Here are some of my favorite sites on the web. Hope they help you and your loved ones achieve lifelong health and vitality!

Go to www.giveBIGbooktour.com to learn more about the families and organizations helped by your purchase of Holler for Your Health and to see if Teresa is speaking in your neighborhood.

Environmental working group. Teresa’s favorite site for up-to-date information about toxins in the environment. http://www.ewg.org

Want to see who is making you sick in your hometown? Just type in your zipcode at this site and find out. You can click on each business that comes up and see what type of health problems the chemicals they are releasing into your air and water can cause. A spokesperson for the company is listed; why not organize community members to discuss solutions with the big polluters in your neighborhood?  http://www.scorecard.org

If you or a loved one is suffering from an illness or symptoms that modern medicine can't fix, search for a functional medicine practitioner in your area. (www.functonalmedicine.org) This is the future of medicine. They are treating the root of disease and actually curing chronic diseases! Many of the providers are medical doctors. Several are naturopathic physicians and other specialties. Just click on search for a medical provider.

Do you have a loved one with autism, Asperger's disease, or somewhere else on the spectrum? Did you know that there are doctors who specialize in the care of these wonderful children? Check out Defeat Autism Now! and find a doctor in your area. http://www.dan.org

Did you know that silver fillings release mercury vapor that can make you or your unborn child sick? Biological (holistic) dentistry is the wave of the future for teeth. Check out the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology to find a doctor/dentist that understands the toxicity of silver fillings. http://www.iaomt.com

If you are interested in having The Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine School Lunch Team work with your school district, go to http://www.healthyschoollunches.org 

Look up your shampoo, sunscreen, cosmetics to see if they are safe...or...find a safer alternative at http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com.

Write down questionable ingredients on food labels while grocery shopping and look them up here: http://www.cspinet.org/reports/chemcuisine.htm

Check out www.citizens.org to understand the issues that threaten your health and what they are doing about it.

For the best health prevention lab tests, ask your doctor to write them on a prescription, then call MetaMetrix at 800-221-4640 to perform them. Or check out www.metametrix.com. For example, order the Estronex Test to determine whether you are eliminating estrogen and/or hormone disruptors efficiently or if they are building up as disease manufacturing machines.

Go to www.needs.com for quality supplements. Those found in most stores contain inactive ingredients that sludge up your system. 

Dr. Laura Sleggs, BSc, ND is a primary care physician trained to stimulate the body's ability to heal itself through the use of botanical medicine, homeopathy and clinical nutrition.  Common conditions brought to Dr. Sleggs are autoimmune disease, ADHD, autism, infertility and women's health concerns. www.ndaccess.com/conesuslakenaturopathics