Wellness & Weight Loss Resources
The following are credible and reliable sites which provide excellent health information to compliment a healthy lifestyle.
Nutrition/General Health
www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org
Health initiative focused on encouraging an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption, tips, recipes and meal planning provided
www.eatright.org
Access to practical food and nutrition information, website of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
www.americanheart.org
Reliable heart health news, heart related diagnoses defined, caregiver support material, info on nutrition, exercise and stress management
www.diabetes.org
Go to site for living with diabetes; symptoms, diagnosis, food and fitness
www.cancer.org
Cancer prevention and detection, treatment, info on programs to help you stay well
www.choosemyplate.gov
USDA’s food guidance system, helps you make healthy food choices and to be active everyday
www.healthfinder.gov
List of publications, organizations and support groups that produce reliable health information; includes information on healthcare reform
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
USDA’s food and nutrition information center; arranged in topics from A-Z
www.foodinsight.org
Information on food safety, healthy eating and nutrition
www.foodallergy.org
Helpful tips on living with allergies; diagnosis and treatment, managing reactions
Books
Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook
by Nancy Clark, MS RD
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works
by Evelyn Tribole MS RD & Elyse Resch MS RD FADA
The Calorie King
by Allan Borushek, RD
52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You
by Brett Blumenthal
Exercise
www.acefitness.org
American Council on Exercise: fitness tips, healthy living advice, find a fitness expert, allows you to design your own fitness program or choose from exercise library
www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity
Find out how much physical activity you need to stay healthy, tips to add physical activity to your life, information on measuring intensity level
go4life.nia.nih.gov
Exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging, tips to help the older adult fit physical activity into daily life
www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/walking
American Heart Association’s walking program, featured are the benefits of walking, nutrition tips and finding a walking club or path in your neighborhood
Stress
www.helpguide.org
Highly regarded mental health website, resources to help resolve health challenges
www.marc.ucla.edu
Information on mindfulness meditation; Mindful Awareness Research Center
www.calmsound.com
Sound recordings to help you relax and sleep
www.meditationoasis.com
A website designed to introduce you to meditation; including how to meditate, benefits of meditation and podcasts to download
www.stress.org
Information on stress reduction, stress in the workplace and physical effects of stress
Medicines and Supplements
http://ods.od.nih.gov/
National Institutes of Health information clearinghouse on dietary supplements; background information and fact sheets are provided on over 75 supplements
Tools and Calculators for A Healthy Lifestyle
cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/index.html
Tool for assessing your BMI or body mass index
www.meallogger.com (App: meallogger)
Photo food journal, can store and access journals, print reports, you pick what you want to track, carbs, calories, protein. Sync with Fitbit and Run Keeper.
www.fitbit.com
Web connected wearable product with sensors and wireless technology to track health and fitness goals
www.myfitnesspal.com (App: myfitnesspal)
Online calorie counter, database of over 3 million foods; activity tracker; remembers food for easy tracking
www.mynetdiary.com (App: mynetdiary)
Online food and activity tracker, creates balanced nutrition plans, online support community
www.sparkpeople.com (App: sparkpeople)
Calorie counter, track fitness and food, motivation tools
www.fitday.com
Online diet and fitness journal, tracks calories
www.calorieking.com
Food and exercise diary, fee involved
www.loseit.com (App: lose it)
Set daily calorie budget, track food and exercise, set total wellness goals like sleep and blood pressure
Apps
“Healthy Habits”
Identify habits to improve your life, tracking your actions, get reminders and rewards
“My Pocket Coach”
Helps to define goals and create habits to support your goal, uses images for motivation
“Run Keeper”
GPS Tracking, running, walking, cycling; personal trainer in your pocket
“Simply Being”
Guided meditation for relaxation, choose from 4 meditation times, listen to music or nature sounds
“My Gratitude Journal”
Change your thoughts, change your life. Journaling app, write down five things you are grateful for every day.
