Wellness is an active process through which people become aware of, and make choices toward, a more successful existence. – The National Wellness Institute
Making healthy and informed lifestyle choices is an important component of wellness. Here are some useful and credible information sources to help you get you started.
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- Be Active Your Way: A Guide for Adults (Department of Health and Human Services) – PDF
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Eating and Exercise (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Get Active (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Guide to Physical Activity (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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How Can I Keep Track of Physical Activity and Eating? (American Heart Association) – PDF
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Physical Activity Basics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Tips to Help You Get Active (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Basics of Weight Control (Department of Veterans Affairs) – PDF
- Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Health Tips for Adults (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Healthy Weight (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Weight Management (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services)
- ChooseMyPlate.gov (Department of Agriculture)
- Deciphering Media Stories on Diet: Nutrition in the News (Harvard School of Public Health)
- Let’s Eat for the Health of It (Department of Agriculture) – PDF
- Making Healthy Choices at Fast Food Restaurants (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- MyPlate Food Guide (Nemours Foundation)
- MyPlate: Build a Healthy Eating Style (Department of Agriculture)
- Nutrition.gov (Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services)
- Sample Menus to Eat Right and Lose Weight (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Books and Videos About Stress Management (Family Resource Center – St. Louis Children’s Hospital) – PDF
- 5 Things You Should Know about Stress (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Different Kinds of Stress (American Psychological Association)
- Manage Stress (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Stress Management (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Stress Management: Positive Thinking (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Stress Management: Social Support (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Stress Management: Spirituality (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Stress Management: When and How to Say No (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- What Is Stress Management? (American Heart Association)
- BeTobaccoFree.gov (Department of Health and Human Services)
- Cigarette Smoking: Health Risks and How to Quit (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
- Create My Quit Plan (National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch)
- Harms of Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting (National Cancer Institute)
- How to Quit Smoking or Smokeless Tobacco (American Cancer Society
- Quit Smoking (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Smokefree.gov (National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch)
- Smoking and Tobacco Use: How to Quit (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)