~ Early Web Links ~

Henriette's Herbal Homepage is a 30-year-old encyclopedic resource dedicated to culinary and medicinal herbs, featuring classic herbal texts like King's American Dispensatory, over 19,000 plant photos, and multilingual herb articles in English, Swedish, and Finnish. Visitors can explore botanical keys, herbal forum archives, plant name databases spanning 18,000+ species, and even sign up for a charming old-fashioned herbal distance course delivered by post.

Compiled by physician Wayne Sinclair and educator Whit Pressinger, this research-backed site summarizes nearly 50 peer-reviewed journal studies documenting the health dangers of pesticide exposure in homes, lawns, schools, and agricultural settings. Visitors will find detailed research summaries linking pesticides to asthma, autism, ADHD, brain damage, and cancer, with full source citations to help guide public health policy and legislation.

Created by the person behind 'Diet Coke or Choke', this personal site blends chronic illness storytelling with curated recommendations for movies, games, books, and links to other indie web spaces. The creator uses the site as a form of self-expression and a love letter to the old, human-centered internet, making it a warm and eclectic corner of the web.

Judson Carroll, a master herbalist, shares detailed knowledge of Southern Appalachian wild plants, foraging, and herbal medicine through this long-running blog. Posts cover edible and medicinal plants of the American Southeast, with ties to his many published books on topics ranging from survival herbalism to Christian herbal medicine traditions.

Nathan's Gym is a bare-bones personal page with a bold fitness theme, featuring background music by Jay Tholen and a tough-guy welcome message. The site is extremely minimal in content but has a fun, punchy aesthetic aimed at gym culture enthusiasts.

Tony Crisp's Dreamhawk is a sprawling resource devoted to dream interpretation, yoga, body-mind healing, and inner life exploration, built around a comprehensive A-Z dream dictionary and encyclopedia. Visitors can browse hundreds of dream symbol entries, read articles on health and relationships, explore I Ching and meditation, and access Tony's published books on topics ranging from pregnancy to spiritual growth.

Y2kinsomniac's personal site opens with a content warning splash page flagging discussions of mental and physical health, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and medical topics. The high-contrast, bright-color aesthetic sets the tone for what promises to be an honest and personal exploration of health struggles.

The North American Institute of Medical Herbalism runs this comprehensive resource hub for herbalism students and practitioners, offering annotated links spanning materia medica, ethnobotany, pharmacology, pathology, and clinical nutrition. It also features audio courses, a free e-journal archive, and certification programs in medical herbalism, making it a serious educational destination for anyone studying plant-based medicine.

A personal Neocities site by Jasper Schill, featuring a self-described self-indulgent collection of pages built on a chromebook with a heavy blue aesthetic and lots of gifs. The site openly references the creator's mental health journey, with sensitive content appropriately marked with warnings for visitors.

A carefully curated directory of free and substantially free mental health resources, filterable by platform, type, and symptom category including anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, and suicidality. The site brings together apps, workbooks, online therapy tools, and social support communities to help people improve their mental health without the barrier of cost.