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AIDS Hotline

National AIDS Information Clearinghouse

The people answering this hotline will respond to any questions children, youth, or adults have about HIV infection or AIDS. Pamphlets and other materials on AIDS are available.

American Anorexia/Bulimia Association

This association acts as an information and referral service related to anorexia nervosa and bulimia and publishes the American Anorexia/Bulimia Association Newsletter.

Answering Your Questions About AIDS (1996)

This collection of 350 of the most commonly asked questions about HIV infection and AIDS provides clear answers based on the latest medical and psychological research.

Body Traps (1992)

Body Traps focuses on the relation of a person’s body to self-
image and the destructive effects of society’s standards on women’s perceptions of their bodies. Rodin recommends strategies for avoiding body traps and developing more positive ways of relating to ourselves as we are.

Division of STD/HIV Prevention

This organization offers very up-to-date information about preventing sexually transmitted diseases. This division administers a number of government programs for the prevention of STDs and HIV infection.

The LEARN Program for Weight Control (1988)

This excellent book, written by a leading researcher, outlines an effective, healthy program for losing weight and maintaining the weight loss.

Learned Optimism (1990)

Learned Optimism is one of the new breed of positive-thinking books, a breed that first began to appear in the late 1980s and has increased in number recently. Such books are based on psychological research and give specific strategies for optimistic thinking rather than earlier cheerleading books that were low on substance. Seligman’s positive message is that since pessimism is learned, it can be unlearned. Included are self-tests to determine your levels of optimism, pessimism, and depression.

Letting Go of Stress

This excellent audiocassette can help you cope with stress by learning how to relax.

The New Aerobics (1970)

The New Aerobics lays out Cooper’s age-adjusted recommendations for aerobic exercise. Cooper’s book is research based and easy to read, and if you are in only average or poor physical shape, Cooper’s recommended program will reap physical and psychological benefits for you.

The New Aerobics for Women (1988)

This book tailors the concept of aerobic exercise to the capabilities and needs of women. It includes age-adjusted formulas for appropriate exercise that are tailored to a woman’s lifestyle and current level of physical fitness.

The New Fit or Fat (1991, rev. ed.)

The New Fit or Fat describes ways to become healthy by developing better diet and exercise routines. Bailey argues that the basic problem for overweight people is not losing weight, which fat people do periodically, but gaining weight, which fat people do more easily than those with a different body chemistry.

Recommended Music for Relaxation

Listening to soft music can create a relaxing feeling. The following instrumental music tapes are available in many music and book stores:

Spencer Bower: Emerald Portraits

Michael Jones: After the Rain Pianoscapes

David Lanz: Nightfall

George Winston: Autumn December

The Relaxation & Stress Workbook (1995, 4th Ed.)

This excellent workbook includes many exercises to help you learn relaxation techniques and improve your ability to cope with stress.

Internet Resources

http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html

Referrals to counseling and a description of a variety of issues that affect the mental well-being of young adults.

http://www.something-fishy.com/ed.htm

This comprehensive Web site links about anorexia, bulimia, overeating, and other disorders.

http://www.wellweb.com/preview/zpre.htm

Current medical research, tips on healthy lifestyles, and information on diseases and medications.

http://www.health.org

Prevention Online offers the latest information on research about substance use and addiction.

http://www.quitnet.org/quitnetta

The Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program operates this Web site that describes prevention strategies and current research on smoking.

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