The Lucidity Institute
Do you know when you're dreaming? The lucid dreaming FAQ is a dream come
true. Read up on recalling and controlling what you do when you're asleep.
World Wide Web: http://www.lucidity.com/
Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)
A caring organization that provides hospital-bound AIDS patients with free
pet food and supplies, plus pet foster care, gave us PAWS for thought. We'd
like to hear more about the healing power of pets.
World Wide Web: http://www.qrd.org/QRD/www/usa/maine/paws.html
Beauty Net
Arnold, is that you getting a manicure? Don't blush -- men get to look good, too, with tips on hair, skin, fashion, and "macho makeup."
World Wide Web: http://www.salonline.com/index.html
American Heart Association Diet
Eating smart for your heart -- a sensible food-groups based plan with tips on
healthful desserts and hidden sources of salt, fat, and cholesterol. We want
to cut fat, but these pickings are a little too lean.
World Wide Web: http://www.reg.uci.edu/UCI/CARDIOLOGY/PREVENTIVE/DIET/
Fitness Enthusiast's Map
Shape up with online fitness partners from around the country, query the
personal trainer or exercise scientist, and read fitness book reviews.
World Wide Web: http://www.fitnessworld.com/enth/enthmap.html
Emotional Support Resources
Help is all around. Link to dozens of support resources to ease your
suffering from physical loss, chronic illness, or bereavement.
World Wide Web: http://asa.ugl.lib.umich.edu/chdocs/support/emotion.html
Roxane Pain Institute: Questions and Answers About Pain Control
This guide for cancer victims and their families explains the nature of pain,
and its relief with and without medicine.
World Wide Web: http://www.Roxane.COM/Roxane/RPI/PatientLibrary/NCI/
Renaissance Spa Treatments
Buy bath salts, powders, oils, muds, and masques; join the Bath of the Month
Club; or get inspired to create your own luxury bath. All that's missing is a rubber duckie.
World Wide Web: http://www.mudbath.com/g/p/__15ba34f7/spa/main.html
Social Security On-Line
Confused about health care? You should feel a little better after a healthy
dose of information on Medicare, private insurance plans, disability benefits
for people with HIV, and more.
World Wide Web: http://www.ssa.gov/
Longevity Game
How long can you expect to live? An insurance company's Web version of the game of Life pretty much tells you what you tell it, but the overall picture can inspire healthful changes.
World Wide Web: http://www.northwesternmutual.com/longevit/longevit.htm
Royal National Institute for the Blind
Searchable information on cataracts and other eye conditions, with clear illustrations. Downloadable True Type Braille fonts also are available.
World Wide Web: http://www.rnib.org.uk/
The National Neurofibromatosis Foundation
This mysterious disease currently affects more than 100,000 Americans. If you
(or someone you love) are -- or might be -- one of them, visit this site for current, detailed information.
World Wide Web: http://neurofibromatosis.org/