-- Coping with Holiday Stress (Dec. 15, 12PM & 7PM EST)
-- Dealing with Holiday Weight Gain (Dec. 18, 12PM & 7PM EST)
-- Making Your New Year's Resolutions (Dec. 22, 12PM & 7PM EST)
Topics of discussion will include the effect of stress on blood sugar
levels, stress management tools, prevention, diets, setting real goals and
keeping records. To participate in the Q&A sessions visit MyHealthVillage.com and click
on "Q&A Session" on the main menu bar to take part in the conversation. To
post questions prior to the scheduled Q&A sessions, contact Sears @
myhealthvillage@longitudehealth.com.
According to the American Diabetes Association 23.6 million children and
adults in the United States (7.8% of the population) have diabetes. An
estimated 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes with another 5.7
million unaware that they have the disease.
In its continuing effort to offer a wide variety of free, online health and
wellness resources, Longitude Health will host additional Q&A sessions in
2009 as well as free videos on a variety of topics related to health and
wellness. Dr. Jan Swaney, co-founder of MyHealthVillage.com, explains,
"More and more people use the Internet to obtain health and wellness
information. Our Q&A sessions offer free, reliable resources for the online
community to gather at MyHealthVillage, ask pertinent questions and benefit
from getting guidance from a diabetes health professional. The sessions are
interactive, informative and will help clarify myths from facts."
For more information on the upcoming Q&A Sessions, visit MyHealthVillage.com.
About Longitude Health, Inc.
Based in New Jersey and with operations in Missouri, Longitude Health
(www.longitudehealth.com) is a privately held, investor-backed company
offering comprehensive web-based, guided health and productivity
improvement solutions for mid-size, self-insured businesses. Its flexible
tools and holistic approaches provide incentives, integrate with primary
care physician oversight and enable social networking support for a
completely collaborative solution leading to sustainable, long-term,
healthy lifestyle habits. Longitude Health's MyHealthVillage.com portal
and HealthGuides provide businesses with a highly valued employee benefit
while at the same time improving productivity and reducing health related
costs. For further information on Longitude Health visit
www.longitudehealth.com.
Contact Information: Contact: Jackie Abramian BridgeView Marketing (for Longitude Health) Tel: 207-439-0963 Mobile: 617-584-2580 Jackie@bridgeviewmarketing.com