Wellness Home Principles and Planning Dimensions of Wellness   Programs & Resources Physical: Fitness Physical: Nutrition Physical: Health & Medical Intellectual Social & Community Occupational Spiritual Emotional   Click here to learn more about Making Strides Employee Wellness Program   Health Benefits Contacts Provide Site Feedback Contact Personnel Resources   "The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine." Hippocrates				Wellness Physical Dimension of Wellness: Nutrition Nutrition: Administered out of the Nutrition Department of the College of Education and Health Services, the Healthy Table Nutrition Education Center offers health screenings, computerized analysis with personalized interpretation of dietary intake, and individualized nutrition counseling to all members of the Benedictine community free of charge. Individualized services are available by appointment only; please call extension 6518 for more information.The Center is located in Birck Hall of Science, room 230. In the fall, the Nutrition Department hosts a Community Nutrition Fair at Villa St. Benedict. All members of the Benedictine community are invited, as well as those from the public. Incentive Program: Beyond the personal benefits associated with improved health, you are encouraged to participate in the (click) Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois employee incentive program. Self-Assess Nutrition Status: You can compute and interpret your body mass index using the online BMI Calculator at: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ Computer analyze your nutrient intake online using Nutrition Analysis Tools and Systems: http://www.nat.uiuc.edu/ Check out if you are consuming enough by taking the Fruit, Vegetable and Fiber Screener online at: http://www.nutritionquest.com/freetools/fv_screener.htm Check out if you are consuming too much by taking the Fat Screener online at: http://www.nutritionquest.com/freetools/fat_screener.htm Nutrition Guidelines: Information about the food guide pyramid, MyPyramid, is online at: http://www.mypyramid.gov/ Learn more about the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans at: http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/pdf/DGA2005.pdf. Tips on ways to eat out healthy: http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/toolkit/eatout.htm. Tips for heart healthy eating: http://americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1510. The links between nutrition and cancer are described online at: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/ped_3.asp?sitearea=PED&level=1. Those prone to hypertension (i.e., high blood pressure) may want to make an appointment for a consult with Healthy Table and review the DASH Eating Plan: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/how_make_dash.html Nutrition Resources: Free heart healthy recipe book (pdf to download): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/ktb_recipebk/ Shopping list: www.foodandhealth.com Fast food guide: http://www.bddiabetes.com/us/download/13a_fastfoodguide.pdf