This is your personal toolbox to help create a healthier lifestyle. Under each heading there are links to dynamic and interactive websites related to a specific topic to help further your healthy lifestyle. Please use these links to your advantage to improve your health and wellness!

• Exercise
• Nutrition
• Self-Care
• Stress
• Smoking and Cessation

Exercise

Exercise Awareness Quiz http://discoveryhealth.queendom.com/exercise_access.html

Becoming Active http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/snoring/Tips.cfm
Staying motivated http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fitness/HQ01543
When to consult your doctor before exercising http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/SM00059

How many calories will your activity burn? http://www.caloriecontrol.org/exercalc.html

Ten Easy Ways to Exercise

1. Take the stairs.
2. Go on a hike.
3. Enroll in a dance class.
4. Play with your kids.
5. Replace your computer chair with an exercise ball.
6. Ride your bike or walk instead of driving.
7. Do yard work.
8. Work out while watching TV.
9. Park your care as far away as possible from your destination.
10. Get off the bus a stop early and walk.

 

Nutrition

Nutrition Quiz http://www.webmd.com/content/tools/1/quiz_nutrition.htm
Are you restaurant savvy?  http://www.cspinet.org/nah/quiz/index.html

Check your food label knowledge here http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/flquiz1.html
More on reading food labels http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html

Click here to see how portion sizes have changed in the past 20 years http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/
Further nutritional information http://www.nutrition.gov/

Create and track your diet
Track your caloric intake http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi
Make your own diet here http://www.mypyramid.gov/
…or here http://www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/create.htm
                               
How many calories do you need a day
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_6_1x_Calorie_Calculator.asp

For healthy recipes visit the healthy living section of this website.

 

Self Care

Diabetes

Diabetes Risk test http://www.diabetes.org/risk-test.jsp
Diabetes quiz
http://www.diabetes.co.il/quiz/index.php?12e4ada64f550189e8bfbafc376e9fe4
Diabetes information            http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

Cholesterol

Cholesterol quiz http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/QZ00046
Cholesterol information http://www.cholesterollowdown.org/what_is_cholesterol/index.html

Heart Healthy

Healthy heart quiz http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/phy_act.htm
Healthy heart information http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200009
Target health rate calculator
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_6_1x_Target_Heart_Rate_Calculator.asp

Back Care

How to care for your back http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=20406&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm
Tips for back care http://www.medicalmoment.org/_content/helpyourself/jun07/1401725.asp
Stretches to minimize back pain http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=17

Seat Belt Safety

Seat belt statistics http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/airbags/buckleplan/mayplanner2003/factsheet.html
What type of restraint should your child be in? http://www.usa.safekids.org/skbu/cps/index.html
Should your child be in a booster seat? http://www.boosterseat.gov/

Watch What You Read

Sifting through the abundance of medical information available today http://www.health-insight.harvard.edu/
Glossary of medical terms http://mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/medspeaka_d.html

 

Stress

Stress Quiz http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/(Pages)/Quiz_how_well_do_you_manage_stress?OpenDocument

General information on Stress http://www.stress.org/
Handling stress in the Workplace http://www.slowleadership.org/2007/07/11-best-ways-to-handle-workplace-stress.html
Stress busting techniques http://www.stressbusting.co.uk/articles/coping_10tips.asp

 

Ten Tips to Beat Stress

1. Do not put yourself in stressful situations.
2. Divide work into manageable pieces.
3. Exercise.
4. Find a hobby.
5. Get a good night’s sleep.
6. Eat healthy.
7. Identify stressors and learn how to deal with them.
8. Breathe.
9. Take breaks.
10. Set realistic goals.

 

Smoking and Cessation

Smoking facts http://www.quit-smoking-stop.com/harmful-smoking-effects.html

Information on quitting for smokers and their loved ones http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_10_3.asp
Try to stop http://www.trytostop.org/
Tips to quit smoking http://www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact24.html
Guide to quit smoking http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/consquits.htm