Small Changes For Health

In 2008, Americans consumed 14 billion gallons of soft drinks (soft drinks include regular soda, energy drinks, sports drinks, fruit drinks, ready-to-drink teas, and vitamin waters).  That equals 506-12 ounce servings of soft drinks for every man, woman and child each year.  Soft drinks are nothing more than empty calories providing just a lot of sugar.

Although soft drinks can help keep you hydrated (critically important to one’s health), at more than 1 serving per day they also contribute up to 210 empty calories.  Empty calories are calories we consume but provide no nutritional value and do not satisfy us.   Consuming too many empty calories leads to obesity, which can lead to a slew of other health problems. Read the rest of this entry »

Small Changes for Health is not a weight loss program; it’s a program that aims to get everyone one on the right track to living a healthy lifestyle by focusing on small, health-related behaviors for one week.

This is a free program for all citizens, employees, and guests of the city of St. Louis. Once you have success with the small, weekly changes, you’ll be motivated to continue those changes and make other beneficial ones! The goal is an overall improvement in health status.

This program lasts for 12 weeks. Check back each week for a different tip each week that spans the categories of nutrition, physical fitness, stress & relaxation and health screenings, as well as goal setting & rewards.