Wellness

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WELLNESS

Wellness: generally used to mean a healthy balance of body, mind and spirit that results in an overall feeling of well being. In this fast paced and uncertain world it is easy to feel a little anxious and overwhelmed. The C.H. Booth Library can help! We have a variety of resources available to help you feel less stressed and more fulfilled.

REFERENCE SOURCES

Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicines Ref 615.5 Gal
Nutrients A to Z Ref 613.2 Sha
Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z Ref 613.2 Nut
PDR for Herbal Medicines Ref 615.32 PDR
PDR for Nutritional Supplements Ref 613.2 PDR

BOOKS

The CH Booth Library has many books on a variety of wellness related issues. They can be found on the third floor. Listed is a breakdown of the many subject locations for this multi-faceted topic:

615.5 Alternative Health 635 Organic Gardening

615.321 Aromatherapy 640 Organic Living

641.563 Cookery(Natural Foods) 613.7 Pilates

615.5 Homeopathy 155.9 Stress Management

615.82 2 Massage 613.7 Tai Chi

158.12 Meditation 613.7 Yoga

613.2 Nutrition

MAGAZINES

The CH Booth Library owns a number of health, nutrition and exercise magazines. They are located on the second floor in the Periodical Room. They circulate for 3 weeks. They are Cooking Light, Health, Mother Earth News, OG Organic Gardening, Prevention, Sierra, Weight Watchers and Yoga Journal.

The health related newsletters are located on the third floor. They are Arthritis Advisor, Focus on Healthy Aging, Health After 50, Mayo Clinic Health Letters, Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter and Womens Health Advisor.

ON-LINE RESOURCES

ICONN is an on-line resource designed to allow you to search databases by subject and find magazine articles in your chosen area. You can search from the library computers or from your home computer. When you search from home, you will need your library card number. From the CH Booth homepage, click on reference in the left hand column. Next click on ICONN.org. Next click on search individual resources. Here you will find many databases that will help you in your search. Some suggested databases include:

Academic OneFile
General Reference Center Gold
Health and Wellness
InfoTrac Student Edition
PowerSearch

WEBSITES

www.localharvest.org a fascinating site designed to help you locate farmers’ markets, grocery stores, co-ops, farms and restaurants that specialize in organic food wherever you live.

www.greenpeople.org an extensive site to help locate organic food stores and farmers markets by state and by zip code.
www.nutrition.about.com an extensive site containing information about many aspects of nutrition, vitamins, calories, recipes and much more.
www.whfoods.com a colorful site full of information and recipes.
www.foodnetwork.com just click the Healthy Eating tab and check out healthy cooking ideas from your favorite television chefs.
www.wellness.com extensive information concerning a variety of “wellness” topics such as acupuncture, diet and nutrition, exercise, family and parenting, wellness for men, wellness for women and much more!
www.yoga.about.com an introduction to yoga with links to related topics.
www.stress.about.com stress and how we relate to it and ideas for managing the stress we all have in our lives is detailed in this useful website.
www.homeopathyhome.net the Net’s premier site for all things homeopathic.
www.nih.gov/health/homeopathy an overview and history of homeopathic medicine.
www.aromaweb.com an informative and colorful site about aromatherapy.
www.organicgardening.com affiliated with OG magazine, this site is filled with useful gardening ideas for home and garden
www.how-to-meditate.org an easy to follow guide to Buddhist meditation techniques.

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