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Create a Healthy Lifestyle

Your lifestyle choices are an important part of your health. Improving or maintaining your health can be affected by your everyday decisions. Check out the tools below to help you take steps on the road to a healthier you!

This page contains information about:

• Diet/Weight
• Exercise
• Risky Behaviors:
• Sexual practices
• Substance abuse
• Violence
• Sleep
• Smoking

Diet/Weight

• Aim for A Healthy Weight!
• American Heart Association 2006 Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations
• Calculate Your Body Mass Index
• Calculate Your Daily Calorie Needs
• Calorie Calculator
• Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program
• Create-A-Diet
• Daily Food and Activity Diary
• Dietary Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Healthy Lifestyle
• Even Healthy Tailgating Can Be Fun
• Food Exchange List
• Healthy Recipes for Diabetics: Crock Pot Cooking
• Healthy Recipes for Diabetics: Desserts and Quick Breads
• Healthy Recipes for Diabetics: Dips, Salsa, Salads, and Dressings
• Healthy Recipes for Diabetics: Summertime Fare
• Heart-Healthy Recipes  
• Interactive Menu Planner
• Know Your Number (RMR) to Lose Weight
• Portion Distortion Interactive Quiz
• Sample Reduced-Calorie Menus
• Seven Simple Steps to Slimming Down
• Shopping: What to Look For
• Test Your Food Label Knowledge!
• Weight Wellness Profile
• What's Your Body Fat IQ?

Exercise

• BAM!: Gear Up!
• Build Muscle and Use It to Lose Weight
• Common-Sense Precautions for New Exercisers
• Exercise and Arthritis
• Exercise is a Health Issue
• Exercise Now... No Excuses
• Guide to Physical Activity
• Healthy Heart Workout Quiz
• Hydration Calculator
• Learn to Burn (Calories, that is)
• Physical Activity Selector
• 10 Ways to Get Physical!
• Tips for Prevention of Athletic Injuries

Risky Behaviors

• Sexual practices
• Safe Sex, Screening Can Reduce Cervical Cancer Risk
• Safer Sexual Practices and Birth Control Methods
• Substance abuse
• A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free
• AlcoholScreening.org
• A Message to Teenagers...How To Tell When Drinking Is Becoming a Problem
• Are You Drug Smart? Test Your Chemical IQ
• The CAGE Questions
• The CRAFFT Questions
• Helping Teens Make Good Choices
• How Are Alcohol and Drugs Affecting Your Life? - A Self-Test For Teenagers
• Raising a Healthy Family
• SAMHSA's Prevention Platform
• Violence
• BAM! Bully Roundup
• Preventing Teen Dating Violence

Sleep

• A Good Night's Sleep
• Insomnia: How to Get a Better Night's Sleep
• Lessening the Effects of Sleep Apnea
• Rules of Sleep Hygiene
• Sleep Tips for Shift Workers

Smoking

• A Breath of Fresh Air! Independence from Smoking: How to Quit
• Five Tips to Help You Stop Smoking Now
• Quit Smoking: Consumer Interactive Tool
• Quitting Smoking: A Self-Paced Guide
• Quitting Tips
• Quitting Tobacco: Being Around Other Smokers Without Smoking
• Secondhand Smoke: What You Can Do
• Smokefree.Gov - Online Guide to Quitting Smoking

More Wellness Tools:

• Know Your Risk
• Get Check-ups and Screenings
• Get Personal - Information by Age, Ethnicity and Gender
• Learn More About Your Health
• Back to the Wellness Center Overview

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Last Reviewed: Sep 23, 2009

Phyllis L. Pirie, PhD Chair and Professor Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion College of Public Health The Ohio State University

Timothy J. Buckley, PhD, CIH Associate Professor and Chair Division of Environmental Health Sciences College of Public Health The Ohio State University

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