I always say that I’m no expert – I’m just a mom figuring out what’s best for my family. I’ve been in the fitness industry for 10+ years, and I’m still scratching the surface of all there is to know about health and wellness. There are plenty of trustworthy experts out there whom I turn to again and again for reliable, unbiased information – and the list continues to grow. Here’s my go-to list:
Change Makers
BABY2BABY
CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
EVERY MOTHER COUNTS
GATES FOUNDATION
HEALTHY CHILD HEALTHY WORLD
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
ONE CAMPAIGN
OUR TIME
SAFER CHEMICALS, HEALTHY FAMILIES
WOMEN’S VOICES FOR THE EARTH
Government
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM
USDA NUTRIENT DATABASE
ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/list
Health
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
MAYO CLINIC
News Sources
THE ATLANTIC WIRE
theatlantic.com, @TheAtlanticWire
BABBLE
babble.com, @BabbleEditors
CNN
cnn.com, @cnn
HUFFINGTON POST
huffingtonpost.com, @huffingtonpost
NEWSWEEK
newsweek.com, @newsweek
NEW YORK TIMES
nytimes.com, @nytimes
THE HONEST COMPANY
blog.honest.com, @Honest
PARENTING
parenting.com, @parenting
POLITICO
politico.com, @politico
RODALE
Rodale.com, @RodaleNews
TIME
time.com, @Time and @TIMEIdeas
TREEHUGGER
treehugger.com, @treehugger
WALL STREET JOURNAL
wsj.com, @WSJ
WIRED
wired.com, @wired
Nonprofit Databases
BUILDING GREEN
THE EARTH TIMES
THE GREEN TIMES
THE ECOLOGY CENTER & HEALTHY STUFF
LOCAL HARVEST
NATURE ROCKS
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL’S SMARTER LIVING PROGRAM
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK (PAN) PESTICIDE DATABASE
SKIN DEEP COSMETICS DATABASE
run by the Environmental Working Group; ewg.org/skindeep/
SUSTAINABLE TABLE
On the Bookshelf
BORN TO BE BRAD
Brad Goreski (HarperCollins, 2012)
DOMINO: THE BOOK OF DECORATING
Deborah Needleman (Simon & Schuster, 2008)
THE ESSENTIAL GREEN YOU
Deirdre Imus (Simon & Schuster, 2009)
HEALTHY CHILD HEALTHY WORLD
Christopher Gavigan (Plume, 2009)
LISTENING TO YOUR BABY: A NEW APPROACH TO PARENTING YOUR NEWBORN
Jay Gordon, MD (Perigree Trade, 2002)
NO MORE DIRTY LOOKS: THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR BEAUTY PRODUCTS AND THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SAFE AND CLEAN COSMETICS
Siobhan O’Connor & Alexandra Spunt (Da Capo, 2010)
NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE: THE UGLY SIDE OF THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY
Stacy Malkan (New Society Publishers, 2007)
THE ORGANIC BABY & TODDLER BOOK: EASY RECIPES FOR NATURAL FOODS
Lizzie Vann & Daphne Razazan (Dorling Kindersley, 2001)
RAISING BABY GREEN
Alan Greene, MD (Jossey-Bass, 2007)
RECIPES FROM AN ITALIAN SUMMER
Editors of Phaidon Press (Phaidon, 2010)
THE RODALE WHOLE FOODS COOKBOOK
(Rodale Inc., 2009)
WHAT TO WEAR WHERE
Hillary Kerr & Katherine Power (Abrams Image, 2011)
Who do you consider an expert? Share your lists!
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