While the internet is a wonderful place full of free information and all sorts of useful things, it also requires the ability to evaluate what you find. Search engine any subject and you will discover learned people discussing the real issues and providing real solutions side by side with people who sound like they know something but are actually passing on hearsay and misinformation. Worse yet this misinformation is often passed on by good people who simply have not taken the time to evaluate or study the facts and are passing bad information without even realizing it.
We recommend that you always evaluate your sources and look for validated results of the application of their knowledge. Looking for validated results will help you identify things that are workable, which in the final analysis is what you want; something that works. So if it works with the majority of cases, than it is probably a valid piece of knowledge and worth knowing.
If you are still having trouble finding information on your particular concern you can always come in for a free evaluation and we would be happy to answer questions educate you about the specific issues and pain you are experiencing and help you find a solution.
Here are a few of our favorite sites
Local Physicians
Dr. Ann Auburn DO. Natural Health and Improvement Center
Nutrition Resources
Harvest Health is a great local health food store and resource for nutrition informaiton.
The Endurance Athletes Guide to Success is a publication from Hammer Nutrition products in which they provide a lot of great data on sports nutrition. While they are of course interested in selling their products the data contained is fantastic and very accurate as all of their products are based on sound, proven sports nutrition science.
NutritionData.com is a web site that provides data on nutrition content and calories in various foods
Calorie-Count.com is a web site the focuses on caloric information for weight loss.
Sports and Exercise
Performance and Training Lab is a division of Health Motion Physical Therapy that specializes in Performance Testing, VO2 Max, personalized heart rate zones, running and swimming form and other high performance training and coaching.
Village Bike and Fitness is the local leader in bike fitting. Village has some of the highest certified fitters in the United States and we highly recommend their services if you are considering a Bike Fit.
Gazelle Sports is the local leader in running shoes and running products. Great people that can provide excellent advice. We highly recommend purchasing your running shoes at Gazelle.
New Balance is a local store specializing in walking and general exercise shoes. The New Balance staff is well trained and if you walk for exercise we recommend seeing them for the best shoes for walking. Health Motion also provides an in-store Foot and Walking Clinic on the first Tuesday of every month at New Balance.
Cycling Performance Tips is a site that has some interesting and useful information on cycling training.
Cool Running Pace Calculator is a great calculator for figuring out your pace, distance and time given any two of the variables.
Health Insurance
HealthInsurance.org is a good site for general education information on health insurance. They also offer free health insurance quotes if you are looking to purchase health insurance.
Care Credit is an organization that provides interest free and low interest credit to pay for health related costs. Health Motion accepts Care Credit and if you are interested in this you can apply for your care credit at Health Motion.