This part of the Alumni website is dedicated to helpful tips, tools and resources that we all come across. These are always vetted to ensure the source is reliable and that the material is publicly available. As always you should consult your healthcare team for medical advice.
Weight Management – February 1, 2021
This section was added was added to provide a helpful and detailed reference source for peer group members that are interested in managing their weight in support of a heart healthy lifestyle. The source is a comprehensive guide provided by a private medical clinic in the US. Kaiser Permanente a not for profit integrated health care system with the mission of providing consultative health management, acute and chronic care to its members. They have an excellent website and the section on Weight Management can be accessed at the link below. Here you will interactive tools, information and guidance on all aspects of weight management.
Personalized Health Report and Coaching
The heart & stroke society have developed an e-health tool that assesses your risk factors and helps you develop a plan for a heart healthy lifestyle. You can access this below;
Personalized Health Report and Coaching
Eat Tracker
Sponsored by Dietitians of Canada this tool allows you to asses your current dietary approach and set goals to get healthier from the foods you eat. You will be required to create an account with a user name and password.
Exercise Planner
The link below directs you to a website that assists you in designing an exercise program based on your own personal situation. It will ask questions about your demographic information, what goals you have, how much time and effort you want to put into exercise and the equipment you wish to use (example stationary bike, therapy-bands, free weights and so on). Once you have entered the start up data it will automatically produce an exercise program for each day of the week. It does take some time and effort to get started but if you are serious about working out, this is like having your own personal trainer along with a nutritionist!
Remember to consult with your healthcare team about safety for you to exercise and don’t start a program without their approval.
Health Studies
For those of you who prefer to do your own research into how diet can influence health there is a reputable website that links dietary practices with health factors. Here is a link to the website.
Health Studies – Diet and Disease
For example if you search Vegan & Vegetarian diet for influence on Heart/Cardiovascular disease you get a menu of research results. An example of the research is shown below.