Health News
31 Days to Healthier Holidays
Daily Tips that will help you make healthier choices throughout the holiday season
In Hard Times, It Pays to Increase Benefits, Colleges Are Advised
Wellness and work-life-balance programs can keep employees happy and productive, even in a recession, human-resources officials said.
Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation Promoting Nutrition and Healthier Options
SB 1420 requires restaurant chains with 20 or more locations to post calorie information on their menus and indoor menu boards by January 1, 2011. And beginning July 1, 2009, brochures containing either calorie content information or other nutritional information, such as grams of saturated fat, grams of carbohydrates and milligrams of sodium, will be at the point of sale and drive-thrus for consumers.
The Governor also signed SB 441 which requires each vendor who operates or maintains a vending machine on state property to satisfy the requirement that at least 35 percent of the food and at least one-third of the beverages offered in the vending machines meet accepted nutritional guidelines by January 1, 2011.
Live Your Life Well
The non-profit Mental Health America has been working for 100 years to promote well-being for all Americans. They have put together the 10 Tools to Live Your Life Well. Based on extensive scientific evidence, these tools can help you relax, grow and flourish. They can help you Live Your Life Well.
Swine (H1N1) Flu
You can review current updates, symptoms and advice on how to avoid becoming infected at the Center for Disease Control.
Flu Facts: Seasonal and H1N1 Flu
Consumer Diet Guide: Sizing Up America's Most Popular Diets
Is your New Year's Resolution to lose weight? The key to losing weight-and keeping it off-is to find the eating plan that fits your personality and lifestyle. To help, we've rounded up expert opinions on the pros and cons of the 10 most popular diets in America.
America's 10 BEST and WORST Fast Food Restaurants
The Eat This, Not That! Restaurant Report Card will show you how all of the nation's largest eating establishments stack up nutritionally.
Wellness and Health-Related News from UC Locations
View wellness and health-related news, articles, and information from the UC campuses.
Berkeley Wellness Newsletter
Created the experts at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, this newsletter translates leading-edge research into practical information for daily living