Education and Resources

This page documents my educational background, and continued learning,
which expands with each client I work with, and each challenge I tackle.


Bachelor’s Degree (Behavioral Psychology) Western Michigan University (2002)
Guided by the principles taught at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (since 2007)
http://www.integrativenutrition.com/

some of my favorite links

Food And Behavior:
Epicurious seasonal ingredient map:
Healthy Cell Concepts:
Elimination Diet Support:


some of my favorite resources


"Freedom Through Frugality", by Jane Dwinell. (2011)
http://www.spiritoflifepublishing.com/frugalitybook.html
"The Locavore Way", by Amy Cotler. (2011)
http://www.amazon.com/Locavore-Way-Discover-Pleasures-Locally/dp/1603424539
"Detox Solutions: 14 Plans to Detox your Life", by Helen Foster. (2011)
http://www.amazon.com/Detox-Solutions-Helen-Foster/dp/0600607046
"The Five Things We Cannot Change 
and the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them", by David Richo. (2011)
http://www.amazon.com/Five-Things-Cannot-Change-Happiness/dp/1590302095
"Food & Behavior: A Natural Connection", by Barbara Reed Stitt, Probation Officer Extraordinaire. (2011)
http://www.amazon.com/Food-Behavior-Barbara-Reed-Stitt/dp/0939956098
"Sugar: The Bitter Truth", lecture by Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
"Rethinking Psychiatric Drugs: Moving Mental Health Forward", 
lecture and panel presentation, Robert Whitaker (2011)
http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452417
"Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future" - David Wolfe (2010)
http://www.amazon.com/Superfoods-Medicine-Future-David-Wolfe/dp/1556437765
"Prescription for Nutritional Healing - Fourth Edition" - Phyllis A Balch, CNC (2009)
http://www.amazon.com/Prescription-Nutritional-Healing-Phyllis-Balch/dp/1583332367
"Natural Health, Natural Medicine" - Andrew Weil, M.D. (2009)
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Health-Medicine-Andrew-Weil/dp/0395911559
"Good Food, Good Mood" - GaryNull & Martin Feldman, M.D. (2008)
http://www.amazon.com/Good-Food-Mood-Right-Feel/dp/0312299982
"Healthy Fats for Life" - Lorna R. Vanderhaeghe & Karlene Karst, R.D. (2008)
http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Fats-Life-Preventing-Essential/dp/0470834897
"Wellness Foods A-Z" - Sheldon Margen, M.D. (2008)
http://www.amazon.com/Wellness-Foods-Indispensable-Health-Conscious-Lovers/dp/0929661702
"Eat Smart, Play Hard" - Liz Applegate, PH.D. (2007)
http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9781579543440-0
"Spontaneous Healing" - Andrew Weil, M.D. (2007)
http://www.powells.com/biblio/63-9780449910641-1
"Integrative Nutrition" - Joshua Rosenthal (2007)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/097952640X/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0977302512&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=02AJ81Q3ZTXSD5DE1BNE
"The Body Ecology Diet" - Donna Gates (2006)
http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780963845825-15
"The Okinawa Program" - Foreword by Andrew Weil, M.D., Bradley J. Wilcox, M.D. D. Craig Wilcox, Ph.D. and Makoto Suzuki, M.D. (2006)
http://www.amazon.com/Okinawa-Program-Longest-Lived-Everlasting-Health--/dp/0609807501/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302203751&sr=1-1
"From Chocolate to Morphine" - Andrew Weil, M.D. (2004)
http://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Morphine-Everything-About-Mind-Altering/dp/0618483799
"Eight Weeks to Optimum Health" - Andrew Weil, M.D. (2002)
http://www.amazon.com/Weeks-Optimum-Health-1st-First/dp/B003A8RS1S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1302204256&sr=8-2