Saturday, August 31, 2013

Nutrition and health

 So it is that time of year again when school starts back up - yay! I am back to school, as are two of my children. One of my first assignments for health class was to post a blog for health and nutritional websites.. so I decided to share it here as well.. cuz why not?!

                                                               Informational Health Websites

      The website I chose to feature is http://www.health.gov/. This website is great at covering all topics of health, plus it has sections covering different ages as well - being a mom, that is a big bonus! I really liked the search engine, which made finding different topics and age related questions to be easily answered. Another great feature that I found to be very useful on this site was the fact that it offered a section dedicated to finding local services. The website is sponsored by USA.gov so it fits into our reading guidelines.

        I chose to add another website for locals because this website has helped me out http://www.fitness2go4women.com/Home - I came across this website about 4 years ago and I love it! It has many different and great aspects; it is local and offers personal training, meal planning and nutritional advice. The thing I really love about the site is the blog feature: http://fitness2go4women.blogspot.com/ Shelly (whom I will admit has become a dear friend of mine since finding this site years ago) she blogs about so many things: from mental health, nutrition and physical health that it really covers everything from a-z. The blog has been featured in the Sun newspaper, they are certified by ACE certified Advance Health and Fitness Specialist, and NFPT.  Also certified Personal Trainer with a B.S in Human Services majoring in Health and Nutritional Counseling.