Stop Smoking Strategies
Explore nicotine replacement therapy choices, nutrition tips and proven techniques to motivate and inspire you to stop smoking.
Approaches to Menopause
Whether you choose hormone replacement therapy, calcium supplements, or soy there are many choices available to transition into menopause. Join an integrative discussion on the scope of menopause health concerns including exercise, nutrition and types of questions to be asking your provider.
Don’t Risk Your Heart
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in adults, with the associated costs to employers and employees exceeding thousands of dollars. The key is prevention! Participants learn the risk factors for heart disease and what lifestyle changes they can implement to reduce their risk. Class can be provided in a one-hour overview, or each specific risk factor can stand alone as its own class for a more in-depth discussion. Topics include: exercise, nutrition, hypertension, stress management, cholesterol, smoking, and more.
Cholesterol Countdown
Do you or someone you know have high cholesterol? Get facts on the role of cholesterol-understand the role of HDL, LDL and triglycerides- and its effect on your health. Learn simple cooking techniques to lower cholesterol and ways to create a healthier you.
Exercise 101
Tired of being a couch potato? Here is a way to get you moving! Regardless of one’s age or physical condition, exercise can improve cardiovascular fitness, muscle tone, energy, and reduce weight and the risk for disease. Learn effective ways to start an exercise program, how to set reasonable goals, and stay motivated while having fun.
Skin Care: Facts & Fiction
The sun adversely affects our skin from childhood all the way through later life and is a major cause of skin cancer. Learn what skin care options are available to protect us from the harmful effects of the sun, what results to expect from products, and how to get the best value for your money. Information on products, home care and working with a skin care therapist will be included.
Facts About Diabetes
Led by a certified diabetes educator, participants learn risk factors for diabetes, as well as key issues and updates managing diabetes throughout one’s life. Topics include: diet, lifestyle, medications, stress, exercise, sick day care, and other health considerations.
Office Ergonomics
Learn how good posture, proper body mechanics and simple, ergonomic adjustments can prevent pain and enhance well-being and energy throughout the day. Eye and neck strain, low back pain, and repetitive motion injuries will be discussed as well as prevention techniques for the growing work-site epidemic, carpal tunnel syndrome.
Your Back & How It Works
Do you know how your back works? Even when injured, most people only know where it hurts and what part they hurt. This not-so-dry, seminar on your back and how it works, will answer your questions on posture and daily habits that are probably hurting you and you don't even know it!
Personal Breast Health Classes
One in every eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime! Yet, today women have a greater chance than ever before of detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages. This breast health education seminar, led by a certified breast self-examination instructor, is a comfortable get-together to provide instructions on how to do a proper breast self-exam, as well as provide the facts about breast health and overall wellness. Men welcomed to learn how they could help their loved one.