The Wellness Librarian

Eat Right!

wellnesslibrarian — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:57:20 +0000

http://www.eatright.org With more than 70,000 members, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) is the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. The Academy serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health, and well-being.

“America’s Authority on Fitness”

wellnesslibrarian — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:26:01 +0000

http://www.acefitness.org

The American Council on Exercise^® is the largest nonprofit fitness certification and education provider in the world. It is widely recognized as “America’s Authority on Fitness.”^® ACE^® continually sets standards and protects the public against unqualified fitness professionals and unsafe or ineffective fitness products, programs and trends.

Cardiovascular / Pulmonary Help

wellnesslibrarian — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:41:02 +0000

http://www.aacvpr.org/

The mission statement of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) is to reduce morbidity, mortality, and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary disease through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and disease management. Central to the core mission is improvement in quality of life for patients and their families.

Founded in 1985, AACVPR is a multidisciplinary professional association of health professionals in the field of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation. Members include cardiovascular and pulmonary physicians, nurses, exercise physiologists, physical therapists, behavioral scientists, respiratory therapists, dieticians, and nutritionists.

Your Heart Health — for Women

wellnesslibrarian — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:11:16 +0000

Here is a website devoted to your heart and vascular health! Heart disease is the #1 killer of American women.

Sister to Sister is a national organization focused on women’s heart disease prevention and screening. Women’s Heart Day Health Fairs have traditionally been held on the third Friday in February (which actually is today), known as National Woman’s Heart Day. Check the organization’s website at http://www.sistertosister.org.

Librarians Know the Answers… Do You Know the Questions?

wellnesslibrarian — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:53:32 +0000

The Docuticker Docubase, at http://www.docuticker.com, is a daily update of new reports from government agencies, nongovernment agencies, think tanks, and other groups. Is all of DocuTicker compiled by librarians? Probably–it’s so good.

“We find the sources; you get the credit.”

Track Those Exported Jobs

wellnesslibrarian — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:18:02 +0000

Job Tracker Working America: To find out which companies in your community have exported jobs, visit http://www.workingamerica.org/jobtracker/index.cfm and enter your ZIP code. There is information on more than 400,000 companies nationwide.

Gardening Museum!

wellnesslibrarian — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:09:37 +0000

The American Garden Museum http://www.americangardenmuseum.com “is a working archive that celebrates American gardens and their gardeners.” The Museum highlights gardens big and small, urban and rural, with loving words from the gardeners themselves. There are lots of photos of plants, flowers, benches, pathways, gates, fountains, fences, etc. If you love garden stories and garden photos, go visit…NOW!

Fishing for Safety

wellnesslibrarian — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:48:44 +0000

Because of the mercury that is present in some fish, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises the following for women who are pregnant or might become pregnant, women who are nursing, and young children:

Do not eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish. Eat up to two average meals a week of a variety of fish and shellfish. Good choices are farm-raised catfish, salmon, and tilapia; canned light tuna; wild-caught trout, cod, flounder, pollock, salmon, ocean perch, and haddock; and shrimp, scallops, oysters, and clams.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are contaminants that tend to collect in the fatty portions of fish and in the green gland (mustard) of crabs. To reduce fat, and therefore reduce the PCBs, be sure to remove the belly flap, skin, and dark meat before eating. Broil, grill, or bake the fish on a rack so the fat can drip away. Avoid using batter or breading because they tend to hold fat drippings in the fish. Avoid the mustard in crabs.

Human Rights: Just the Facts, Please

wellnesslibrarian — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:23:00 +0000

We could launch into natural law and philosophy, but why not start at this Canadian organization’s website: http://www.thesignalhill.com/. To quote from that site, “Everyone has the right to make informed decisions.” Clarity, clarity, clarity! And, compassion, compassion, compassion.

Abortion/Cancer Link

wellnesslibrarian — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:44:47 +0000

“Cancer authorities didn’t tell women the truth about the cancer risks associated with the use of the birth control pill when the evidence emerged during the 1980s. Why should we believe them now when they deny an abortion-breast cancer link?”(from the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer website).

On this annual reminder of the legally flawed Roe v. Wade decision, perhaps people of good will could look at the science of human development and then turn to the effect that the 1973 Supreme Court decision has had on women’s health and on the health of the culture.

http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/news/061101/index.htm
http://www.whyprolife.com/the-contraception-abortion-connection