Recommendations/Favorites...

Here is a list of recommended resources from me that I believe will help you improve your life-style and accomplish your personal goals!
Any of the book resources are purchasable through the Amazon search link on my blog.

Books:

Nutrition and General:

• Harvest for Hope by Jane Goodall
• In Defense of Food by Michael Pollen
• Perfect Health by Deepak Chopra, MD
• Its Not Just Your Genes! by Ruth DeBusk, RD
• Genetics: The Nutrition Connection, by Ruth DeBusk, RD
• The Food-Mood Solution, by Jack Challem
• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
• The Drama of the Gifted Child, by Alice Miller

Child Nutrition and Breastfeeding:

• Child of Mine, by Ellyn Satter
• Just Two More Bites! by Linda Piette, RD
• The Womenly Art of Breastfeeding, by Weissinger, West, and Pitman, La Leche League International. (Turkish version: Emzirme Sanatı, La Leche League International, Gün Yayıncılık).

Yoga Related:

• Yoga, Mind, Body and Spirit: A Return to Wholeness, by Donna Farhi
• Bringing Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Englihtened Living, by Donna Farhi
• Light on Yoga, by B.K.S. Iyengar
• Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth, by Peter Kelder
• Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul, by Deepak Chopra, MD
• Mavi Orman (Blue Forest) by Defne Suman
• Bhagavat Gita 

Cooking Related:

• Oncooking by Labensky and Hause
• Spice by Ana Sortun
• Super Natural Cooking by Heidi Swanson
• A Taste of Turkish Cuisine, by Nur Ilkin
• Classical Turkish Cooking, by Ayla Algar
• Cooking the Turkish Way Including Low Fat and Vegeterian Recipes, by Kari Cornell

• Turkey Travel Guide by Lonely Planet

Interesting Videos:

• How to make Homemade Compost (Soil): http://youtu.be/0GgW74MGH8o
• How to make Homemade Toothpaste and Mouthwash: http://youtu.be/eeNeV2fJjaE
• Breastfeeding Related Songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b00INYbOMU&feature=related
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2hZg-pk-U0&feature=related
• Song for all Mothers:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZWCowXreEQ&feature=endscreen&NR=1 
• UNICEF video about breastfeeding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgCwHD5SeHc&feature=related 

Websites:

 Nutrition Related:

• American Dietetic Association: http://www.eatright.org/
• Turkish Dietetic Association: http://www.tdd.org.tr/  (in Turkish)
• US Food Pyramid: http://www.myfoodpyramid.gov/
• USDA (US Department of Agriculture): http://www.choosemyplate.gov/index.html
• Whole Grains Council: http://www.wholegrainscouncil.org/
• American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org/
• American Heart Association: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/ 
• American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/
• Bugday Association (ecological living): http://www.bugday.org/ (Turkish) or http://www.bugdayglobal.org/ (English)
• Meyve Mirasi (Fruit Heritage): http://www.meyvemirasi.org/
• Toprak Ana (ecological living, Turkish Farmers Market): http://www.toprakana.com.tr/ (has Google Translation but not the best translation).

Breastfeeding Related:

• La Leche League: http://www.llli.org/
• International Lactation Consultant Association: http://www.ilca.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
• International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners: http://www.iblce.org/
• World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action: http://www.waba.org.my/
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine: http://www.bfmed.org/
• United States Breastfeeding Commitee: http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/
• Breastfeeding Support: http://www.kellymom.com/
• Breastmilk. Every Once Counts: http://www.breastmilkcounts.com/
• http://www.damara-cocuk.com/
• http://www.do-um.com/ (I'm there as their Dietitian and Lactation Counselor).
• http://www.dogumakademisi.com/ (in Turkish)

Yoga Related:

• Yoga Journal: http://www.yogajournal.com/
• Kripalu Yoga and Wellness Center: http://www.kripalu.org/
• Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Center: http://www.bkwsu.org/index_html 
• Cihangir Yoga Studio: http://www.cihangiryoga.com/  (in Istanbul)
• Karma Yoga Studio: http://www.karmayogastudio.com/  (in Boston)
• Baptiste Power Yoga: http://www.baronbaptiste.com/ (This is hot yoga)
• Anusara Yoga: http://www.anusara.com/
• Dynamic Yoga: http://www.dynamicyoga.com/
• Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide: http://www.tilakpyle.com/sanskrit.htm
• Yoga Reaches Out: http://www.yogareachesout.org/ (non-profit org.)

Culture Related:

• Istanbul History: http://www.istanbulkulturenvanteri.gov.tr/index/site-haritasi/code/tarihi-haritalar (new site so only in Turkish so far, but really really great site. You can see very old maps (harita)) .