TOPIC: HEALTH (70)
YogaMobility
http://yogamobility.orgYogaMobility provides specialist yoga practice for people with all forms of physical and mental disability. We offer a powerful and dynamic approach that focuses on and encourages ability rather than disability. Current participants range from people with relatively mild arthritis through to people who can only move a finger. No matter how able-bodied or disabled you are, you will benefit from attending a YogaMobility class.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://www.nih.govThe National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency—making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
Global Health Media Project
http://globalhealthmedia.orgGlobal Health Media Project was founded to put practical, life-saving knowledge into the hands of healers at the point of care. Our mission is to produce and distribute high-quality clinical videos that are tailored to the learning needs and low-resource realities of health providers in poor countries. The videos will be free and disseminated broadly.
Believe in a Better World
http://www.believeinabetterworld.org/Believe in a Better World offers a wide range of information relating to health, wellness and issues of environmental toxins. Issues that affect you and your family everyday of your life. Our Purpose is a cleaner world one person at a time, to help you relieve the toxic burden on your immune system and to prevent illness and needless suffering from environmental causes. This site provides knowledge, resources and hope for a healthier and safer place to live for ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren.
tawkon
http://www.tawkon.comtawkon encourages a healthy lifestyle for mobile device users by empowering you to take control of your exposure to radiation, just like you do with the food you eat and the air you breathe. Our goal is not to keep you from using your phone, and not even to convince you to cut down talk time. Quite the opposite. We call ourselves tawkon because with the right guidance, you can minimize radiation exposure and… talk on, as you always have.
Jawbone UP
http://jawbone.com/upUP is a revolutionary system (wristband + Iphone app) that tracks your daily activity and inspires you to live healthier.
Striiv
http://www.striiv.comStriiv is the the first smart pedometer. With every step, Striiv learns your behavior and motivates you to walk a lot more. Striiv creates personal challenges based on your level of activity, so you reach your fitness goals as you move throughout the day. It's fitness, for the rest of us. Striiv's activity motivation system was designed by leading experts in game design and behavior change with one goal in mind: to get you to walk a lot more. Earn a charity donation, race your friend across the Golden Gate Bridge, or burn off the equivalent of an ice-cream sundae. The more you play with Striiv, the more you will move.
MindBodyGreen
http://www.mindbodygreen.comOur aim is to make wellness inclusive and fun through original articles, tips, news, and interviews. Through MindBodyGreen we hope to give you the tools to make your life better and healthier or inspire you to keep doing the awesome things that you are already doing.
We write about things that we think are great. You cannot pay to write for MindBodyGreen or pay to be featured on MindBodyGreen.
Every Mother Counts
http://everymothercounts.orgEvery Mother Counts is an advocacy and mobilization campaign to increase education and support for maternal mortality reduction globally. Every Mother Counts seeks to engage new audiences to better understand the challenges and the solutions while encouraging them to take action to improve the lives of girls and women worldwide.
Body and Soul
http://bodyandsoul.orgBody & Soul® is a nonprofit international fitness organization. We love exercise and we take it very seriously. We understand that developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is part of being a good steward of this “physical body” we’ve been given.
