Los Gatos Longevity Institute: Choice and selected resource sites

Related Resource Sites and Recommended Links

Alternative Therapies - In Health and Medicine. A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL FOR PRACTITIONERS ON INTEGRATING ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES WITH CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE. Archives of back issues of this new and very well edited journal. Well recommended read.

Barry Sears (The Zone) - we are strong advocates of the Zone Method of increasing protein levels. Most of our patients feel more alert and sense the powerful hormonal effects that adequate protein levels provide. Our approach is to always combine these with essential oils EPA, DHA and GLA or what Barry calls the Eicosanoids.

Berkeley Heart Lab (BHL) - premiere lab in the country for sophisticated and complex evaluation of lipid (cholesterol and triglyceride) problems. We use this lab and participate in their biannual conferences.

British Medical Journal - The British counterpart to the New England Journal. Conventional, and the voice of British Medicine, but given to wide ranging topics and investigations.

Central Avenue Pharmacy - Our preferred source of quality compounded pharmaceuticals. Superior Service from a "local" Pharmacist, not a large International Emporium. Competitive and full-service always "with a smile." Located in Pacific Grove, California, just adjacent to famous Monterey and Carmel. Drop in and say hi to Dana Gordon, PharmD, owner and founder.

CERI: Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute - from the publishers of Smart Drugs News - Steven Fowkes, Ward Dean and John Morgenthaler. This is the most comprehensive site of its kind and the publishers are accomplished writers and communicators. This is a must see.

College Pharmacy - the "other" pharmacy which we highly recommend for its consistent quality of service and novel offerings, especially in various hormonal preparations. By their own reckoning: "we are one of the oldest and largest compounding pharmacies in the country. Our compounding heritage began over 90 years ago on the same street corner in Colorado Springs we occupy today".

CyberHealth - This was a highly recommended "list" which is now being archived here at our website. Offers an in-depth and most provocative look at female hormonal issues. Ivy Greenwell is a thorough and tireless editor. She is author of Hormones Without Fear (only available from College Pharmacy). We are honored and pleased to be able to offer the complete archived set of CyberHealth online.

HeartScan - website for National network of non-invasive, accurate method of determining risk of coronary artery disease by grading the degree of calcification. Highly recommended because this can be either patient directed or physician directed, it is non-invasive, it is accurate and, most important, does not eventuate in an aggressive and intimidating decision. You decide, along with your physician what course of action to take. This does not rush patients into unnecessary angioplasty or coronary artery bypasses unless you decide. We are finding this an important diagnostic tool that allows our patient the choice of conventional or alternative therapies.

Jan Marini Skin Research - we are pleased and excited to offer this line of highest quality physician-only dispensed skin care products. We feel strongly that these are the best researched and highest quality skin care products on the market today. Jan Marini has positioned her company on the very leading edge of skin care research based on true in-vitro human cell testing and utilizing the most innovative concepts we have found. Our patients have been exceptionally pleased with the results of using these products.

Journal of the AMA (JAMA) - Source of leading research articles. An important site. By their own admission, huge pent up demand for more articles on CAM medicine.

Longevity Research Center: Ray Sahelian, MD, Medical director. Excellent site for up-to-date reports of commonly used anti-aging hormones such as DHEA and Pregnenolone. Dr. Sahelian is a careful, although rather cautious and meticulous reporter, author of the Longevity Research Update Newsletter and several quite readable monographs on various hormones of public interest. While we do not agree with some of his recommendations, it is a topical and up to date resource. All our patients are encouraged to seek out all viewpoints.

MEDLINE - free access to the National Library of Medicine (NLM), public health-related database. This is the most comprehensive library search available to you because you are directly accessing the National Institute of Health Medical Library.

The Moss Reports - Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. is an internationally acclaimed science writer who has spent more than twenty years investigating and writing about cancer issues. Formerly the assistant director of public affairs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Articulate, reasoned, and exceptionally well-informed and researched, Dr. Moss is the author of such groundbreaking books as Cancer Therapy, Questioning Chemotherapy, and The Cancer Industry, as well as the award-winning PBS documentary The Cancer War. He is presently scientific advisor to the Rosenthal Center of Columbia University and the University of Texas School of Public Health. Highly recommended reading.

New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) - premiere American journal for original articles and reviews. This site has recently been upgraded so that subscribers to the print edition can now fully retrieve all text and graphics from any issue dating back to 1993. They are stored and downloaded in adobe PDF format so as to preserve the exact formatting of the original. You can now through away all those back issues that are cluttering up your bookshelves. A good reason to subscribe for all serious professionals if you are not already subscribing. Still considered one of the premiere sources for medical journal publishing as well as editorials which are *usually* quite well balanced and reasonable.

The Alchemind Society - The International Association for Cognitive Liberties. Not an advocacy site, but an informational site on laws affecting various cognitive enhancement agents, as well as more controversial and traditional agents. The Board of Directors are well selected and a most erudite group. Recommended for mature minds and true seekers.

The Futurist Bookstore - books, videos and other products from the World Future Society. We include this site because of the importance of future projections of demographic and economic shifts in world populations and its impact on the health and welfare of not only the United States but other nations as well. Exceptional site and highly recommended reading.

Tools for Exploration - Billed as "The World's Largest Resource for Self-Improvement Technologies and Alternative Healthcare Products." This site offers you a rich array of stress reduction and consciousness modulating tools found no where else. A well constructed site -- it is well worth your read. We give it high marks.