National Institutes of Health's Science-Based Health & Wellness portal is a fantastic resource for heart-healthy
recipes, alcohol, cigarettes & substance abuse management, senior health management and much more!
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US National Library of Medicine's website MedLinePlus is rich with useful information. It provides many step-by-step guides toward achieving healthy living. The resources on their site focus on family wellness, health screenings, disease prevention, weight planning, food & sleep tracking and much more!
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National Alliance on Mental Illness is a wonderful website where you can learn about different mental health conditions, the warning signs, stats, research, and treatment methods!
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American Psychiatric Association's website Psychiatry.org is another great resource for learning more about common mental disorders, including symptoms, risk factors and treatment options. Range of topics include Alzheimer's, Depression, Eating Disorders, Intellectual Disability and many other conditions!
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Mayo Clinic's Mental Illness portal has comprehensive overviews covering risk factors, symptoms and treatment for mental illness. There is also sections pertaining to prevention, diagnosis, coping, support and home remedies.
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Harvard School of Public Health has an excellent section dedicated to diet quality, the breakdown of a healthy food pyramid and a guide to creating healthy, balanced meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Their Healthy Eating Plate illustration is one of the best and easiest to understand and utilize!
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Dr. Michael Greger's website NutritionFacts.org is a robust and free resource that covers over 2,000 different health and nutrition topics and reports on the latest nutrition related research via easy to understand videos and articles.
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Weelicious Recipes is a really handy website with tons of great, easy-to-follow recipes for an assortment of dietary restrictions or goals. They have everything from toddler-friendly to gluten-free, to vegan and everything in between. The instructions are via videos, large-images and/or clear lists.
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Botanic Choice's website has a wealth of useful information that helps you take proactive steps to better health, diabetes friendly meals and treats, smart eating guides, plus vitamin & supplement breakdowns!
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LA County's Department of Children & Family Services has information relating to child abuse, child protection services, hotlines and other critical information.
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ACL's Elder Rights page has a lot of information and resources pertaining to elder abuse, neglect or exploitation.
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For life-threatening emergencies, call 911 or proceed to the nearest ER.
For help with a suicidal crisis or other mental health emergency, call ACCESS at (800) 854-7771 for the Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams (PMRT).
"How Mindfulness is Revolutionizing Mental Health Care" is a highly recommended article writen by Carolyn Gregoire for the Huffington Post.
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