At Curves, we want every woman to be healthy, strong, and fit. We've provided the links below as a resource for your personal health. This should not be considered as a substitute for advice from your physician.

In The News

• 01/01/2009 - Insomnia Costs Billions in Lost Productivity
• 12/29/2008 - Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart
• 12/19/2008 - Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
• 12/16/2008 - Which Obesity Treatment is Most Successful for Keeping the Weight Off?
• 12/16/2008 - 2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients
• 12/14/2008 - Helping Seniors Beat the Holiday Blues
• 12/09/2008 - Liver Fat More Important Than Apple or Pear Shape in Heart Woes
• 12/02/2008 - Older Adults Who Exercise Boost Blood Flow in Brain
• 11/27/2008 - Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span

Curves News

• 6/21/2006 Curves Day at U.S. Cellular Field Draws 3,000 Curves Members, Family and Friends
• NEW STUDY SHOWS CURVES WORKOUT CAN BURN MORE THAN 500 CALORIES IN 30 MINUTES

Tools / Resources

• Mammogram Reminder Tool
• Family Food Experts

Healthy Eating Resources

• Curves Complete
• Healthy Dining Finder -At this website, you can access nutrition information (calories, fat, fiber, and more) for great-tasting, healthier choices at more than 55,000 popular restaurant locations nationwide.
• Healthy Dining Finder - Info - Learn more about the Healthy Dining Finder!

Alzheimer's Disease

• Alzheimer's Linked to Fatty Acids
• Exercise Linked To Later Onset of Dementia
• Alzheimer's Association
  -The Alzheimer's Association is not responsible for information or advice provided by others, including information on sites we link to. Please direct any questions to weblink@alz.org.
• National Institute on Aging
• Alzheimer Society of Canada

Arthritis

• Arthritis Foundation
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• Arthritis
• Exercising With Arthritis
• Exercise Therapy Improves Arthritis Patients Physical Functioning
• Weight loss may reduce arthritis disability
• Increasing Incidence Of Rheumatoid Arthritis In Women

Benefits of Exercise

• Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain
• Effect of Obesity-Related Gene Can Be Blunted by High Levels of Physical Activity
• Moderate-Intensity Exercise May Melt More Pounds
• Regular Exercise Fends Off a Multitude of Problems
• Exercise Withdrawal Causes Mood Change Within Days
• Exercise Is Important In Reducing Size of Abdominal Fat Cells
• Exercise In Youth Has Lasting Bone Benefits
• Exercise Helps After High-Fat Meal
• Study shows why exercise boosts brainpower
• Exercise Grows New Brain Cells
• Exercise may help delay inflammation
• Even a little exercise has health benefits
• Exercise on the Brain
• Exercise more to live longer: study
• Putting on Pedometer Helps Walkers Shed Pounds
• Small Lifestyle Changes Can Boost Longevity
• Personal Contact Helps Maintain Weight Loss
• It's Never too Late to Get Active
• Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young
• What's the best way to fight obesity?
• Exercise Important in the Battle Against Type 2 Diabetes

Breast Cancer

• Vigorous Activity Protects Against Breast Cancer
• Urine Samples Could Reveal Breast Cancer Risk
• Breast Cancer Resources
• Breast Cancer Site
• Breastcancer.org
• Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Site
• Weight Training After Surgery Improves Quality of Life In Breast Cancer Survivors
• Weight Gain Linked to All Breast Cancer Types

Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• FightCancer.org - go to www.fightcancer.org and enter the login: MyCurves. Learn how you can reduce your risk for cancer, boost your energy, and simply feel better everyday.
• National Cancer Institute
  -The National Cancer Institute's Web site (http://www.cancer.gov) provides accurate, up-to-date information about many types of cancer, information about clinical trials, resources for people dealing with cancer, and information for researchers.
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Obesity-Cancer Link Unknown to Many Women
• ACS Report: Half of Cancer Deaths Preventable
• Exercise Protects Against Skin Cancer
• Exercise Could Do As Much Good As Chemo
• Exercise, caffeine can fight skin cancer
• Healthy Diet Guards Against Return of Colon Cancer
• Exercise slows prostate cancer
• Cancer Killed Almost 8 Million Worldwide in 2007
• Study Details Link Between Obesity, Carbs And Esophageal Cancer
• Why Cancer Prevention is a Weighty Health Issue

Childrens Health

• More Exercise Needed to Tackle Childhood Obesity - BMA Scotland
• The Deadly Economics of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
• Exercise Helps Kids Recover After Brain Tumor Treatment
• Childhood Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
• Children Move Less As They Get Older
• Surfing to a Higher Weight
• Two Hours PE for All Kids to Beat Obesity
• The Washington Post Announces Special Series "Young Lives at Risk: Our Overweight Children"
• There's One Thing You Should Never Tell Overweight Teens

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association
• National Diabetes Education Program
  -Adapted from the National Diabetes Education Program, a joint program of the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• International Diabetes Institute
• Diabetes UK
• Women's midlife weight key to future diabetes risk
• Aerobic, Weight Training Combo Best Against Diabetes
• With Obesity, Diabetes, And Cardiovascular Disease On The Rise, Physicians Need More Comprehensive Guidelines
• Diabetes' Health Toll Hits $174 Billion Annually
• Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled

Domestic Violence

• National Domestic Violence Hotline

Eating Disorders

• Overeating Can Throw Off Metabolism
• National Eating Disorder Information Center
• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
• Overweight kids face early stigma, long-term problems
• Obesity Predisposition Traced to Brain's Reward System

Fibromyalgia

• National Fibromyaglia Association

Heart Health

• American Heart Association
• Heart Disease
• Heart Health and Stroke
• Heart and Stroke Foundation
• Experts Issue New Heart Disease Guidelines for Women
• Why Aerobic Exercise Is Good For The Heart
• Small Steps Lead to Healthier Hearts for Women
• Fitness level predicts heart problems
• Take Care of Your Heart Before and After Problems
• Heart-Healthy Exercise May Also Be Knee-Healthy Exercise
• Study Shows How Exercise Helps Women's Hearts
• Obesity Can Hurt Kids' Hearts
• Fruit and Vegetables Give Hope For Healthier Hearts
• Regular Exercise Helps Fight Heart Failure
• Warning: Your Heart May Be Aging Faster Than You Are
• Weight loss by diet or exercise benefits heart
• Certain Liver Disease Related To Cardiovascular Fitness
• Most Heart disease patients not active enough
• Month of Exercise Helps Ease Heart Failure
• Women and Heart Attack
• Exercise-heart study casts doubt on 'fit but fat' theory
• Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
• Heavier People Have Heart Attacks Earlier

High Blood Pressure

• U.S. Hypertension Rates Rising
• Early Weight Gain Might Mean High Blood Pressure Later
• Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
• Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure

Living Longer

• Aerobics Can Reverse Mental Decline in Older Adults
• Lifestyle Changes Boost Enzyme Regulating Cell Aging
• Exercise Key to Healthier Living As We Grow Older
• The Art of Getting Older: Creative Activity May Have Health Benefits
• To Live Longer, Stay Active, Calm and Organized
• Living Longer, In Good Health to the End

Menopause

• The North American Menopause Society
  -Search The North American Menopause Society's Web site for accurate, unbiased information about menopause and the leading nonprofit scientific organization dedicated to improving understanding of this natural biologic event.
• Exercise suggested for menopause symptoms

Mental Health and Wellness

• National Institute of Mental Health
• Mental Health Foundation
• Mindset, weight tied to willingness to exercise
• Depression patients urged to exercise
• Exercise Benefits Mental Health
• Schizophrenia Improved By Mental And Physical Exercise
• Depression, Obesity Coexist in Many Middle-Aged Women
• Who needs drugs when exercise will do?
• Stressed Out? Turmoil Takes a Toll on Diet, Exercise Routine
• Meditation, Yoga Switch Off Stress Genes

Multiple Sclerosis

• Multiple Sclerosis Foundation

Obesity

• Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Throughout the Western World
• Excess Weight Ups Risk of Death, No Matter Where it Collects
• Heart Disease Risk Soars with Obesity

Osteoporosis

• International Osteoporosis Foundation
• National Osteoporosis Foundation
• Osteoporosis Society of Canada

Ovarian Cancer

• National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
• Gynecological Health and Ovarian Cancer
• National Ovarian Cancer Association

Sleep Disorders

• National Sleep Foundation
• Starved for Sleep? Watch Your Waistline

Stroke

• American Stroke Association
• Experts Issue New Stroke-Prevention Guidelines
• Regular Exercise During Stroke Recovery May Protect from Severe Brain Damage

Thyroid

• The American Thyroid Association