Learning what you can do to take care of your own health is an important step towards a healthy lifestyle. This dynamic resource offers information about diet and health that can be used to help you achieve a greater understanding of your own health. Check back often as this special section of our site continues to grow and address different areas of diet and health.

 
Sample Menu
See what you might eat during a typical day following The Diet and Health Design.

The "Rule of Hand"
Meals should be no bigger than the size of your hand, with equal portions of protein, carbohydrates, and food that contains fats.

Dietary Fat
Understand the different types of dietary fat and which ones you should avoid.

The Role of Cholesterol
What does cholesterol do and why is it important?

Homocysteine: What is it?
Find out how homocysteine may be affecting your health.

Vitamins
What do you need to keep you healthy?

Minerals
What are the major minerals essentail for wellness?

What's Your Diet and Health Design I.Q.?
Use our Diet and Health Design quiz to find out how much you know about eating healthy.

Do You Know Your Carbohydrates?
Do you know your carbohydrates from your proteins? Take the Carbohydrate Challenge.

Attitude is Half the Battle
Finding the right mind set to change your life is a difficult task. Get words of encouragement from Dr. Loughridge.

Carbohydrates
Get a quick overview of carbohydrates.

Proteins
Get a quick overview of proteins.

Fats
Get a quick overview of fats.

Your Ideal Weight
Find out how much weight is overweight. Calculate your own body mass with this interactive tool.

Dietary Supplements -- Dispelling the Myths
Today there are diet supplements to help you lose weight, diet supplements to give you more energy, diet supplements to make you feel better about yourself. Get the facts about dietary supplements and how safe they are for you to take.

A Healthy You
What can you do to build your own health?


 

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