Recommended Reading for Empowered Living
At DAO, we believe in empowering individuals through education and providing the tools they need to live a healthy, abundant life. Our commitment to staying at the forefront of medical research and integrative therapies ensures that the information you find here is both trusted and cutting-edge. This resource page is a curated collection of articles across various categories, designed to guide you on your wellness journey with accurate, verified insights.
Explore, learn, and take confident steps towards your best health.
New Articles
Acupuncture Fibromyalgia Relief Linked to Substance P Regulation – Healthcare Medicine Institute
- The Surprising Truth About Parasites & Gut Infections – SIBO SOS Blog
- Conquering Arthritis Naturally – Dr. Hyman
- Is Dairy Safe on a Gluten Free Diet? – Gluten Free Society
- 5 Medications That Can Lead to Leaky Gut – Amy Myers MD
- Liposomal-encapsulated Ascorbic Acid: Influence on Vitamin C Bioavailability and Capacity to Protect Against Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury
- Dangers of Magnesium Deficiency – Dr. Thomas Levy
- Study shows Success of Auto-immune Protocol for Intestinal Inflammation
- Antioxidants Explained – Dr. Mark Hymand
- New Techniques Detect Lyme Disease Earlier
- Top 10 Signs of a Micronutrient Deficiency
- The Benefits of Natural Desiccated Thyroid – Dr. Christianson
- Gut Healing Often Involves Ups & Downs – Dr. Michael Ruscio
- Getting Off Birth Control – Kelly Brogan MD
Miscellaneous Articles
- AutoImmune Bone Broth: The Brothery
- Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:
- Gastrointestinal:
- 5 Things You Might Not Know About Methane SIBO – SIBO SOS Blog
- Hormone Balancing: Dr. Sara Gottfried
- Hypoglycemia, Insulin Sensitivity & Diabetes: Dr. Hyman – Blood Sugar Solution
- Mental Health, Compassion, Mindfulness Web Resource: The Greater Good
- Nutrition:
- Sleep:
- Testing:
- Biohealth Labs – Adrenal gland & SIgA testing
- Cyrex Labs
- Spectracell – Nutrient, Metabolic, Cardiac, Lipid, Thyroid, Hormone and Genomic
- Thyroid Health:
- Do Synthetic Thyroid Hormones Work?
- Alopathic & Functional Medicine Doctor, Author: Dr. Amy Myers
- Pharmacist & Author: Dr. Izabella Wentz
- Video’s on Digestion, Thyroid and more: Underground Wellness
Resources for Happiness, Love & Wisdom
- Therapist (Oakland): Ellie Vargas
- EMDR Certified
- Training in Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Specializes in Childhood Trauma and Neglect, Anxiety and Panic
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Dissociation
- Adult Children of Alcoholics and/or Addicts, Recovering Addicts and Alcoholics
- Codependency and Low Self-Esteem
- Parenting Challenges & Family Conflict
- Therapist (Livermore): Joy Metoyer
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Psycho-dynamic theory
- Certified in “Healing Shame” work.
- Specializes in Relationships & Trauma
- Grief Counselor, Thanatologist, Educator & Author: Dr. Lyn Prashant
- Certified Grief Counselor
- ADEC Fellow in Thanatology (death educator)
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher
- Co-wrote, directed and teaches in the UC Berkeley, CA program “Changing Paradigms in Loss and Grief”
- Books: Degriefing: Transforming Grief (Applying Integrative Therapies), Techniques of Grief Therapy: Creative Practices for Counseling the Bereaved
- Psychologist, Educator & Author: Dr. Rick Hanson
- Private Practice: Adults, couples, families, and children, as well as psychological assessments of children and adults related to temperament, school performance, and educational and vocational planning.
- Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley
- Founded the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom
- Foundations of Well-Being program (I have personally taken this program and it is absolutely fantastic and extremely useful)
- Free e-newsletter – Just One Thing
- Books: wrote Mother Nurture: A Mother’s Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships (Penguin, 2002), Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom (with Rick Mendius, M.D.; Foreword by Dan Siegel, M.D. and Preface by Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.), Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time, Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence, (October 2013)
