: Use liquid egg whites, banana, oatmeal and whey protein powder.
35. Lemon and Raspberry Summer Shake: Add vanilla protein powder for an extra boost.

Whey Protein

Whether you’re a bodybuilder or someone who wants to strengthen your immune system, you can drink a whey protein smoothie to get more protein and antioxidants.

36. Fruit whey protein smoothie: Blueberries, skim milk, yogurt and blueberries are just some of the ingredients in this smoothie.
37. Eggnog Smoothie: Eggnog smoothies don’t sound healthy at first, but this recipe just uses ice cubes, water, whey protein, egg and seasonings.
38. Banana Bread Shake: Don’t add the extra sugar to make this recipe more healthy.
39. High whey protein smoothie: Add almonds, raisins, whey protein and other yummy ingredients to this smoothie.

Sugar-Free and Smoothies for Diabetics

When sugar is a problem, try making a sugar-free or low-sugar smoothie for dessert.

40. LeeAnn’s Luscious Smoothie: Use wheat germ, plain yogurt and fruit to naturally sweeten this dessert.
41. Sugar-free smoothie: This recipe uses fat-free yogurt, strawberries, and Splenda.
42. Diabetic Orange Mango Smoothie: Use skim milk, vanilla yogurt, fruit and Splenda.
43. No-fat and sugar-free smoothie: Ice, non-fat milk, Splenda and fruit extract are all you need here.
44. Diet Blueberry Royale: Use skim milk, fresh berries and sugar-free instant vanilla pudding for a treat that only tastes decadent.
45. Blood Sugar Balancing Orange Cream Recipe: Use bananas, orange, milk, cooked sweet potato and low-fat vanilla yogurt for this yummy treat.

Non-dairy

Use ingredients like rice milk, almond milk, soy yogurt and non-dairy ice cream if you’re lactose intolerant or just don’t like regular milk.

46. Green Tea non dairy smoothie: Get a serving of your antioxidants with this smoothie, made with chilled brewed green tea, a banana, honey and a peach.
47. How to Make a Nondairy Fruit Smoothie: Use this recipe guide to make a non-dairy smoothie with strawberries and bananas.
48. De-Lish Smoothie: This fruits-only smoothie is super easy to blend.
49. Cranberry and Strawberry Smoothie: Use ice-cubes, cut strawberries and cranberry juice for this recipe.
50. Cherry and Apple Pie: Use cherries, an apple, banana, kiwi, blueberries and cloudy apple juice to make this super special dessert.

Digestion

Ease digestion when you make a smoothie recipe that uses ginger.

51. Banana-Ginger smoothie: Blend together honey, fresh ginger, vanilla yogurt and 1 banana for a soothing treat.
52. Jamaican Ginger: This recipe also calls for fresh ginger.

Energy Boosters

When you need to boost your energy for a workout or a long day, try out one of these recipes.

53. Berry Good Workout Smoothie: This is called the "workout smoothie" because it’s gentle on your stomach and calls for 1 tbsp of flaxseed.
54. Before Your Workout: With protein powder, frozen berries and 1/2 banana, you’ll get an instant charge out of this snack.
55. Boost Smoothie Nutritional Energy Drink: My grandmother drinks these supplements, which contain 22 vitamins and minerals.

Vitamin-packed smoothies

Get even more vitamins in your diet with these smoothie recipes that are packed with Vitamin C and more.

56. Avocado Blueberry Smoothie: Avocados have even more potassium than bananas, and they contain a lot of the good kinds of fat.
57. Apricot-Mango smoothie: Lemon juice and mangoes will provide a lot of Vitamin C through this recipe.
58. On the Balcony: You’ll get lots of Vitamin C out of this smoothie that has tropical fruit juice, strawberries and pineapple.
59. For Breakfast: Add spirulina to this already stacked smoothie that contains nut butter and flax oil.
60. Vitamin C Smoothie: Vitamin C fruits like watermelon, cantaloupe and strawberries are used in this smoothie.

Anti-stress and Anti-aging

Smoothies that contain antioxidants like blueberries and strawberries are great for reducing stress and even the signs of aging.

61. Stress Reliever Strawberry Smoothie: Add stress-reducing strawberries, peach and yogurt to your blender for this smoothie.
62. Lemon melon smoothie: This cool, refreshing smoothie recipe also requires mint, a natural stress reliever.
63. Blueberry-Oat: Blueberries are good for combatting oxidative stress, and oats are excellent antioxidants that can reduce cholesterol and cardiovascular problems.
64. Anti-Stress Smoothie: Learn what ingredients to add to your smoothie for anti-stress benefits.

Breakfast

Instead of gulping down pancakes or a couple bowls of sugary cereal, whip up one of these fruity smoothies.

65. Healthy Breakfast Smoothie: These instructions even come with a video, so you can watch a demonstration of how to blend ingredients like flaxseed oil, lemon juice, unsweetened cranberry juice and more.
66. Ruby Red Grapefruit smoothie: If you can’t manage to sit down and eat a real grapefruit for breakfast, make this smoothie instead.
67. Breakfast Berry Smoothie: Add a little peanut butter to this berry smoothie to curb cravings later in the morning.
68. World’s Best Smoothie: This smoothie contains 12.1 grams of protein per serving, but those who are sensitive to salt might want to try something else.
69. Banana egg power drink: Use almond milk, fresh blueberries, raw honey, raw organic eggs and 1 banana for this recipe.

Low Calorie

Not all smoothies are calorie-laden. These choices have as little as 80-90 calories per serving.

70. Creamsicle Smoothie: This recipe uses frozen orange juice concentrate, one navel orange, fat-free yogurt and vanilla extract.
71. Strawberry-Kiwi Smoothie: This yummy smoothie only has 87 calories per serving.
72. Tutti-Frutti: Enjoy this 140-calorie smoothie made with banana, OJ, crushed pineapple and more.
73. Jello Smoothie: Use sugar-free Jello and fat-free Cool Whip for this recipe.
74. Negative calorie smoothie: Use 5 strawberries, 1/2 papaya and 1 grapefruit for this fruit beverage.
75. Low-Fat Berry Smoothy: Use frozen raspberries, cranberry juice and 1/2 lemon for its juice.
76. Low Fat Strawberry Ice Smoothie: Use low-fat or nonfat milk and yogurt to reduce your calorie intake.
77. Easy Peasy Low-Fat Creamy Fruit Smoothie: This smoothie is full of chopped fruits, nonfat dry milk powder and ice.
78. Vanilla-Date Breakfast Smoothie: Use nonfat yogurt, nonfat milk, pitted dates and vanilla extract for this surprisingly low calorie breakfast or dessert.

Vegetable

If you have a hard time eating enough vegetables, try drinking them instead.

79. Healthy Green Smoothie: This green smoothie is made with grapes and spinach.
80. My Favorite Smoothie: You’ll use cucumber, aloe vera and celery in this recipe.
81. My Huge-Mongous Pumpkin Smoothie: You’ll use canned pumpkin, not pumpkin pie mix, for this healthier-option recipe.
82. Carrot All Day Smoothie: Make your eyes sparkle when you drink this smoothie.
83. Blushing Surprise: The name of this smoothie sounds scary, and it contains Worcestershire sauce, salt, ground pepper, cucumber, and lemon juice.
84. Tangy Tomato: If you aren’t getting enough tomatoes in your diet, make this smoothie to help it go down easier.
85. Spinach and Carrot Supreme: Think of this smoothie as a salad on the go.
86. Cucumber and Apple: All you need for this recipe are cucumber slices and one apple.
87. Glanny Delight: If you make this smoothie, you’ll pack in servings of carrot, apple, orange, banana and grapes.
88. Celery and Strawberry: This recipe also uses apple juice and strawberry yogurt.
89. Crazy Carrot: Don’t worry: this veggie delight also includes vanilla ice-cream.

Green Tea

The benefits of green tea are widely accepted these days, and to give yourself an extra serving a day, add it to your smoothie.

90. Green tea, blueberry and banana: Mix together honey, green tea, blueberries, 1/2 banana and light vanilla soymilk for a delicious treat.
91. Peach Green Tea Smoothies: Peach, honey, banana and a green tea bag make for a soothing smoothie.
92. Matcha Green Tea Smoothie: Use vanilla syrup, hot water, nonfat milk and green tea powder to make this concoction.
93. Polyphenol powerhouse green tea: This green tea smoothie only has about 85 calories.
94. Ice Cream and Green Tea: Do these two snacks really mix? When you add in honeydew melon and a banana, you might be surprised.
95. Exotic green tea: To make this smoothie, add in 1/2 cup of low calorie fruit and ice, plus the green tea.

Miscellaneous

From avocado and raspberry to a Thanksgiving-inspired treat, check out our final list of 100 delicious smoothies.

96. Peachy Smoothie: You’ll definitely get a helping of calories, carbs and sugars in this smoothie, but it’s still way better than an ice cream sundae.
97. Berry-Vanilla smoothie: The sweet taste in this smoothie comes from fat-free yogurt and unsweetened fruit.
98. Tastes Like Thanksgiving: Use cranberries and orange to make a fall smoothie.
99. Diet Breakfast Smoothie: You’ll only need 1 1/2 cups frozen fruit, nonfat vanilla yogurt and 1/4 cup fruit juice for this easy recipe.
100. Raspberry Avocado: You’ll also need orange juice for this smoothie, which has lots of fiber, potassium and Vitamin C.

Running and Training Resources

Make sure you are training the healthy way with these online running and training resources.

1. Active Trainer. Get a training plan, use the free online log for your runs, and even get a personal coach with this online trainer.
2. The Less-Is-More Marathon Plan. Check out this proven plan that only allows three running days a week but increases speed, endurance, and efficiency.
3. The Marathon. This article offers great tips on choosing a training technique and offers four training schedules for the beginner, intermediate, advanced, and competitive.
4. 13.1: Not Just Half a Race. Find out how to train for a half marathon the healthy way in this article.
5. Hydration Tips. Ensure you aren’t getting dehydrated while running. Not only is it not healthy, it can also slow you down.
6. Health and Wellness on RunningForums.com. Get plenty of tips on this site from shortening your stride to the proper running shoes–then head over to the forums to hear what others have to say about running.
7. The Perfect Form. Find out what you can do from head to toe to get the best running form possible.
8. BreakingtheTape.com. This resource for runners includes news, blogs, a forum, and links to other running sites.
9. Distance Running Tips. This site, put together by a long-time runner and his coach with over 30 years of experience, you will find tips, tools, a personalized coach, running news, and more.
10. RunTex 5K/10K Training Program. Follow this training program to get in shape or improve your current running while training for either a 5K or a 10K.
11. 60 is the New 17:44. Find out why runners over 60 are doing so well and learn their training techniques to help your running.
12. A Coach’s Counsel. Learn what coaching legend, Jack Daniels, suggests to ensure you train for peak race performance.
13. The Pack Rules: Beat the Heat. From drinking enough water to wearing the right clothing, find out how to run safely in hot conditions.
14. 10 Tips for Running in the Cold. If you live in the northern regions of the nation, or anywhere it gets particularly chilly, you’ll appreciate these tips on running in cold conditions.

Cross-Training

Don’t forget your cross-training to enhance your running skills. Besides, the health benefits to cross-training are numerous, as well.

15. An Injury-Free Approach to Cross-Training. From swimming to Pilates to cycling, learn what exercises can complement your running routine.
16. How Strength Training Will Improve Your Running. Learn how weight training can improve your strength and time when running–especially for those running 20 to 50 miles a week.
17. Yoga for Runners. Find out how yoga naturally complements running by providing necessary flexibility, body awareness, and more.
18. The Everything Yoga Blog. Read the posts to gain information to improve your yoga practice or visit some of the other blogs and sites included here.
19. Free Picture Galleries of Hatha Yoga Poses. These helpful photos and accompanying text will improve your yoga practice whether at home or in class.
20. Bike About. The posts in this blog offer much more than just biking with thoughts on healthy eating, hiking, and more.
21. Four Keys for Cross-Training for Runners. Check out these four tips to ensure you are getting the most benefits from cross-training.
22. Abdominal Exercises–Best Ab Exercises–Core Workout. Many experts believe when you strengthen your core, you strengthen your whole body. Try these exercises to do just that (and get flat abs as a bonus).
23. Swimming for Runners Cross Training. Learn about the exceptional benefits of swimming as a cross-training tool for runners.
24. Cross-Training for Runners. Find out why and how to cross-train successfully. They also include a great list of running-friendly cross-training activities.
25. Mix It Up. This article not only offers cross-training activities, but it also breaks them down by body area of focus such as lower back or upper body.

Injury Prevention

Injury doesn’t have to be a part of running. Follow this advice and keep your body free from injury.

26. Train Hard and Rest Well. Read this article from master runner Alisa Harvey to learn the importance of rest time to prevent injury.
27. An Ounce of Prevention. Find great tips on preventing injury when running with this article.
28. Running Injury Prevention and Recovery Tools. These great gadgets will help you avoid or recover from your running injuries.
29. Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome ("Runner’s Knee"). Learn how to avoid the most common running injury with this advice.
30. Strong Medicine. This article offers exercises to perform in order to build muscles that don’t normally get a workout while running and stave off injury.
31. Ice Baths: Cold Therapy. If you do any distance running, then learn how ice baths can work to prevent injury to your body.
32. Learn to Stretch Your Inner Thighs. This method of stretching your inner thighs will reduce the chance of injury due to either under or over-stretching.
33. How to Buy the Right Running Shoes. Go for comfort and injury prevention by ensuring you have the proper shoes for your foot and running style.
34. Head-to-Toe Running Stretches. Learn the best stretches to help avoid injury.
35. Avoid Your Next Blister. Find three easy ways to avoid getting blisters on your feet.
36. 10 Common Running Mistakes to Avoid. Follow this advice and avoid these 10 things in order to keep injuries at bay.
37. The Fix: A Primer for Treating Running Injuries. Learn what to do if you didn’t heed the above advice and have an injury.

Running Tools

These tools and calculators can help any kind of runner, no matter if you enjoy jogging around the neighborhood or are training for a marathon.

38. Smart Coach. This tools from Runner’s World allows you to enter information about your past runs and how you would like to start training to receive a training program that is individualized to your ability and goals.
39. MapMyRun. Use this tool to create a map of your runs, find a run, or log your training information.
40. Run the Nation. This site offers several tools to help with your running including a body fat calculator, race pace calculator, workout calorie counter, and more.
41. RunningAHEAD. With this tool, you can log and track your runs, and then analyze them to make sure you are staying on track with your goals.
42. Runworks Running Calculator. Enter the data from your last run into this calculator to find your level of fitness and help predict how you will do in longer races.
43. Runbayou: VDOT Calculator. Similar to the previous calculator, this one finds your level of fitness based on your last race. This calculator also provides paces for five different running zones to help you create the perfect training routine.
44. Runningmap.com. Use this tool to map your runs, plan for future runs, and even share your running maps with others.
45. Running4Women.com. This site offers lots of tools for women to use when training including a body mass index calculator, heart rate monitor, and a pace calculator.
46. MarathonGuide.com. This site offers running calculators, fitness calculators, and health/nutrition calculators. While written for those training for a marathon, any runner can find these calculators useful.
47. Track Lane Distance Calculator. If you run on a track, use this calculator to determine what the offset distance is for each of the lanes. You will need to know the specifics of the track and race details including lane width and distance of the race.
48. Walk, Jog, or Run Pace Calculator. Use this calculator to determine your pace no matter which mode of moving you enjoy. Just enter the distance you went and the amount of time it took you to do so.
49. Stride Distance Calculator. If you can’t afford a pedometer, this calculator can help you find the same information. By measuring your stride distance, you can determine the distance traveled very accurately.
50. JogTunes. Support indie artists and get great running music that matches your pace at this site.

Healthy Living

Make sure you are getting enough sleep, preventing illness, and generally approaching your health and wellness from a proactive position with these resources.

51. Time Management: How to run a marathon and still have time for sex. This article does an excellent job of both mapping out a training program that doesn’t rule your life and also describing why making time for the rest of life is important.
52. 9 Little Known Ways to Sleep So it Counts. Waking up from a full night’s sleep feeling exhausted is no good. Follow these tips to help you get the most from your sleep.
53. Six Sleep Tips. Using relaxation and visualization, these suggestions will help get you on your way to a good night’s (or day’s) rest.
54. Holistic Approach to Wellness. Being healthy is usually the goal for most people, yet it is easy for the balance in life to get disrupted and result in ill health. Read this article to examine your life and make sure you balance each of the facets to ensure continued good health and well-being.
55. 11 Odd but Simple Ways to Improve Your Health. Move beyond simply improving diet and exercise with these interesting suggestions.
56. 7 Simple Ways to Burst Out of Bed Each Day. These tips on taking a few extra steps to overall health will do more than just help those who struggle to get out of bed each morning. 
57. Top Ten Health & Wellness Gifts: For the Mind, Body, and Spirit. These are gifts worth getting all year round.
58. Whole Longevity. Find out how healthy living can increase your longevity and quality of life with the articles on this site.
59. Prevention is better than cure. This article about holistic healthcare explains how prevention is the best form of healthcare.
60. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, this comprehensive site offers information about specific forms of medicine, clinical trials, research, training, and more to help you stay healthy.
61. RoadID. Keep all your emergency contact information on you with this ID strap that can go on your ankle, wrist, or shoe.

Nutrition

Eating well and putting the right types of foods in your body are important to ensure you are in top shape. These resources will help you get the best nutrition.

62. The Athlete’s Kitchen: The ABCs of Sports Nutrition. Go through the alphabet to get important nutrition information for you as a runner.
63. RunFast Ideas for Healthy Snacking. This article offers advice on how and why to snack healthily as well as specific healthy snack suggestions.
64. Owner’s Manual: Ease Your Woes. Find out how adding probiotics to your diet can help runners, especially distance runners, fight off GI problems and upper respiratory track infections.
65. Do You Get Enough Probiotics In Your Diet?.While this blog post is specifically focused on weight loss, it does an excellent job of explaining why probiotics are important for your body.
66. Fueling the Runner: Bone Health. Learn how to avoid stress fractures and nurture your bone health with this article.
67. Superfoods. Goji berries and cacao nibs?  Learn what is so special about these superfoods and others that you might be more familiar eating with this podcast. Be sure to listen to the other installments in the superfoods series.
68. Top 15 Diet Hacks. This list offers tips on how to shift your eating habits to a more healthy style.  Don’t forget to read the Comments for more tips.
69. Organic Guide. Included in this blog are posts about organic-relevant news pieces as well as many organic food topics such as growing your own sprouts, finding a good juicer, and recipes.
70. Five Easy Pieces of an Organic Diet. Having a hard time going organic? This article will help you get started while making the biggest environmental impact.
71. 10 Tasty, Easy and Healthy Breakfast Ideas. They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Here are some suggestions for what to eat and how to do it when you are short on time in the mornings.
72. Antioxidant Benefits From Drinking Green Tea. Learn about how antioxidants help your body and why green tea is such an excellent source.
73. Holistic Health Nutrition Facts. Browse this blog for tons of information about nutrition and keeping your body healthy. Topics include omega-3 fatty acids, preventing heart disease, and the health benefit of minerals.
74. 7 Fish Oil Benefits Proven by Research. Taking a fish oil supplement is incredibly beneficial to your body. Choosing a high-quality fish oil will ensure the best results and eliminate any "fishy" taste from the supplement.
75. Body-for-LIFE 10 Nutritional Guidelines. Even if you are a very active person, you cannot discount the importance of nutrition. These tips tell you how to get the most out of your workout with better eating habits.

Online Nutrition Tools

Keep your body strong for your running with these helpful tools that are a nice complement to the above nutrition resources.

76. Nutritional Guideline Calculator. Not only can you find out how many calories a day you need with this calculator, but it will also give you a breakdown of how much protein, carbohydrates, and fats you need.
77. Pack a Lunch. Use this tool to determine the calories and nutrition in the lunch you pack. Make combinations of entrees, sides, snacks, and drinks and you will see the total of calories and a breakdown of the vitamins you are getting with the entire lunch.
78. CalorieKing Food Database. Find out serving size for popular foods and drinks as well as the calorie, fat, and carbohydrate information for each. This database includes everything from beer to fast food to snacks.
79. Nutrition Data Daily Needs Calculator. Scroll down this page to enter your information into this calculator to discover what your nutritional needs are. The breakdown includes specific amounts of vitamins and minerals you should be getting each day.
80. The Bored.com Nutrition Calculator. Whether you want to scroll through the list of types of food or do a search for a specific food, you can find all the nutritional data. This calculator even does fast food, so if you want to learn about that breakfast at McDonald’s, just type in the name of your food and get the nutritional value.
81. Workouts for Women Nutritional Calculator. Type in your information to discover your nutritional requirements. The results are categorized by caloric expenditure and requirements for carbohydrates, fat, protein, and calcium.
82. Your Health Your Way Nutrition Calculator. Search for a particular food or add in all of your foods for an entire meal to find out the nutritional data for what you are eating.
83. Fast Food Nutrition Facts Calculator. Designed for determining the amount of calories your child is getting from fast food, this calculator also works for adults. Select menu items from several popular fast food restaurants and find out the percentage of calories received in that meal as well as fat content.
84. NAT Tool. Use this tool to determine the nutritional content of the food you eat. Just enter your age and gender and the food you want analyzed to receive a report.

Health and Fitness Calculators

Stay on top of your health and fitness progress with these online calculators.

85. Healthy Body Calculator. Plug in your age, height, weight, fitness levels, and any other information you may know about your body style to get a simple report about your overall health. You can also request nutrition facts to help you maintain, lose, or gain weight.
86. Activity Calorie Calculator. Tell your weight and the duration of your activity and this calculator will give you the amount of calories burned for 222 different activities.
87. Your Total Health. Choose from 11 different calculators (or choose all of them) to find out anything from your body mass index to daily calcium requirement to target heart rate.
88. Self.com Fitness Calculators. Use these calculators to find your BMI, ideal weight range, happy weight, and caloric needs. You can also select from 19 different activities to learn how many calories each one burns.
89. ExRx Fitness Calculators. This extensive list of calculators offers everything from body composition to male girth to risk class calculators. If you are looking for a fitness calculator, this is a great resource.
90. Health and Fitness Calculator v.1.0. Download this calculator to discover your BMI and what risks you have for size-related diseases. You will need your weight, height, and waist size to use this calculator.
91. Active.com Fitness Calculators. Calculate your pace, target heart rate, body fat index, body mass index, and more with these fitness calculators.
92. Changing Shape Health and Fitness Calculators. These calculators range from food fat content to daily protein requirements to one-rep calculator to help you determine your strength.

Running Blogs

Stay motivated and learn tips and techniques from others to keep you in top shape the healthy way with these informative and entertaining blogs.

93. A Passion for Running. This 40 year-old marathoner blogs about his experiences and accomplishments with both running and life.
94. Cool Running Viewpoint . This collaboration of posts keep runners informed about races, running news, and more.
95. The Complete Running Blog Network. Get news and videos in addition to helpful articles for running aficionados. This blog network is for runners of varying experience and fitness levels.
96. Riding the Wind. This blog offers runs, statistics, and details of each specific run. For distance runners especially, this blog provides a high standard for which to shoot.
97. Skyrunner.com. This blog breaks the mold of typical blogs, but offers plenty for running folks to enjoy nonetheless. Be sure to click on "Running & Rambling" for the list of articles.
98. LaSportiva Mountain Running Blog. If mountain running is your thing, check out this blog which details races, winners and more.
99. …miles to go before I sleep…. Trail runners will enjoy this blog that brings lively descriptions and photos of various runs.
100. irunfar.com. This blog features gear reviews, race previews, runner and trail profiles, and various topics on ultrarunning. The eclectic yet entertaining new format of this blog is worth reading.
101. See Mike Run. Anyone who runs in Banff must be in awesome shape. Read about Mike’s runs amidst the gorgeous scenery of Banff, and enjoy the photos he includes as well.
102. Cynical Mud Babe. Follow spunky Cynical Mud Babe as she chronicles her adventurous runs. The fun photos are worth a visit to this blog as well.
103. Run Dude, Run!. Deanna Stoppler takes her readers along for her runs with her descriptions and beautiful photos. You can also enjoy the side trips she offers as well, such as reading about her dogs, job interview wardrobe woes, and more.

Puzzles

Have fun solving these puzzles or designing ones of your own.

1. Brain Food: Pick from word boxes, word puzzles, logi-numbers, joke puzzles and more.
2. BrainBashers: There are all kinds of puzzles on this website, including BrainBall, a daily cryptogram, paradoxes, easy puzzles and more.
3. Archimedes’ Laboratory: Create your own puzzle or solve one of Archimedes’ brain teasers here.
4. Puzzle Games: From jigsaw games to sudoku puzzles to 3D puzzles, you’ll find it all right here.
5. Big Fish Puzzles: From Around the World in 80 Days to Hardest Jigsaw in the World, you’ve got your work cut out for you on this site.
6. Puzzle and Board Games: Play online board games and jigsaw puzzles here.
7. JigZone: This site is all about jigsaws, and you can even embed puzzles into your blog.
8. Puzzle Games: Find free "games for mental exercise" on this site, including Rotator, Slider and others.
9. Maze: Walk your robot through the maze on a timed schedule.
10. Puzzles.com: This great site has puzzles and logic games, as well as links to other puzzle sites.

Crosswords

From the New York Times crossword to printable puzzles and more, these games are some of the best for keeping your mind in shape.

11. Crossword Puzzles: If you want a real challenge, try to solve these British puzzles.
12. USA Today Crossword: Play the featured puzzle or dig through the archives.
13. BestCrosswords.com: Get daily crossword puzzles on this site, which also keeps track of your scores.
14. WebCrosswords.com: Play a puzzle for every day of the year on WebCrosswords.com.
15. Crossword Puzzles!: This website is technically for kids, but you can make your own puzzles too.
16. Crossword Puzzles for Studying the English Vocabulary: If you need some help with English vocabulary, this site is for you.
17. New York Times Crosswords: Play these famous crosswords for free or subscribe to the premium editions.
18. Free Crossword Puzzles: These Australian puzzles can be added to your blog.
19. Crossword Puzzle Maker: Type in your words and clues, as well as other preferences, and this tool creates your own puzzle.
20. Boatload Puzzles: Play 40,000 different crossword puzzles for free on this site.

Sudoku

This popular game is all over the Internet: take a few minutes out of each day to solve Sudoku puzzles and give your brain a workout.

21. Web Sudoku: Play "billions of free Sudoku puzzles" here.
22. Sudoku.com: Get instructions on how to play, find kid-friendly Sudoku games, save your games and browse solutions.
23. Sudoweb: Check your answers for your online Sudoku games here.
24. Sudoku Puzzles: Print these puzzles, check your answers and get tips on playing.
25. The Daily SuDoku: Browse the archive, play the daily game and more.
26. Funbrain Sudoku: Choose to play easy or hard Sudoku games on this site.
27. WashingtonPost.com Sudoku: Play daily Sudoku, mini Sudoku or mega Sudoku here.
28. Sudoku Kingdom: This page has a section for beginners, a daily game and a tracker that lists winning players by country.
29. Free Printable Sudoku Puzzles: KrazyDad’s printable Sudoku puzzles come in four different levels.
30. iPhone Sudoku: This version displays nicely on your iPhone.

Sent to Your Inbox and RSS

Sign up to have updated versions of these games in your RSS, inbox or iGoogle page.

31. iGoogle Fun and Games: Add one or several of these games to your iGoogle page for updated fun everyday.
32. Game Crazy: Xbox 360 games and others are delivered to your desktop.
33. Pogo: Get a daily dose of Pogo when it’s sent from this site to your browser or RSS.

For Kids

Kids can start early with these age-appropriate problems and puzzles.

34. NIEHS Kids Page: Here, kids will find a frog leap brainteaser, palindromes, optical illusions, puzzling proverbs and other puzzles.
35. FunBrain: Play word searches, the math arcade and more.
36. Brain Boosters: Discovery Education’s collection includes lateral thinking games, reasoning games, logic puzzles, word and letter play, math problems, and spatial awareness activities.
37. Kids Games: Younger kids can play games to help them understand coordination, puzzles and more.
38. PBS Kids: Kids will find games modeled after their favorite PBS characters here.
39. Surf the Net With Kids: This large collection includes games about famous people, jigsaw puzzles, history, geography, holidays, card games, math games and a lot more.
40. Education Place Brain Teasers: Students from grade 5 to grade 8 can answer brain teasers here.

Math and Numbers Problems

When you want to give your brain a math workout, try out these games and exercises.

41. WebMath: If you’re stuck on any kind of math problem, this site will do its best to explain it to you.
42. Math Problems, Questions and Online Self Tests: Test your math skills from slope to distance problems here.
43. Mathproblems.info: Solve math problems to sharpen your brain here.
44. Mystery Picture: Practice fast math with this game.
45. Math Playground: Work on problem solving skills when you play math games, solve logic puzzles and more.

Logic Games

To practice your logic, play LSAT games and more.

46. SuperKids Games of Logic and Reasoning: From Scrabble to Joggle to Battleship, work out your reasoning skills here.
47. Logic Flash Game: Here you can solve various logic puzzles.
48. Sample LSAT Logic Game: Even if you aren’t taking the LSAT, these practice questions can give your brain a workout.
49. Logic Puzzle: This logic puzzle walks you through different strategies for solving logic problems.
50. Logic and Puzzle Games: Play hundreds of different logic, mystery and puzzle games here, including one modeled after Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile.

Quizzes and Online Games

Here you can learn a lot about yourself by taking personality quizzes; or, you can just exercise your mind with online games.

51. Blifaloo: Boredom relief is what Blifaloo’s all about, and you’ll find cartoons, jokes, puzzles, brainteasers, magic tricks and other fun stuff.
52. GamedFree.com: Find all kinds of games here, including card games, casino games, shooting games, puzzles and more.
53. Heavy Games: Categories here include multiplayer games, strategy games, adventure games and racing.
54. Right Left Brain Test: Take this personality quiz to find out your natural strengths and the way your brain works.
55. What Gender is Your Brain?: Do you think more like a man or woman? Find out here.
56. IQ Test: Measure your IQ online when you take this free test.
57. Games for the Brain: Play games like the image quiz, memocoly, counterfeit and others in different languages.
58. Sheppard Software Brain Games: From logic games like Swap to puzzles like Mahjong10, these games will keep your mind sharp.
59. Brain Games: Exercise your brain when you play memory games, language games, concentration games and more on this site.
60. Your Amazing Brain…: This site is designed to exercise different parts of your brain. Discover more about your super senses, body language, memory and more.

Current Events and Trivia

Test your brain to see how much you know about culture and society, history and more with these trivia games.

61. News Bowl Weekly Sample Quiz Game: This education site posts current events games that include topics like family and society, sports, arts and entertainment, and more.
62. FunTrivia.com: Play all kinds of trivia games online and compare your scores with other players.
63. Trivia Games: Test yourself on familiar quotations, Greek mythology, hit songs, nicknames and more.
64. Trivia.com: This site has loads of quizzes, movie trivia games, history questions and more.
65. Sploofus: Play tricky trivia games and quizzes here, then share your scores with other players.
66. Trivia Spot: Trivia Spot features a fun fact of the day and a new quiz each day.
67. U.S. Presidential Trivia Questions and Answers: Cover up the answers and test your presidential knowledge with this quiz.
68. Jeopardy: The limited features version of this popular game is totally free.
69. The Pi Trivia Game: This game incorporates the properties of Pi.
70. TriviaPlaza: Learn about movies, pop music, literature, computers, geography, science and classical music when you take these trivia quizzes.

Brain Teasers and Word Games

From vocabulary games to regular brain teasers, these fun games are also good for your mind and your IQ.

71. Braingle: Solve brain teasers and trivia questions while chatting with other players on the forum.
72. PsychTests: Solve brain teasers and play trivia games here.
73. BrainDen.com: This site is also readable on cell phones.
74. Brain Teasers for You: Here you’ll find over 60 different brain teasers.
75. Brain Binders: Print out these pictures and fold them into the correct shape.
76. Brain Twisters: This site has one quiz for elementary students and one for middle schoolers, but you might be surprised at how little you remember from school.
77. Word Quiz Set: Practice your vocabulary with this game.
78. Fake Out!: Do you know more words than an 8th grader? Take this quiz to find out.
79. Sharp Brains: This site is "the brain fitness authority," and you’ll find all kinds of tricky brain teasers.
80. Smart Kit: This "brain gym and puzzle playground" has picture puzzles, Flash puzzle games, brain games, cryptograms, logic puzzles and more.

Evaluation Tools and Articles

Test your brain fitness with these tricks and games.

81. Brain Teasers and IQ Tests: Visit this site to take all kinds of tests and quizzes and to solve brain teasers.
82. Test Your Brain: Test your brain on its processing speed, ability to process information in a noisy room and more.
83. Lumosity: The initial trial for Lumosity’s brain fitness program is free.
84. IQ and intelligence tests: Take these IQ tests, subliminal messages test, organizational web design tests, memory tests and more to see how well your brain is functioning.
85. 50 Fun Ways to Maximize Your Brain Fitness: This website has lots of great ways to keep your brain in shape, from drinking pomegranate juice to changing up your regular route.
86. Steps to Brain Fitness: The Alliance for Aging Research lists 10 different ways to have a well-exercised brain.
87. Train the Brain: Take reflex tests, play with a Rubik’s cube and more on this site.
88. Mensa Fun Test: Find out if you’re one of the smartest people in the world when you take this test.
89. Surveys and Psychology Tests: Tests offered on this BBC website include an art and personality test, memory and more.
90. Test Cafe: Take all kinds of quizzes to test your brain, IQ, personality type and more.

Medical Search Engines

Medical students are guaranteed to be doing research. These 25 search engines can take the work out of the Internet search for you. From searching the PDR to finding journal articles, you are sure to find helpful sites to bookmark on your computer from the list below.

1. OmniMedicalSearch.com. Gathering information from many of the top medical professional sites such as PubMed, NIH, and Merck, this search engine provides information from peer level sources. They also offer a "reference desk of hard-to-find medical resources."
2. MedNets. This metasearch engine provides information from journals, associations, news sources, and more. MedNets offers a search specifically for medical professionals in addition to one for the general public.
3. Hardin MD. Sponsored by the University of Iowa, this site allows you to search for a disease or general health topic alphabetically to get links to a variety of online articles and photos about each disease. You can also view photos from classic medical books via this site.
4. Healthline. Healthline searches the best of the health sites available on the Internet, reducing your search time. Browse by topic or use their keyword search.
5. PubMed. Sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, this database provides access to citations going back for the past 40 years. You must register (free) with NCBI before having access to this powerful search engine.
6. Entrez. Hosted by NCBI, this life sciences search engine searches across all the available databases which gather information from journal articles, books, online books, and more.
7. MedicalNDX. Search for medications, information in specific journals, medical definitions, medical books, articles, and web searches and much more.
8. HONMedhunt. Not only can you search for specific topics on any imaginable health topic, but once your results pop up in the window, you can click on different tabs to find conference information, news, and images that relate to your query without re-typing the keyword.
9. PubGene. Specifically geared to searches for genes and proteins, this search engine relies on text mining PubMed articles to find any source with a specific gene or protein mentioned in it.
10. Journal Watch. Monitoring 350 medical journals, this site offers both journal searches as well as short, daily email updates. Choose between Primary Care Physician, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, and other specialties to specialize the content according to the type of medicine you practice.
11. MDLinx.com.This site reviews over 1200 journals and provides a search by specialties and subspecialties. In addition, they offer conference and job listings. You must register, but it is free of charge.

Medical Libraries

The busy med student does not have a lot of extra time to be surfing the Internet looking for the best places to bookmark. Hopefully the sites below will help save some time in the search.

12. eMedicine. Describing itself as an "open access comprehensive medical textbook," eMedicine offers over 6,500 clinical articles written by contributing physicians. eMedicine also offers free accredited CME courses for physicians.
13. Welch Medical Library. While this site is specifically for those associated with Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, it offers a search feature for articles published in medical journals and online. They also have Subject Guides under the "eResources" section that offers links to topics ranging from Alternative Medicine to Grants and Funding to Writing and Publishing.
14. MedConnect. This site features four interactive journals for primary care, managed care, emergency medicine, and pediatrics.
15. Intute. Out of the U.K., this site offers searches on a wide variety of topics under medicine, nursing/midwifery, medical history, and other fields in the health sciences. They also provide links to a handful of resource brochures and training site tutorials.
16. rmLibrary. This database service provides access to all the major databases and organizes them by specialty. This service costs $35.95 for a 30-day pass or $299.95 for an annual subscription.
17. MedBioWorld. Available at this site are Reuter’s health and medical news from the past three years, access to online journals, full access to scholarly publications, and access to a highly-rated genomics blog.
18. HighWire Press. This database provides access to most of the major news and research publications in the life sciences. Almost half of the full-text articles available are free of charge.
19. MedicalConferences.com. Find international conferences and CME events in this searchable database. The site also provide a resource listing of major medical sites in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
20. Antibiotic Guide. Browse this guide by specific antibiotics, diagnosis, pathogens, management, and vaccines. Look for free, updated CME programs that are also available.
21. American Hospital Directory. Having access to information for hospitals is always handy. Keep this search nearby for the next time you need to contact a hospital anywhere in America.

Sites Specifically for Med Students

These sites offer everything from how to approach studying to using modern technology to enhance your experience.

22. MedicalStudent.com. This free and incredibly comprehensive site provides links to online medical textbooks, medical journals, continuing education/board exam information, and more. Check out their page of awards, reviews, and comments.
23. Medscape Med Students . Get news, industry updates, and viewpoints from other med students on this section of Medscape especially for med students.
24. MomMD. This site is specifically for women in medicine and offers forums, articles, and resources for med students as well as practicing physicians.
25. Student BMJ. For med students interested in international medicine, this site offers articles on education, life, and research.
26. A Student’s Guide to the Medical Literature. This helpful guide offers suggestions on how to approach learning medical literature and also offers a glossary, calculators, and a downloadable version for your mobile device.
27. Med School Chat. This international site offers top news stories, medical school reviews, forums, and more for the med student.
28. Forensic Medicine for Medical Students. Out of the U.K., this site offers a wealth of information for forensic medicine, legal medicine, and forensic pathology.
29. Real Doctors. This site offers lots of resources for med students such as an essential guide to becoming a doctor, video tutorials, downloadable software, and more.
30. The Efficient MD. Not just for med students alone and technically a blog, this site touches on electronic stethoscopes, iPhones for doctors, the professional benefits of using Twitter, and tips for surviving residency.
31. Braniacs. This site from Vanderbilt Medical School is designed specifically for medical students studying neurology. Find tons of links to enhance your studies.
32. Med-Source. Find all sorts of resources here to help you learn information, plan your course of study, and more.

Sites by Specialty

These links offer helpful information based on medical specialty. Whether you will practice in this field or are just studying it, these sites will offer plenty of information.

33. GeneralPediatrics.com. With multiple links to almost 400 topics, this site opens up a vast amount of information on pediatric issues.
34. M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Center. Each page at this site provides a wealth of information explaining about specific types of cancer as well as topics related to cancer such as pain, fatigue, and genetics.
35. Michigan Ear Institute Medical Library. Find several articles about diagnosis and treatment of ear issues in this online library intended for both professionals and laypersons.
36. ClinicalTrials.gov. Search this world wide registry of "federally and privately supported clinical trials." Search almost 57,000 trials by condition, drug intervention, sponsor, or location.
37. Trials Center. This site offers information for all medical trials available. You can find trials by geographic location, types of cancer, or by other diseases.
38. Aegis. Find information about HIV/AIDS at this information clearinghouse. Search by topics, find conferences, and read fact sheets on this comprehensive site.
39. South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Geared toward both the professional and clients and their families, this site offers a wealth of information from the diagnostic stage to treatment.
40. Internet Mental Health. Learn about disorders or join a discussion group in this comprehensive site designed to raise awareness about mental health issues.
41. ObGyn.net. This comprehensive resource for professionals offers databases, webcasts, and much more. You can also keep up with the latest articles published in the field.
42. Clinical Neurophysiology on the Internet. In addition to the detailed information about clinical neurophysiology on this site, find information on books, journals, conferences, forums, and more.

Pharmaceuticals

These websites offer a vast amount of knowledge on prescription medication, over-the-counter, and alternative medicines.

43. PDR.net. Access one of the most well-known and frequently used resources for FDA-approved prescription drugs. You must register to use this service, but it is free of charge to all U.S.-based medical professionals.
44. Antibiotic Guide. Browse this guide by specific antibiotics, diagnosis, pathogens, management, and vaccines.
45. Drug Digest. This non-commercial drug information site offers a drug library complete with drug comparisons, interactions, and side effects. Photos of the pills are also available.
46. RxList. Find information on any prescription medication on this site. They also offer a pill identifier where you can search by imprint code, color, or shape.
47. Drugs.com. Not only can you learn about prescription drugs on this site, you can also keep up with the latest pharmaceutical news and articles.
48. Electronic Orange Book. Updated daily, this online resource monitors generic prescription drugs and posts updates with new generic drug approvals, application approvals, discontinuations, patent, and exclusivity information.
49. Kaiser Permanente Drug Encyclopedia. Search for information by drug name or browse alphabetically by drug name or drug condition to find what you need to know. The information is also available in Spanish.
50. MedLibrary.org Medication Library. You can find information on prescription drugs, but also learn about generics and the FDA, read drug literature, or learn about clinical trials.
51. Personal MD Drug Database. Search for both prescription and over-the-counter medications on this site.

Reference Material

Sometimes you want to find a very specific bit of information. Whether you need to have an easy way to remember medical terminology or want to find a local chapter of a health organization, the following sites will provide you with a wide range of facts and even a bit of trivia.

52. Medical Mnemonics. Any student who has tried to memorize lots of information knows how helpful mnemonics can be. This resource offers handy ways to remember all that medical information.
53. Merriam Webster Online Dictionary. Look up any medical terminology in the medical dictionary trusted by many. You can also go to the pronunciation and explanation guides for more help.
54. Online Medical Dictionary. Enter a word to search for the definition or browse alphabetically.
55. Health Services/Technology Assessment Text. The National Library of Medicine provides full text surgeon general reports, information on AIDS, clinical practice guidelines, community preventive services, and much more. You will need to read through the list on the left to find your topic of interest.
56. Who Named It?. This fun resource will let you discover the origin of medical eponyms or medical phenomena named for a person. Search alphabetically or browse to find descriptions of the condition and biographies of the people who lent their names.
57. Encyclopedia of Psychology. This site run by Jacksonville State University provides links to anything related to psychology. Read about organizations, learn about the major theories, or find out about a career in the field.
58. Directory of Health Organizations. Use the keyword search to find listings of all health organizations for each disease or disorder. The results bring up full descriptions of the organizations as well as complete contact information.
59. Health Guidance. If you are looking for online articles about specific health topics, this is the place to go.

Anatomy Resources

Studying anatomy is a big part of medicine, so make use of these great online anatomy aides.

60. Visual Medical Dictionary. Start typing a therapy, disease, or medication and you will receive an outline of potential subtopics. Click on each one to receive in depth information on drugs and biologics for that subtopic.
61. The Virtual Body. Choose English or Spanish to get started exploring this virtual guide through the entire human body.
62. Children’s Hospital Boston Interactive Features. Click on these features to make neurons fire, see cell growth as you travel through cancer stages, create red blood cells, and more.
63. Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body. Search this classic book online with 13,000 entries about the human body. Enjoy the original engravings as well.
64. Human Anatomy Online. Start this interactive search by selecting one of ten anatomical systems. You can then pick from a list of specific parts of that system and learn about each by reading the information or zooming in for a more detailed view.
65. Visible Body. Sign up for free to take advantage of this visualization tool to help you learn about the human anatomy.

Online Study Help

From online texts to courses to academic papers, you will find something to help your studies.

66. Case Based Pediatrics for Medical Students and Residents. This text designed by the Department of Pediatrics at University of Hawaii’s medical school is specifically designed for med students.
67. LearningRadiology.com. This online text offers a special section specifically for the med student including quizzes.
68. Tufts Open Courseware. Tufts University has put several courses online for anyone to access. Their medical school offers many courses that you may want to take if you feel you need a bit more help with some of your coursework.
69. Supercourse. View almost 3500 lectures from scientists around the world in this repository of information on public health and prevention.
70. Medexam. Get free or full versions of this software that helps prepare you for many of your med school exams.
71. CiteULike. Save and organize academic papers you are reading or search for papers that may help your studies. You can share with friends, too.

Med Student and Resident Blogs

Learn from those who are experiencing what you are with these informative, supportive, or just plain entertaining blogs.

72. Blogs of Medical Students. This med student posts with interesting med student blog information from around the world. The posts are not as frequent lately, but many of the blogs are still going strong.
73. blogborygmi. This resident in emergency medicine keeps an entertaining blog on medicine as well as other interests such as competitive eating.
74. jenniferhawke.com. Follow the life of this Canadian in med school in the Caribbean as she posts about text books, life as a student, and more.
75. Not Rocket Science. This resident posts about his experience as a neurosurgery junior resident.
76. CCLCM Student Blog. Follow this student blog through a research MD program in Cleveland.
77. Doc Amazing. This Texas med student blogs about his experiences through each of his rotations. The blog is not kept current, but still offers great insight.
78. Anatomy Notes. Find out tons of interesting information about anatomy from this anatomist-turned-med student.
79. Ramble Strip. This third-year med student recently took a break from school due to medical reasons and is starting back to school. Find pop culture mixed with medicine in this blog.
80. the underwear drawer. This anesthesiology resident blogs on medicine and life in New York.
81. The Ablution Block. Two bloggers, one resident and one med student, post here about their experiences in Africa and life in America.

Organizations and Support for Med Students

Find groups with a specific purpose or general support and information groups from these resources.

82. Healtheva. This organization is for physicians, researchers, and med students who are interested in research, paper collaboration, and start-up opportunities.
83. National Society for Non-Traditional Premedical and Medical Students. Also known as OldPreMeds.com, this group is specifically for older students who didn’t come straight through high school and college. The organization offers support via forums, an annual conference, and more.
84. Medical Students for Choice. This non-profit advocates to "destigmatize abortion provision among medical students and residents" in order to provide well-trained physicians so that women may truly have a choice with their reproductive health.
85. American Medical Student Association. This national organization organizes activism for med students to help prepare them for a more compassionate service as a physician.
86. Association of American Medical Colleges. From considering a medical career to your residency, this site offers articles and resources to help guide you.
87. Studentdoc. This site offers help on topics such as the MCAT and finding a medical school. Join a forum for personal support from other students.
88. The Student Doctor Network. Find plenty of articles here that offer support and suggestions for med students as well as a forum.
89. Playing Doctor. This insightful article describes how the writer underwent 23 physical exams by 23 med students performing their first solo physical exam. Her experiences are a helpful view from the other side of the otoscope.
90. SocialMD. Join this social network for med students, residents, fellows, and physicians to network for a whole host of medical support.
91. TiroMed. This social networking site is specifically for med students and physicians to help you "research and learn, and connect with others in your field."

Finding a Residency and Beyond

While med school may be your first step toward becoming a doctor, you will need to prepare for the next phase of your career by seeking a residency. These resources will help you along the way.

92. Medical Students’ Guide to Writing curriculum vitae and Personal Statements. This online guide will help you get your CV and PS together to help you land the residency you want.
93. Medfools. Medfools is a resource for pre-med, med students, and residents–run by students and residents–to help prepare them for a career in medicine.
94. Match A Resident. This service takes your qualifications and runs them through their database to find residency programs that might be willing to accept you based on the information you provided. Basic membership is free.
95. Electronic Residency. Create an electronic residency file with all your residency application information and send it immediately to hundreds of residency programs with this service.
96. How to Prepare for the Medical Residency Interview. Follow these suggestions to make the most of your residency interview.
97. How to Prepare for a Residency Interview. This article offers tips on how to interview for a shabbos-friendly residency program.
98. 25 US Residency Programs Aimed at Better Preparing Surgical and other Specialty Residents to Care for Older Patients. From Medical News Today, find the top 25 schools preparing residents to care for the growing population of geriatrics in America.
99. How to Get the Right Residency Program. This helpful guide offers a timeline, suggestions, charts, and more to help you land the perfect residency.
100. How to Prepare for USMLE Residency Tests. This straightforward outline makes completing your USMLE exams seem downright easy.

Tracking

Keep yourself motivated and on track with these fitness programs that monitor your progress to a happier, healthier you.

1. iPhit Fitness Tracking: This program allows users to combine their Nike + iPod sensor kit with their iPhone to keep track of their walking or running progress.
2. MyNetDiary: Get access to this Web-based diet and exercise program right through your iPhone. You’ll be able to quickly jot down what you had for dinner or how long you worked out, even when you’re on the go.
3. Gyminee: Sign up for this fitness tracking site and use the iPhone-optimized version to keep track of your workouts and your daily nutrition.
4. iPhodometer: This Nike + alternative allows users to keep track of how many calories they are burning as they walk or run.
5. WeightDate: This application makes it easy to see how your weight is changing over time, whether it’s going up or down. The program also provides an average to let you see how you’re moving towards your goal over the long term.
6. Limeade: Limeade aims to help users get healthy by giving them an assessment and helping them to develop personalized fitness goals. Best of all, the site has a version optimized just for use with the iPhone.
7. SparkPeople: Create diet plans that concentrate on nutrition and focus on fitness training through SparkPeople on your iPhone.
8. FitReach: This program allows you to view your gym training for the day, track your diet and manage your weight goals, all from the iPhone interface.

Calculators

Figure out how the numbers work out for your fitness and health with these calculators.

9. iPhone Calculator: Among other calculators, this program comes with a useful calorie calculator that can help you learn how much an exercise will help you burn off.
10. Calories Burned Calculator: Figure out how many calories your workout is burning with this helpful mobile calculator.
11. BMI Calculator: Get a good estimate of your Body Mass Index by using this calculator.
12. BMR Calculator: This calculator allows you to figure out your base metabolic rate, which means the number of calories you burn even when you’re doing nothing, so you can better figure out what to eat and how to work out.
13. Blood Alcohol Concentration Calculator: Are you safe to drive? This calculator can help you figure out where to cut yourself off when it comes to drinking.
14. Daily Calorie Calculator: Get an estimate of how many calories you should be eating each day with this calorie intake calculator.

Diet and Nutrition

Make sure you’re eating right at home or when you go out with these tools for your iPhone.

15. Food Information Database: This application provides nutritional information for thousands of restaurants to let you know how much you’re taking in even when you’re eating out.
16. Food Network: Get access to great healthy recipes and instructional videos through the Food Network’s iPhone site.
17. iPhone Nutrition: This application allows you to enter in a food and get all the nutritional information on it you’ll need.
18. Mindful: Track your food intake using this fitness tool. It features a built-in food database, calculation of your recommended daily calories, food preferences, activity levels and much more to help you lose or gain weight.
19. iPoint Calculator: Those following Weight Watchers will appreciate this calculator, which allows users to easily keep track of how many points they’re having at each meal.
20. SugarTracker: Diabetics can ensure they’re not consuming too much sugar with this helpful dietary tool.
21. One Trip Shopping List: Make a shopping list of all your healthy choices and stick to it with this portable shopping list tool for your iPhone.
22. 101 Cookbooks: Check for recipes on just about anything on this site so you can eat right and enjoy your meals at the same time.
23. iPhone Diet: You can use your iPhone as a personal diet and health coach with this nutrition monitoring program.

Working Out

Get free workout videos and track your routines using these great tools for your iPhone.

24. Pump10: Using Pump10 you’ll have access to loads of workout videos that you can watch right on your iPhone.
25. Progio Mobile: Take your training program with you on your iPhone with this online iPhone-optimized program from Progio.
26. FitSync: Get access to training programs, log your workouts and compare your progress to others with this great iPhone compatible application for using FitSync.
27. CityRUNNR: Track your runs using this iPhone-based tool. You can watch yourself improve, make graphs, and refine your running.
28. SpeedoMeter: Measure how fast you’re running or walking with this helpful calculation tool for your iPhone.
29. MoboVivo: Download loads of fitness videos on this site and watch them right on your iPhone.
30. Health and Fitness Mobile: Health and Fitness magazine provides iPhone users with workout videos, tips and articles to help them get the most from their fitness programs.

Relaxation and Inspiration

These programs will help you to relax and meditate no matter where you are.

31. Bob’s Sheep Counter: Count these animated sheep as a means to get yourself sleepy or just to relax.
32. Yogi Says: Get inspirational quotes from the Amrit Yoga Institution using this tool. Every time you refresh, a new quote will come up.
33. Zen Timer: Give yourself a few minutes of peace and relaxation each day with this meditation timing tool.
34. Meditation Timer: This meditation timer can be used on your iPhone, iPod or even burned to CD to help you fit in meditation in your busy day.

Medication and Diagnosis

Learn about your medications, look up your symptoms and monitor your health right from your iPhone using these apps.

35. iRx: iRx is a pharmaceutical reference tool that allows medical professionals or patients to to easily get information from the FDA on a wide variety of drugs.
36. Lab Tests: Find out if your test results are normal or not or where they fall on the spectrum using this tool. It covers areas like tumor markers, urinalysis, and clinical chemistry.
37. Symptom Navigator: Get an idea of what you might be suffering from with this tool that allows you to easily navigate a range of symptoms.
38. iPharmacy: With iPharmacy you can browse through thousands of drug descriptions, illness symptoms, and drug side effects and interactions all right through your phone.
39. iEyeExam: Having trouble seeing road signs ahead? Feel like you’re squinting? Give yourself a quick eye exam to see if you may need glasses with this free application.
40. Eponyms: Eponyms are words that are based on or derived from someone’s name, and medical terms are full of them. Learn what symptoms lie behind the names in thousands of illnesses with this handy tool.
41. Chondriac: Access this health and medical information site through your iPhone. It contains information on women’s, men’s and children’s health as well as on health centers all over the US.
42. Medicinal Herbs: Those interested in a more natural route to health may appreciate this tool which gives easy access to a database of medicinal herbs and their uses.
43. Medicomatic: Medical professionals can analyze symptoms and read about a variety of diseases and illnesses through the iPhone using this helpful database.

Miscellaneous Health

Whether you’re expecting a baby or just want to look up a health term, these tools can make it easier.

44. iPregnant: This tool allows you to calculate your term, due date, weeks pregnant, days remaining and even your baby’s astrological sign.
45. The Wheel: The wheel is a gestational age calculator you can use to determine a baby’s due date and the baby’s gestational age anytime during pregnancy.
46. Ovulation Calendar: Those trying to get pregnant can keep track of their most fertile times with this app to increase their chances of conception.
47. Brush Timer: Make sure you’re spending enough time cleaning your teeth so they stay healthy and cavity free with this great free timer application for your iPhone.
48. Bio Dictionary: For those who don’t have a huge knowledge of biological and medical terms, this dictionary can be a quick and easy way to look things up and stay on top of any health issue.
49. Plusmo: iPhone users can find loads of health related widgets they can put on their iPhones on this site.
50. Trixie Tracker: New parents can use this tool to keep track of their baby’s habits for sleeping and feeding to keep both baby and parents much happier.