Resources

The Naturopathic doctors of Aspire Natural Health are always open to speaking to groups. If you know of a group that would be interested, or would like to coordinate a speaking engagement for a group you participate in we would be more than happy to work with you.  Please call or email us and let us know.

Note on multi-level marketing (MLM)

The doctors of Aspire Natural Health do not use or recommend multi-level marketed products (supplements and devices). Our general experience has been that the vast majority of these products are not therapeutically powerful enough and/or too expensive for the benefit we see to our patients. If you sell MLM products, we are not interested in carrying or selling these products. If you use MLM products and feel you have benefited we encourage you to continue, and we are happy to work with you and honor your wishes in terms of supplementation.

Links

The following links are provided for education and entertainment. Please note that we have no control over content of the following sites and have tried to note when there may be something people may find objectionable.

It is our belief that everyone has a piece of the truth and no one has the entirety of the truth. Please do not take any of the sites to be our full opinion on a topic. We almost never agree with all of what an individual or organization says, but find the following sites to all contain valuable information.

If you have a site that you find helpful and would like to share with others (no solicitations please!) please let us know. If any of the links are broken, please drop us a line so we can fix them.

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Naturopathic Medicine

Medical

Pracitioners

Food

Artists

Mental/Emotional

Environment

Botanical Medicine

Miscellaneous


Naturopathic Medicine (back to top)

Bastyr University
The alma mater of Dr. Gerstmar. Considered the pre-eminent Naturopathic medical school in the world. Bastyr University is known for its emphasis on the integration of the latest science into the Naturopathic curriculum.

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CNME
CNME is recognized by the US Department of Education as the agency that accredits professional Naturopathic medical schools. This helps to differentiate these schools from mail order programs offering “diplomas” or certificates in Naturopathy.

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AANP
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. The national organization that supports Naturopathic medicine.

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WANP
The Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians. The organization that supports Naturopathic medicine in the state of Washington.

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Medical (back to top)

WebMD
A website thate provides valuable information on conventional medical diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

A good website to educate and inform yourself about what the conventional system says about different diseases or conditions. While WebMD is a good source of information about conventional medicine, we highly recommend taking their information on natural medicine with a large grain of salt.

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Emedicine
A site from WebMD, it is very similar in providing valuable information on conventional medical diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Once again, we highly recommend taking their information on natural medicine with a large grain of salt.

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Washington Poison Center
We highly recommend having their number around your house. Hopefully you’ll never need it, but if you do, you really need it.

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Practitioners (back to top)

Eastside Acupuncture
Todd Hymel is an experienced acupuncturist with years of practice under his belt.  He treats all patients, but specializes in pain conditions, as well as skin disorders.

Lumina Natural Health
A fellow Naturopathic doctor Deborah Epstein.  A fine physician who practices in a similar patient-centered way.  She deals with a lot of digestive issues, and is in Ballard, for individuals seeking Naturopathic care on Seattle’s West Side.



Food (back to top)

World's Healthiest Foods
A website containing a wealth of information on food.

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GAPS Diet
A variation of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), a therapeutic diet shown to be quite useful in repairing the digestive system and in treating a wide variety of conditions.

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SCD Web Library
A website containing a huge amount of information about the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). Aside from information this site also provides links to web groups for support for those on the SCD diet.

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Weston A Price Foundation
An organization devoted to promoting the consumption of animal products in a whole-food and ecologically minded eating pattern. A refreshing change from the conventional dietary wisdom that is so often flawed.

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International Association of Cholesterol Skeptics
If there is one modern medical myth that is deeply engrained in the American psyche it is that cholesterol causes heart disease. This group of highly educated and informed scientists and doctors have collectively shown that our fixation on cholesterol is a mistake.

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Garden of Eating
Website for the book “The Garden of Eating”. A highly recommended book that focuses on a produce-dominated diet.

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Blog of Michael Eades MD
The blog of Dr. Eades, co-author of Protein Power and proponent of a low-carbohydrate diet to treat a variety of medical conditions. Contains a variety of well-written and informative entries about low carbohydrate eating, critiques of scientific studies, and honest thoughts.

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Mental/Emotional (back to top)

Bruce Lipton, PhD
A biologist who has been instrumental in bringing the “new biology” into the mainstream. While many people believe that our genes are the ultimate masters of our fate, Bruce Lipton has shown this to be untrue. Liberating and highly recommended.

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Emotional Freedom Technique
The website for Emotional Freedom Technique, a simple type of acupressure that many people have found amazing success with. EFT was created to deal with emotional issues but many people have found it useful for a whole range of issues. The site offers a free workbook to get started with the technique.

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Zen Habits Blog
The blog of a man who decided to simplify his life and inspire others to do so.

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Environment (back to top)

EWG
The Environmental Working Group is a national watchdog organization that keeps abreast of all of the latest information about threats to your health and the environment.

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Story of Stuff
An entertaining and informative video that sheds new light on our “stuff”.

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Botanical Medicine (back to top)

Henriette's Herbal
A wonderful website with a huge amount of information on botanical medicine run by a practicing herbalist.

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Blog of Jonathan Treasure
The blog of a well-respected and very intelligent herbalist. Interesting posts and commentary on herbal medicine and the conventional system.

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Floracopeia
A company that sells wonderful essential oils. The founder’s vision is to create the highest quality essential oils while improving the environment and the lives of people around the world.

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Artists (back to top)

Gadin Group
The website of the designer who created this website along with my business cards and other materials. Professional, very helpful, and very reasonably priced. Highly recommended.

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Northwest Natural Imagery
An exceptional photographer based in Seattle. Some of his work hangs in our office.

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Miscellaneous (back to top)

Mercola
The website of an osteopathic doctor (DO) Joseph Mercola who has become hugely influential on the Internet. While we disagree with a good number of the things he promotes he is one of the leaders in spreading the message of “alternative” medicine. He offers a free newsletter that often contains interesting or informative articles.

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Vitamin D Foundation
A foundation founded to promote the health benefits of Vitamin D. With a huge amount of research pointing to the necessity of vitamin D for health, the conventional community is finally recognizing its importance.

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Hahnemann Labs
One of the premier homeopathic pharmacies in the United States.

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Sherry Tenpenny, DO
The issue of vaccines is a very hot-button topic in medicine for many people. We believe the only” right way” on this issue is self-education. Dr. Tenpenny presents loads of well-documented, well-researched information. No conspiracy theories or unsubstantiated claims in her work. Highly recommended.

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