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Web Sites
for Nutritional Health and Lifestyle Change
Succeeding At Weight Loss Program
This exciting program
provides everything you need to help you on your path to losing weight the
healthy way.
CyberDiet
The best place to go to learn about adopting a healthy lifestyle. CyberDiet
has put together an oasis of sane, fun and well-presented nutrition
information. Lots of interactive stuff make this a lively site.
The American Dietetic
Association
ADA represents a wide
range of practice areas and special interests, including: public health;
sports nutrition; medical nutrition therapy; diet counseling for weight
control, cholesterol reduction, diabetes, renal and other health concerns.
Healthy
Eating for Healthy Living
This is the place to find great information about how nutrition relates to
heart disease. A very innovate site with lots of variety.
The Habitrol Stop Smoking
System
A comprehensive support program that addresses both the physical and
psychological addictions which must be overcome when quitting smoking.
Designed to increase success rates, the Habitrol System combines both
nicotine replacement therapy and personalized behavior planning.
Web
Sites for Cardiac Health
American College of
Cardiology
Non-professional medical society and teaching institution focusing on
cardiovascular care and disease prevention.
American Heart
Association
Here is the official AHA site with a heart and stroke guide, consumer
information and publications, programs, news, and information concerning all
areas of heart disease.
Children's
Heart Society
This nonprofit charitable organization for children with heart disease
arranges support that is geared to each family's individual needs.
Heartlink
This charitable organization is for heart patients of any age, their
families, and caregivers. Included here is an online newsletter and lots of
useful information.
Heartinfo.org
HeartInfo provides a wide
range of information and services to heart patients and others interested in
learning about lowering risk factors for heart disease. Founded by a heart
patient and a physician who is a renowned expert on heart disease, the site
is dedicated to empowering individuals and fostering a dialogue between
individuals and their physicians.
Mended Hearts
Mended Hearts, proud to be affiliated with the American Heart Association,
is dedicated to the emotional support of anyone affected by heart disease,
including the patient, family members, and caregivers.
One
Among Millions
This site features several multimedia components, including useful
information such as cardiac rehabilitation, heart disease prevention, and
more.
PharmInfoNet
PharmInfoNet is dedicated to the dissemination of pharmaceutical product
information to health care professionals, students and patients. They work
with pharmaceutical information providers such as other publishers, schools
of pharmacy, pharmaceutical companies, and other members of the Internet
medical community.
The Heart: An Online
Exploration
The Franklin Institute Science Museum presents an interactive exploration of
the workings of the heart.
Web
Sites for Alternative Approaches to Cardiac Health Dr.
Phillip Minton, M.D.
Offers alternative ways to prevent disease and induce optimum healing, from
a Stanford graduate, licensed in both alternative and conventional medicine.
A doctor you can trust - treatments with dramatic results, located in the
USA.
Dr. Dean Ornish
Dean Ornish, M.D. and his colleagues have conducted a series of clinical
studies demonstrating, for the first time, that the progression of even
severe coronary heart disease may be reversed by making comprehensive
changes in diet and lifestyle. These lifestyle changes include a very
low-fat plant based whole foods diet, stress management techniques, moderate
exercise, smoking cessation, and psychosocial support.
Dr. John McDougall
Dr. McDougall teaches
better health through vegetarian cuisine. He is a board certified internist,
Director of The McDougall Program at St. Helena Health Center in
California's Napa Valley, radio show host, and television show host.
Pritikin Longevity
Center and Spa
The Pritikin Center
motivates people to make healthy lifestyle changes through new information,
the development of new skills combined with their own personal success
generated by these changes.
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