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Professional Organizations
www.acam.org
The American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM)
is a not-for-profit association dedicated to educating
physicians and other health care professionals on the latest
findings and emerging procedures in complementary, alternative
and integrative (CAIM) medicine. ACAM is the voice of
integrative medicine; our goals are to improve physician skills,
knowledge and diagnostic procedures as they relate to
complementary and alternative medicine; to support integrative
medicine research; and to develop awareness of alternative
methods of medical treatment. ACAM enables members of the public
to connect with physicians who take an integrative approach to
patient care and empowers people with information about
integrative medicine treatment options. Celebrating more than a
quarter century of service, ACAM represents more than 1,000
physicians in 30 countries. ACAM is the largest and oldest
organization of its kind in the world dedicated exclusively to
serving the needs of the integrative medicine industry.
www.aaem.com
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine was
founded in 1965, and is an international association of
physicians and other professionals interested in the clinical
aspects of humans and their environment. The Academy is
interested in expanding the knowledge of interactions between
human individuals and their environment, as these may be
demonstrated to be reflected in their total health. The AAEM
provides research and education in the recognition, treatment
and prevention of illnesses induced by exposures to biological
and chemical agents encountered in air, food and water.
www.ihausa.org
The International Hyperbarics Association, Inc.
is an educational and charitable organization focusing on the
needs of the hyperbaric community. Members come to us from all
facets of the medical field, ranging from medical centers
treating the hyperbaric needs of their patients, to individual
hyperbaric chamber users, to corporate chamber manufacturers.
www.ilads.org
ILADS is a nonprofit, international,
multi-disciplinary medical society, dedicated to the diagnosis
and appropriate treatment of Lyme and its associated diseases.
ILADS promotes understanding of Lyme and its associated diseases
through research and education and strongly supports physicians
and other health care professionals dedicated to advancing the
standard of care for Lyme and its associated diseases.
www.ncims.com
The North Carolina Integrative Medical Society
believes that the combined knowledge of mainstream medical
practices and alternative medicine is ultimately superior to a
single-model approach to health and wellness. The NCIMS mission
is to provide educational opportunities to practitioners as well
protect the rights of practitioners to treat patients with the
best health care modalities available. We think this integrated
approach will ultimately lead to safer, faster, more affordable,
and more effective healthcare.
www.caroliniansforhealthcareaccess.org
Carolinians for Health
Care Access is a North Carolina based grassroots organization of
consumers who feel strongly about our freedom of choice in
matters of healthcare and believe that freedom to be a
fundamental right. We are legislators, fundraisers, lobbyists,
mothers, fathers, patients, advocates, retired, young and old:
we are you. We believe that mainstream and alternative
healthcare options can and should coexist for the benefit of
all. Realizing that alternative healthcare faces ongoing attacks
from a variety of sources in the healthcare industry, we are
proactively passionate about assuring continuing access to
healthcare alternatives for ourselves, our families, and all
citizens. We are the voice to ensure Freedom of Choice in Health
Care
www.naturopathic.org
Founded in 1985, the American Association
of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) is the national professional
society representing licensed or licensable naturopathic
physicians who are graduates of four-year, residential graduates
programs. Each of the seven schools in North America is either
accredited, or is a candidate for accreditation by an agency of
the United States Department of Education.
Located in Washington, DC, the AANP has 38 official State
Affiliates across the country. Our membership consists of more
than 2000 student, physicians, supporting and corporate members
who collectively strive to expand access to naturopathic
medicine nationwide.
www.holisticmedicine.org
The AHMA was founded in 1978 to
unite licensed physicians who practice holistic medicine. It is
the oldest holistic medicine organization of its kind, and many
of today's national leaders in holistic medicine got their start
as members of the AHMA. Since its first meeting in Denver,
Colorado, the AHMA has continued to strive toward creating
fellowship and collaboration among practitioners and those they
work with - bringing an understanding of how the mind, the body
and the spirit all have a part to play in healing.
www.healthfreedom.net
The American Association for
Health Freedom (AAHF), currently in the process of merging with
the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), is part of an
international organization dedicated to promoting sustainable
healthcare and freedom of choice in healthcare through good
science and good law. We protect the right of natural-health
practitioners to practice and the right of consumers to choose
the healthcare options they prefer. Since 1992, we have worked
to shift the medical paradigm from an exclusive focus on
surgery, drugs and other conventional techniques to an
“integrative” approach incorporating food, dietary supplements
and lifestyle changes. This is the way to improve health and
extend lives while reducing the costs of healthcare back to a
sustainable level.
www.amespa.org
AMESPA is a unique physician association,
dedicated to training a very select group of physicians in
various unique, highly effective medical treatments and
procedures. AMESPA's physicians, once adequately trained, are
eligible to become "Centers for Advanced Medicine" Physician
Associates or CAMPA physicians. AMESPA's over all mission is
simply to improve the quality of life of the patients, staff and
families of CAMPA physicians by embracing the Latin words in
AMESPA's logo: Sanatio (healing, curing), Scientia (knowledge,
science, skill), Valiturus (to be strong, have power, be well)
and Potestas (power, ability, authority and opportunity).
www.amespachildrensfoundation.org
The AMESPA (Advanced
Medical Education Services Physician's Association) Children's
Research and Treatment Foundation is a non-profit organization
founded by Dr. Rashid A. Buttar in 2007. Its sole purpose is to
help with research and provide treatment for childhood diseases,
such as autism and cancer, traditionally considered to have no
known cause or cure. The foundation's goal is to extend the same
benefit of choice in treatment for children whose parents are
destitute, as well as help provide clinically beneficial outcome
based research. 100% of the proceeds are used to provide these
benefits.
www.acponline.org
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a
national organization of internists — physicians who specialize
in the prevention, detection and treatment of illnesses in
adults. ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and
second-largest physician group in the United States. Its
membership of 129,000 includes internists, internal medicine
subspecialists, and medical students, residents, and fellows.
Publications
jama.ama-assn.org
JAMA, published continuously since
1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal
published 48 times per year. JAMA is the most widely circulated
medical journal in the world. JAMA is published in multiple
international editions and languages; the online version is made
freely available to institutions in developing countries. JAMA's
2008 impact factor is 31.7 (the impact factor is a measure of
citation rate per article, and is calculated by dividing 1
year's worth of citations to a journal's articles published in
the previous 2 years by the number of major articles [eg,
research papers, reviews] published by that journal in those 2
years). JAMA's acceptance rate is approximately 9% of the nearly
6000 solicited and unsolicited manuscripts it receives annually;
its average time from submission to publication is 95 days and
average time from receipt to rejection is 8 days (for additional
information, see the JAMA editorial). The Editor-in-Chief of
JAMA is Catherine DeAngelis, MD, MPH (see JAMA Editors and
Publishers).
content.nejm.org
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical
research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a
wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and
clinical practice. Material is published with an emphasis on
internal medicine and specialty areas including
allergy/immunology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology,
hematology, kidney disease, oncology, pulmonary disease,
rheumatology, HIV, and infectious diseases.
www.alternative-therapies.com
Launched in 1995, Alternative
Therapies in Health and Medicine has a mission to promote the
art and science of integrative medicine and a responsibility to
improve public health. We strive to maintain the highest
standards of ethical medical journalism independent of special
interests that is timely, accurate, and a pleasure to read. We
publish original, peer-reviewed scientific articles that provide
health care providers with continuing education to promote
health, prevent illness, and treat disease. Alternative
Therapies in Health and Medicine was the first journal in this
field to be indexed in the National Library of Medicine. In
2006, 2007, and 2008, ATHM had the highest impact factor ranking
of any independently published peer-reviewed CAM journal in the
United States—meaning that its research articles were cited more
frequently than any other journal’s in the field.
www.internalmedicinenews.com
News you need—Internal Medicine
News, an independent bimonthly newspaper for specialists in
internal medicine, informs its readers on the clinical
developments that will impact the care of patients. Early alerts
on the latest studies in cardiology, infectious disease, and
other key areas are delivered by skilled reporters who attend
hundreds of medical meetings each year, monitor the
deliberations of the Food and Drug Administration advisory
committees, and talk with the thought-leaders in patient care.
In news reports and in its Policy & Practice column, the health
policy staff of Internal Medicine News tells internists what
they need to know about regulatory, legislative and economic
developments that will change the practice of medicine.
www.annals.org
Established in 1927 by the American College of
Physicians (ACP), Annals of Internal Medicine is the premier
internal medicine journal. Annals of Internal Medicine’s mission
is to promote excellence in the clinical practice of internal
medicine, to help physicians be well-informed citizens of the
medical community and society, and to publish information that
helps to advance the health of people worldwide. To achieve this
mission, the journal publishes a wide variety of original
research, review articles, practice guidelines, and commentary
relevant to clinical practice, health care delivery, public
health, health care policy, medical education, ethics, and
research methodology. In addition, the journal publishes
personal narratives that convey the feeling and the art of
medicine.
www.neuroscience.com
Neuroscience-Net is a general interest
neuroscience journal, published only in electronic form on the
Internet. Articles pertaining to all aspects of neuroscience,
whether they are basic neurobiology or clinical in nature, are
welcome. However, articles submitted should be of very high
impact, where it is imperative that the data be communicated as
quickly as possible, and to as many scientists around the world
as feasible.
Labs
www.genovadiagnostics.com
Genova Diagnostics is a global leader
in functional laboratory testing, pioneering innovative new
approaches to personalized medicine. Patients and clinicians
focusing on wellness and prevention and taking an active role in
managing health prefer diagnostic tests designed to help
identify problems before chronic conditions and diseases
develop. Unlike traditional labs that focus on disease
pathology, Genova specializes in comprehensive panels that
combine standard and innovative biomarkers to provide a more
complete understanding of specific biological systems.
www.igenex.com
IGeneX, Inc. is a specialty immunology laboratory
and research facility, providing personalized service to over
1,000 private practice physicians, hospitals, and other clinical
reference laboratories throughout the U.S. and Canada. The
laboratory also functions as a pilot site for diagnostic
manufacturers in the introduction of new assays, and has
extensive collaborative agreements with multiple research
groups.
www.sanesco.net
Sanesco™ is a research-driven medical company whose vision is a world of healthy, productive people who enjoy optimal balance in their lives. Our mission is to provide knowledge and create awareness of the human body’s Communication System, and provide clinical tools and methods to foster healing and balance in this system..
www.metametrix.com
Much of the healthcare industry is focused on
treating symptoms rather than investigating underlying causes of
disease. At Metametrix, our mission is to improve health
worldwide by providing clinical laboratory services in the area
of nutrients, toxicants, hormonal balance, biotransformation and
detoxification, gastrointestinal function, and the microbiome.
Physicians use our services to custom tailor nutritional
therapies, detoxification programs, and other lifestyle changes
for the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of complex chronic
disease.
www.allergychoices.com
Allergychoices, Inc. began as an
educational and networking resource for patients and physicians
who are interested in sublingual immunotherapy to treat allergic
disease. Today, we've grown to a healthcare management company
that provides tools that enable physicians to provide sublingual
immunotherapy and gives allergy sufferers information and access
to practices offering sublingual immunotherapy.
www.usbiotek.com
Pioneers in ELISA methodology with over thirty
years experience, US BioTek is seasoned to the most
sophisticated immunoassay instrumentation in the industry. Our
systems are fully automated for precise handling capabilities
that eliminate variations that occur with manual processes. This
ensures stringently repeatable analyses.
www.clongen.com
The mission of Clongen Laboratories is to
improve health worldwide by providing clinical laboratory
testing services in the areas of Microbiology, and Molecular
Diagnostics of more than 95 human pathogens. We have a special
interest in Tick-Borne Illnesses and in particular Lyme's
Disease. We also have a special interest in orphan diseases and
believe that early assessment and comprehensive management of
complex chronic disease could save our national health care
system billions of dollars each year and improve the health
index in the United States and Worldwide. We seek to build and
maintain the reputation of highest quality and reliability for
the services that we offer and to advance this specialty area of
medicine through education, research, and publications.
www.ccrlab.com
Clifford Materials Reactivity Testing (CMRT) is a
laboratory screening process used to help identify existing
sensitivity problems to various chemical groups and families of
compounds in an individual patient. This process is currently
being implemented in the CMRT Dental and Orthopedic panels.
After a patient's test panel has been completed, the patient's
reactivity test results are compiled in a report.
www.questdiagnostics.com
We offer convenient access to
high quality testing and services throughout the United States.
We have laboratories in or near all major cities, and esoteric
testing laboratories on both coasts, providing a broad range of
services to our customers. Convenient specimen collection
options include in-office phlebotomy and courier services and
more than 2,000 conveniently located patient service centers
across the country. We also have a growing international
presence, including laboratory operations in the United Kingdom,
México, Puerto Rico, and India.
www.spectracell.com
Established in 1993, SpectraCell
Laboratories, Inc. has been a pioneer in the field of laboratory
functional testing for micronutrients. Unlike traditional
testing (serum, hair, and urine) SpectraCell's patented,
groundbreaking technology offers the practitioner an analytical
assessment of intracellular function with a long-term analysis
of nutrient status.
SpectraCell Laboratories is the premier provider of functional
testing. By supporting the practitioner in identifying
subclinical nutritional deficiencies, micronutrient testing
helps the practitioner to develop optimal interventions to
assist patients in their quest for improved health.
www.doctorsdata.com/home.asp
Doctor’s Data, Inc.(DDI), a
premier clinical laboratory with over 35 years’ experience,
provides specialty testing to healthcare practitioners around
the world. A specialist and pioneer in essential and toxic
elemental testing of multiple human tissues, the laboratory
offers a wide array of functional testing. DDI’s tests are
utilized in the assessment, detection, prevention, and treatment
of heavy metal burden, nutritional deficiencies,
gastrointestinal function, hepatic detoxification, metabolic
abnormalities, and diseases of environmental origin.
www.immunolabs.com
Immuno Laboratories in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, is widely recognized as one of the leading food and
environmental allergy testing facilities in the world. Since its
inception in 1978, the company has conducted over 29 million
food sensitivity tests with 97% of its physicians testing for
ten years or more -- a clear indication of physician and patient
satisfaction. The Immuno 1 Bloodprint™ has been helping people
“Eat Well, Feel Well and Live Well” for more than 30 years and
offers a strong satisfaction guarantee. This simple, affordable
blood test can help identify food intolerances or hidden food
allergies that may be the cause of chronic conditions such as
arthritis, attention deficit (and hyperactivity) disorders,
autism, chronic fatigue, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome,
migraine headaches, otitis media and more.
Compounding Pharmacies
www.medaus.com
Medaus Pharmacy is a full-service pharmacy
dedicated to the preparation of compounded medications.
Compounding is the art of preparing customized medications
designed for individual needs. With 70 years of combined
compounding experience, our staff has established a reputation
among physicians by providing medications and advice that make a
difference in the lives of their patients.
www.thecompoundingrx.com
We have been in operation since
November 1998. In November of 2006, we remodeled the pharmacy
adding a new state-of-the-art clean room and a new hood room. In
2009 we have completed an extensive addition to our building
providing medical care, consulting and examination rooms. Much
of our water heating needs is being provided by a new solar
panel heating system. Our 'Clean rooms' are state of the art and
represent our continuing commitment to our patients, our medical
prescribers and to our community overall.
www.shelton-pharmacy.com
Shelton Pharmacy Compounding
Specialists in Hendersonville, NC have been in operation for
twenty three years. It is a family run operation, all of our
children have worked with us and some still do. Our youngest is
attending college and intends to study pharmacy so that he may
one day work with his dad. We have two employees who have been
with us from the very beginning, one who began working for us
when she was fourteen. We are a professional pharmacy which
means that we sell only prescriptions and over the counter
medications… no garden hoses, cigarettes or magazines. We are
well trained health care professionals, always updating our
credentials.
www.boffspharmacy.com
(The Medicine Shoppe) The Medicine Shoppe
Pharmacy in Asheville, NC has been providing the highest quality
of health care to their patients since 1992. We pride ourselves
on personal service to both patients and physicians. As a
compounding pharmacy, we are able to meet the needs of patients
when other pharmacies are unable or unwilling to do so. We are
always available to answer our patient’s questions and assist
them in satisfying all their health care needs. We take our
responsibility to get “the right medication, in the right dose,
to the right patient” very seriously.
www.metcalfrx.com
Metcalf Pharmacy was founded with a vision to
provide residents of Transylvania County with the benefits of a
“state-of-the-art” compounding center. To this end, we continue
to expand our compounding lab facilities and expertise. With the
technology we currently employ, we are able to compound
virtually any medication into a wide variety of dosage forms,
all designed to meet the needs of individual patients, from
patient specific hormone replacement therapy to hi-tech topical
gels and veterinary products.
www.lowrydrug.com
Lowry Drug Company is a family owned and
operated business that has served the area for over 44 years.
The business was established by Fred Lowry Sr. in 1959 with the
commitment of providing the highest quality, cost effective care
for our customers. This tradition of care is being continued
into the next century by two of his sons, Fred Lowry Jr., Paul
Lowry, and one daughter, Carol Pons.
www.wellnesshealth.com
Wellness Pharmacy® - a Birmingham-based
compounding pharmacy where we have been offering quality
compounding solutions to patients and physicians throughout the
country for over 45 years. Wellness fills the gap between
traditional prescription care and total care, by grounding
everything we do in a foundation of proven science. We review
hundreds of peer-review articles every week-which is why many of
our physician clients rely on us as an informational resource,
on topics ranging from Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy to
Detox Protocols. Wellness has even served as an active partner
in several research projects, including a landmark Glutathione
study initiated in 2001 at the University of Miami. In addition
to our ongoing "informal" review and distribution of current
literature, we maintain strict formal qualification standards
for the pharmacists we hire.
www.womensinternational.com
At Women's International Pharmacy,
Inc., we are dedicated to providing custom compounded doses of
bioidentical hormone therapies (BHT) to men and women with the
purpose of focusing on patient's individual needs, which would
include the ability to provide alternate strengths or dosages
that are often not available with manufactured drug items.
Founded in 1985 by Wallace L. Simons, R.Ph., we have helped
hundreds of thousands of people with their hormone balance. We
compound the prescriptions as directed by the licensed
healthcare practitioner to meet the patient's needs. We deliver
the highest quality, individually, compounded prescriptions
possible in the shortest amount of time and with the latest
technology.
www.trianglecompounding.com
Unlike most pharmacies, we
specialize exclusively in compounding. Our staff has over 90
years of combined compounding experience, our technicians are
certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board and our
facility was designed for compounding.
www.naturespharmacy.biz
Dr. Michael Rogers and Mr. Bill Cheek
created Nature’s Pharmacy in 1996 in response to their patients’
needs for professional, reliable guidance in the selection of
natural medicines. The educated staff of Nature’s Pharmacy
combines their experience and expertise in pharmacy and medicine
with the evolving facts and data on natural products. Hence, for
patients and health care professionals alike, a trusted source
of information and products has emerged.
www.shertechpharmacy.com
Shertech Pharmacy is an independently
owned specialty pharmacy with facilities in North and South
Carolina and was founded in 1991. The medical community and
retail public in the region rely on the friendly, well-trained
staff to provide the highest quality nuclear pharmaceuticals and
specialty compounding services.
www.sunshinepharmacyandhealth.com
Located in Black Mountain, NC,
Sunshine Pharmacy and Health specializing in providing services
for those with complex medication needs. Sunshine pharmacy is
staffed with two full time pharmacists, one technician, and one
salesperson.
Condition Specific
www.roadback.org
The Road Back Foundation (RBF) was founded as a
nonprofit organization in 1993 to inform the public about the
significant benefits of treating rheumatic diseases such as
rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma with antibiotic protocols.
www.wilsonssyndrome.com
Dr. Wilson graduated from the University
of South Florida College of Medicine in 1985. After one year of
Family Practice residency, he began practicing medicine in
Orlando, FL. After two years of private practice, he began
taking an interest in the thyroid system in 1988. By 1989, Dr.
Wilson had pretty much worked out the treatment protocol for
Wilson's Temperature Syndrome.
www.latitudes.org
The Association for Comprehensive NeuroTherapy (ACN) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated
to exploring advanced and alternative non-toxic treatments for:
anxiety, autism, attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder,
depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, tics and Tourette
syndrome, and learning disabilities.
Autism
www.momsagainstmercury.org
Moms Against Mercury is a non
profit 501(c)(3) organization located in the mountains of
Western North Carolina. MAM is dedicated to raising awareness
while educating the public of the dangerous use of Thimerosal, a
mercury based preservative, used in vaccines and the flu shot.
Founder Amy Carson is the driving force behind Moms Against
Mercury. Her passion for eliminating mercury and thimerosal in
vaccinations stemmed from personal experience.
www.nomercury.org
NoMercury is a philanthropic based
venture whose mission is to educate policy makers, physicians
and the public regarding the dangers associated with the use of
Thimerosal, a mercury containing preservative used in vaccines.
Mercury is a known toxin and is particularly dangerous to
pregnant women, infants and children. We do not solicit funds
nor do we accept donations. NoMercury does not manufacturer,
sell, endorse or promote any products or services.
www.autism.com
The Autism Research Institute (ARI) is
the hub of a worldwide network of parents and professionals
concerned with autism. ARI was founded in 1967 to conduct and
foster scientific research designed to improve the methods of
diagnosing, treating, and preventing autism. ARI also
disseminates research findings to parents and others worldwide
seeking help. The ARI data bank, the world's largest, contains
over 40,000 detailed case histories of autistic children from
over 60 countries.
www.safeminds.org
The Coalition for SafeMinds (Sensible
Action For Ending Mercury-Induced Neurological Disorders) is a
private nonprofit organization founded to investigate and raise
awareness of the risks to infants and children of exposure to
mercury from medical products, including thimerosal in vaccines.
SafeMinds supports research on the potential harmful effects of
mercury and thimerosal.
Thermography
www.breastthermography.com
Breastthermography.com is dedicated to providing information on
breast thermography, risk assessment, breast cancer, early
detection, prevention and ultimately the preservation of the
breast and the survival of women.
www.cancure.org/breast_thermography.htm
The Cancer Cure
Foundation was formed in December of 1976 as a non-profit
organization dedicated to research and education in alternative
cancer therapies. One of our main goals is provide individuals
with information about the availability of treatments, doctors
and clinics and to assist them in gathering the information they
need to make the best decision for their particular situation.
In March, 2002 we decided to expand our mission to include
information on other conditions. Hence, we changed our name to
The Cure Research Foundation.
Environmental
www.beyondpesticides.org
Beyond Pesticides (formerly
National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) works with
allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead
the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. The
founders, who established Beyond Pesticides as a nonprofit
membership organization in 1981, felt that without the existence
of such an organized, national network, local, state and
national pesticide policy would become, under chemical industry
pressure, increasingly unresponsive to public health and
environmental concerns.
www.powalliance.org
Protect Our Water Alliance (POWA) is
an independent grassroots initiative started by a group of
concerned citizen activists from varied backgrounds. Its purpose
is to raise awareness about environmental health concerns
regarding fluoride and fluorine compounds, and potentially other
water- and toxicity-related issues, using electronic campaigns
to inform and inspire individuals and organizations throughout
the United States and beyond. So far, POWA campaigns have
challenged the wisdom of the public policy and practice of water
fluoridation.
www.ourstolenfuture.org
The book Our Stolen Future
brought world-wide attention to scientific discoveries about
endocrine disruption and the fact that common contaminants can
interfere with the natural signals controlling development of
the fetus. This website tracks the most recent developments.
www.panna.org
Pesticide Action Network North America
(PAN North America, or PANNA) works to replace the use of
hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just
alternatives. As one of five PAN Regional Centers worldwide, we
link local and international consumer, labor, health,
environment and agriculture groups into an international
citizens’ action network. This network challenges the global
proliferation of pesticides, defends basic rights to health and
environmental quality, and works to ensure the transition to a
just and viable society.
www.scorecard.org
Scorecard is the web's most popular
resource for information about pollution problems and toxic
chemicals. Find out about the pollution problems in your
community and learn who is responsible. See which geographic
areas and companies have the worst pollution records. Identify
which racial/ethnic and income groups bear more than their share
of environmental burdens. Then take action as an informed
citizen - you can fax a polluting company, contact your elected
representatives, or get involved in your community.
www.ewg.org
The mission of the Environmental Working
Group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect
public health and the environment. EWG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, founded in 1993 by Ken Cook and Richard Wiles.
Acupuncture
www.blueridgeclinic.com
Why is acupuncture and traditional
Chinese medicine (TCM) being utilized by millions of Americans
and over a billion people all over the world? The answer is
simple, because it WORKS! The Blue Ridge Acupuncture Clinic is
dedicated to providing the highest quality natural health care
and acupuncture in Asheville, North Carolina. With expertise we
combine the best of evidence-based acupuncture and herbal
medicine with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
www.ashevilleclinic.com
Asheville Healing Arts is a center of
the integrative health providing the services of a fully
licensed staff for your health and relaxation needs. The list of
therapies provided include Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, Herbal
remedies, Skin Therapy, Energy Healing, Nutrition counseling,
and more.
www.acucenterofasheville.com
The Acupuncture Center of Asheville
provides reliable and effective Chinese herbal medicine and
acupuncture to the citizens of Western North Carolina (WNC) and
beyond. Dr. Phil Ricker has been serving and healing patients
for over 20 years in the Asheville area.
www.AcupunctureAsheville.com
Asheville Center for Chinese
Medicine, the acupuncture practice of Kath Bartlett, MS, LAc.
Conveniently located in downtown Asheville, ACCM is a
full-service acupuncture clinic offering individualized and
effective care for patients.
www.chineseacupuncture-wnc.com
Established in 1985, we have
earned a reputation for providing quality health care with equal
attention to the mind, body and spirit of each patient. Our
acupuncturists believe in the importance of preventing illness
and maintaining well-being. We understand the challenges that
illness presents and meet our patients with a positive, peaceful
and team-oriented approach.
Chiropractors
www.greenspanchiro.com
As our patients will attest, we are
dedicated to restoring your normal body function and increasing
overall well being through chiropractic adjustment. We look
forward to your first visit at Greenspan Chiropractic! You can
be confident in the care you will receive at our clinic as we
have been providing quality care to our patients since 1988.
www.healyourspine.com
We at Network Family Chiropractic are
committed to facilitate healing in as many people as possible to
allow them to experience improved quality of life. Our passion
is to turn on the power of life in people of all ages, with the
purpose of enhancing a fuller expression of their innate
capacities, a greater experience of their natural rhythms, and
greater participation in their own healing process. We
acknowledge that healthier people make healthier choices about
their lives, and therefore we go to extraordinary measures in
educating our communities about the benefit of chiropractic for
the restoration of health and well-being and the improvement of
quality of life. Our practice members are participating in the
experience with gratitude, and we encourage them to help us by
sharing with others this most important and noble mission.
www.drstockstad.com
At Chiropractic Family Practice, we
subscribe to the golden rule, "Treat others how you want to be
treated." The most important thing about us is our passion to
help our patients find the best care for themselves and their
loved ones. We believe everyone deserves a healthy life. Rest
assured that you will receive the best treatment available at
Chiropractic Family Practice.
www.RiverRidgeChiropractic.com
Dr. Hodgins uses a standard
procedure of examination to diagnose a patient’s condition and
arrive at a course of treatment. We use the same time-honored
methods of consultation, case history, physical examination,
laboratory analysis and x-ray examination. In addition, we
provide a careful chiropractic structural examination, paying
particular attention to the spine. Dr. Hodgins commonly uses
home care items as well as supports to help decrease the number
of in office visits and complete the healing process.
www.chirohealthdocs.com
Chiro-Health Chiropractic Treatment
Center is a holistic wellness health care center. We have
numerous treatments and methods as well as a variety of
nutritional and detoxification products and procedures developed
from over eighteen years in practice to help our patients heal.
Our tools include advanced bio-energetic nutrition, ionCleanse
detoxification; Foot levelers orthotics and Thera-ciser
therapeutic exercise system; low level cold laser; safe, gentle,
effective chiropractic and deep tissue neuromuscular massage.
www.whittingtonchiropractic.com
Asheville chiropractor, Dr
Whittington has over 15 years experience helping people with
many kinds of health concerns and problems. From back and neck
pain and accident care, to wellness, nutrition and lifestyle
consultations. Dr Whittington is experienced and certified in
multiple chiropractic and wellness approaches.
www.ashevillechiro.com
At Asheville Chiropractic & Wellness
Center, our purpose is to provide quality, comprehensive
chiropractic and nutritional care for our patients. We are very
proud of our commitment to offering the finest and most
up-to-date chiropractic techniques in a professional and
comfortable environment.
www.fairviewchiropracticcenter.com
Since 1990, the professionals
at Fairview Chiropractic Center have treated patients throughout
Western North Carolina with the highest level of care using the
most advanced technology and techniques available. Led by Dr.
Edward Reilly, Doctor of Chiropractics, this diverse team
practices a "complete care" approach to wellness, offering
services and products that deliver a wide range of treatments.
We invite you to explore this website to see how we can help
you, your family and your friends to live a pain-free, healthy
life.
www.drnoreenlong.com
With 25 years of experience as a physician
helping the families in my community reach their optimum health,
I am committed to reducing the cost of health care and serve on
several boards working to ensure health benefits for our
children and veterans.
Mental Health
www.adhdcenterforsuccess.com
Rudy Rodriguez is a Licensed
Clinical Social Worker and Certified Intrinsic Coach®. He has
maintained a private clinical practice in Asheville, NC since
1983 but first began working with ADHD children in 1981.
CoachRudy is the founder of the ADHD Center for Success where he
brings his passion and commitment to partner with ADHD adults to
co-create successful experiences in their lives, their
relationships and careers.
Dentist Referral List
www.matthewyoungdds.net
Matthew Young, DDS
Our office is a comprehensive, restorative and preventative
general practice, emphasis on biocompatible biologic technique.
This means we do not place any mercury silver fillings, use
fluoride, latex, chemical x-rays, or preservative containing
anesthetics. For additional information, go to iaomt.org (a
network of dental, medical and research professionals who seek
to raise the standards of scientific biocompatibility in the
dental practice with information from the latest
interdisciplinary research).
www.kulpreid.com
Robert Kulp, Jr., DDS and Sharon Reid, DDS
Located in Winston –Salem, NC, Drs. Kulp and Reid are interested
and knowledgeable in all phases of dentistry. We are trained in
the use of hi-tech tooth saving restorations and to reshape
natural teeth as well as other replacement techniques to give
people the gorgeous smile they've always wanted. There are air
filtration units in each room, special high speed suction,
rubber dam isolation, oxygen, massage chairs, calming music,
headphones and other concepts used to make dentistry safe and
pleasant.
www.drnabors.com
Daryl Nabors, DDS
Our goal is to provide dental services that are on the leading
edge of holistic and biological dentistry, while incorporating
the very latest cosmetic techniques. We want you to keep your
teeth for a lifetime and to provide your dentistry as
comfortably and efficiently as possible.
www.drhighsmith.com
John Highsmith, DDS
78 Nelson Street
Clyde, NC 28721
(828) 627-9282
Gary M. McCown, DDS
Village Plaza South
2923 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
865-554-3300
www.phildavisdentistry.com
Phil Davis, DDS
Dr. Phil Davis believes that a healthy smile, a healthy body,
and a healthy planet are all connected. His general dentistry
practice, located in a restored farmhouse on Brevard Road in
Asheville, offers modern technology in a gentle setting. In the
1980s Dr. Davis became one of the first dentists in the
Carolinas to stop using mercury amalgam in his office. He also
was one of the early members of the International Academy of
Oral Medicine and Toxicology, the leading scientific
organization that promotes biocompatibility in dentistry. For
more information call 828.670.9394.
Other Professional Services
www.strom-law.com
Cindy Strom of the Law Office of Cynthia A.
Strom, PA., was a registered nurse for 16 years before becoming
a lawyer and beginning practicing law in the area of Social
Security disability. She has been an attorney since 1990.
Other Physicians
www.mercola.com
Dr. Mercola has made significant milestones in
his mission to bring people practical solutions to their health
problems. A New York Times Best Selling Author, Dr. Mercola was
also voted the 2009 Ultimate Wellness Game Changer by the
Huffington Post, and has been featured in TIME magazine, LATimes,
CNN, Fox News, ABC News with Peter Jennings, Today
Show, CBS’s Washington Unplugged with Sharyl Attkisson, and
other major media resources.
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