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Resources

Evidence

Guidelines

1.
Good Dietary Habits

mypyramid.gov

fruitsandveggies

Mayo Clinic Cookbook- 2004

Lichtenstein AH, Rasmussen H,
Yu WW, Epstein SR, Russell RM. Modified My Pyramid for Older Adults.
J Nutr
. 2008; 138:78-82.
NIH Publication No. 03-4082,

Facts about the DASH Eating Plan, United States Department of Health and Human Services,

National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Karanja NM et al.

Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA)
8:S19-27, 1999.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov Sacks et al NEJM (2001) v344 p3-10

http://www.health.gov/

http://nutrition.tufts.edu/

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Resources

Evidence

Guidelines

3.
Good Sleep

Cappuccio’s study of sleep and obesity meta analysis 2008
http://www.asaging.org

http://www.sleepfoundation.org

(Livingston, Blizzard
and Mann, 1993)

4.
Adequate levels of Sun Exposure

https://www.health.harvard.edu

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets

5.
Optimal Levels of Well-being

Well-being

Impacts of illness and disability on the well- being of older people
Authors: Kendig H.; Browning C.J.;Young A.E.
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation,
Volume 22, Numbers 1-2, 10 January 2000 , pp. 15-22(8)

 

Exercise and well-
being: a review
of mental and physical
health benefits associated with physical activity.

Penedo, Frank J;
Dahn, Jason R
Current Opinion in
Psychiatry:
March 2005 –
Volume 18 – Issue 2
p 189-193
Behavioural medicine

6.
Low to None Alcohol Consumption

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/

what-should-you-eat

Alcohol is bad for high blood pressure:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

medlineplus/alcohol.html

7.
No Smoking

http://www.smokefree.gov/

http://www.quitsmokingusa.com/

http://www.cdc.gov

how_to_quit/index.htm

http://whyquit.com/

http://www.cancer.gov

http://www.lungusa.org