Vascular Improvement Program

Try these vascular improvement related sites:

Community Hospital--for program time and place information: http://www.commhospindy.org/

General Sites

American Academy of Family Physicians--for patient information: http://www.aafp.org/

American Heart Association--for helpful information and links to other sites: http://www.americanheart.org/

American Medical Association--for patient information and links to other sites: http://www.ama-assn.org/

American Stroke Association--a branch of the American Heart Association--for general stroke information and links to other sites: http://www.americanheart.org/Stroke/index.html

Medi-Consult.com, Inc.--an excellent source on information for multiple problems and which allows you to search by keyword for your particular problem area of interest: http://www.mediconsult.com/

National Health Information Center--a source for answers to your health questions: http://nhic-nt.health.org/

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (N.H.L.B.I.)--very helpful information and links to other sites: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/nhlbi.htm

National Institutes of Health (N.I.H.)--a source of general health information: http://www.nih.gov/

Women Only--Menopause and Estrogen Loss--from American Heart Association's "Women, Heart Disease and Stroke": http://women.americanheart.org/ or: http://women.americanheart.org/self_care/fs_menopause.html

Sites To Help You Eat Healthy

Basal Metabolism--calculates your caloric, fat, carbohydrate and protein needs in a day: http://www.room42.com/

Consumer Information Center--(click on "food")--a site for obtaining printed literature which is either free or at minimal cost (usually less than $1.00): http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov

Fast Food Facts (from Minnesota Attorney General's Office): http://www.olen.com/food/book.html

Fast Food Facts - Interactive Food Finder (from Minnesota Attorney General's Office) - this is a must for those who eat out regularly -- try clicking on this one without entering data to get a complete print-out: http://www.olen.com/food

Mayo Health Oasis--(click on "nutrition" on the right)--a top site on healthy menu listings and for links to other excellent nutrition sites: http://www.mayohealth.org

United States Department of Agriculture's Nutrient Database (U.S.D.A.)--allows a search by food type for detailed nutritional composition: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

Calculators and Charts

American Heart Association Risk Calculator: http://www.americanheart.org/risk/quiz.html

Basal Metabolism--calculates your caloric, fat, carbohydrate, and protein needs in a day: http://www.room42.com/

Body Mass Index (B.M.I.) Chart: http://www.pharminfo.com/disease/gastro/bmi.html

Death Clock (Caution--Adult Language)--an amusing approach to the end of your roughly calculated lifespan by a countdown clock: http://www.deathclock.com

LDL-Cholesterol Target Goal:

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance's Longevity Calculator: http://www.northwesternmutual.com/games/longevity/

Stroke Risk Scorecard (For Both Men and Women): http://women.americanheart.org/self_care/fs_reduce_risk.html

New Links!

Cardiovascular Information (heartinfo.org): http://www.heartinfo.org

Health Portrait Calculator on Thrive On-Line (an excellent resource for objectively determining you risk factors for development of cardiovascular disease and for general health risk factors: (Click on "Medical", then under "Assess Yourself", click on "Health Risk Quiz") http://www.thriveonline.com/