RESOURCES and LINKS
Fertility Awareness and
Natural Family Planning:
WEBSITES
The Fertility Awareness Center- www.fertaware.com
A NYC based resource for FAM education and home of the Fertility Awareness Network, to help locate teachers in your area and provide numerous FA resources.
Poriutivit- www.poriutivit.com
The Website of a International FA Colleague, Michal and her work in Israel and abroad.
Justisse - www.justisse.ca
A Canada based Fertility Awareness Organization offering 'Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner' certification and many other things.
The Red Web Foundation -www.redwebfoundation.org
Menstrual Health Awareness Organization
The Garden Of Fertility- www.gardenoffertility.com
Long-standing teacher Katie Singer's website
Taking Charge of your Fertility -www.tcoyf.com
from the writer of the text book by Toni Weschler
Woomb - www.woomb.org
A source of information regarding the The Billings Ovulation Method (another form of Natural Family Planning). Also a good source for effectiveness statistics.
Kindara: www.kindara.com
On-line fertility management system
BOOKS!
The Garden Of Fertility & Honoring Our Cycles- Katie Singer
Taking Charge of Your Fertility- Toni Weschler, MPH
The Art of Natural Family Planning- Jon and Sheila Kippling
Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition- Marilyn M. Shannon
Women's Studies/ Women's Health
Websites:
The National Women's Health Network: http://nwhn.org/
Books:
Honoring Menstruation -Lara Owen
The New Our Bodies Ourseves -by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective
A New View of a Woman's Body -by The Federation of Women’s Health Collective
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom -by Christine Northrup, M.D.
Women's Wheel of Life and Birth, Sex and Desire - Elizabeth Davis
Dear Lover -David Deida
Herbal Healing for Women -Rosemary Gladstar
Hygieia, A Woman's Herbal -Jeannine Parvate Baker
Healing Wise and Menopause, the Wise Woman Way -Susun Weed
Natural Healing in Gynecology -Rina Nissim
What your doctor won't tell you about Menopause -Jonathon Lee, MD
The National Women's Health Network: http://nwhn.org/
Books:
Honoring Menstruation -Lara Owen
The New Our Bodies Ourseves -by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective
A New View of a Woman's Body -by The Federation of Women’s Health Collective
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom -by Christine Northrup, M.D.
Women's Wheel of Life and Birth, Sex and Desire - Elizabeth Davis
Dear Lover -David Deida
Herbal Healing for Women -Rosemary Gladstar
Hygieia, A Woman's Herbal -Jeannine Parvate Baker
Healing Wise and Menopause, the Wise Woman Way -Susun Weed
Natural Healing in Gynecology -Rina Nissim
What your doctor won't tell you about Menopause -Jonathon Lee, MD
Food &
Nutrition
Websites and Organizations:
The Weston A. Price Foundation -www.westonaprice.org
Wise Food Ways of the Bay Area -www.wisefoodways.com
Eat Local- www.simplesteps.org/eat-local
Organic Consumers Association- www.organicconsumers.org
Books:
Nourishing Traditions - by Sally Fallon
Nutrition and Physical Regeneration - by Weston A. Price
Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition - by Marilyn Shannon
Cure Tooth Decay - Ramiel Nagel
Full Moon Feast -Jessica Prentice
Nutrition
Websites and Organizations:
The Weston A. Price Foundation -www.westonaprice.org
Wise Food Ways of the Bay Area -www.wisefoodways.com
Eat Local- www.simplesteps.org/eat-local
Organic Consumers Association- www.organicconsumers.org
Books:
Nourishing Traditions - by Sally Fallon
Nutrition and Physical Regeneration - by Weston A. Price
Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition - by Marilyn Shannon
Cure Tooth Decay - Ramiel Nagel
Full Moon Feast -Jessica Prentice
Pre-conception and Fertility
Books:
Pre-Conception: The Language Of Fertility - by Niravi Payne
Conquering Infertility, Alice Domar
The Natural Way to Better Babies, Pre-Conception Health Care for Prospective Parents
Healthy Parents, Better Babies, A Couple's Guide to Natural Pre-Conception Health Care
-Francesca Naish & Janette Roberts
Parenting Begins Before Conception - by Carista Luminare-Rosen
Conscious Conception - by Jeannine Parvati Baker
Pre-Conception: The Language Of Fertility - by Niravi Payne
Conquering Infertility, Alice Domar
The Natural Way to Better Babies, Pre-Conception Health Care for Prospective Parents
Healthy Parents, Better Babies, A Couple's Guide to Natural Pre-Conception Health Care
-Francesca Naish & Janette Roberts
Parenting Begins Before Conception - by Carista Luminare-Rosen
Conscious Conception - by Jeannine Parvati Baker
Healthy Living
Websites:
The Environmental Working Group- www.ewg.org
The Bioneers- www.bioneers.org
Grist- www.grist.org
Electromagnetic Radiation info- www.emrpolicy.org
The Environmental Working Group- www.ewg.org
The Bioneers- www.bioneers.org
Grist- www.grist.org
Electromagnetic Radiation info- www.emrpolicy.org
Midwifery
Websites:
Midwifery: Citizens for Midwifery: www.cfmidwifery.org
Midwives Alliance of North America: www.mana.org
Books:
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth -Henci Goer
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth -Ina May Gaskin
Pursuing the Birth Machine -Marsden Wagner
Birth in Four Cultures -Bridgette Jordan
Birth As an American Rite of Passage -Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
Midwifery: Citizens for Midwifery: www.cfmidwifery.org
Midwives Alliance of North America: www.mana.org
Books:
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth -Henci Goer
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth -Ina May Gaskin
Pursuing the Birth Machine -Marsden Wagner
Birth in Four Cultures -Bridgette Jordan
Birth As an American Rite of Passage -Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
Products
Reddy's Moon Pads: www.reddyspads.com
Cloth Diapers : www.puddlesplace.com
Supplements:
New Chapter : Very high quality whole-foods based supplements. www.newchapter.com
Garden of Life: My other favorite brand for nutritional supplementation. More info and purchasing available at: www.gardenoflife.com
Floradix: I recommend this product when iron supplementation is needed. It can be purchased at your local health food store. For more info visit: www.florahealth.com
Green Pastures: An excellent source for cod liver oil products www.greenpasture.org
Superfoods: www.brightearthfoods.com
Cloth Diapers : www.puddlesplace.com
Supplements:
New Chapter : Very high quality whole-foods based supplements. www.newchapter.com
Garden of Life: My other favorite brand for nutritional supplementation. More info and purchasing available at: www.gardenoflife.com
Floradix: I recommend this product when iron supplementation is needed. It can be purchased at your local health food store. For more info visit: www.florahealth.com
Green Pastures: An excellent source for cod liver oil products www.greenpasture.org
Superfoods: www.brightearthfoods.com