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Not-for-Profit News Source (Journalistic Independence)

Natural Health, Natural Living, Natural News The NaturalNews Network is a non-profit collection of public education websites covering topics that empower individuals to make positive changes in their health, environmental sensitivity, consumer choices, and informed skepticism.

Research Based Foundations

The Life Extension Foundation The Life Extension Foundation ("The Foundation") is a non-profit research-based foundation headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA), established by co-founders Saul Kent and William Faloon in 1980. The Foundation funds pioneering scientific research aimed at addressing disease, aging and death in extending the healthy human lifespan. The fruits of this research are used to develop novel disease prevention and treatment protocols. The Foundation's goal is to conquer the aging process within the next decade.

The Foundation has reported discoveries in the areas of atherosclerosis and stroke prevention, diabetes, prostate health, hormone replacement therapy, and other health concerns. The Foundation was the first organization to defy the FDA by promoting the use of antioxidant vitamins to maintain health as well as recommending a low dose aspirin regimen to maintain cardiovascular health. The Foundation was also the first organization to recommend against the use of iron in dietary supplements because of evidence that iron causes massive free radical damage contributing to the development of cancer, atherosclerosis and a host of other diseases.

Foundation members take advantage of proven therapies to address disease and slow premature aging today. Scientific literature is available to its members containing thousands of studies on the use of nutrients, hormones, and other therapies to improve the quality of life. Members use this information, in conjunction with their physicians and other health care advisers, to improve their chances of living longer in good health. Click here to view the Foundation's full list of scientific achievements in health and longevity.

Environmental & Social Evolution

Global Green USA Global Green USA is the American affiliate of Green Cross International, founded by President Gorbachev, to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future. For nearly 20 years, Global Green USA has been a national leader in advocating for smart solutions to global warming including green building for affordable housing, schools, cities and communities that save money, improve health and create green jobs.

Global Green USA has influenced more than $20 billion dollars for green building projects and educates millions of people about climate friendly solutions through its annual Red Carpet/Green Cars Oscars campaign. Global Green is also leading efforts to help rebuild a green New Orleans through its sustainable green village and green schools initiatives.

The organization was founded to create a new approach to solving the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Global Green merges innovative research, cutting-edge community based projects and targeted advocacy that:

- Educates hundreds of millions of people annually

- Leverages billions of dollars for environmental initiatives

- Implements ground-breaking environmental policy

- Improves the lives of tens of thousands in low-income communities

Global Green USA is affiliated with Charity Navigator, the nation's largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities.

DoSomething.org

DoSomething.org is the country’s largest nonprofit for young people and social change. DoSomething.org has 1,425,974 million members (and counting) who kick ass on causes they care about. Bullying - Homelessness - Cancer, and the list goes on. DoSomething.org spearheads national campaigns so 13- to 25-year-olds can make an impact - without ever needing money, an adult, or a car. Over 2.4 million people took action through DoSomething.org in 2012. Environmental Working Group

The Environmental Working Group ("EWG") is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 1993 by Ken Cook and Richard Wiles. The mission of the EWG is to use the power of public information to protect the most vulnerable segments of the human population from health problems attributed to a wide array of toxic contaminants and replace federal policies, including government subsidies that damage the environment and natural resources, with policies that invest in conservation and sustainable development.

Clean Water Network The Clean Water ("CWN") is a national coalition of more than 1,200 local, state, and national non-profit public interest organizations working to protect the health, safety and quality of our nation's waters. It is the largest advocacy coalition in the country working to protect our nations water resources. The mission of the CWN is to work together to protect and restore clean water and wetlands throuhougt the nation enuring a world where our rivers, lakes, estuaries and other waters will be safe for our children to swim in, for aquatic life to live in, and for us all to drink from. ​ Iowa Environmental Council The Iowa Environmental Council ("EIC") is an alliance of diverse organizations and individuals working together to protect Iowa's natural environment. EIC's mission is to ensure a safe and healthy environment that is sustainable for future generations to come by actively engaging in public policy ensuring clean water, soil, and air with focus on public education and coalition providing Iowans a voice.

Integrative & Preventative Medicine

Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine The center defines integrative medicine as healing-oriented medicine that takes into account the whole being and all lifestyle factors that influence health, wellness, and disease, including mind, spirit, and community. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapies including both alternative and conventional practices to facilitate the bodies innate healing process. Andrew Weil, M.D. Andrew Thomas Weil, M.D is founder, professor and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. He is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health and the Lovell-Jones Professor of Integrative Rheumatology. Weil received both his medical degree and his undergraduate degree in biology from Harvard University and established the field of integrative medicine which aims to combine alternative and conventional medicine. In the last ten years, Weil has focused much of his work on the health concerns of Older Americans. His book, Healthy Aging, looks at growing older from a physical, social, and cross-cultural perspective, and emphasis that aging cannot be reversed, but can be accompanied by good health, "serenity, wisdom, and its own kind of power and grace." Weil's writings span over thirty years having received the following awards and recognitions:

1. Inducted into the Academy of Achievement in 1998;

2. Received the John P.McGovern Award in Behavioral Sciences from Smithsonian Associates in 2005; and

3, Honored by the Institute for Health and Healing in San Francisco as their 2006 Pioneer in Integrative Medicine.

Forever Health Specializing in preventative, restorative, and age-management medicine.

Mind, Body & Spirit

Morning Light Bookstore A center for conscious living. Morning Light features a wide variety of books, tapes and CDs covering a broad range of metaphysical, spiritual, holistic health, alternative healing, and meditation topics. CDs and tapes featuring music to aid in these areas are also carried and classes covering such topics as Buddhism, astrology, chakras and healing touch are available. Items such as minerals, crystals, incense, candles, sage, pyramids, cards, and many other accessories can be found and enjoyed in the unique atmosphere that is Morning Light. Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra is a world-renowned mind-body healing pioneer and founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California. He is author of more than 65 books, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. His medical training is in internal medicine and endocrinology, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and an adjunct professor of Executive Programs at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is also a Distinguished Executive Scholar at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, and a Senior Scientist at the Gallup organization. For more than a decade, he has participated as a lecturer at the Update in Internal Medicine, an annual event sponsored by Harvard Medical School's Department of Continuing Education and the Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Support Groups

​Above & Beyond Cancer Above & Beyond Cancer is a nonprofit organization incorporated and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Code. The purpose of Above & Beyond Cancer is to reduce the burden of cancer by mobilizing cancer survivors and caregivers into communities of advocates who will promote and campaign for policies, practices, and programs that prevent cancer and improve outcomes for those diagnosed with cancer. Above & Beyond Cancer organizes transformational adventure-based programs for cancer survivors and caregivers that are strategically designed to energize and inspire the public while providing context for the participant's cancer advocacy work.

Health Topics​

Vitamin D Council The Vitamin D Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, spreading reliable information on vitamin D. The Vitamin D Council's mission is to educate the 2012 general public and health professionals on vitamin D, sun exposure, and the vitamin D deficiency pandemic in the northern hemisphere.