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“Exploring health information on the Internet"

How are the SPICES part of your Health and Wellness?

Our definition of health and wellness encompasses much more than physical health. We define wellness as the SPICES of life; the Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Creative, Emotional, and Social aspects of life. You may choose to include others. Consequently wellness may include such diverse topics as Hawaiian quilting, College Financial Aid and Family History.

SPIRITUAL                                                                                        Other spices:

PHYSICAL                                                                                         Occupational,

INTELLECTUAL                   Health and Wellness             Financial, Creative

CULTURAL                                                                                            etc.

EMOTIONAL

SOCIAL

Internet Resources To Help Explore the SPICES of Your Life

Spiritual-Related Web Resources:

Spirituality & Health (http://www.spiritualityhealth.com) is a place to learn about yourself, learn about your potential, and go beyond the self into better relationships and a more fulfilling meaningful life.

Spirituality for Today (http://www.spirituality.org) is an interactive monthly magazine dedicated to a variety of current themes and questions concerning the Christian faith in this postmodern world.

Physical-Related Web Resources:

RealAge (http://www.realage.com) , developed by leading academic physicians, allow you to discover your real age and create a personalized Age Reduction Plan. Dietary Analysis report and Genetic Assessment also available.

Laurus Health (http://www.laurushealth.com) is committed to providing access to current, reliable health information reviewed and approved by leading doctors and hospitals across the country. It offers this information so individuals can discuss it with their doctor, and together make better decisions about their health.

You First Health Risk Assessment (http://www.youfirst.com ) includes all major factors relating to prevention and death: exercise, nutrition, smoking, alcohol use, weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, back pain, stress, depression and cancer. The report has a reader-friendly format with simple graphs and charts. Most of the information is specific to the Individual, and provides in-depth health education information.

PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez), is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 11 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals.

Intellectual-Related Web Resources:

Keirsey Temperament Sorter (http://www.keirsey.com), a preliminary and rough indicator of personality, does not always accurately identify your personality, but is a place to start looking for a portrait that fits.

Cultural-Related Web Resources:

Hawaiian Independence Home page (http://www.hawaii-nation.org/)provides a list of links to Hawaiian Culture resources on the Web.

World Civilazations (http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/), about World Culture, organized by Washington State University, provides a list of links to Web resources for various cultures.

Emotional-Related Web Resources:

Mental Health Net (http://www.cmhc.com/) is the largest online mental health community and resource guide.

Emotional Wellness (http://www.csuchico.edu/cnts/cwc/social.html), from Optimal Health Concepts, is dedicated to those interested in managing stress maximizing performance and enhancing emotional health.

Social-Related Web Resources:

Social Wellness Fact Sheet (http://www.csuchico.edu/cnts/cwc/social.html) from Optimal Health Concepts.

Other Valuable Web Resources:

What is Wellness? (http://www.csuchico.edu/cnts/cwc/) An evolving process in which individuals develop and enhance all aspects of their emotional, physical, social, intellectual, environmental, cultural and spiritual well-being.