As promised, here is a list of resources for finding high-quality food, living clean and green, relaxing, locating a practitioner of functional medicine in your area, and pursuing optimal health.
45 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240
(413) 637-9991
Our team of experienced functional medicine physicians, nutritionists, nurses, and health coaches guide you through diet and lifestyle modifications, as well as specialized testing, nutritional supplementation, and medications.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ultramind-solution
Whether you suffer from a mood disorder, neurological problems, difficulty with attention, or just low energy and a little brain fog, this six-week program will help you heal your brain by fixing your body first.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ultramind-dvd
Learn about the seven key systems that are at the root of all broken brains, and what you can do to live a vibrantly healthy life.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/six-weeks-to-ultramind
This dynamic self-coaching program provides you with a combination of audio, video, and printed materials that make incorporating the UltraMind program into your life as simple as possible.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ultracalm
Are you stressed out? Do you suffer from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorders, or panic attacks? In this audio program, I walk you through steps you can take to help you resolve stress and anxiety. It includes guided visualizations, breathing exercises, tips on nutrition and detoxification, and more.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ultrametabolism
This book promises to reprogram your body to automatically lose weight by turning on the messages of weight loss and health and turning off the messages of weight gain and disease.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ultrametabolism-dvd
This two-hour special brings the secrets and steps of the UltraMetabolism program home.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ultrametabolism-cookbook
This book provides 200 recipes to put the UltraMetabolism program into overdrive. They are also great for The Blood Sugar Solution.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ultrasimple-diet
This simple seven-day program provides you with the tools you need to treat the two primary underlying factors of weight gain—toxins and inflammation—and lose not only weight but many of your chronic health symptoms.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ultrasimple-challenge
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ultrathyroid
Learn the seven steps that will help you comprehensively address your low-functioning thyroid and heal from this potentially devastating disorder.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ultraprevention
This includes an innovative program that shatters the myths of today’s “fix the broken parts” medicine.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/5forces
Learn about the five imbalances that lead to disease and how you can turn them into the five forces of wellness instead.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/detoxbox
Designed to remove toxins and allergens, boost immunity, and restore energy, this box, which includes CDs, flash cards, and a quick-start guide, gives you everything you need to complete a safe, effective, and medically informed detoxification program at home.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/nutrigenomics
Find out which foods you can use to leverage your body’s natural ability to heal itself.
There are many wonderful resources available to help you activate the relaxation response and reduce stress. Below is a selection of some of the best CDs, lifestyle products (such as biofeedback tools), and at-home saunas.
James Gordon, MD
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/best-of-stress-management
In plain language, this teaches you the science of stress and relaxation and how to choose the stress management techniques that are right for you.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/mindfulness-meditation
Dr. Kabat-Zinn provides guided meditations that take you into deep relaxation and healing through exercises that cultivate mindfulness of breath, body sensations, sounds, and meditations on loving kindness.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/healthjourneys
Resources for self-healing, including guided imagery tapes.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/naturaljourneys
DVDs on Pilates, yoga, tai chi, fitness, meditation, and self-healing.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/kripalu
Many CDs and DVDs to support health and relaxation.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/wilddivine
A biofeedback computer game that brings deep relaxation.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/emwave
From the developers of HeartMath, a personal handheld device that allows you to retrain your nervous system and reduce stress. It also connects to your computer and comes with many exercises that help soothe your mind and heart.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/sunlighten
My preferred source of infrared saunas.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/hightechhealth
Another good source of infrared saunas.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/withings
The remarkable Wi-Fi Body Scale allows you to effortlessly and automatically track and graph your weight and BMI, access it from your smartphone or web browser at any time, and share it with your social network and our nutrition and health coaches. Designed specifically for IOS devices, the Wi-Fi Blood Pressure Monitor connects to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and instantly provides a precise measurement of your blood pressure.
The following products are helpful in reducing your toxic load and keeping your home clean and green.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/greenhome
An online department store and resource for all your green living needs, where you can find up-to-date, credible information to help you make decisions about how to improve the quality of your life.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/gaiam
Gaiam provides information, goods, and services to customers who value the environment, a sustainable economy, healthy lifestyles, alternative health care, and personal development.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/h3environmental
The “H3” in H3Environmental refers to the three homes we inhabit: the home within ourselves, the literal home we live in, and our home on the planet. H3Environmental provides healthy, sophisticated, elegant home products as well as valuable practical healthy-home information.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ecochoices
Environmentally friendly products for the home.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/allergybuyersclub
This organization specializes in allergy relief products and education on the control and prevention of allergies, sinusitis, and asthma. Its best-in-class products are natural, green, and hypoallergenic, perfect for a clean, healthy home free of pollutants.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/lifekind
Lifekind provides information and products to help reduce your daily exposure to hazardous chemicals. It offers safe, certified organic alternatives to products made with unhealthy and toxic ingredients.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/custompure
Custom Pure offers a variety of filtration systems. Its trained professionals will help you select the right equipment, install it properly, and maintain it for optimum performance.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/allerair
AllerAir is dedicated to offering you the safest, most effective air-cleaning technology available. It carries more than a hundred models to meet any air purification need.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/seventhgeneration
Seventh Generation is the nation’s leading brand of household and personal care products that help protect human health and the environment.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ecover
In a unique ecological factory, Ecover produces washing and cleaning products in an ecological, economic, and socially responsible way.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/lifewithoutplastic
LWP is an Internet-based retailer offering customers around the world nonplastic alternatives to everyday products such as water bottles, food storage containers, and children’s dishes, bottles, and cups.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/cosmeticdatabase
This website provides the findings of the Environmental Working Group’s six-month investigation into the health and safety of more than 10,000 personal care product ingredients.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/safecosmetics
A coalition whose goal is to pass legislation requiring the health and beauty industry to phase out the use of chemicals that are known toxins.
The following companies produce clean cosmetics.
You’ll find a vast array of organic foods; home care, health care, kitchenware, and pet care products; as well as other valuable resources at these sites.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/theorganicpages
According to their website, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) presents The Organic PagesTM to provide users with a quick, easy way to find certified organic products, producers, ingredients, supplies, and services offered by OTA members, as well as items of interest to the entire organic community.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/orgfood
Organic Provisions is a convenient new way of choosing a wide array of quality natural foods and products right from your home.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/organic-planet
Organic Planet is a leading supplier of natural and organic food ingredients.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/sunorganicfarm
Sun Organic Farm provides a direct source for online ordering of a wide variety of organic foods.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/earthboundfarm
Fresh, packaged organic produce.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/seaveg
A variety of sea vegetables, including some organically certified types.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/cfarm
A great source of organic frozen fruit and vegetables for those in a hurry.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/stahlbush
An excellent source of sustainably grown frozen berries.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/pacificfoods
Pacific Foods carries high-quality soups, broths, nut milk, hemp milk, and more.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/imaginefoods
A high-quality purveyor of delicious organic soups.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/eatwild
Grass-fed meat and dairy products.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/organicvalley
Organic meats, dairy, eggs, and produce from more than 600 member-owned organic farms.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/peacefulpastures
Grass-fed and grass-finished meat, poultry, and dairy products.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/applegatefarms
Packaged poultry, meat, and deli products.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/peteandgerrys
Organic omega-3 eggs.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/stonyfield
Certified organic dairy products and soy yogurt.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/vitalchoice
A selection of fresh, frozen, and canned wild salmon, sardine, black cod, and small halibut.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/ecofish
Environmentally responsible seafood products and information.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/crownprince
Wild-caught, sustainably harvested, specialty canned seafood.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/seabear
Wild salmon jerky for a convenient snack.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/barleans
Organic oils and ground flaxseeds.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/omeganutrition
A variety of organic oils, and flax and hemp seed products.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/spectrumorganic
An extensive line of high-quality oils, vinegars, flax products, and culinary resources.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/worldpantry
Organic nut and seed butters.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/onceagainnutbutter
Organic nut and seed butters.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/edenfoods
A complete line of organic dried and canned beans.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/westbrae
A full variety of organic beans and vegetarian products (soups, condiments, pastas, etc.).
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/shariannsorganic
Organic beans, refried beans, soups, and more.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/arrowheadmills
Organic grains, including many gluten-free choices.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/lundberg
Organic grains and gluten-free items, such as wild rice.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/hodgsonmill
A complete line of whole grains, including many gluten-free grains.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/shilohfarms
Organic whole grains, sprouted grains, and gluten-free items.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/spicehunter
A complete line of organic spices.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/frontiernaturalbrands
An extensive line of organic spices, seasonings, baking flavors and extracts, dried foods, teas, and culinary gadgets.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/rapunzel
A great selection of seasonings such as Herbamare, made with sea salt and organic herbs.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/seedsofchange
Organic tomato sauces, salsas, and more.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/edwardandsons
An extensive line of vegetarian organic food products, including miso, sauces, brown rice crackers, etc.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/flavorganics
A full product line of certified organic pure flavor extracts.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/westsoy
Unsweetened soy milk.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/tastethedream
Soy and rice milk and ice creams.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/silksoymilk
Silk soy milk beverage.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/wholesoyco
Unsweetened soy yogurt.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/mightyleaf
Artisan-crafted loose teas in biodegradable pouches.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/choiceorganicteas
Organic fair-trade teas.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/yogitea
Medicinal herbal teas.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/numitea
According to their website, Numi inspires well-being of mind, body, and spirit through the simple art of tea.
The best water filters are reverse osmosis filters. While they can be more expensive, the investment is worth it as they remove more toxins from your water supply. If your budget won’t allow reverse osmosis filters, Brita is a good alternative.
The following are resources for doctors who can help you work through many of the protocols in this book.
I am the chairman of the board of IFM, a 501c3 nonprofit whose mission is to serve the highest expression of individual health through widespread adoption of functional medicine as the standard of care.
The goal of the ABIHM is to establish standards of care in the application of the body of knowledge encompassed by integrative holistic medicine, so that these concepts can be fully integrated into medical practices, education, health planning, and research.
The mission of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine is to promote optimal health through prevention, and safe and effective treatment of the causes of illness by supporting physicians and other professionals in serving the public through education about the interaction between humans and their environment.
An educational organization training physicians and health care providers in integrative and functional medicine, with specialization in detoxification and chelation.
You can get the tests outlined in this program through the following labs. Work with a doctor trained in integrative or functional medicine to get the tests you need.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/questdiagnostics
A resource for most conventional laboratory testing needs.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/labcorp
Most conventional laboratory testing is available here.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/liposcience
Innovative nuclear medicine spectroscopy for the assessment of lipid particle size and improved accuracy in assessing cardiovascular risk factors. This test is also done through LabCorp.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/igenex
Specialized testing for detecting chronic infections (such as Lyme disease) with PCR technology.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/doctorsdata
Experts in testing for heavy metal toxicity and other nutritional and metabolic disorders.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/metametrix
Leaders in nutritional and metabolic testing.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/genovadiagnostics
Offering genetic, functional, metabolic, and nutritional testing.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/TheRightFoodForYou
IgG food-sensitivity testing.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/mdlab
Advanced infection testing.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/diagnostechs
Saliva testing for adrenal function, stress hormones, and more.
www.bloodsugarsolution.com/prometheuslabs
Testing for gluten and celiac disease.