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Your Prescription to Thrive How Healthy Eating and an Active Lifestyle Can Be Yours

Discover how healthy eating and an active lifestyle can revolutionize your well-being. Learn effective stress management and find resources for holistic health. Improve your health today!

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Your Prescription to Thrive How Healthy Eating and an Active Lifestyle Can Be Yours

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  1. Your Prescription to Thrive How Healthy Eating and an Active Lifestyle Can Be Yours

  2. Neil Dear Dr. S, I have been having a really hard time sleeping lately. Can you give me some sleeping pills? Thanks, Neil

  3. My Advice Kick the Habit Stress Management Healthy Eating Physical Activity

  4. Resources for my Patients Physician’s Home Page E-Mail Your Doctor Classes & Support Groups Multi-Disciplinary Team of Professionals Office Visit

  5. Pat • 48 year old • Single mom • Helps daughter with child-raising • Dental hygienist • “I’m afraid I’m going to have a heart attack or stroke.”

  6. Pat • High blood pressure • High cholesterol • Diabetes • Overweight • 7 medications • “I’m afraid I’m going to have a heart attack or stroke.”

  7. Body Mass Index

  8. My Advice + Healthy Diet Exercise

  9. Portion Distortion 20 Years Ago Today How many calories are in today’s portion of fries? 210 Calories 610 Calories = 1 hour 45 minutes of walking

  10. Resources for my Patients Physician’s Home Page E-Mail Your Doctor Classes & Support Groups Multi-Disciplinary Team of Professionals Office Visit

  11. The real trick is to stay alive aslong as you live. Ann Landers

  12. Your Prescription to Thrive • Physical activity • Nutrition • Know Your numbers

  13. Check out my webpage at http://www.kp.org/mydoctor/ Your Prescription to Thrive • Physical activity • Take the stairs whenever possible • Purchase a pedometer; aim for 10,000 steps per day • Display “exercise prescription” in a visible place • If you drive to work or stores, park in a space far away from the door and walk • If you take public transportation, get off a stop early and walk • Walk on your lunch break • Try exercising with friends or a group • Consider strength training for 20 minutes 2-3 times per week Nutrition • Pay attention to portions; avoid super-sizing • When eating out, consider splitting an entrée • Set regular times to eat: 3 meals and no more than 2 snacks per day • Limit saturated and trans fats • Increase daily intake of fruits and vegetables: at least 5, aim for 7-9 • Since fiber can increase the feeling of fullness, aim for 2-3 servings of whole grain food per day • Limit sweetened beverages, drink water or nonfat or 1% milk Know Your Numbers • BMI • Cholesterol • Blood Pressure • Blood Sugar

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