Resources
Articles About Your Coach, Rebecca Cohen
The Courier News: The Villages
(Member of the Sun-Times Group)
Local Wellness Coach on a Mission of Awareness by Marion Collins
December 27, 2006
The Midweek Article
Sycamore Resident Coaches Others on Receiving Wellness by Dennis Hines
July 19, 2006
Daily Chronicle Article
Cohen Certified in Holistic Nursing
July 6, 2006
Whole Life Wellness Newsletters
Issue #26
April, 2009
Issue #25
February, 2009
Issue #24
January, 2009
Issue #21
September, 2008
Issue #20
August, 2008
Issue #18
April, 2008
Issue #17
March, 2008
Issue #16
February, 2008
Issue #15
January, 2008
Issue #14
November, 2007
Issue #13
October, 2007
Issue #12
September, 2007
Issue #11
August, 2007
Issue #10
July, 2007
Issue #9
June, 2007
Issue #8
May, 2007
Issue #7
April, 2007
Issue #6
March, 2007
Issue #5
February, 2007
Issue #4
January, 2007
Issue #2
November, 2006
Issue #1
October, 2006
Wellness Articles
Newspaper and Magazine Articles Written by Rebecca Cohen
Health Screening Guidelines for Men and Women, 2008:
"This Should Be Your First New Year's Resolution"
Am I Ready for Change?
DIET/NUTRITION
Cutting Calories Too Low Can Backfire
Try The Couple Approach to Losing Weight
Think Twice Before You Reach for That Diet Soda
The Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup
Keep Your Food Safe and Yourself Healthy
How to Eat Out, Fill Up, and Not Fill Out
Enjoying the Benefits of a Vegetarian Meal
7 Habits of Highly Unsuccessful Dieters, and How to Break Them
Create an Environment That Encourages Healthy Eating
Don't Hate Your Vegetables: You Need Them
Enjoy Food More, and Lose Weight, the French Way
Learn How to Overcome Overeating and Enjoy Food More
Change Nighttime Eating Habits
Eating Intuitively
Six Steps for Surviving the Holiday Weight Gain
Making Even Small Sacrifices At Meal Time Can Be Beneficial
Balancing Weight Means Balancing Your Calories
Is Healthy Snacking Possible?
Learn From Your Diet Mistakes
A Healthful Diet Includes Fats and Carbs
FITNESS/EXERCISE
The Effects of Alcohol on Physical Performance
New Physical Activity Recommendations from American College of Sports Medicine and
American Heart Association
A Little Digging in the Dirt Can Do Wonders for the Body and Mind
Use a Pedometer to Measure Exercise
Walking is Good Medicine for Mind, Body, Spirit
Your Doctor Can Help Plan An Exercise Regime
Getting Healthy 10 Minutes At A Time
DISEASE PREVENTION
Women's Health Risks 2008
Breast Cancer Myths 2008
The Link Between Obesity and Inflammation
Achieving Wellness When You Have A Chronic Illness
Healing with Mind-Body Medicine
Know How to Use Herbs Safely to Prevent Problems
Preventing and Treating Childhood Obesity Requires the Entire Family
Women Should Be Concerned with Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
Waist Size is Linked to the Potential for Heart Trouble
Quit Smoking: Give Yourself the Gift of Health
Protect Yourself and Your Family From Influenza During Flu Season
Proper Breathing Technique Can Help You Heal
LEARN HOW TO GET PAST BARRIERS AND ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
The Right Approach Can Make Change Easy
Tune Out False Messages and Listen to Your Own Voice
Stop Self-Sabotaging Behavior and Let Yourself Get Happy
Tired of Trying to Make Changes But Not Reaching Your Goal?
How Do You Define Your Wellness?
Don't Fall Into a Pattern of Thinking Negative Thoughts
Learn to Beat Your Gremlins and Get Out of Your Own Way
Learn to Tackle Procrastination
Health Esteem: Become A Partner in Your Own Health
'Happiness Research' shows optimists live longer on average
Nurture Yourself
The Secret to Forming New Habits: It Takes a Habit to Stop a Habit
STRESS REDUCTION AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Learning How to Embrace Grief
Part I: Try A Little Forgiveness
Part II: Nine Steps to Forgiveness
Love is a Four Letter Word
Breaking the Chains of Self-Sacrifice
Changing Your Perception of Workplace Stress
The Important Gifts We Gain in Solitude
A Loving Heart is Good Medicine for the Whole Body
It Is Important to Find a Healthy Release Of Stress
Reduce Stress By Creating a Sanctuary
Staying Socially Healthy Can Help Keep You Physically Fit
Avoid Stress Triggers to Help Reach Relaxation
Do You Feel Like You Forgot Something?
Guide to a Good Night's Sleep
Adding Meaning to Your Holidays
SOCIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
The First Step to Protecting the Earth is to Change Your Thinking
Tips on Creating a Green Home and Conserving Energy and Money
MEN'S HEALTH
Andropause: MidLife Crisis, Male Menopause or Myth?
How Many Calories Do Men Need?
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Don't Leave Your Child Alone in the Car to Die
12 Ways to Help Children Develop Healthy Habits
UNDERSTANDING HEALTH INFORMATION
What You Don't Understand Can Be Hazardous To Your Health
Health Care Professionals are Taking a New Approach to Wellness Education
Double Check Health Info from the Web
What is EFT?
What is EFT? by Rebecca Cohen
General Wellness & Disease Prevention Websites
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Obesity Education Initiative
Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) and information about how to control your weight.
Prevention
Smart ways to live well.
Dr. Andrew Weil
Optimum health and wellness information. Dr. Weil is considered one of the major experts in wellness.
Realage
Learn how to look younger, live longer. Take the free Realage test and find out your real biological age.
Omega Institute
Awakening the best in the human spirit. Holistic health, meditation, yoga, transformational psychology, spirituality.
Small Steps
A government website to help you take small steps to wellness. Has a kids site included.
Freedom From Smoking online
Free online smoking cessation program from the American Lung Association.
Dahn Yoga
A yoga approach for health, happiness, and flexibility that is much easier than the traditional yoga approach.
Women's Health
Our Bodies, Ourselves
Also known as the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, is a nonprofit, public interest women’s health education, advocacy, and consulting organization. Has information on a variety of women’s health and social issues.
National Women’s Health Network
The National Women's Health Network has health alerts, women’s health issues, and resources.
Dr. Christiane Northrup
The author of many women’s books on health, Dr. Northrup’s web site has a wealth of information about women’s bodies and physical/mental/spiritual health. Check out her books:
Strong Women
Based on Dr. Miriam Nelson’s book, Strong Women, Strong Bones, this site has information for women on how to keep their bodies and bones strong. It has a fitness program with animated examples so that you know exactly how to do the exercises, articles, books, recipes and programs and more.
Wellness of Women
A network of women promoting and celebrating the wellness of women. A monthly newsletter is
available that contains recipes; books; information on fitness, family, health, finance, and other issues of concern to women.
Aging Well
AARP
AARP is a rich assortment of information on every possible aspect of health including insurance, health, Medicare, prescription drugs, and physical activity.
National Institute on Aging
This website for older adults was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine. Information is available about a variety of diseases, how to talk to your doctor, exercise for seniors, the medicare prescription program and more. Several links to other sites for seniors.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention Senior Health
Information on senior health, links to senior web sites, statistical information on aging and health, end of life issues. more.
Food/Nutrition/Diet
American Dietetic Association
The new food pyramid is presented with lots of help on how to eat healthier.
Diet Reviews Zone
Information on almost every fad diet and diet pill that exists!
Calorie King
Find out the nutritional value of various fast food restaurants, and prepackaged meals.
National Cholesterol Education Program of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
If you want to prevent heart disease, or have heart disease, you can learn about cholesterol and diet, find recipes, take short quizzes, and find resources.
Cooking Light
Recipes to help you cook food with fewer calories; also shows you how to reduce calories in standard recipes.
Weight Watchers International
Overeaters Anonymous
Information on how to get help, how to find meetings in your state, and the 12 step program for people with eating disorders.
Eat More, Weigh Less : Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly by Dr. Dr. Ornish has a lifestyle eating plan that has been extensively researched.
Fitness/Exercise
Shape Up
An on-line government sponsored fitness center.
American College of Sports Medicine
The largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. Information on physical performance, fitness, and health. Check out the ACSM Fit Society Pages, which are newsletters on specific topics; and the new Women's Resource Section with tremendous resources and information.
Life Enhancing and Changing Videos
You can find out about these life changing videos at the following web sites where you can buy the video, or view it on-line for a small fee, plus see short clips.
"What the bleep do we know?"
"The Secret"
Find out how to achieve everything you always wanted by following The Law of Attraction.
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