Links
You may find the following links useful:
Food Suppliers
True Food Co-Op (http://www.truefood.coop)
An organic co-op offering a huge range of organic wholefoods, fresh fruit and vegetables and eco-friendly household products at near-wholesale prices. True Food Co-op is a not-for-profit organisation and holds markets in neighbourhood community centres all around Reading and the surrounding area.
Riverford Organic Vegetables (http://www.riverford.co.uk)
There are many organic box schemes on offer but this one frequently gets good reports. It is an organic home-delivery service offering vegetables, fruit and groceries.
On-Line Directories
Nutri People (http://www.nutripeople.co.uk)
An on-line directory of nutritional therapists, nutritionists and dieticians.
Healthy Pages (http://www.healthypages.co.uk)
An on-line directory of complementary and alternative therapists.
Wrinkly Pepper (http://www.wrinklypepper.com)
A web site specialising in food intolerance, including a directory of professionals and services able to help those with the condition.
ClickForTherapy (http://www.clickfortherapy.com)
An on-line directory of complementary and alternative therapists.
Miscellaneous
The Nutri Centre (http://www.nutricentre.com)
A supplier of nutritional supplements, also stocking a large range of books on nutrition and other health subjects. You can order on-line or visit their premises which are on the lower ground floor of world famous Hale Clinic in West London. Check the web site for location and opening hours.
Healthy Options Holidays (http://www.healthy-option.co.uk)
A company providing relaxing, healthy and nutritious holidays on the beautiful Greek island of Lefkas. There are daily yoga and pilates classes, guided walks, sailing, cycling, a range of interesting workshops and lots more.
Organisations
British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy
[BANT] (http://www.bant.org.uk)
The main representative body for nutritional therapists. BANT acts in the interests of its members (i.e. nutritional therapists) but they must all adhere to its Code of Ethics and Practice.
Nutritional Therapy Council [NTC] (http://www.nutritionaltherapycouncil.org.uk)
The regulatory body for the practice of nutritional therapy. The NTC primarily exists to protect the public. It also represents the nutritional therapy profession in dealings with other regulatory bodies, agencies and government.
The Institute for Optimum Nutrition [ION] (http://www.ion.ac.uk)
ION is one of the oldest and most highly respected training establishments for nutritional therapists. Their web site includes a directory of ION trained practitioners.
Clinics
Life Story Therapeutic Centre (http://www.lifestorytherapeuticcentre.com)
Clinic in Eldon Square, Reading, offering a range of complementary and alternative therapies.
The Complementary Therapy Clinic (http://www.thecomplementarytherapyclinic.co.uk)
Clinic in Denmark Street, Wokingham, offering a range of complementary and alternative therapies.
