We believe the highest goal should be the prevention of disease and degradation in our bodies, in communities and on the earth. This is most effectively accomplished through education and promotion of sustainable, healthy life habits.
We believe we can all gain greater understanding about our own health and lifestyle choices by learning from others with similar interests, concerns or experiences.
We believe that now more than ever our personal actions have wide reaching, global effects. While it might seem to be a minor change to replace an incandescent light with an energy-saving bulb, or to choose organic broccoli over conventional (despite the extra cost), these actions, however small, have a larger impact on the world (and your health) than you can imagine.
We believe that the best information about natural health can be obtained from both experts and the community at large. We will give you access to highly knowledgeable natural health experts, as well as tools to filter, share and rate information and to learn from others.
We believe in the power of natural and integrative medicine and holistic living, embodied by the following principles and practices:
- Recognize the integrity of the whole person, the uniqueness of each individual's health experience, and the healing power of nature and our bodies.
- Recognize and facilitate the responsibility of individuals and communities to direct and influence healing.
- Optimize, prevent and heal disease through healthy nutrition and holistic eating habits, and healthy balanced living in sustainable communities.
- Seek to treat root causes, rather than downstream symptoms of ill health.
- View each person in the context of his or her family, community and environmental circumstances. Health and disease involve not only the individual, but also are the result of a complex interaction of physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, and other factors.
