ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Welcome to the Resources page where I post articles and share my favorite sites and podcasts related to the three areas of focus in my practice.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Websites and corresponding free podcasts from some of the best Functional Medicine doctors around. I use these doctors' information in my work as a health and wellness coach. The list is in alphabetical order:
podcast: The Evan Brand Show, Functional Medicine Coach
Dr. Anna Cabeca, The Girlfriend Doctor
podcast: Medical Myths, Legends and Fairytales
podcast: New Frontiers in Functional Medicine, with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald
podcast: The Doctor’s Farmacy, with Dr. Mark Hyman
podcast: Broken Brain Podcast with Dhru Purohit, in partnership with Dr. Hyman
Facebook live: every Thursday at noon, PT
podcast: Revolution Health Radio, with Dr. Chris Kresser
Andrea Nakayama, Functional Nutritionist:
podcast: 15-minute Matrix
Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC - Digestion, Thyroid, and Functional Medicine Doctor:
podcast: Health, Nutrition, Functional Medicine, with Dr. Ruscio
Dr. Izabella Wentz, Thyroid Doctor
Free support for families who have loved ones with Alzheimer's disease or dementia
THIRD ACT
Discover your passion and re-invent your life:
Where grown-ups keep growing
Living in a green, vital and engaged community
Could Your 60s & 70s be the best decades of life?
An article in The Guardian
Explores home security options for seniors
Resources and articles on senior living, aging, caregiving and more
END OF LIFE
Death Positive and Conscious Dying Resources:
When Patients Choose to End Their Lives
The evolution of and purpose for medically assisted dying in the US
A NY Times article by Jennifer Miller on the growth of creative businesses focusing on end of life planning
It’s My Right: The Handmade Death
A film by Herta Sturmann about her mother’s conscious death
A presentation by Lucy Kalanithi, MD, for the Mission Hospice Author Services
An NPR report on how people are increasingly turning to doulas to facilitate end of life
Why Thinking About Death Helps You Have A Better Life
A short article about the Bhutanese culture of embracing and preparing for death
Interesting information defining conscious dying
A safe place to talk about death
A place to initiate conversations about death with your family or community
Considering your life review and legacy
Advance Planning websites to help you determine your wishes if you are unable to speak for yourself:
My end of life decisions and advance planning guide & toolkit
Comprehensive end-of-life planning resources
Go Wish online card game helps you identify and communicate your wished
Information about Palliative and Hospice Care:
NIH – Palliative Care Materials
Personal Stories
Alternatives to a Traditional Burial or Cremation:
Alternative burials and lotsa good articles
Bay Area Consumers Funeral Association
Extensive list of links for death and funeral related services
Overview of technology-enhanced burial options now and in the future
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