RESOURCES
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Supplements
For high quality, trustworthy supplements, check out Fullscript. You receive a 15% discount using my online dispensary: Stephanie Colantonio MD Fullscript Dispensary . Always speak to your doctor about starting new supplements or herbal remedies to make sure they are safe for you.
For sustainably harvested herbs, check out Wild Terra, Mountain Rose Herbs, Oshala Farm.
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Nutrition/ Food
Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition, by Paul Pitchford
In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating, by Michael Pollan
The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan
This is Your Brain on Food, by Uma Naidoo, MD
Women, Food, and Hormones by Sara Gottfried, MD
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reproductive health
Adrenal Thyroid Revolution by Aviva Romm, MD
Beyond the Pill by Jolene Brighten, ND
Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski, PhD
The Fifth Vital Sign by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Fix Your Period by Nicole Jardim
Hormone Intelligence by Aviva Romm, MD
In the Flo by Alisa Vitti
Period Power by Maisie Hill
Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler, MPH
The Period Repair Manual by Lara Briden, ND
This is Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah Hill, PhD
Woman Code by Alisa Vitti
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom by Christiane Northrup, MD
The Women’s Yoga Book by Bobby Clennell
The XX Brain by Lisa Mosconi, PhD
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Healing
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Healing Choice by Candace de Puy, PhD and Dana Dovitch, PhD
Kitchen Table Wisdom by Rachel Naomi Remen
The Smell of Rain on Dust by Martín Prechtel
Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
Women Who Run With Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD
You’re the Only Person I’ve Told: The Stories Behind Abortion by Meera Shah, MD
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Mindfulness/Meditation
Girlvana is a community that supports female-Identifying Gen Z’s physical, mental and emotional health through yoga, mentorship and community.
Guided meditations for teens Dzung Vo, MD, author of The Mindful Teen
10 day course on mindfulness for teens by Insight Timer
UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) program for youth
Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield both offer free, guided meditations in their respective podcasts.
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Mindfulness Meditation Books
Full Catastrophe Living, by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
Mindful of Race, by Ruth King
Radical Acceptance, by Tara Brach, PhD
Radical Compassion, by Tara Brach, PhD
The Wise Heart, by Jack Kornfield, PhD
You Belong: A Call for Connection, by Sebene Selassie
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Learning/Behavior
ADHD without Drugs, by Sanford Newmark, MD
The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
Fire Child Water Child by Stephen Scott Cowan, MD
Nurture Shock by by Ashley Merryman and Po Bronson
Scattered by Gabor Mate, MD