As a neonatal nurse, you’re a part of an incredibly important time in the lives of families. Consequently, you’re in need of lots of support and knowledge to keep doing a great job. Here, we’ll take a look at 50 blogs that can help neonatal nurses with emotional, motivational, and informational support.

Medical Professionals

See what other medical professionals in neonatal and related fields are doing in these blogs.

1. At Your Cervix: Read this blog to find out about the adventures of a labor and delivery nurse.
2. The Skeptical OB: Amy Tuteur takes a critical look at obstetrics.
3. Stork Stories: Read stories of birth and breastfeeding on this blog.
4. Neonatal Doc: This neonatologist practices in an urban area of the US.
5. Tales from Labor & Delivery: This blogger insists that labor and delivery isn’t brain surgery.
6. Babycatcher: This blog is written by a babycatcher in Africa.
7. Baby Catcher: Jody works nights as a labor and delivery nurse in a large learning hospital.
8. Reflections of an Aspiring Nurse-Midwife: This blogger works as a labor and delivery nurse, and is attending school to become a Certified Nurse Midwife.
9. Birthday Nurse: On this blog, you’ll read about birthday stories from a new grad nurse in labor and delivery.
10. NeoNurseChic: NeoNurseChic is studying to become a pediatric nurse practitioner.
11. OB Nurse: Check out this blog to read the thoughts of an obstetrics nurse.
12. Life and Times of an L&D Nurse: This labor and delivery nurse has a heart for families and babies, as well as a perinatal comfort care program.
13. Octopus Mom: Octopus Mom is written by a NICU nurse and mom.
14. RN to BSN Online Degrees: This blog is written by a nurse who discusses nursing education.
15. A Midwife’s Tale: Get a warm fuzzy feeling from the tales on this blog.
16. 10 Centimeters and Beyond: Nurse Lochia is a night shift labor and delivery nurse in the Midwest.
17. Nursing Birth: This labor and delivery nurse offers a view from the inside.
18. MomWifeNurse: Read the blog of a mom and wife who is studying to be a nurse.

NICU

These bloggers write specifically about the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

19. Blog of a Wife and Nurse: Krystal is a Christian newlywed and RN in a NICU.
20. Adventures in Juggling: This NICU RN juggles work, family, and more.
21. NICU Parent Support Blog: Find information, resources, and support for NICU parents and families.
22. NICU Nurse: Read this blog, and you’ll learn about the life of a NICU nurse.
23. Tiggers don’t Jump: This blog is written by a night shift nurse in a level 3+ NICU.
24. Uncompromised Airways: This registered nurse works in neonatal intensive care, and has a bit of an unbalanced work life.

Midwives

Find out how midwives and midwife-nurses work from these blogs.

25. The Midlife Midwife: The Midlife Midwife is a baby boomer who loves to catch babies.
26. Birthing Beautiful Ideas: This blog offers thoughts from a philosophical doula-mom.
27. The Midwives of Bethany Women’s Healthcare: Here, the nurse-midwives of Bethany Women’s Healthcare share thoughts, education, and more.
28. Hands for Catching: This blog is a discussion from a nurse-midwife in training.
29. Midwife Connection: Learn about woman-centered care provided by midwives on this blog.
30. Bloody Show: Bloody Show offers a view from a soon to be midwifery student.

Families

With these blogs, you can take a look at neonatal care from the family’s perspective.

31. Mothers of Multiples Undressed: This blog is a community for mothers of multiples to share stories, advice, and more.
32. Micro Preemie Twins: Read this blog for the story of Holland and Eden, preemie twins growing up.
33. The Tomecko Echo: This big family shares their adventures with premature twins.
34. Parenting in the NICU and Beyond: This blog is about the parenting of premature babies.
35. The Lactivist: On this blog, you’ll learn about breastfeeding and parenting.
36. Growing Twins: This family is raising twins without the owner’s manual.
37. Adventures in Preemie-sitting: On this blog, you can read the story of a stay at home mom to a deaf-blind 24-week preemie.
38. Stand and Deliver: Read about unassisted births on this blog.
39. The Human Pacifier: This mom is an advocate of nursing and healthy childbirth.
40. The Spohrs Are Multiplying: On this blog, you’ll read the story of a family that lost their premature baby.
41. March of Dimes Share Your Story: Here you’ll find blogs for NICU families.

Advice & Learning

Check out these blogs to find resources for information.

42. UNSW Embryology Weblog: This blog is an educational resource for current concepts in embryological development.
43. Unnecesarean: Check out this blog to learn about unnecessary cesareans and how you can prevent them.
44. Our Bodies, Our Blog: On this blog, you’ll find a daily dose of women’s health news and analysis.
45. Pushed Birth: Pushed Birth researches why so many labors are induced and end in cesarean sections.
46. Woman to Woman Childbirth Education: This blog offers childbirth education from women who have been there.
47. Enjoy Birth Blog: On this blog, you’ll learn about enjoying pregnancy and birth.
48. Science & Sensibility: Science and Sensibility offers a research blog about healthy pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
49. Healthy Living At Home: Find information about healthy families on this blog.
50. The Preemie Experiment: Read the Preemie Experiment to get information on the long term effects of prematurity.

General

Gain general knowledge about anatomy through these courses.

1. General Human Anatomy: This webcast takes a look at the anatomy of the human body. [Berkeley]
2. Human Anatomy: Check out this course to learn all about human anatomy. [Emory]

Development

These courses will help you learn all about the development of the body.

3. Cell-Matrix Mechanics: Find out about the mechanical forces at work in the development of tissues and organs from this course. [MIT]
4. Human Growth and Development: Learn more about the growth and development of the human body from this course. [Tufts]
5. Human Evolution Lab: This course will teach you about human evolution. [Governors State University]
6. The Development of Object and Face Recognition: Better understand coherent visual objects through this course. [MIT]
7. Preventing Infant Mortality and Promoting the Health of Women, Infants, and Children: This course is all about the problems of infant mortality. [Johns Hopkins]
8. Infant and Early Childhood Cognition: This course offers an introduction to cognitive development in humans. [MIT]
9. Adolescent Health and Development: Learn about how the adolescent body develops through this course. [Johns Hopkins]

Brain & Neuroscience

Learn all about your brain and its functions through these courses.

10. Cellular Neurobiology: Check out this course to learn about the structure and function of the nervous system. [MIT]
11. Research Topics in Neuroscience: Learn about different approaches to the study of the brain and mind from this course. [MIT]
12. Introduction to Neuroscience: This course will study nerve cells, sensory systems, and more. [MIT]
13. Introduction to Neuroscience: Learn about modern neuroscience from molecular neurobiology to perception and cognition from this course. [MIT]
14. Intensive Neuroanatomy: Get an advanced look at the central and peripheral nervous systems through this course. [MIT]
15. Brain Laboratory: In this course, you’ll find a series of hands-on laboratories for conducting neuroscience research. [MIT]
16. Probability and Casualty in Human Cognition: Learn more about cognitive processes through this course. [MIT]
17. A Clinical Approach to the Human Brain: Find out how the human brain works in health and disease from this course. [MIT]
18. Brain Structure and its Origins: Follow this course to learn about the major CNS structures. [MIT]
19. Cognitive Neuroscience of Remembering: Creating and Controlling Memory: Investigate memory through brain imaging and more in this course. [MIT]
20. Neuroscience and Behavior: Check out this course to learn about the relation of structure and function at various levels of neuronal integration. [MIT]
21. Neural Basis of Learning and Memory: Learn about the workings of memory in this course. [MIT]

Systems & Organs

These courses take a look at various organs and systems at work in the body.

22. Renal Pathophysiology: Get a look into the importance of kidneys from this course. [Tufts]
23. Anatomy of the Heart: Develop your knowledge of the circulatory system through this course. [Learn NC]
24. Pathophysiology of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: This course offers a discussion on the endocrine system. [Tufts]
25. Basic Human Pathology: This course discusses the teaching of both general and systemic pathology. [Tufts]
26. Behavioral Endocrinology: Here you’ll learn about behavioral endocrinology. [Johns Hopkins]
27. Musculoskeletal Pathophysiology: Get an overview of the growth, development and structure of normal bone and joints and beyond from this course. [MIT]
28. Introduction to Cardiac Care: Get an introduction to cardiac care from Dr. Benjamin Lewis in this course. [Columbia]
29. Principles and Practice of Tissue Engineering: This course will teach you all about tissue engineering. [MIT]
30. Histology: Study of Cells, Tissues, and Organs: Here you’ll learn about the microscopic structure of cells, tissues, and organs. [Tufts]
31. Quantitative Physiology: Cells and Tissues: Consider two basic topics in cellular biophysics through this course. [MIT]
32. Quantitative Physiology: Organ Transport Systems: You’ll learn about the principles of energy and mass flow to major organ systems from this course. [MIT]
33. Muskuloskeletal Pathophysiology: Learn about disorders that affect the musculoskeletal system in this course. [Tufts]
34. Gastroenterology: Get the most recent knowledge of the gastrointestinal tract and related systems through this course. [MIT]
35. Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology: You’ll learn about a variety of gastrointestinal disorders in this course. [Tufts]
36. Methods of Assessing Nutrition and Body Composition: Check out this course to learn about body composition and beyond. [UTMB]
37. Principles of Human Nutrition: You’ll get an overview of the physiological requirements in nutrition through this course. [Johns Hopkins]
38. Introduction to Human Nutrition: Get an overview of digestion and metabolism of nutrients from this course. [Berkeley]
39. Nutrition and Medicine: This course will teach basic nutrition principles relevant to other medical courses. [Tufts]
40. Cellular and Molecular Immunology: This course will help you learn all about the immune system and beyond. [MIT]
41. Evolution of the Immune System: Learn about evolutionary pathways in the immune system from this course. [MIT]
42. Geriatric Dentistry: This course will teach you how to provide oral health care to the elderly population. [Tufts]

Kinesiology

Check out these courses to study movement and physical activity.

43. Yoga and the Heart: This resource offers a look into how yoga affects the heart. [UTMB]
44. Physical Intelligence: Use this course to learn about the kinesthetic intelligence of the body. [MIT]
45. Introduction to Sport, Fitness, and Management: This course is all about the health benefits of physical activity, nutrition, and more. [Open University]
46. Neural Basis of Movement: This course offers an introduction to the field of motor control and learning. [MIT]
47. Chemistry of Sports: This seminar focuses on the chemistry of triathlon sports. [MIT]
48. Active, Healthy Lifestyles: In this course, you’ll learn more about common misconceptions about fitness and activity. [Open University]
49. PE for ME: Learn more about the sensing, thinking, moving body in this course. [MIT]

Disease

In these courses, you’ll learn about various diseases that can affect the body.

50. Principles of Human Disease: This course is all about current human disease. [MIT]
51. Breast Cancer: Learn about the journey of breast cancer, including diagnostic tests and surgery. [Suite 101]
52. Principle and Practice of Human Pathology: You’ll get an overview of human pathology, particularly disease and diagnostic medicine, in this course. [MIT]
53. Understanding Cardiovascular Disease: This course will provide you with an overview of the diseases found in the heart and circulatory system. [Open University]
54. Biology of Blood Diseases: Learn more about blood diseases from this course. [UNC]
55. Microbiology: Get an understanding of the principles of infectious agents from this course. [Tufts]
56. Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases: This course introduces the basic methods for infectious disease epidemiology. [Johns Hopkins]
57. Hyperthyroid Disorders: This course explains hyperthyroidism. [Suite 101]
58. America’s Battle for a Cure: The Culture and Politics of Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Understand the culture in which breast cancer exists from this course. [Columbia]
59. Impact of Pandemic Influenza on Public Health: Follow this training to learn about the path of the avian influenza and how it could impact world health. [Johns Hopkins]
60. Fibromyalgia: This course will teach you all about fibromyalgia. [Suite 101]

Reproduction

Learn about human reproduction from these courses.

61. Family Planning Policies and Programs: You’ll learn more about family planning programs in this course. [Johns Hopkins]
62. Biology of Sex: Dr. Sussman’s course is all about the biology of sex. [SDSU]
63. Human Reproductive Biology: Get a clear understanding of the human reproductive system in this course. [MIT]
64. Coping with Infertility: Learn how to deal with infertility from this course. [Suite 101]
65. Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology: This course discusses the epidemiology of reproductive and perinatal health. [Johns Hopkins]
66. STI Prevention: Using Epidemiology to Inform Policy and Program: Learn more about controlling sexually transmitted infections through epidemiology. [Johns Hopkins]
67. Sexual Health, HIV/STI, and Human Rights: Learn about the way sexual health and disease intersects with human rights through this course. [Johns Hopkins]

Senses

Check out these courses to get an understanding of the body’s senses.

68. Sensation and Perception: This course will explore how senses work and how physical stimuli are transformed into signals. [MIT]
69. Biomedical Optics: Through this course, you’ll learn about the physics and engineering of optical technologies. [MIT]
70. Special Topics in Vision Science: This advanced seminar deals with issues in human and machine vision. [MIT]
71. Opthamology Grand Rounds: In this course, you’ll learn about some of the interesting cases from the New England Eye Center Grand Rounds. [Tufts]
72. Brain Mechanisms for Hearing and Speech: Get an understanding of the central nervous system as it relates to speech and hearing from this course. [MIT]
73. Acoustics of Speech and Hearing: You’ll learn about the physical processes involved in human speech through this course. [MIT]
74. Neural Coding and Perception of Sound: Check out this course that focuses on neural structures and mechanisms relating to sound. [MIT]
75. The Visual System: In this course on the visual system, you’ll learn more about the field of visual science. [MIT]
76. Music Perception and Cognition: This course offers a survey of the cognition of music. [MIT]
77. Molecular Biology for the Auditory System: Here you’ll find an introductory course in the molecular biology of the auditory system. [MIT]
78. Modeling Issues in Speech and Hearing: Explore the theory and practice of scientific modeling in the context of auditory and speech biophysics from this course. [MIT]
79. Physiology of the Ear: This course will teach you about the mechanisms of acoustic signals in the auditory periphery. [MIT]
80. Somatosensory and Motor Systems: You’ll learn about the structure and function of sensory receptors and more. [MIT]
81. The Peripheral Auditory System: In this course, you’ll learn all about the study of hearing and deafness. [MIT]
82. Neural Basis of Vision and Audition: Find out how visual and auditory processing work from this course. [MIT]

Genetics

You’ll learn about genetics and beyond through these courses.

83. Cognitive & Behavioral Genetics: This course will help you learn how genetics can add to your understanding of the human body. [MIT]
84. Genetic Diversity: Check out this course to learn all about genetic diversity. [Connexions]
85. Genes, Genomes, and Human Genetics: Learn more about human genetics from this course. [Rutgers]
86. Genetics: Learn about genetics in the practice of medicine from this course. [Tufts]
87. Avoiding Genomic Instability: Learn how the process of DNA replication is regulated and in the cell cycle and what happens when things go wrong from this course. [MIT]
88. Genomics and Computational Biology: Learn about the relationships in genomics and computational biology from this course. [MIT]
89. Genomic Medicine: Through this course, you’ll learn about genomic technologies and computational approaches in prognostics, diagnostics, and treatment. [MIT]
90. Gene Expression and Regulation: Learn about gene expression and more in this course. [University of Alberta]
91. Genetic Neurobiology: Learn about neurons, mutations, and more in this course. [MIT]
92. Genomics, Computing, Economics, and Society: This course will help you learn about the intersection of genomics, computing, economics, and society. [MIT]
93. Quantitative Genomics: Get a foundation in evolutionary and population genetics, comparative genomics, structural genomics and proteomics, and functional genomics and regulation from this course. [MIT]

Biology

These courses study the biology of the human body.

94. Statistical Physics in Biology: Find a survey of problems in physics and biology in this course. [MIT]
95. Human Biology: This course looks at human biology as it connects with health and disease. [Open University]
96. Aerospace Biomedical and Life Support Engineering: Learn about physiological adaptation in altered environments from this course. [MIT]
97. Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions: Find out how implants, artificial organs and more interact with the human body from this course. [MIT]
98. Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems: Find out how things move through biological systems through this course. [MIT]
99. Computational Evolutionary Biology: This course analyzes evolution from a computational, modeling, and engineering perspective. [MIT]
100. Noninvasive Imaging in Biology and Medicine: In this course, you’ll learn about noninvasive imaging methods. [MIT]

Changes That Make a Big Difference

Making the decision to lose weight means you will need to make changes in your life. These tips will get you on track for losing weight without too much effort.

1. Portion size. Don’t put a lot of food on your plate and don’t feel like you have to clean your plate. Correct portion size is not as large as you may think.
2. Exercise. Whether you want to train for a marathon to lose the weight or just want to walk around the block, do something. Exercise is one of the biggest factors of whether you will keep your weight off or not.
3. Healthier foods. Learn to make healthier choices with the foods you select. Choose natural, unprocessed foods for a sure way to better eating.
4. Eat slowly. Learn to enjoy the food you put in your mouth by slowing down during meals. Eating slowly will also allow your brain to catch up with your body to let you know when you feel full.
5. Keep a food diary. A food diary can help you see what you are eating and how much you are eating as well as show you patterns such as food triggers.
6. No fast food. Fast food is high in fat and frequently low in balanced nutrition. If you depend on fast food for convenience, learn how to pack fast healthy food to take with you.
7. Don’t diet. Dieting can leave you feeling hungry and deprived. Learn to eat wisely and you won’t have to follow a tortuous diet. Try this no-diet approach.
8. Read labels. Learn to look at what is in the food you are buying and what you should avoid. Also, pay attention to the portion size. The bag of chips that boasts only 25 calories a serving may only be three chips per serving.
9. Lose weight slowly. Two pounds a week is the maximum you need to lose to ensure you are losing a healthy amount of weight. More than that and you will likely put it back on, too.
10. Get sleep. Your body works more efficiently when it has the proper amount of sleep. Get a full night’s rest to help lose weight.
11. Reduce stress. Connections between high stress and difficulty with weight loss indicate that managing your stress will help you lose weight. Choose activities such as meditation and yoga to help you find your inner peace.

Nutrition Tips

Follow these easy suggestions for a huge difference in the nutritional value of what you eat. These tips are easy to implement and will bring big results.

12. Supplements. Choose a good quality multivitamin and take it every day. You’ll feel better, and you may find your energy levels are higher as well.
13. Fish oil. One of the healthiest changes you can make for yourself is to take a fish oil supplement with omega-3 every day. Choose a high-quality brand for the best results and no fishy aftertaste.
14. Sodas. Just don’t. Once you train yourself not to expect that sugary taste, you’ll find lots of alternatives to sodas such as teas and carbonated waters.
15. High fructose corn syrup. Avoid this sweetener at all costs. Not only is it an unnecessary sugar, it affects your metabolism and health.
16. Artificial sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners are chemicals and your body doesn’t need more unnecessary chemicals. Avoid "sugar free" items and opt for foods sweetened naturally and without refined sugars. Healthy sweeteners include cane syrup, honey, agave, and stevia.
17. Avoid refined. Refined sounds so elegant, but it isn’t what you want for your food. Refined sugar and wheat products means that the nutrition has been removed.

Motivation

Taking the first step can be hard, but the waning motivation after you’ve begun can be more difficult. Use these tips to keep your motivation up.

18. Get support. Either recruit some friends to join in with you or connect with a weight loss group to ensure you have support for both the tough times and the joyous occasions.
19. Tell everyone. Let your friends and family know what you are doing so that not only can they can be there for support, but they might be a little less apt to lead you into chocolate-covered dangers as well.
20. Choose your exercise wisely. If you don’t like exercising, pick something that feels less like exercise, like walking, to get you started. If running isn’t your thing, maybe yoga is. Choose an exercise you want to do to ensure you will keep doing it.
21. Just do it. Nike was on to something with their catch-phrase. Whether it’s making the first change to your menu or putting on your walking shoes, just make yourself do it.
22. Don’t over do it. Exercise every day is not only difficult to maintain, it’s unnecessary. Even marathon trainers take a day off. Set a realistic goal like three days a week.
23. Music. Use your favorite music to keep you going while exercising and the next thing you’ll know, you’ve already finished your exercise for the day. Podcasts and audio books are also a great way to keep yourself entertained.

Feeling Good About Yourself

Keep in mind that the reason you are making these changes is for yourself. Don’t lose sight of the fact that you are worth the effort; use these tips to help you remember that.

24. Take before and after pictures. Take a picture of yourself when you first start losing weight, then take a photo after you have lost some weight. Continue to take pictures as you progress to see the difference you are making for yourself.
25. Don’t expect immediate results. For many people who begin weight loss it is frustrating to make changes and not see the weight drop. Be patient, you body is adapting to the changes and it sometimes takes a while before you begin to see the results of your positive changes.
26. Get a good scale. Make sure you are weighing yourself accurately and with a scale that is going to give you consistent results. Or follow these tips to track your progress without a scale at all.
27. Weigh at the same time. Body weight fluctuates throughout the day. Pick a time of day and weigh yourself at that same time every time. Many people like to do it first thing in the morning.
28. Don’t compare. Your weight loss and body requirements are different from your friend’s or your partner’s. Don’t compare yourself and your results to anyone else.
29. Backslides happen. Everyone falls off the program at some point, but don’t let it stop your progress. Recognize that you stumbled, but pick yourself up and get right back on track.

Complete Fitness Programs

These online tools offer a way to combine your food and fitness goals, track data, and chart your progress. All are free, but some offer premium services for a charge.

30. Gyminee. Track your workouts, monitor your food intake, and connect with others with this tool that is designed for those trying to lose weight and get a handle on their fitness.
31. The Daily Plate. This tool allows you to track what you are eating each day and log fitness as well so you can determine how many calories you are eating and burning. They also have a handy search tool that will tell you how many calories are in a specific food or how many calories you can burn with a specific activity.
32. SparkPeople. Get meal plans, weight tracker, calorie counter, fitness log and more with these free tools. You can also connect with others, watch exercise videos, and get recipes.
33. traineo. Find motivation and support to change the way you eat and work out with this tool. Set up a free profile and track you exercise and nutrition information to see your progress with graphs.
34. FitWatch. Create your profile and start tracking your fitness and nutrition data with this tool. You can also read articles about fitness and health, get popular diet plans, and learn about various exercise and workout programs.

Weight Loss Foods

Rather than jumping on a fad diet, change your menu to include these foods and see the difference it makes in your life.

35. Tortillas. Low in fat, tortillas make a good substitute for bread. Eat whole wheat to really get the best for your body.
36. Water. This should be your drink of choice. It keeps you hydrated, suppresses your appetite, and helps metabolize fat.
37. Fruit smoothie. Add bananas, blueberries, apple juice, and wheat germ or protein powder for an excellent food to keep you healthy and encourage weight loss.
38. Whole wheat bagel. Filled with nutritious whole grains and low in sugar, bagels work for breakfast or as the bread for your sandwich at lunch.
39. Romaine lettuce. Give up iceberg lettuce, which has barely any nutritional value and use romaine for your salads and sandwiches.
40. Veggie burger. Filled with soy and other vegetables, this alternative to beef is significantly lower in calories and healthy too.
41. Dried papayas. Full of iron and vitamins C and A, dried papaya is good for you and the sweetness is a great substitute for a candy bar.
42. Spaghetti squash. Cook this healthy vegetable and replace the strands of it for the pasta in your spaghetti recipe for a delicious meal without the carbs.
43. Watermelon. Sweet and full of hydrating water, this fruit is a great food to fill you up without filling you out.
44. Lentils. These little powerhouses are super high in iron, protein, and fiber. They also have lots of potassium, calcium, iron, B vitamins, phosphorus and copper. Also, lentils have absolutely no fat.

Healthy Snacks

Making it between meals can sometimes be hard without a snack. Instead of reaching for a bag of potato chips or driving through to pick up fries, try these snacks instead.

45. Energy bar. Some energy bars are both tasty and nutritious such as Luna Bars, which are organic and have plenty of calcium, folate, iron and antioxidants.
46. Granola bar. Make your own or buy some that is made with natural sweeteners for a healthy between-meal snack.
47. Pretzels. This crunchy snack is high in fiber and protein.
48. Multigrain crackers. Eat these by themselves or put some healthy treats on top for a delicious snack full of whole grains and fiber.
49. Rice cakes. Low in fat and calories and full of the nutritional benefits of rice, rice cakes enjoy a long history in Asia as a healthy snack.
50. Graham crackers. Not just for kids, these treats are sweet and healthy at the same time.
51. Soy crisps. These healthy snacks are full of protein, iron, and calcium.
52. Veggie chips. Toss out your potato chips and opt for some type of veggie chips instead. Made with real vegetables and made with non-hydrogenated oils, these are the chips to eat.
53. Pistachios. This delicious snack is full of potassium and healthy fats.
54. Popcorn. Skip the butter and try any number of healthy touches sprinkled on top such as chili powder, a light sprinkling of flavored sea salts, or Italian seasoning.

Healthy Desserts

Finishing off your healthy meal with a giant piece of pie covered in ice cream may be what you are craving, but for healthier desserts that are still delicious and fulfilling, chose something from this list.

55. Frozen yogurt. Replace your ice cream with a healthy alternative that provides calcium as well as curbs that sweet tooth.
56. Frozen fruit bar. Look for a bar with no added sugar, just pure fruit goodness, for a nutritious dessert.
57. Fresh melon salad. Mix cantaloupe and honeydew with some fresh mint leaves and honey for a delicious dessert that is very healthy.
58. No-sugar hot chocolate. Mix unsweetened cocoa with stevia and sprinkle cinnamon on top for a healthy after-dinner drink.
59. Dark chocolate. Get dark chocolate with 60% cocoa or greater for a delicious snack that can reduce blood pressure and is full of antioxidants. Better yet, try an all natural version like Innocent Chocolate made with organic, raw, and unprocessed ingredients and sweetened with agave instead of sugar.

Weight Loss and Nutrition Tools

From knowing how many calories your Big Mac has to tracking your weight loss progress, the following tools will help you eat better and help you meet your weight loss goals.

60. Weight Loss Calculator. Based on calorie intake, calculate how long it will take you to lose your goal weight, daily calorie deficit needed, and weight loss over a period of time. This site also offers some food and calorie calculators as well.
61. What Does 200 Calories Look Like?. This visual tool helps you see a 200 calorie serving-size of particular foods. If you are trying to stay within a certain calorie intake, this tool can quickly help you know what you can eat and what you should stay away from.
62. JournalToSuccess.com Tools . There are several health calculators to help you lose weight at this site including a body mass index, ideal body weight, ideal weight range, and more. They also offer an online journal to record your food, weight, and fitness activities.
63. Tweight.com. If you are a Twitter fan and are trying to lose weight, this tool is great. Just tweet your weight goal, send your updates, and check your history to see how much progress you are making.
64. TweetWhatYouEat.com. Another Twitter-based tool, this one lets you log your food intake and calories associated with each food. If you don’t know the calories for a particular food, this tool also offers a database to help you.
65. CRON-O-Meter. Download this free tool to help you lose weight on a Calorie Reduced diet. You can track your food, get diet advice, use a custom recipe editor so you can track the foods you make at home, and much more.
66. Free Weight Loss Calculators and Tools. With 12 different calculators and even a converter tool, you will find helpful tools to your weight loss goals. Check out the Pregnancy Calorie Calculator to maintain a healthy weight during pregnancy and the Waist to Hip Calculator to find out about a healthy body fat distribution.
67. 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.
68. 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.
69. 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.
70. 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.
71. 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.
72. 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.
73. 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.
74. 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.
75. 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.

Nutrition Blogs

Losing weight without following a diet means you need to eat more healthily. Learn from others who share their experience with you via their nutrition blogs.

76. Healthy Nutrition Hints and More…. Read about food and nutrition in this blog that highlights food in the news with an emphasis on organics.
77. Gastro Girl: All Things Digestive. This woman takes a look at food news and comments on it in her blog.
78. Foodtherapy™. This blog discusses how food, and specifically the kind of food you eat, affects your health and life.
79. Feed the Soul Nutrition Blog. With posts ranging from fresh vegetables to eating healthy on a tight budget, this blog will help you find a way to eat more healthily.
80. Fear and Loathing in the Kitchen. With experience on various types of health diets including gluten and dairy-free, this blogger offers suggestions, news, and more on how eating wholesome food can help you lose weight as well as allow you to enjoy food and yourself.
81. Foodielicious. Blogging about fresh produce and the benefits of cooking and eating this way, this woman will leave your mouth watering.
82. Grow. Food. Love. This woman blogs about gardening and the food she prepares as a form of mental health for herself and nutritional health for her readers.
83. A Life Less Sweet. This woman blogs about her family’s experience following a diet without high fructose corn syrup and includes recommendations for food as well as news on health issues and high fructose corn syrup.
84. Almost Vegetarian. Follow along with this woman as she chronicles her adventures of eating healthy and mostly vegetarian–and taking her husband along for the ride.
85. Bueller’s Kitchen. This blog highlights raw/living food as the woman who writes it shares her experience of overcoming health issues by following this way of eating.

Exercise, Fitness, and Weight Loss Blogs

From motivation to keep going to inspiration for continued weight loss, these blogs provide great support and ideas for you when you need help to keep going.

86. FitSugar. Women will find this blog about getting and staying fit an interesting read. Find reasons to exercise, good nutrition tips, and read about fit celebrities.
87. Really Useful Fitness Blog. Find out tips for burning fat, working out for maximum effect, and more with this blog. Recent posts cover circuit training, almonds for weight loss, and the best way to lose stomach fat.
88. Top 42 Exercise Hacks. These ideas from Zen Habits will get you moving and stay moving. Check out other posts at this blog that touch on topics such as ideas to start the exercise habit and how to get back into the exercise habit.
89. Starling Fitness. Read about nutrition, biking to work, weight loss, staying motivated, and much more on this blog that can help you reach your personal fitness goals.
90. Bill’s Training Blog. This blog brings insight to Bill’s attempts at fitness through various activities including walking, push-ups, and running (lots of running) while trying to maintain a healthier lifestyle of vegetarian eating and no alcohol.
91. Bike About. The posts here offer much more than just biking with thoughts on healthy eating, hiking, and more.
92. Trying Fitness. This blog offers tons of suggestions for ways to get yourself moving in the name of fitness.
93. Cranky Fitness. Read about fitness, nutrition, and exercise with a humorous twist and lots of kitty pictures here. As they say, "because most health and fitness advice is too damn cheerful."
94. The Great Fitness Experiment. This blog offers insightful explorations of such fitness topics as living up to your potential and body confidence.
95. The Token Fat Girl. Follow the weight loss adventures of this young woman as she goes about losing her pounds a healthy, natural way.
96. Former Fat Guy Weight Loss Blog. This blog offers lots of great tips and motivation for losing weight.
97. 101 Reasons I Hate Being Fat. This blogger chronicles her weight loss statistics and offers up lots of reasons to lose weight.
98. Finding Radiance. This woman lost 115 pounds and is keeping it off.
99. Half of Me. Almost 200 lbs. lighter and still keeping it off, this blogger offers hope and support to those struggling with weight loss.
100. lose the buddha. Combining healthy eating and exercise with living a better life, this blogger writes about her weight loss experiences.

Sensory Perception

Give your vision and hearing a boost by taking these herbs.

1. Ginkgo Biloba: Ginkgo has been attached to many potential benefits, but perhaps one of the most significant is its ability to improve blood flow to the eyes especially in those suffering from macular degeneration. It can also be valuable to your ears as numerous studies have suggested it can help prevent tinnitus and inner ear disturbances as well as a number of other conditions.
2. Bilberry: A relatively unknown but powerful antioxidant, bilberry has a number of positive health effects for the brain and heart. It can also help to protect the retina and improve range and clarity of vision.
3. Passionflower: If staring at a computer screen or reading in dim light has your eyes strained, try taking a passionflower supplement. It can help relax the small blood vessels in the eye and make seeing easier.
4. Goldenseal: Sties and conjunctivitis can be irritating and embarrassing conditions. Take some goldenseal to help reduce the inflammation associated with these conditions and get you on the road to recovery.
5. Aspalathus: This South African herb contains a number of antioxidants that are similar to those found in Bilberry. These can boost your eye health while giving you overall improved immune function.
6. Mahonia Grape Extract: The sun can have an immensely damaging effect on the eyes, but this herb can help reduce the impact of sun damage while strengthening the retina, slowing eye aging and maintaining better overall eye health.
7. Bilwa: Found in the sub-Himlayan forests, this fruit has been used in India to help treat painful eye conditions like sties and conjunctivitis.
8. Mullein flower: This flowering plant can be a natural way to help rid yourself of an ear infection as it acts as a natural bactericide when condensed to oil form.

Mental Health and Function

Keep your mind sharp, alert and in good health with a little help from these plants.

9. Kava kava: This herb can help calm your anxieties by binding to brain receptors that promote relaxation.
10. St. John’s Wort: Those with mild to moderate depression may find some relief with this herb. Numerous studies have been done on it, most finding that it can be as effective as some prescription drugs at treating depression. Those with more severe depression should, of course, consult a medical professional.
11. Valerian: Lull your body into a restful sleep with a natural remedy instead of prescription pills. Valerian has been shown to be as effective as traditional sleeping pills, while eliminating some of the more harmful side effects associated with them.
12. Bacopa: Used in India for several thousand years, this flowering plant has been said to improve memory, learning and cognition. Studies have shown that it can do little to improve your old memories but does have an affect on newly acquired information, so start taking it sooner rather than later.
13. Ginseng: Many people have heard of the herb ginseng, but few know that there have been numerous studies done to document its effects. These studies seem to suggest that there can be some benefits of taking it that include improved memory and other mental performance and a whole host of other effects ranging from immune system stimulation to lowered cholesterol.
14. Holy Basil: Also known as tulsi, this herb is not usually used in cooking like its cousin, but instead can help reduce the effects of stress on the body by inhibiting cortisol.
15. Chamomile: Generally known as a relaxing herb, chamomile tea can be a great way to wind down after a stressful day and ease stress. Some also use it to calm nerves or relieve menstrual cramps.
16. Suma: This rainforest plant can in some people help to normalize body systems and reduce the effects of stress.
17. Brahmi: Give this Indian remedy a try to help boost your brain function and information retention.
18. Gotu Kola: Commonly used in India, this herb can help to improve cognitive function and reduce anxiety, helping you think more clearly and calmly.
19. Sage: Modern research has shown that sage can actually help make you wiser, improving memory and reducing inflammation.
20. Kudzu: Feel like you’d like to have better self control when it comes to drinking and killing all those brain cells? This herb can help you to curb your appetite for booze by helping alcohol more quickly get to the part of the brain that tells you enough is enough.
21. Catnip: Not just for cats, this common herb when eaten can help reduce anxiety and produce an overall sedated effect.

Digestive and Urinary Systems

Use these herbs to ensure that your plumbing stays in good condition.

22. Licorice: You may love the taste of licorice but might not have known about the beneficial health effects it can have. It can soothe and relax gastrointestinal tissues, helping ease the pain of ulcers and acid reflux and has even been shown to help increase bile production.
23. Milk Thistle: Give your liver some help filtering out all those toxins by taking some milk thistle. It can help improve the regeneration of liver tissue and regulate liver function as demonstrated in testing done at radiology tech schools nationwide.
24. Peppermint Oil: A little dab of peppermint oil will do you to help relax the smooth muscles of your colon, stopping cramps and constipation that can be common symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
25. Ginger: An upset stomach is never fun to deal with, but ginger may be the solution that you’re looking for. Ginger helps slow the production of serotonin, a major factor in the nauseated feeling you get when you are motion sick or experiencing pregnancy sickness.
26. Senna: If you’re feeling constipated, this herb may work well as a natural laxative to get things moving again.
27. Gentian: This super bitter herb has been used for generations to treat digestive problems. Its bitter tastes stimulates the digestive system, making it easier to get food through your system problem free.
28. Uva Ursi: Try out this herb for a great natural way to help prevent getting bladder infections.
29. Aloe: While great for healing burns and skin irritation when applied topically, this plant can act as a helpful laxative when consumed.
30. Gamma Orizanol: Give this remedy a try if you want to help calm an upset stomach.
31. Rose Hips: These small berries serve a dual purpose helping to reduce bladder infections and to fight constipation.
32. Agrimony: If your whole digestive system needs a lift, try out this herb, said to improve stomach, liver, kidney and gallbladder function.
33. Anise: This licorice-flavored herb can help prevent the accumulation of painful gas in the stomach and intestines.
34. Celery Seed: Those having a little difficulty urinating may want to try this natural remedy out, cited for its diuretic properties.

Physical Appearance

Help yourself look good at any age with these powerful herbs.

35. Burnet: The leaves of this plant have been used for thousands of years in China, and can help treat several skin conditions as well as reducing the inflammation of hemorrhoids and helping heal burns.
36. Burdock: Used all over the world, this substance helps combat hair loss, treats dandruff, and helps skin problems.
37. Calendula: Great for all around skin care, this herb can treat everything from acne to chapped lips.
38. Comfrey: Use the leaves and roots of this plant to soothe skin irritations and promote connective cell growth.
39. Plantain leaf: Because it has many soothing elements, this plant is one of the best remedies for cuts, skin infections, and chronic skin problems.
40. Red Clover: If you’ve tried everything to get rid of your acne, why not give this natural acne and skin clearingremedy a try?
41. Sassafras Leaf: Said to purify and cleanse the body, this plant can be a helpful tool in getting acne under control.
42. Solomon’s Seal Root: Make a wash out of this plant to help control skin problems and blemishes.
43. Spikenard: Acne, pimples, blackheads, and rashes don’t stand a chance against this inflammation fighting herb.

Heart and Circulatory System

Give your heart and the blood throughout your body some healthy help with these herbs.

44. Garlic: Garlic is a powerhouse when it comes to heart health. Regular usage has been shown to prevent cardiovascular disease and lower high blood pressure. In addition, studies suggest that it might help prevent cancer, kill bacteria, and even improve levels of t-cells in AIDS patients.
45. Hawthorn: The berries of this flowering shrub are great for the heart, by helping to open up the coronary arteries, lowering blood pressure, or slowing a rapid heart rate. Users will see the best effects after six months or more of taking the supplement.
46. Guggul: Guggul is thought to bind to cholesterol in your gut so that you eliminate it before it enters your bloodstream, helping reduce your overall cholesterol and feel better.
47. Horse chestnut: Help prevent those unsightly varicose veins by taking some horse chestnut. Aescin and other compounds in the herb can help bulk up weak capillaries and veins, making them less prone to swelling and pain.
48. Cinnamon: If you’re worried about the health of your circulatory system, consider adding a little cinnamon to your diet. Cinnamon has been shown to reduce blood sugar and help lower cholesterol.
49. Dandelion: Dandelions are more than just an annoying weed, they can also be an effective way to help control high blood pressure. Researchers think it works like many prescription medicines, decreasing your blood volume and thereby your blood pressure.
50. Angelica root: Traditional wisdom places this herb as a great heart strengthener, especially for those suffering from heart related conditions.
51. Coriander: The seeds of the cilantro plant can help build and strengthen your circulatory system and make for a stronger, healthier heart.
52. Cayenne: Containing capsicum, cayenne can help normalize blood pressure, increase the elasticity of blood vessels, and even slow bleeding.
53. Motherwort: This plant has a long history of use and contains the alkaloid leonurine which can have a relaxing effect on smooth muscles like those found in the heart.
54. Gynostemma: This herb has been shown in laboratory studies to have a direct effect on the circulatory system, strengthening the heart and helping wounds heal more quickly.

Pain and Inflammation

Don’t suffer through pain and inflammation, try these remedies instead.

55. Arnica: The yellow flowers of this plant provide powerful anti-inflammatory properties. Apply it to the skin to help reduce the pain and swelling of bruises, strains and sprains.
56. Feverfew: Several studies have confirmed that feverfew can help prevent and treat migraines. It works by reducing the amount of serotonin in the body and relaxing constricted blood vessels in the head.
57. Willow Bark: A component of traditional aspirins, willow bark can be a wonderful way to naturally reduce minor aches and pains.
58. Devil’s Claw: Native to southern Africa, this long-used remedy can be a helpful agent in reducing inflammation as well as back and neck pain.
59. Chinese Skullcap: Part of the mint family, this herb can help reduce stress headaches, the effects of PMS and even insomnia.
60. Marjoram: Great for general aches and pains, this common herb can be even more effective when combined with chamomile or gentian.
61. Thyme: Many use thyme in their cooking without being aware that it can help fight infection, reduce the pain of migraines and help clear out the lungs.
62. Meadowsweet: Meadowsweet contains many of the chemicals used to make aspirin in its roots and when chewed can prove a helpful remedy for headaches.
63. Cat’s Claw: While few definitive studies have been done, many believe this herb can reduce general inflammation and boost the immune system.
64. Wood Betony: This attractive woodland plant does more than just look pretty, it can also be used to reduce the pain associated with headaches.
65. Witch Hazel: Those suffering from hemorrhoids especially will appreciate the anti-inflammatory properties of this herb.

Illness Prevention and Treatment

Check out these herbs and plants to help keep you in general good health.

66. Ephedra: One of the oldest cultivated medicinal herbs, Ephedra is most commonly used to help treat and prevent colds. It works by dilating the bronchial tubes through the release of adrenaline to be especially useful to those suffering from allergies and asthma. Long term usage can be harmful, however, so take it with care.
67. Echinacea: Give your immune system a boost by taking some echinacea. It activates the body’s natural defense mechanism, white blood cells, and helps your body prevent and fight off harmful infections and bacteria.
68. Astragalus: The Chinese have known about and used this herb for thousands of years for a variety of different ailments. Recent studies have shown that it may have a very real effect on the immune system, increasing immune activity and effectiveness.
69. Elderberry: Keep the flu at bay by chomping down on this berry. Rich in vitamins A and C, it’s been shown to prevent the flu virus from spreading to healthy cells and cuts recovery time in half.
70. Andrographis: Help keep your colds short and sweet by taking a little bit of this herb. Studies have shown it can help reduce symptoms like fatigue, sleeplessness, sore throat, and runny nose up to 90%.
71. Kelp: Kelp is very high in iodine which is a natural infection fighter. As a bonus, it contains substances that are beneficial to hair and nails.
72. Yarrow: While too much yarrow can be quite dangerous, a careful amount can be a great assistor in breaking a fever and fighting off a cold or flu.
73. Boneset: An infusion of this herb can help you to more quickly fight off a cold.
74. Elder: When you feel a cold or the flu coming on, enjoy some herbal tea made from this plant. If you are growing it at home, never eat the green parts of the plant as they are poisonous.
75. Pleuresy root: Sometimes also called butterfly weed or Indian paintbrush, this variety of milkweed can help you get more out of your coughs when you have a cold or soothes some of the inflammation as well.
76. Pau d’arco: This Brazilian herb is thought to be an all around booster to your immune system.
77. Maitake: Check out this mushroom, common in asian medical practice for a jump start for your immune system as well as for help with blood pressure and cholesterol.
78. Horehound: Sore throats and coughs can be remedied by making a tea of the leaves of this plant.

Diseases and Conditions

While not cure-alls, these herbs and plants can help reduce the symptoms and severity of a variety of medical conditions.

79. Khella: Check out this Middle Eastern herb for a little help on preventing those asthma attacks before they start. It dilates your bronchial tubes and relaxes the muscles that spasm during an attack, helping keep you breathing easy.
80. Gymnema: Help reduce the effects of your diabetes symptoms by stimulating your pancreas to pump out more insulin with this herb. Used for thousands of years, recent preliminary studies have shown that it can have a big impact on reducing blood sugar.
81. Eyebright: Don’t let hay fever leave you knocked out with red eyes and a runny nose. This herb can help make your immune system less reactive to airborne allergens, making your life a little easier during allergy season.
82. Lemon Balm: While there is no cure for herpes, there are ways that you can help make it a little more bearable, both in it’s genital and cold sore forms. Lemon balm can help reduce itching, swelling, and tingling while speeding up healing.
83. Rosemary: While rosemary itself may not have any proven medical benefits, the application of it to other foods can. Studies have shown that rosemary helps prevent the formation of carcinogens caused by grilling foods.
84. Wild Cherry: Wild cherry isn’t just a soda flavoring, it can also help with asthma by loosening phlegm in the chest and throat and reduce inflammation of tissues.
85. Fenugreek seed: Try this multipurpose remedy for help with allergies, coughs, headaches and sore throat.
86. Forsythia: If you fear you may have picked up lyme disease, this flowering scrub may offer you some help by providing antibacterial properties to weaken the disease.
87. Boswellia: This herb relieves symptoms of both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and can even work well for those who reacted negatively to other natural treatments.
88. Turmeric: Those suffering from painful joints due to arthritis may be well advised to add a little turmeric into their diets. This spice, used in curry, contains curcumin, a powerful anti-inflammatory substance which can help reduce the pain and swelling.
89. Yucca Root: Yucca root reduces inflammation of the joints, making it a valuable remedy for arthritis.
90. Nettle: Extracts of this plant have been used to treat conditions like arthritis, anemia and hay fever.

Reproductive Health

Ensure that your reproductive organs are in good health with these herbal remedies.

91. Sea Buckthorn: Women suffering from vaginal dryness may find a natural cure in this remedy. It contains palmitoleic acid which helps hydrate mucus membranes and keeps skin moisturized.
92. Black Cohosh: Make menopause easier by checking out this herb, used by some Native American groups. It contains plant estrogens which can help regulate and balance your rapidly changing hormones.
93. Chaste Berry: The small, peppery-tasting berries of this plant can offer some help to women coming off birth control or those who just need a little assistance in regulating their hormones and menstrual cycles.
94. Dandelion: If you suffer from a large amount of fluid retention around your time of the month, consider taking dandelion. It has natural diuretic properties that help eliminate excess fluids.
95. Dong Quai: This plant has estrogenic properties making it a good choice for women who want to balance their hormones and ease common PMS symptoms. Be advised that it can take up to a year to see results from taking it.
96. Raspberry Leaf: Pregnant women should check with their doctors before taking this herb, but it’s generally considered safe and can help ease the painful process of labor.
97. Saw Palmetto: Get some help keeping your prostate in good health with this herb. It reduces the symptoms of an enlarged prostate, in some cases as much as a prescription medication, though it may not work for every man.
98. Daminana Leaf: This multipurpose herb can help deal with sexual dysfunction issues in both men and women as well as helping to reduce hot flashes associated with menopause.
99. Sarsaparilla: With effects similar to the male hormone testosterone, this herb can be a great way to stimulate the sex drive in both men and women.
100. Beth Root: Some have seen balancing effects on the hormones with this herbal tincture, leading to normalized menstrual bleeding, reduced effects of menopause and easier pregnancy.

Associations and Organizations

Join these professional organizations for career assistance, news, and more.

1. American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists: The AAOMPT promotes physical therapy practice, education and research through collaboration, conferences, and more.
2. Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society: The GCMAS is an association of professionals who want to advance knowledge in the field of gait and human movement analysis.
3. American Academy of Physical Therapists: This non-profit organization provices relief to poor and disadvantaged African Americans and other minorities through promotion of health, research, and careers in allied health professions.
4. National Rehabilitation Association: Check out the National Rehabilitation Association for career resources, publications, training, and other member perks.
5. The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy: The FSBPT is responsible for the National Physical Therapy Examination that many physical therapists must pass to practice.
6. American Osteopathic Association: Visit the AOA’s website, and you’ll find resources for physicians, students, and more.
7. National Spinal Cord Injury Association: The NSCIA has been improving the lives of people with spinal cord injuries and diseases for more than 60 years.
8. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: The AOSSM is a leader in education, research, communication and fellowship in sports medicine.
9. World Confederation for Physical Therapy: Join physical therapists around the world in this international confederation.
10. American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association: Check out the AMPRA’s website for news, conferences, surveys, and more.
11. Council on Rehabilitation Education: CORE focuses on professional preparation standards for rehabilitation professionals.
12. Australian Physiotherapy Association: Join this group of Aussie physical therapists to get patients moving.
13. Disabled Peoples’ International: In this network of organizations of disabled people, you’ll find resources for physical therapists to help.
14. American Physical Therapy Association: The APTA offers a job bank, directory, events, and a lot more.
15. Canadian Physiotherapy Association: The Canadian Physiotherapy Association represents more than 10,000 members and students in Canada with leadership, direction, education, and high standards.
16. National Athletic Trainers’ Association: NATA’s mission is to enhance the quality of health care and advance the athletic training profession.
17. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine: Join this association for access to career opportunities, research and awards, as well as an annual conference.
18. Association of Academic Physiatrists: With the AAP, you’ll find resources for academic development, research, training, and evaluation.
19. American Medical Association: If you’re a doctor in the US, you should be very much aware of the American Medical Association and its resources.

Career Resources

With these resources, you’ll be able to find a job, compare your salary, and more.

20. Medical Career Info: Here you’ll find an in-depth look at physical therapy careers, including salary information.
21. Physical-Therapist: Visit this website to find a physical therapy job, read blogs, and more.
22. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Read the Occupational Outlook Handbook entry for physical therapists to get an idea of what you can expect from a physical therapy career.
23. Rehab License Network: In this network, you’ll find all of the information you need to get licensed as a physical therapist.
24. Career Overview: Career Overview takes a look at what physical therapists do, and what you’ll have to do to get a job as a physical therapist.
25. All Therapy Jobs: Check out this site to post your resume and search positions around the world.
26. Physical Therapy Career Overview: Check out the Mayo Clinic’s guide to a physical therapy career here.
27. Opportunities in Physical Therapy Careers: This book offers a comprehensive look at jobs in the physical therapy industry, with salary, training, and responsibility details for each.
28. Physical Therapist Salary Survey Report: Find out if you’re getting paid what you’re worth by checking out this salary report.
29. Therapy Jobs: This site offers listings for more than 20,000 therapy jobs throughout the United States.
30. Explore Health Careers: This website offers a comprehensive career profile for physical therapists.
31. Vault Career Guide to Physical Therapy: Read this book from Vault to learn more about a career in physical therapy.

Training & Education

Further your physical therapy education with these online resources.

32. The Interactive Patient: This tool allows physical therapists to practice patient interaction online.
33. Gray’s Anatomy: On Bartleby.com, you’ll find a digital copy of Gray’s classic medical text.
34. Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service: With this service, you can apply to multiple physical therapist education programs using one set of materials.
35. National Library of Medicine: In the National Library of Medicine, you’ll have access to all of the physical therapy information you need.
36. DPT Schools: Check out this resource to find schools that offer a doctorate of physical therapy.
37. Isokinetics Explained: This site offers a number of isokinetics courses.
38. All Allied Health Schools: Visit this site’s career guide for physical therapists, and you’ll find an education snapshot, schools, and student profiles.
39. ECG Library: Check out this library that will help you identify heart disease and more.

Tools

Make use of these online tools to improve your skills and knowledge as a physical therapist.

40. WebPT: Consider using this web based physical therapy documentation software to stay organized.
41. Real Time Ultrasound Imaging: Check out this website to learn more about this assessment tool for physical therapists.
42. PEDro: The Physiotherapy Evidence Database offers a look at a variety of physical therapy trials.
43. Transport Accident Commission Physical Therapy Resources: In these resources, you’ll find a wealth of assessment tools, forms, and more.
44. The NARIC Knowledgebase: NARIC’s knowledgebase is full of resources for disability and rehabilitation including groups, agencies, newsletters, and more.
45. Preferred PT Billing: Handle your physical therapy billing and collection online with this service.
46. Muscles in Action: See a variety of muscle actions, complete with images in this resource.

News & Journals

Stay on top of the latest in physical therapy news through these journals and news sources.

47. The American Journal of Sports Medicine: The American Journal of Sports Medicine is an excellent resource for the orthopaedic sports medicine community.
48. Orthopedics Today: Orthopedics Today is a clinical newspaper for orthopedic professionals, offering reports on clinical advances in the practice of orthopedics.
49. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: In these archives, you’ll find full-text articles on physical medicine and rehabilitation.
50. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy: The JOSPT is full of thoughtful articles relating to orthopaedic and sports physical therapy.
51. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy: Check out the Australian Journal of Physiotherapy to find physiotherapy journal issues dating back to 1954.
52. Physical Therapy Journal: This journal from the American Physical Therapy Association offers a wealth of content for physical therapists.
53. Spine Journal: The Spine Journal is an international publication focusing on the study of the spine.
54. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy: Read original research, case reports, and literature reviews about manual and manipulative therapy.
55. Advance: Written for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants, Advance offers thoughtful articles and advice.
56. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: In the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, you’ll read about the practice, research, and education of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
57. PT Magazine: From the American Physical Therapy Association, PT Magazine offers a friendly way to continue your physical therapy education and stay on top of the latest in the field.
58. BMC Muscoskeletal Disorders: Find peer-reviewed research articles about muskuloskeletal disorders in this open access journal.

Blogs

With these blogs, you’ll be able to get a personal look at physical therapy.

59. Physical Therapy Blog: Laura Inverarity writes About.com’s physical therapy blog.
60. Evidence Based Rehab: Jason Harris’ blog discusses orthopeadics, manual therapy, and more.
61. The Natural Beat: Read reflections from a physical therapy student on this blog.
62. Mike Reinold: Mike Reinold’s blog covers current concepts and recent advances in physical therapy and beyond.
63. Physiotherapy: With exhaustive resources for both professionals and patients, Physiotherapy is a good blog to check out.
64. Physical Rehabilitation Center and Relaxation Center: This physical therapy practice offers a look at specific treatments and more.
65. Orthopedic Physical Therapy: Written for health care providers, this physical therapy blog is all about the practice of orthopedic physical therapy.
66. physical-therapy: This physical therapy blog focuses primarily on back pain.
67. Physical Therapy: MKSOL: Check out this blog to learn about different treatments and hazards to avoid.
68. PhysioErgo: Read this blog to learn about the intersection of physical therapy and ergonomics.
69. Rehab Therapy Hot Jobs Blog: Melissa Gabriel of MDI Medical highlights hot jobs in rehab therapy on this blog.
70. The Physical Therapy Etcetera Blog: Here you’ll read about physical therapy, health policy, and more.
71. Physical Therapy Exercises: Learn about physical therapy exercises on this blog.
72. Physical Therapy Page: Physical Therapy page highlights advice and resources for back pain, shoulder pain, and exercises.
73. Physical Therapy Jobs Blog: Get career advice, news, and job postings from this physical therapy blog.
74. Physical Therapy Jobs Daily: On this blog, you’ll get to see the latest physical therapy positions posted every day.
75. Gaston Rehab Associates: Gaston Rehab Associates’ blog offers a public question and answer forum for the Gaston Rehab Running Performance Center.
76. Post Rehab Blog: Michael Jones’ blog explains how you can build a profitable post rehab practice.
77. Manual Therapy and Physical Medicine: This blog discusses the latest news on manual therapy and beyond.
78. Elite Physical Therapy: Written by a practicing physical therapist, this blog covers client concerns, physical therapy news, and other resources.
79. Ang Therapist: The Ang Therapist blog is a great resource for connecting Filipino therapists.
80. The Physical Therapy Prescription: Learn about cutting edge techniques, trends, and advances on this blog.

Communities

Connect with other physical therapists in these online communities.

81. Physical Therapy Forum: Speak with other physical therapists and physical therapy students on this forum.
82. Physical Therapy Network: Join this social network for physical therapists and connect with others in your field.
83. CyberPT: The CyberPT forums offer a look at continuing education, physical therapy specialties, and discussions for both professionals and students.
84. Physical Therapy on AllExperts: Find out what the experts have to say about pressing physical therapy questions on this question and answer forum.
85. RehabEdge: RehabEdge’s forums cover everything from business development to the future of physical therapy.
86. Physical Therapy Web Space: In this community, you can discuss job postings, treatments, equipment, and more.

Articles & Advice

Get helpful information about physical therapy with these resources.

87. The Value of Patient Education: This article explains why it’s so important to properly educate your patients.
88. Is a career in physical therapy for me?: In this article, you’ll learn what it takes to excel in a physical therapy career.
89. Applying to Physical Therapy School: Read About.com’s guide to getting into physical therapy school.
90. Physical Therapy and the Alexander Technique: Find out the details of the Alexander Technique by reading this article.
91. How Can I Prepare for a Career as a Physical Therapist?: This article explains how you can prepare yourself to work as a physical therapist.
92. Becoming a Radiologist: Check out this article to find tips and tricks for becoming a successful radiologist.
93. PT’s Career Steps: In this article you’ll find a few questions for potential employers, self-assessment, and more.

Useful Sites

Check out these sites to find overall helpful resources.

94. RehabWorld: RehabWorld offers a job search, community, health care library, and much more.
95. PhysicalTherapy.ca: This site highlights medical conditions and treatments and information on becoming a physical therapist.
96. PT Central: PT Central has an online university, lots of information, news, jobs, events, and lots more.
97. Spine-Health: Add yourself to this site’s doctor directory, and find professional resources at the same time.
98. My Physical Therapy Space: Visit this site to find a professional networking site just for physical therapists, complete with a blog, job postings, and more.
99. Physiobase: Check out physiobase, where you can find out about jobs, insurance, and join discussions with other physical therapists.
100. PhysicalTherapist.com: On this site you’ll be able to read the latest in physical therapy news, find a job, and participate in discussions.

Overall Health

The following foods are just so good for you that they should be a part of your diet to help you stay healthy.

1. Flax seed. This little seed is a great supplement for a woman’s diet. Flax seeds are high in omega-3 EFAs and lignans, an important type of fiber for women.
2. Kale. This much-overlooked green is full of the B vitamin, folate, as well as calcium, and vitamins A and C.
3. Pumpkin. Not just for pies, the beta-carotene in pumpkin reduces the risk of breast cancer and helps your body repair its skin.
4. Butternut squash. Cook this baked, stuffed, or mashed or throw in a soup for a delicious vegetable high in beta-carotene.
5. Sweet potatoes. Don’t just eat these jewels at Thanksgiving. Sweet potatoes are full of vitamins A and C as well as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and iron.
6. Dark meat. Lean red meat and dark meat from poultry are high in iron, which is a necessity for women of childbearing age.
7. Broccoli. Your mama always said to eat your broccoli. It’s high in calcium, potassium, and B vitamins.
8. Salmon. This super food is high in omega-3 EFAs and protein, low in cholesterol and contains quite a few B vitamins, calcium, zinc, iron and magnesium.
9. Mangos. Mangos are high in vitamin A and C and help guard against cervical cancer.
10. Figs. Discover the flavor and benefits of figs, which are high in fiber, B vitamins, iron, potassium, and calcium.
11. Kiwi. These tasty little fruits pack a punch with more vitamin C than an orange.

Skin Health

From high concentrations of vitamins E and A to anti-inflammatory properties, these foods are all great for keeping your skin healthy and young-looking.

12. Avocados. Delicious and nutritious, avocados have lots of B-complex vitamins and are an anti-inflammatory, which is great for the skin.
13. Green tea. Technically a drink, green tea has polyphenols which are an anti-inflammatory.
14. Carrots. Carrots are full of vitamin A, which helps your skin repair itself.
15. Spinach. This vegetable is absolutely loaded with vitamins and minerals with especially high concentrations of vitamins K and A and manganese and folate. It also helps prevent against osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, and arthritis.
16. Cantaloupe. This great fruit has plenty of vitamins A and C–two vitamins your skin needs to keep healthy.
17. Citrus fruit. Oranges and grapefruit are full of vitamin C, which helps keep wrinkles at bay.
18. Bananas. Bananas have the B vitamin biotin, which builds healthy skin, hair and nails and helps prevent skin irritations such as dermatitis.
19. Tomatoes. Like bananas, tomatoes have biotin and also lycopene, which helps prevent cancer.
20. Sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds have lots of vitamin E, which is well-known for its healthy skin properties. Taken both topically and eaten, the benefits of vitamin E for your skin are enormous.
21. Hazelnuts. Another great source of vitamin E are hazelnuts, which also offer protection against cancer and heart disease.
22. Olives. Olives provide both vitamin E and anti-inflammatory properties which help promote healthy skin. They are also very high in iron.
23. Brazil nuts. Brazil nuts are high in selenium, which can reduce the chance of sunburn on the skin, slow down the aging process, and aid in the treatment of skin cancer.
24. Cottage cheese. Eat cottage cheese to get lots of calcium and selenium for your skin. Use in place of ricotta in your recipes.
25. Walnuts. These nuts are packed with omega-3 and omega-6 EFAs which promote skin repair and elasticity.

Healthy Cardiovascular System

To prevent against heart disease and stroke, eat these foods to strengthen your cardiovascular system.

26. Canola oil. Replace the oil in your salad dressing with canola oil for a healthy alternative.
27. Skinless poultry. Leaving off the skin will greatly reduce the fat in poultry, making for a more heart-healthy diet.
28. Egg substitutes. Reducing the fat from eggs will help your heart. If you don’t like egg substitutes, just eliminate the yolk and eat the egg white.
29. Cabbage. This vegetable is a great food for a healthy cardiovascular system. Eaten raw is best.
30. Onions. Another good vegetable for your heart is onions.
31. Grapes. Easy to get and loved by most, this fruit is also a great choice for a healthy heart.
32. Raspberries. High in antioxidants, this fruit offers benefits to your cardiovascular system.

Reduce Cholesterol

Getting your cholesterol to a healthy level is a combination of reducing the bad cholesterol (LDL) and raising the good (HDL) cholesterol. The following foods all play a part in either reducing the bad, raising the good, or both.

33. Whole wheat bread. Get rid of the white bread and switch to whole wheat, which lowers bad cholesterol.
34. Oatmeal. A great food for reducing cholesterol, oatmeal also has lots of vitamins E and C, potassium, and omega-3 EFAs.
35. Soy. Soy has been shown to not only significantly lower bad cholesterol, but to also raise good cholesterol. Use soy milk, tofu, or edamame for the best results.
36. Almonds. With lots of polyunsaturated fatty acids, almonds will help reduce the bad cholesterol in your body.
37. Fish. Find fish rich in omega-3 EFAs such as mackerel, salmon, tuna, and trout.
38. Extra-virgin olive oil. This variety of olive oil, which is less processed, will help lower your bad cholesterol and is high in antioxidants.
39. Unsaturated fats. Replace saturated fats in your diet with unsaturated fats to reduce your cholesterol. Try replacing cooking oils with canola, corn, safflower, or soybean oils.
40. Garlic. Raw garlic (and lots of it) will help reduce your cholesterol. You might want to make sure your partner is sharing the garlic with you, though.
41. Cranberry-grape juice. Cranberries raise the good cholesterol while grapes slow the bad cholesterol’s oxidation.
42. Pomegranate juice. According to a National Academy of Sciences study, this juice reduces cholesterol plaque build-up and reduces plaque in your arteries.

Bone Health

Women who work to create healthy bones experience fewer problems with osteoporosis in their later years. These foods are rich in potassium, magnesium, calcium, and other nutrients essential for bone health.

43. Leafy greens. The calcium in leafy greens absorbs much better in the body than calcium in dairy products.
44. Sesame seeds. High in calcium to prevent bone loss and have copper, which can reduce the swelling and pain associated with arthritis, and zinc, which also helps keep bones healthy, these tiny seeds are a big source of nutrition for bone health.
45. Beans. Beans are low in fat, high in fiber, inexpensive, and have a high amount of non-animal protein that helps prevent calcium loss.
46. Lowfat yogurt. Yogurt is high in calcium and is easier to digest than most other dairy products. It also contains lots of vitamin A and protein.
47. Tofu. Also high in protein and a great source of nutrition for your bone health, tofu is versatile and delicious.
48. Eggs. Not only are eggs loaded with protein, they are also full of vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium more efficiently.

Weight Loss

Losing weight seems to be a national pastime. Rather than jumping on a fad diet, change your menu to include these foods and see the difference it makes in your life.

49. Tortillas. Low in fat, tortillas make a good substitute for bread. Find whole wheat to really get the best for your body.
50. Water. This should be your drink of choice. It keeps you hydrated, suppresses your appetite, and helps metabolize fat.
51. Fruit smoothie. Add bananas, blueberries, apple juice, and wheat germ or protein powder for an excellent food to keep you healthy and encourage weight loss.
52. Whole wheat bagel. Filled with nutritious whole grains and low in sugar, bagels work for breakfast or as the bread for your sandwich at lunch.
53. Romaine lettuce. Give up iceberg lettuce, which has barely any nutritional value and use romaine for your salads and sandwiches.
54. Veggie burger. Filled with soy and other vegetables, this alternative to beef is significantly lower in calories and healthy too.
55. Dried papayas. Full of iron and vitamins C and A, dried papaya is good for you and the sweetness is a great substitute for a candy bar.
56. Spaghetti squash. Cook this healthy vegetable and replace the strands of it for the pasta in your spaghetti recipe for a delicious meal without the carbs.
57. Watermelon. Sweet and full of hydrating water, this fruit is a great food to fill you up without filling you out.

Nuts, Beans, and Grains

These foods provide lots of protein and are a great substitute for red meat. Find out how to add these healthy foods in to your diet.

58. Lentils. These little powerhouses are super high in iron, protein, and fiber. They also have lots of potassium, calcium, iron, B vitamins, phosphorus and copper. Also, lentils have absolutely no fat.
59. Quinoa. Quinoa is a fun substitute for rice and is a great source of iron, which women need in their diet.
60. Barley. Another grain not frequently used outside of beer, it is full of protein, fiber, potassium, phosphorus and iron.
61. Brown rice. Replace your white rice with brown rice to get tons of health benefits including a reduced risk for diabetes, colon cancer, heart disease, and lower cholesterol.
62. Peanut butter. Not just for sandwiches, dip apples or celery in peanut butter for food high in protein and fiber–and a good replacement for red meat.
63. Bulgur. Similar to cracked wheat, but requiring less cooking time, bulgur is a whole grain full of fiber, calcium, and protein.
64. Chickpeas. Throw these in a salad or make some simple hummus with these legumes full of protein, fiber, and folate.

Antioxidants

Foods that are high in antioxidants help reverse the damaging effects of oxygen on the cells in your body. The benefits of antioxidants include anti-aging as well as prevention for heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s.

65. Kidney beans. With these inexpensive beans you get protein, fiber, folate, magnesium, and iron. Try substituting kidney beans for meat in your next meal.
66. Blueberries. Full of vitamin C and potassium, these little berries are full of nutrition and reportedly are one of the foods highest in antioxidants.
67. Plums. Available almost year round, these fruits have plenty of vitamins A, B, C, fiber, and potassium.
68. Strawberries. For a fruit that can protect your heart, guard against cancer, provide anti-inflammatory properties, and help prevent age-related macular degeneration, strawberries are the way to go.
69. Artichokes. Get magnesium, folic acid, fiber, and vitamins A and C with artichokes, which can help with a whole host of medical problems.
70. Blackberries. These plumb little tasties are full of vitamins B, C, and K as well as fiber and manganese.
71. Pecans. Full of vitamin E and great for lowering cholesterol, these nuts are great on their own or baked in a pie, cookies, or brownies.
72. Cherries. Rich red cherries are not only delicious, but are high in fiber and vitamins C and A. They are reported to help with arthritis, heart health, and sleep problems.
73. Honey. Chock full of antioxidants, this sweet treat also has antibacterial properties and works well for sore throats and coughs.
74. Apples. Long associated with healthy nutrition, an apple a day can provide heart and brain health benefits.

Super Foods

Some foods are so incredibly packed with important nutrients that they have become known as super foods. Read about these super foods and you may discover a new favorite food that is great for your body.

75. Acai. Known as one of the most nutritious berries in the world, use this juice in a smoothie or drink on its own.
76. Goji berries. Give this latest super food a try. One of these little Himalayan berries has more vitamin C than an orange and more beta carotene than carrots.
77. Cacao nibs. The heart of the cocoa bean, this little bit of raw chocolate is full of antioxidants as well as flavonoids that help your heart and have been reported to significantly elevate your mood. Try some covered in chocolate for a combination of the raw and finished product.
78. Buckwheat. Full of protein and high in amino acid, buckwheat also helps stabilize blood sugar and reduce hypertension. Japanese soba noodles and buckwheat pancakes are two delicious ways to eat this food.
79. Chili peppers. Packed with vitamin C, these hot little numbers also contain antioxidants and help burn fat.
80. Sprouts. For protein and vitamin C, sprinkle some sprouts on your salad or use in your sandwich along with your leafy green lettuce.
81. Rhubarb. High in potassium, vitamin C, and fiber, rhubarb also helps reduce hot flashes in menopausal women.
82. Pumpkin seeds. These seeds are loaded with phytosterols, which help lower cholesterol, as well as omega-3 and omega-6 EFAs and minerals such as phosphorus, magnesium, zinc and iron.
83. Cinnamon. Containing polyphenols, the same agent in green tea, cinnamon has been shown to reduce blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.
84. Shallots. Replace or use in addition to garlic and onion to get the benefits of this vegetable that helps promote the good bacteria in your digestive tract and help eliminate toxins from your liver.
85. Turmeric. A popular spice used in Indian dishes, it has been used for hundreds of years to treat arthritis. Use it with chicken or in Indian curry to help reduce inflammation due to arthritis or any other cause.

Healthy Snacks

Making it between meals can sometimes be hard without a snack. Instead of reaching for a bag of potato chips or driving through to pick up fries, try these snacks instead.

86. Energy bar. Some energy bars are specifically designed for women such as Luna Bars, which are organic and have plenty of calcium, folate, iron and antioxidants.
87. Granola bar. Make your own or buy some with natural sweeteners for a healthy between-meal snack.
88. Pretzels. This crunchy snack is high in fiber and protein.
89. Multigrain crackers. Eat these by themselves or put some healthy treats on top for a delicious snack full of whole grains and fiber.
90. Rice cakes. Low in fat and calories and full of the nutritional benefits of rice, rice cakes enjoy a long history in Asia as a healthy snack.
91. Graham crackers. Not just for kids, these treats are sweet and healthy at the same time.
92. Soy crisps. These healthy snacks are full of protein, iron, and calcium.
93. Veggie chips. Toss out your potato chips and opt for some type of veggie chips instead. Made with real vegetables and made with non-hydrogenated oils, these are the chips to eat.
94. Pistachios. This delicious snack is full of potassium and healthy fats.
95. Popcorn. Skip the butter and try any number of healthy touches sprinkled on top such as chili powder, a light sprinkling of flavored sea salts, or Italian seasoning.

Healthy Desserts

Finishing off your healthy meal with a giant piece of pie covered in ice cream may be okay every now and then, but for healthier desserts, chose something from this list.

96. Frozen yogurt. Replace your ice cream with a healthy alternative that provides calcium as well as curbs that sweet tooth.
97. Frozen fruit bar. Look for a bar with no added sugar, just pure fruit goodness, for a nutritious dessert.
98. Fresh melon salad. Mix cantaloupe and honeydew with some fresh mint leaves and honey for a delicious dessert that is very healthy.
99. No-sugar hot chocolate. Mix unsweetened cocoa with stevia and sprinkle cinnamon on top for a healthy after-dinner drink.
100. Dark chocolate. Get dark chocolate with 60% cocoa or greater for a delicious snack that can reduce blood pressure and is full of antioxidants. Better yet, try an all natural version like Innocent Chocolate made with organic, raw, and unprocessed ingredients and sweetened with agave instead of sugar.

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.

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. Partnered with Healthline.com and Google Custom Search, the results offered are from a full search engine. They also offer a "reference desk of hard-to-find medical resources."
2. MedNets. Ranked number 4 of 95 in Google’s medical directory, 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. The professional version can be customized by specialty.
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. 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. Many of the full articles are available for a fee, while others are free of charge. In addition to the powerful search engine, 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.
5. 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. The site also offers free download to your PDA.
6. 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. There is also a link for professionals who want to register their trials with this site.
7. 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.
8. Healthline. Search for diagnoses and treatments while staying on top of health and wellness with this medical site.  Healthline searches the best of the health sites available on the Internet, reducing your search time. Browse by topic or use their keyword search. Also visit the top 10 diagnostic tests or browse their dictionaries. 
9. 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.
10. 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.  You must register to have access to all the features at this site.
11. 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.
12. MedConnect. Specifically for healthcare professionals, this website will keep you on top of the latest in your field. They feature four interactive journals for primary care, managed care, emergency medicine, and pediatrics.
13. Entrez. Hosted by NCBI, this life sciences search engine allows for searches in PubMed, Human Genome, GenBank, Mapviewer, and BLAST. Additionally, you can search across all the available databases which gather information from journal articles, books, online books, and more.
14. eMedicine. A part of WebMD, this site is geared to the medical professional. 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.
15. MedBioWorld. Geared toward medical professionals and those in the biotechnology field, this search engine finds information from journals, organizations, and databases. Use their tools, directories, dictionaries, and read the blog for even more information. They also offer a search within Reuter’s Health and Medical News.
16. MedicalNDX. Search for a variety of information with this medical search engine. Available are specific searches for medications, information in specific journals, medical definitions, medical books, articles, and web searches and much more. There is also an updated medical feed right on the home page to keep you abreast of medical news while you perform your searches.
17. 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. Since this site is sponsored by the UN, you may receive results in French, Spanish, or Chinese as well as English.
18. Antibiotic Guide.  Browse this guide by specific antibiotics, diagnosis, pathogens, management, and vaccines. Look for free, updated CME programs that are also available.
19. Electronic Orange Book. Updated daily, this online resource monitors generic prescription drugs and posts updates with new generic drug approvals, application approvals, discontinuations, patents, and exclusivity information. Use one of five different search types to find the medicine you want to learn about.
20. American Hospital Directory. Working in any field in the health profession, 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. Search for hospitals by area code, zip code, or by city and state.
21. 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. For any researcher or physician working in genetics, this search engine will keep up with all that is happening in the field for you. Search by organism, gene/protein, or biological term.
22. MedicalStudent.com. Ignore the name, this site isn’t just for medical students. 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. 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. For other healthcare professionals, they also offer subscriptions for non-physicians as well.
24. 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 professionals and laypersons alike may sign up for newsletters within their specialty.
25. Medscape. For both professionals and non-professionals, Medscape offers searches in a number of databases. They also offer specialized sections for non-physician professionals such as pharmacists, med students, and nurses, as well as a specialty section with information that is specialty-specific. Registration is required, but is free of charge.

Crash diets and certain fads that promise to give your body the detox treatment are not only harmful to your health, but they can leave you feeling cranky, irritable, exhausted and starving. There are some beneficial long term effects of detoxification, however, including a more focused mind, more energy, clearer skin and decreased chances of developing cancer and other chronic diseases. If you’re interested in detoxifying your entire mind, body and living spaces, but aren’t ready to starve yourself or cause yourself more stress on a crazy diet, use this list to incorporate 101 painless ways to get the results you want.

Bad Habits to Break

Hardcore smokers may not consider giving up their vice "painless," but there are alternative treatments that help you break these and other bad habits, freeing your body of harmful chemicals, slower metabolisms and inefficient digestive systems.

1. Smoking: Every time you smoke a cigarette, your body has to fight off harmful amounts of tar, smoke, nicotine, ammonia and carbon monoxide, as well as other toxins.
2. Alcohol: While some doctors and scientists argue that a low to moderate consumption of alcohol is beneficial to your health, alcoholic beverages put a lot of stress on your body, and are full of sugar and calories. If you drink even a little too much, you may notice differences in your digestion, headaches, nausea, sluggishness, and other toxic side effects.
3. Not getting enough sleep: Even though you’re not putting anything harmful in your body, not getting enough sleep can be harmful to you. Follow these tips to fall asleep faster and understand why sleep is so important.
4. Eating fast food and frozen food: Even if you think you’re getting a good meal from a frozen dinner, the important minerals and vitamins have probably been cooked out of the foods already. Fast food tends to have a lot of extra salt, fat and artificial flavoring, all of which add unnecessary toxins to your body and make you feel weighted down.
5. Short temper: If you’re constantly getting angry at people or suspecting them of cheating you out of something, your mind is never at peace. Learn to relax by learning to fix a short temper.
6. Over dieting: Though a good diet that’s free of fast food, junk food and too much alcohol is an important step in detoxifying your body and mind, over dieting can be harmful as well. If you’re depriving your body of nutrients or causing your body stress by binging and purging, you need to change your dieting habits.
7. Clutter: A cluttered home causes emotional stress. Increase productivity and give yourself a sense of calm by taking out the trash, cleaning the dishes and reducing clutter.
8. Being negative: Get rid of negative thoughts and feelings, and you’ll find that a life filled with feelings of gratitude, optimism and perspective will make you more successful and happy.
9. Caffeine addiction: Being addicted to caffeine can be a serious problem for some people: too much coffee affects sleep patterns, energy levels, social skills, concentration and focus, and job performance. Get tips for breaking the caffeine habit here.
10. Isolation: Taking time out for yourself is a good way to get centered, but spending too much time alone isn’t good for your spirit. Visit a neighbor or family member for a little social interaction, which will keep you from feeling depressed and lonely.

Detox Diets

Though detox diets can be controversial, less extreme diets full of fresh fruits and vegetables will give you more energy, a brighter complexion and a stronger immune system.

11. The Detox Diet: Find a list of good foods and harmful foods, as well as a sample menu here.
12. Free Detox Diet Plan: Some readers may find this diet to be too limiting, but it offers a good example of the types of foods you should be eating if you want to detox your system.
13. The Master Cleanse: The Diet Channel explains the benefits and plan for the Master Cleanse detox diet here.
14. Macrobiotic Diet: Today’s version of the popular macrobiotic diet features low-fat, high fiber foods which decrease your chances of getting cancer. Dieters on this plan will eat lots of whole grains, vegetables, soy products, local fruit, beans, and sometimes fish or seafood.
15. Organic Raw Food Diet: Raw foods often contain a lot of pesticides, but the organic raw food diet gives your body healthy, low-fat food, plenty of vitamins and nutrients, and a minimum amount of toxins.
16. Cabbage Soup Diet: Some say this diet is unbalanced, but it does allow other foods like skim milk, certain meats and tomatoes to be consumed, making it a less painful detox diet.
17. 3-Day Detox Diet Recipes: Get creative with your recipes when you’re on the 3-day detox diet by making breakfast patties, spinach pie, raw chocolate pudding and more.
18. Martha’s Vineyard Diet Detox: This extremely popular diet challenges dieters to not chew for 21 days. Instead, you’ll detoxify by drinking vegetable and fruit drinks.
19. 1 Week Detox Diet Plan: This diet allows you to eat potatoes, rice, fruits and even macaroni while detoxifying your body.
20. Top 7 Detox Herbs That Cleanse Your Body of Excessive Toxins: Introduce juniper berries, Psyllium seeds and basil into your diet to help your bladder, kidneys, skin and overall health.

Feng Shui Tips

You don’t have to redesign your entire home to implement some of the most effective elements of feng shui, which reduces stress, promotes harmony and eliminates toxic energy.

21. Remove furniture from a room’s entry: Keep furniture and clutter away from the doorway of any room to promote calm and the free flow of energy. You’ll be able to appreciate the room better if you aren’t running into any obstacles as soon as you step in the room.
22. Introduce natural light: Introduce natural light into your home or office to improve your energy level.
23. Move your bed so that your head is away from the door: Sleep better at night by positioning your bed so that your head isn’t resting towards the door.
24. Eat organic: Organic foods actually promote good feng shui and good energy, so make sure your kitchen is stocked with organic vegetables and grains.
25. Get rid of clutter: This guide has tips for clearing out the clutter according to feng shui.
26. Take into account the five feng shui elements: By understanding that water, fire, wood, metal and earth elements have a significant effect on your energy and serenity, you will be able to successfully design your space in a way that makes you more productive and peaceful.
27. Paint your kitchen: A pastel colored kitchen is supposed to promote positive energy for you and your family.
28. Construct arches: You can construct arches, which promote harmony, by painting them on your walls or modifying doorways.
29. Leave 3 feet between furniture: Arrange your furniture so that at least 3 feet of open space remains between each piece. This technique encourages the flow of energy and will ease your mind.
30. Decorate with earth tones: To promote a sense of calm and comfort, decorate organically by using earth tones and earth materials like wood and clay.

How-to Guides

Follow these how-to guides to detoxify everything from your liver to your desk.

31. 10 Ways to Detoxify Your Body: Gaim’s tips for detoxifying your body include fasting, which rests your organs and improves blood circulation.
32. How To Detox: This blog features videos, diets, products and more to help anyone find a detox program that works for them.
33. Detox for Health: This website has lots of information and support for detoxing, including getting in the right state of mind.
34. How to Detox Your Body: Watch these videos about colon cleansing, using water to detox, fasting and exercising to introduce yourself to different methods of detoxification.
35. Detoxify Your Life: The Beautiful Women blog challenges readers to detoxify everything from their refrigerators to their address books to their calendars.
36. Organize Your Desk in 8 Steps: Help your mind relax by organizing your desk with this guide.
37. How to Detox: This simple guide encourages you to exercise and drink certain liquids to detox your body.
38. Declutter 101: Cut Clutter at Home: If you’re feeling overwhelmed because of your messy home, use this guide to help you cut clutter each step of the way.
39. Meditation: Relax your mind and de-stress with these meditation tips.
40. 5 Simple and Effective Steps to Relax Your Body and Calm Your Nerves: Learn how to breathe correctly and tune out external distractions and toxins with this guide.

Everyday Tips

These very simple tips can be practiced everyday and will result in a less toxic, more even-balanced body and spirit.

41. Volunteer: Doing something good for others will help you focus on the positive, gain a little perspective and eliminate negative thoughts, at least for a little while.
42. Smile: Smiling forces you to indulge in your sense of humor and reach out to others; plus, it’s a proactive step towards ridding yourself of negativity and cynicism.
43. Take deep breaths: Give your body fresh air, exercise your internal organs and detoxify your entire system by taking deep breaths.
44. Make your own juice: Dr. David Williams encourages readers to make their own juice to get the right kinds of vitamins in an eco-friendly way. Adding beet juice sweetens your juice naturally and is good for your liver and gall bladder.
45. Go to the bathroom: It’s important to have regular bowel movements, and holding it in too long can cause an infection. Go when you need to go!
46. Wash fresh fruits and vegetables: If you don’t buy organic fruits and vegetables, wash them before preparing them for a meal to rinse off at least some of the pesticides and toxins.
47. Indulge in physical contact: Hug, kiss, or just hold hands to reduce stress.
48. Walk or ride your bike: Reduce the pollutants in your city or neighborhood by walking or riding your bike to the store, instead of fueling up your vehicle just for a short trip.
49. Use your senses: Center yourself organically by using your senses. Carole Fogarty explains that "bringing awareness into your five senses smell, taste, touch, sight and sound directs energy away from your mind and back into your body where it should be."
50. Add garlic to your diet: Garlic "activates liver enzymes" which clean out your system and help you detox.

Eliminating Chemicals and Toxins

Harmful chemicals and toxins can be found everywhere, and there’s a treatment for each one. Read this list to find out which herbal supplements help your body fight off toxins and which chemicals you can easily banish from your home.

51. Take Vitamin C: Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that is "essential for detoxification," according to Shelley R. Kramer of Health-Communications.com.
52. The 10 Best Detox Oils: Cypress, geranium, fennel and mandarin are some of the oils and scents that help your body eliminate toxins.
53. Make your own cleaning supplies: One of the latest green trends is to make your own cleaning supplies that are free of toxins and harmful chemicals.
54. Non Toxic Gardening: Avoid using harmful pesticides and chemicals by making your own compost and buying recycled gardening products.
55. Use a non-motorized mower: Gas-powered lawn mowers can emit very high levels of carbon monoxide and harmful air pollution.
56. Reduce indoor air pollution: Learn about the sources of indoor air pollution in your home like poor ventilation systems, dirty filters and more.
57. Wear green fashion: Many organic fashions are non-toxic and eco-friendly, so you’ll be helping your body and your conscience.
58. Shop for green cleaning supplies: If you don’t have time to make your own cleaning supplies, use this guide to know what ingredients and warnings to watch out for when shopping.
59. Practice natural pet care: A lot of pet products and foods contain toxins that are dangerous for your pet and your family. Use natural pet products to eliminate pesticides and chemicals.
60. Use nontoxic makeup and personal care items: Detoxify your skin by applying green makeup products and researching nontoxic personal care items.

Easy and Natural Detoxification

For an easy and natural detox plan, follow these tips.

61. Turn off the TV: Free your mind of all of the chatter, gossip and useless information on TV. You’ll benefit from the time alone with your thoughts and the silence.
62. Spend time outside: Taking a walk outside or reading a book in your yard will quickly make you feel more connected to your community and nature.
63. Visit friends and family: Your friends and family know you best, so visit with your loved ones for comfortable, relaxed social interaction.
64. Take natural supplements: Taking your vitamins is probably the easiest and fastest way to get your essential nutrients each day. Natural supplements are free of synthetics.
65. Drink water: Flush out your system by drinking lots of water.
66. Stop using air fresheners: The Out There Blog discusses the pollutants in air fresheners and offers alternative ways to make your home smell nice without toxins.
67. Clean out your inbox: Organizing your inbox by deleting old messages and moving important e-mails to separate folders will help you focus and de-clutter your mind.
68. Unsubscribe to magazines and feeds: Evaluate how many blogs and magazines you read each day and start eliminating the excess material. You’ll empty your mind of catty gossip and frivolous information while keeping your home and office more organized.
69. Be flexible: Dr. Rob on Discovery Health explains that avoiding stubborn feelings and going with the flow keeps stress levels down.
70. Eat chocolate: Besides being a happy little treat to indulge in, chocolate has magnesium, which is a natural mood stabilizer.

Promoting Energy, Productivity and Calm

Part of the detoxification process includes focusing on positive energy and promoting a calm, productive mind. These tips will help you stay focused, alert and in control.

71. Visit a therapist: Even if you haven’t been diagnosed with depression or another type of emotional or mental hardship, visiting a therapist can help you deal with your feelings in a healthy way and make you feel more capable of running your life the way you want.
72. Open the windows: Let in some of the natural elements by opening a window…even if it’s raining outside. Breathing in fresh air will calm you down naturally.
73. Wake up the right way: In the article "9 Ways to Detox a Crowded Mind," Carole Fogarty proposes waking up "gently with only invited thoughts."
74. Make lists: Promote productivity by making lists.
75. Avoid meetings: Zen Habits encourages busy professionals to avoid meetings if you can in order to be more productive and keep your focus.
76. Take a quick nap: The Dumb Little Man is a big fan of the power nap, which can give you "a shot of physical and mental energy in the middle of your day."
77. Eat strategically: This list of foods, including red bell pepper and salmon, published on Runner’s World are supposed to be good for boosting energy and sharpening your mind.
78. Give yourself a reality check: Stress often goes up when we lose perspective and think irrationally. Give yourself a reality check to quickly de-stress and detox your mind.
79. Let yourself react: This news article explains that letting yourself panic or react in a natural way is good for your overall mental health. Storing up bad emotions is toxic for your mind and your body.
80. Find time for yourself: Slow down and make time for yourself in order to regroup and reprioritize according to the things and people that are most important for you. This strategy will help you feel more in control, more relaxed and more confident that what you do each day is important.

Exercise Tips

Exercising is one of the best ways to detox your body. Read this list for general exercise tips, as well as plans and routines that supplement detox diets.

81. Stretch: Even if you don’t have enough time for a full workout, stretch a little throughout the day to keep your blood flowing and your body flexible.
82. Schedule it in: Don’t wait until you have a free block of time to exercise. Scheduling it in ahead of time will help you stick to your plan.
83. Pick something you enjoy: If you hate yoga, don’t do sign up for a class just because you think it’s the right thing to do. You can detoxify with any kind of exercise, including organized sports or running.
84. Tune everything else out: Use your exercise time as an excuse to tune out your responsibilities and focus only on yourself, your goals and your relaxation.
85. Tips for Exercise Success: Read this article from the American Heart Association to help you get back in the game and enjoy exercise.
86. Tai Chi: This post from Stepcase Lifehack shares 15 different tips for "restart[ing] the exercise habit," including commit for thirty days, make it fun, and reward yourself.
87. Go on a cleansing retreat: Retreats like this one are designed to help you detox by benefiting from yoga, community spirit and the outdoors.
88. Pilates: Pilates is another workout that helps your mind and body detox.
89. Exercise at work: Desktop yoga and other simple exercises can be done at work, helping workaholics detox anytime.

Cleansing and General Detox

From going to a sauna to drinking lots of cranberry juice to giving yourself a dry skin brushing treatment, these cleansing and general detox tips round out our list.

91. Consume high-fiber foods: These foods will clean out your digestive tract.
92. Green tea: Green tea has a host of health benefits, including as a gentle detoxifying agent.
93. Cranberry juice: 100% cranberry juice — not cranberry juice concentrate — flushes out your system, helping your kidneys and bladder.
94. Colon cleansing: This article from Heather Johnstone, Ph.D., R.N., and A.P.N. gives an overview of colon cleansing here.
95. Go to a sauna: Going to a sauna will make you sweat enough to clean out your pores and your system.
96. Apple cider vinegar: Adding apple cider vinegar to your meals or drinks helps your metabolism, digestion, and complexion, as well as the functionality of your liver, bladder and kidneys.
97. Dry skin brushing: Dry skin brushing, according to Detox.org, stimulates the lymph system and gives your body a detoxifying boost. Skin brushing involves using a brush made of vegetable bristles to brush each part of your body in the direction of your heart.
98. Ion Cleanse Electronic Detoxification System: This method uses a certain magnetic machine to neutralize and then pull out toxins from your pores.
99. Herbal cleansing: Herbal cleansing is a more economical and less involved cleansing method.
100. Head to a detox spa: Read reviews of detox spas here to get an idea of the different detox plans and diets used at each one.
101. Eat broccoli sprouts: Broccoli sprouts have more "cancer-fighting, enzyme-stimulating" nutrients than regular broccoli.

General

Here are a few simple ways you can change your thinking in a way that can have a positive impact on your health.

1. Get out negative emotions. Letting negative feelings and emotions build up can cause negative health effects as they stress you out and make you feel bad overall. Give yourself an outlet to think about and deal with these emotions rather than just ignoring them.
2. Try hypnotism. Many people report that hypnotism allows them to change their thoughts and behaviors. While it may not work for you, it doesn’t hurt to try it out to see if it can’t help you to change your thinking about bad habits and negative attitudes.
3. Realize change is possible. When reflecting on things you want to change in your life, don’t get discouraged by goals that seem far off. Remind yourself of things you’ve changed in the past and use that to motivate you to change things from unhealthy habits to the way you deal with stress.
4. Think about things that energize you. If you’re feeling run down you may be able to use your brain instead of caffeine to give yourself a jolt of energy. Try thinking about things you love to do or that you’re excited about taking on. This may wake you up enough to get you started on your day.
5. Imagine yourself aging more slowly. They say you’re only as old as you feel, and that can be true if you think young. Visualize yourself aging more slowly and staying healthier longer and you may have a better chance of actually doing so.
6. Feel in control. Don’t let things in your life override the way you feel or think. Use your thoughts to figure out a way to get control of a situation whether it’s at work, at home or your entire life.
7. Embrace your faith. Studies have shown that having faith can have a big impact on your recovery from illness and possibly your overall health as well. If you do have a faith that you follow, make it a part of your mental wellness routine.
8. Trust in yourself. You won’t be able to change much with your thinking if the first thing that comes to mind is how you’ll likely fail. Trust that you can make a difference in any aspect of your life you want to bring more happiness or well-being to and chances are you will.
9. Be honest. There isn’t much use in trying to think yourself healthy if what you’re thinking is a lie. Be honest with yourself about your past, good or bad, and commit yourself to thinking about making realistic, healthy choices.
10. Live consciously. Don’t blindly go through life eating what is put in front of you or doing things just because they may be easier even though they may harm you in the long run. Follow your own thinking and make your own decisions about everything that comes into your life.
11. Accept what comes your way. There are some things in life that there is no way to change, no matter how much you think about them. Learning to turn your thoughts to acceptance rather than forcing things to change is a big part in maintaining mental and physical health.
12. Forgive yourself. We all make mistakes, do things we regret and go back on our word sometimes. Don’t let minor setbacks destroy the positive thoughts you have for yourself. Forgive yourself for these transgressions and start over fresh the next day.

Dealing With Stress

Stress can have a big effect on physical and mental health. Here are some ways to think yourself free of it.

13. Meditate regularly. Numerous studies have shown that meditation can have a very beneficial impact on the brain and even change how your brain processes things over time. Make time in your schedule for meditation and you may learn to control your stress and your mind.
14. Relax and let stress go. You can use your thoughts to help rid yourself of stresses. When you’re feeling overwhelmed take a minute to relax and focus your thoughts on something else. Over time, you may be able to better handle the big and little stresses that come your way.
15. Think about each breath. It can help to focus your thoughts and draw stress away if you make a conscious effort to think about each breath as you take it in and out. It will help relax you and bring you more in touch with your body’s rhythms.
16. Control your thoughts at bedtime. For many who are stressed, getting to sleep at night can be a challenge. Use your thoughts to shove out all the worries and tasks that are floating around and to concentrate on relaxing, restful thoughts even if that means just counting sheep.
17. Prepare mentally for bed. Before you ever hit the sack, make sure your mind is ready to sleep. Start creating a thought routine that will get you ready both mentally and physically for bed and help you get the sleep you need to be happy and healthy.
18. Revise your dreams. If you find yourself haunted by bad dreams or awoken multiple times throughout the night by them, learn to use your mind to control them as they are happening. This lucid dreaming will allow you to turn nightmares into happier dreams and allow you to get the rest you need.
19. Concentrate on each muscle individually. One way to relax is to concentrate on each muscle individually in your body and relaxing them, bit by bit. By the time you’re through you should be in a completely restful state and you’ll have your mind power to thank.
20. Allow yourself to daydream. Daydreams are often are body’s way of taking control when we need a break from the stresses of our busy lives. Give yourself a chance to daydream now and then without interrupting with thoughts of things you should be doing.
21. Stop worrying. Many people fall into a mental pattern of worrying constantly about things to the point that it causes them a great amount of stress and anxiety. When you feel worries coming on, train your brain to start thinking about other kinds of thoughts.
22. Set aside time to think. With busy lives it can be hard to find time to just think, let alone organize your thoughts and prepare for the next day. Give yourself a few minutes each day, whether it’s during your commute or before you go to bed, to let your mind wander and think about your future, your relationships or whatever else it wants.
23. Write in a journal. It can be helpful when trying to direct your thoughts and emotions to write them down in a journal. This can be a great way to vent out negative feelings and emotions and to let you track your progress in making changes in your life.
24. Use color to control your thinking. Having trouble relaxing or waking up in the morning? Colors can have a big impact on how we perceive things. Make your bedroom full of soothing colors like greens and blues to help you get to sleep and try wearing a bright color when you wake up to see if it gives you a little extra pep. By using your natural associations with colors, you may be able to change your thinking.

Illness and Disease

If are you are faced with potential illness or disease here are some ways you can use the power of your brain to improve your chances of recovery.

25. Don’t think about the pain. Studies have shown that when people are distracted from a pain source they feel it much less intensely than when they are concentrating on it. Use your brain to distract yourself away from your pain whether it’s a simple headache or something more serious so you can feel better and get through your day.
26. Concentrate on getting better. This may sound like something your mother would say to you to keep you from jumping back into work or taking care of yourself but it can actually be true. Those who focus their thoughts and energy on getting better more quickly are actually more likely to do so.
27. Believe in your treatments. If you go into a treatment, whether it’s for something serious like cancer or something more innocuous, thinking that it won’t work you’re actually lowering the chances that it will work. Patients who go into treatment with a positive outlook have a better chance of a positive outcome so try changing your thinking. After all, it can’t hurt.
28. Imagine you have a strong immune system. Some studies have shown that you may be able to stimulate your immune system simply by thinking about it. If you feel a cold coming on, try picturing your immune system putting up roadblocks to stop the infection. It may sound silly, but it just might work.
29. Picture your body fighting off infections. Along those same lines, whether you have a sinus infection or a serious illness, you may be able to take a shot at helping clear it up by concentrating on eradicating it with your mind. Imagine your body fighting off the infection bit by bit and it might do just that.
30. Listen to your body. Because people are often so busy they may fail to notice signs from their body that something is wrong until it’s too late. You know when something is wrong with you and you don’t feel normal. Don’t put these thoughts aside, instead, listen to them and try to figure out just where they’re coming from so you can get help for whatever may be troubling you.
31. Find a positive and friendly doctor. Patients who have a doctor with a positive outlook on their recovery and who treat them with a friendly and understanding demeanor are much more likely to positive outcomes from their treatment than those that do not. Find a doctor that can help you go into treatment with a positive outlook and you may improve your health in the process.
32. Believe in miracles. Crazy things happen every day and there is no reason to think that they can’t happen to you. Believe even when there is little hope that there is still a chance for a cure or treatment of your illness. While there is no guarantee, thinking positively may have more of an effect on your wellness than you realize.
33. Don’t fear treatments. If you go in for medical treatments fearful and scared you may be causing yourself more of a chance of future complications. Find a doctor you trust and bring along a family member to help keep you calm and in a good state of mind before you go under.
34. Relax to save your gums. It has been shown that stress and worry are a major cause of gum disease or at least exasperate existing cases. To avoid this sometimes painful and dangerous condition, allow yourself to relax and think more positively about your life in general.
35. Tell yourself you will get pregnant. Many women who have trouble conceiving may find that they finally do after they imagine the process happening. While it certainly isn’t a guarantee of success, giving your body a little vote of confidence and positivism may be just what you need to finally become pregnant.
36. Take time to deal with negative things. Finding out you have a serious illness or a potentially fatal disease can be heartbreaking and any person would be upset. Give yourself time to fully think through and deal with these feelings until you find that you can think about them rationally. Only then will you be able to adapt a truly positive outlook and influence your wellness in a genuine way.
37. Stop thinking of yourself as a sick person. When you are constantly thinking of yourself as being sick you may be resigning yourself to that fate not only mentally but physically as well. By thinking of yourself as becoming well again you may motivate your bodily systems to kick into gear and give whatever’s plaguing you the boot.
38. Don’t milk injuries. Along those same lines, if you are hurt don’t pretend to be more hurt than you really are to get sympathy. You may end up actually causing yourself to be sicker than you were in the first place by convincing your body that you’re unwell.
39. Understand that sometimes its all in the mind. Not all illnesses have a physical cause, some are the result of built up negative feelings, stress, and thoughts that you are carrying around. If you can’t find the reason you’re in pain or don’t feel well, try changing the way you’re thinking to see if that can make an impact.
40. Don’t expect pain. When you expect something to hurt or to have a negative side effect you increase the chances that it will. Studies have shown that patients who were told a treatment would hurt or who were advised it may cause headaches were more likely to experience these side effects than patients who were not. So allow whatever treatment you’re going in for to be whatever it will be and deal with it as it comes.
41. Don’t place blame for illness. Many patients sabotage their ability to think positively about their illnesses by blaming themselves for getting them in the first place, feeling that they could have had less stress, eaten better or done a number of things to prevent them. While this may or may not be true, it doesn’t change the present. Don’t wallow in the past, instead turn your thoughts to how you can positively deal with the present and make an impact on your future.

Emotional Health

A big part of your overall health is your happiness. Here are some ways you can boost your mental outlook just by changing your thoughts.

42. Concentrate on happiness. Want to be happy? Then start thinking happy. Focus your thoughts on things that make you smile and blessings in your life and you’ll see a turn around in your mood in no time.
43. Focus on positive aspects. There are always going to be situations in our lives that seem downright rotten at first. But you can help make them more bearable by focusing on the positive and when you feel yourself getting down training your brain to go to these kind of thoughts instead of those that make you feel worse.
44. Start each day with optimism. It’s easy to roll out of bed in the morning because you feel you have to or you are afraid of the negative consequences if you don’t. This starts your whole day on avoiding bad things instead of seeking out the good. Remind yourself of a positive thing you want to get up for each morning and focus on that.
45. Smile. You may be in a bad mood but if you force yourself to appear like you’re in a good one you may actually start to be.
46. Change your inner dialogue. If all your thoughts about things involve negative terms, worst-case scenarios and doom and gloom you’re not doing yourself any favors health wise. Change the way you talk to yourself to a more positive, motivating voice. You’ll be happier and in the long run healthier too.
47. Reverse thoughts. If you catch yourself heading down a path to negativity stop yourself in your tracks and turn those negative thoughts into positive ones. Over time you’ll improve your mood and make it easier to get through your day.
48. Give yourself compliments. Do something great today? Looking sexy in a new outfit? Give yourself a compliment and acknowledge your accomplishment. Do this often enough and you may be able to influence your self esteem and think about yourself in a whole different light.
49. Use positive words in your thoughts. It’s very easy to fall into the habit of using negative words in your thoughts, but it’s also just as easy to replace those negative words with positive ones. Instead of saying "I’ll never be able to do this" think "This will be hard, but I know I can do it."
50. Put positive energy out there. Some people believe that you get back what you give out. Whether you subscribe to that theory or not, you won’t be hurting yourself any by taking on a more positive and upbeat attitude and making others around you feel good.
51. Expect the best. Excited about pursuing a new career?  Then expect the best outcome in your search.  When you expect the worst to happen sometimes you get your wish. Always assume that the outcome of a situation will be a positive one. You may not always be right, but you won’t have to spend hours moping about how you knew you wouldn’t be.
52. Think of happy memories. You may be in the middle of the worst day of work ever and all you want to do is crawl under your desk and cry but you can help make a little bright spot in all that horribleness by thinking about things that you’ve done that have made you happy. Maybe a great trip with friends, watching your children play or special moments with a spouse or loved one.
53. Be friendly to yourself and others. Sometimes when you think the best of others you help them to see themselves in that light as well. You’ll feel better about having positive relationships with others and who knows, maybe your kindness will be returned just when you need it.

Diet

Help yourself stick to a healthy diet with these mental exercises.

54. Control your cravings. Want to get your cravings under control? Try to think about how you’ll feel if you indulge them. LIkely you’ll feel guilty and beat yourself up about it. Focus instead on how you’ll feel if you don’t cave. Probably pretty good. Give yourself that positive mental reinforcement and you’ll be able to more easily stay on track.
55. Actively remember your last meal. Studies have shown that when people take the time to actively recall what they had at their last meal that they actually felt fuller and snacked less than those who didn’t. See if this method can work to help curb your desire to snack away, even if you don’t need it.
56. Concentrate on food while eating. You may find that you’ll eat less overall if you concentrate on your food at every meal and enjoy it slowly. This concentration will allow you to get more joy out of eating as well as help you to feel more satisfied at the end.
57. Visualize yourself as slimmer. Want to shed a few pounds? Then stop thinking about yourself as a fat person. Visualize yourself as the slim, trim person you want to be. The more you concentrate on that person, the harder you’ll work to attain that goal.
58. Understand your hunger. Not all hunger is based on a true need to eat. It can be caused by loneliness, anger, sadness and a variety of other emotional and psychological issues. When you feel yourself getting the desire to eat, take a minute to think about whether or not you’re truly hungry or if you’re just trying to fill some other kind of need.
59. Don’t beat yourself up. When making any big change in your life you’re bound to have relapses and fall back on your old ways. The same goes for eating well. Don’t be too hard on yourself for these occasional slip ups. Remind yourself of all the times you didn’t cave and simply start over again.
60. Reward yourself mentally. Not all rewards have to be physical. If you’ve done a great job keeping up with eating healthy foods give yourself some credit. Think about how much better you feel and all the benefits you’re getting from this new, healthy lifestyle.

Fitness

Help yourself meet your fitness goals by changing your mind set with these suggestions.

61. Think about exercise. Studies have shown that you may be able to get some moderate physical benefits from just thinking about working out. So if you can’t make it to the gym, try concentrating on thinking about all the exercises you would have done. While it’s no real substitute, it beats thinking about cupcakes and french fries to keep you in shape.
62. Get into the right frame of mind. If you go into a workout thinking it’s going to be terrible and not being able to wait until its over the experience will be miserable and you’re likely to get little benefit from it. Change your mind set before you hit the gym and focus on all the good you’re doing yourself by working out as well as the long term benefits you’ll reap.
63. Think of yourself as healthy. Imagining yourself as a lazy bum isn’t going to motivate you to truly be healthy. Sometimes thinking about yourself as a happy, healthy person can be all you need to make that a reality.
64. Make it a game. You can use your thoughts to make working out a game. Make bets with yourself as to how much you can do, challenge yourself mentally while on the treadmill and even use the people working out around you to keep you entertained.
65. Think of exercise as fun. If you think of exercise as a chore it very likely will be. Think of it instead as an opportunity and one that is giving you the chance to live a longer, healthier life. Try working out during your favorite TV show or listening to a great song while running to make working out more closely associated with good things in your mind.
66. Envision the negative effects of your bad habits. Can’t seem to stop smoking or eating poorly? Take a moment to focus your thoughts on the possible negative outcomes of these behaviors. Is it really no big deal if you can get cancer or have a heart attack? These kind of thoughts can help you get serious about changing these habits.
67. Celebrate small victories. Are you finally able to run a mile without having to stop? Can you now touch your toes? These little steps in fitness should be a big deal to you. Give yourself a mental party for your accomplishments and share them with whomever is willing to listen.
68. Think of your body differently. Many people avoid gyms because they feel they are too fat or because they have low self-esteem. Get your mind to start thinking about your body in a positive light, whether you’re just starting out or well into a fitness program. When you’re happier with the way you look you’re actually likely to make more progress and feel more confident at the end of the day.

Personal Development

Help yourself meet your own goals and be happier and healthier overall with these mental tricks.

69. Visualize yourself meeting goals. Whether you want to quit smoking, lose ten pounds or get the promotion you have a better chance of doing so if you visualize yourself reaching the goal. It may sound silly but you may work harder once you have a clear image of what success looks like.
70. Downplay cynicism, ill will and envy. These kind of negative thoughts won’t bring anything good your way. Instead, turn your thoughts about others into a more positive light and remind yourself that no one controls your happiness but you.
71. Remind yourself of your successes. Even in the face of a total failure don’t allow yourself to wallow. Pick yourself up and start thinking of all the times you have succeeded at something rather than failed. This can help you get back onto the saddle and on the road to future successes.
72. Visualize the future. Do you know where you want to be in five years? If it isn’t working at your current job or even in the city you’re living in then it may be time to sit down and have a good long think about how you can start heading your life in the right direction. Once you’ve got a goal in mind you can start thinking about ways to meet it and focusing your thoughts on this instead.
73. Think about what means most to you. Many people do things simply because they are convenient or easy without really considering what the most important things in life are to them. Focus your thoughts and energy on those things that are most important and you’ll start leading a happier and more fulfilling life.
74. Make your goals realistic. While it’s good to be ambitious, there are some things that may be setting yourself up for disappointment. Set goals that are realistic for yourself and set your thoughts to meeting these goals.
75. Fake it until you make it. Sometimes all it takes to be successful is to pretend that you are already are successful. By believing that you will meet your goals one day, and acting the part, you may actually be setting yourself up for future success.