Nutrition and exercise are the foundation of health and weight management. Learning how achieving a healthy weight is not only an important aspect of overall health, but essential to a better quality of life. People who are obese are at higher risk of developing chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Their medical costs affect themselves, as well as employers, other employees and health care systems. Presentation topics include:

• Cardiovascular Disease and the Whole Diet Approach
• Dining Out and Convenience Eating*
• Fad Diets: Do They Work?*
• Family Wellness: Raising Good Eaters
• General Principles of Healthy Eating*
• Gut Microbiota and Health*
• Healthy Eating Around the Holidays*
• Healthy Eating on a Budget*
• How Much Protein Do You Need?*
• Ketogenic Diet and Weight Loss*
• Local Food: Exploring Sustainable and Organic Food Options in the Ozarks*
• Mastering the Slow Cooker
• Meal Planning and Grocery Shopping*
• Mindful Eating
• Nutrition for Exercise and Sport
• Nutritional Supplements: Safety, Benefits and Risks*
• Prediabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Nutrition*
• Should You Be Gluten-Free?*
• Square Foot Gardening
• Sugar Smart: The Health Effects of Too Much Sugar*
• The NEW Nutrition Facts Label
• The Skinny on Fats
• The Sodium Story: How Much Salt is Too Much?
• Vitamin D’s Role in Your Health
• Weight Management

*These presentations are also available as a recording.

Exercise and a healthy diet are key to overall wellness and healthy living. These presentations cover exercise and fitness for all experience levels. Presentation topics include:

• Alternative Workouts for Beginners
• Basics of Exercise*
• Exercising at Work
• How to Start a Workout Program
• Nutrition for Exercise and Sport
• Staying Motivated*
• Stretching
• Trends in Exercise
• Weightlifting

*These presentations are also available as a recording.

By offering a results-oriented medical self-care program, your employees and their families will become active participants in managing their health and thoughtful consumers of health care, resulting in cost savings for your organization. Presentation topics include:

• The Amazing Body
• Back Care and Proper Lifting
• Defend this House: An Immune System Story
• The Dimensions of Wellness
• Ergonomics
• Family Wellness: Raising Good Eaters
• Introduction to the Wellness Portal
• Prevention, Early Detection and Early Intervention
• Take Charge of Your Health
• Understanding Your HRA Numbers

Gain a basic understanding of what cancer is and how it develops, identify potential risk factors that contribute to certain cancers and discuss the importance of health screenings for early detection. Common modifiable risk factors that can help decrease the risks of developing cancer, heart disease, diabetes and stroke are also discussed. Presentation topics include:

• Breast Cancer
• Cancer Types and Preventions*
• Genetics and Your Health*
• Lung Cancer
• Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
• Prostate Cancer
• Skin Cancer

*These presentations are also available as a recording.

These presentations explore the development of chronic cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death and disability for people in southwest Missouri. The development of coronary artery disease, aneurysms and peripheral vascular disease are described, and risk factors and preventive steps to reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease are shared. Presentation topics include:

• Cardiovascular Disease and the Whole Diet Approach
• Guidelines for Stroke Prevention
• Healthy Heart, Healthy Life*
• The Sodium Story

*These presentations are also available as a recording.

Mental and social health affects us, regardless of our awareness. These presentations provide education on mental and social wellness and how they impact our overall health and well-being and what we can do to maintain that wellness. We explore opportunities to prevent and respond in a healthy way to stress, anxiety and other life issues. Presentation topics include:

• Achieving Optimal Health as a Shift Worker
• Brain Health: How to Stay Sharp in Daily Life
• Getting the Sleep You Need
• Living a Balanced Life
• Mental Wellness
• Mindful Eating
• Powering Down and Digital Toxicity
• Resilience Skills for Life’s Challenges
• The Power of Positivity*
• Stress*

*These presentations are also available as a recording.

Have you repeatedly taken the same approach to meet your goals but experienced a negative outcome every time? We’ll help you view your goals in a new way and increase your likelihood of success. Presentation topics include:

• Blue Zones
• Financial Wellness*
• Mindful Eating
• Relationship Health
• Stages of Change: Setting Health Goals for Success*

*These presentations are also available as a recording.

Effectively conquering addiction is a start to improving your health. These presentations look at addictions, how they affect each person and ways to quit unhealthy behaviors. Presentation topics include:

• Beat the Pack (four-week class, additional costs apply)
• Health Risks of Tobacco