Healthy Living

Nutrition Information/Resources

• The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Up to Date Information from USDA
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)

Health and Weight Loss Calculators

• BMI calculator
• Estimate your Basal Metabolic Rate

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association
• American Association of Diabetes Educators
• Printable Diabetes Log Sheets
• Diabetes Recipes/ Diabetic Living
• NIH: National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease

Cardiovascular Disease

• American Heart Association
• NIH: National Institute for Heart, Lung and Blood
• CVD and the Mediterranean Diet:
  • Mayo Clinic
  • American College of Cardiology
• Assess your Heart Disease Risk
• Go Red for Women: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk

Exercise and Physical Activity

• Exercise Prescription: Includes sample exercise routines, fitness calculators and fitness articles for professionals of fitness enthusiasts
• American College of Sports Medicine: Public Information
• Stretches for Seated Workers
• Advanced strength training: scientific research
• How to Begin with Walking
• A Beginner’s Guide to 5K (Training Program)
• Montgomery County Road Runners

Chronic Kidney Disease

• National Kidney Foundation
• Kidney Friendly Recipes
• Recipe book for kidney disease
• NIH Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases: CKD Prevention
• National Kidney Center