The Optimom Wellness Library is designed to equip you with additional educational tools to help you build momentum, strengthen your commitment and enhance your long-term success.  Look for a wide range of topics including wellness trends, health news, fitness tips, healthy recipes, sports, youth wellness, and much more.  Be sure to check back frequently for the latest additions.

Health & Wellness In the News
Get Your Skin Ready for the Summer
Four Common Food Mistakes to Avoid

Addicted? 12-A-Day Diet Coke Habit

Moms' 6 Biggest Sleep Mistakes and How to Fix Them
How to be a Happier Mom: 8 Ways to Focus on the Positive
New Guidelines to Protect Womens' Hearts

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Women’s Health
A Women’s Guide to a Healthy Heart
Women’s Top Health Threats: A Surprising List
Women’s Annual Exams: Getting the Most Out of Your Doctor Visit
Women’s Screening Tests: What, Why and How Often

Prevention
American Cancer Society Guidelines for Nutrition and Physical Activity
Common Questions About Diet and Cancer
Controlling Cholesterol
Keep Your Heart Healthy and Control Cholesterol with Food First
Osteoporosis: Preventing Bone Loss
Harmful Effects of Tobacco
Health Habits to Help Manage and Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Sun Safety: How to Protect Yourself and Your Kids
Make Healthy Habits a Family Affair

Healthy Eating
Avocados Contribute to a Healthy Lifestyle
Fiber Facts: Soluble Fiber and Heart Disease
Immune Boosters
Get the Scoop on Soy
Tips for Buying and Storing Tofu
Whole Grains for Healthy Eating
Sample Menu to Include 5 a Day
Innovations in Home Cooking

Weight Management
Fad Diets: What You May be Missing
The Atkins Diet...Is it all its cracked up to be?
Fad Diets: What You May be Missing
Cooper Clinic Position Statement on High-Protein Diets
Five a Day for Young Children up to Two Years of Age

Vegetarian Eating
“Meat-Free” Goes Mainstream

Are You Thinking About Starting the Atkin's Diet?
Read these articles first:
Cooper Clinic Position
Vanderbilt University Position 
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Position


The Shape of Things to Come
read more - America appears to be in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Should we care?


 
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