Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Contents
Stress and Depression
  • What is Stress?
  • Reducing stress with self massage
  • Stress control techniques - deep breathing
  • Stress control techniques - Rhythmic exercises
  • Increasing resilience to stress
  • Depression
  • Symptoms of depression
  • Treating Depression
Good Sleeping Habits
  • What is Sleep?
  • Improving your sleep
  • Improving your sleep continued
Nutrition for Health and Wellbeing
  • Hydration
  • Hydration continued
  • Avoiding dysglycaemia (bouncing blood sugar levels)
  • Avoiding dysglycaemia continued
  • Glycaemic Load Table
  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Sources of free radicals
  • Controlling Cholesterol
Exercising for Good Health
  • The FITT principle
  • Frequency
  • Intensity
  • Intensity continued
  • Time duration of exercise
  • Type of Exercise
Preventing Back Pain
  • Preventing Back Pain
  • Lifting safely
  • Sitting properly
Cigarettes and Alcohol
  • Cigarettes and Alcohol
  • It's not just death . . . . . .
  • Help is at hand
  • Alcohol
  • What is safe?
  • Help is at hand
Cancer
  • What is cancer?
  • What is cancer continued
  • Viral causes of cancer
  • Environment and cancer
  • Environment and cancer continued
  • Clinical Manifestations of Cancer
  • Exercise and Cancer
  • Nutrition and Cancer
Checking yourself for cancer: men and women
  • Breast Cancer
  • The five steps of a breast exam
  • The five steps of a breast exam . . . .
  • The five steps of a breast exam . . . .
  • The five steps of a breast exam in picture form
  • Tips on breast self examination
  • Testicular cancer
  • Three steps of testicular examination
  • Testicular examination in picture form
  • Tips on checking your testes
Diabetes
  • What is Diabetes?
  • A Growing problem
  • Classification of Diabetes
  • Symptoms of Diabetes
  • Risk Factors for type 1 diabetes
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
  • HbA1c: the long term marker
  • Complications
  • Risk factors for type 2 diabetes
  • Modifiable risk factors
  • Lifestyle interventions - Exercise
  • Nutrition - Glycaemic index
  • Glycaemic load
  • Glycaemic Load Table revisited
  • Oats!
  • Cinnamon!
  • Stimulants!
Heart disease
  • What is Cardiovascular disease?
  • Preventing heart disease
  • Obesity and heart disease
  • Non-modifiable risk factors
  • Modifiable risk factors
  • Atherosclerosis timeline
  • Lifestyle for prevention of heart disease
  • Practical Actions
Quiz
  • Living a Healthy Lifestyle Quiz