Dr. Christian's Medical LinksNHS DIRECTWebsite: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/ Tel: 0845 46 47 (24hr) Offers professional health advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. DIET WEBSITES - GeneralEatWell Website: http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/ Email: webmaster@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk A government website providing information on healthy eating, food labels, and how what we eat affects our health. British Dietetic Association Website: http://www.bda.uk.com/ Tel: 0121 200 8080 Email: webmaster@bda.uk.com Address: British Dietetic Association, 5th Floor, Charles House, 148/9 Great Charles Street Queensway, Birmingham B3 3HT The official website for professional dietitians in the UK. Provides information on nutrition for good health plus food-related illnesses. It also contains a comprehensive directory of further contacts. Food Fitness Website: http://www.foodfitness.org.uk/ Simple, positive and non-judgemental advice on reaching a healthy lifestyle through healthy eating and moderate physical activity. Food Standards Agency Website: http://www.food.gov.uk/ Extremely informative government website containing up-to-the-minute information ranging from food allergies to tips for cutting salt intake. Probably the best website I have found! DIET WEBSITES – For Overweight PeopleBeat – The Eating Disorders Association Website: http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Home Tel: 0845 634 1414 Email: help@b-eat.co.uk UK charity for people with any eating disorder and their families. Provides helplines, online-support and a UK- wide network of self-help groups for people with eating disorders. Dietitians in Obesity Management (DOM UK) Website: http://www.domuk.org/ Tel: 01509 620877 Email: Julia.domuk@hotmail.co.uk Address: Mrs Julia Martin / Chris Hawkins, DOM (UK) Administrative Officer, 26 Sanders Road, Quorn, Loughborough, LE12 8JN Representative website for individuals, healthcare professionals and agencies working in the field of obesity management. Overeaters Anonymous Website: http://www.oagb.org.uk/ Tel: 07000 784985 Email: oagbnsb@hotmail.com Address: PO Box 19, Stretford, Manchester, M32 9EB A free, self-supporting fellowship of individuals providing support for those who want to stop eating compulsively through shared experience, strength in number and hope. Weight Concern Website: http://www.weightconcern.org.uk/ Tel: 0207 679 6636 (not a helpline) Email: enquiries@weightconcern.org.uk Independent, reliable information on the health of overweight and obese people. Provides a variety of weight- control resources for the public and health professionals. Weightwise Website: http://www.bdaweightwise.com/ Developed by the British Dietetic Association, this website provides free easy-to-follow hints and tips on how to manage and control your weight for good. All tips are written subject to the latest evidence and research. Teen Weightwise Website: http://www.teenweightwise.com/ A version of the ‘Weightwise’ website shown above but for people aged 11-19. DIET WEBSITES – Underweight PeopleBeat Website: http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Home Tel: 0845 634 1414 Email: help@b-eat.co.uk UK charity for people with any eating disorder and their families. Provides helplines, online-support and a UK- wide network of self-help groups for people with eating disorders. Anorexia and Bulimia Care (ABC) Website: http://www.anorexiabulimiacare.co.uk/ Tel: 01462 423 351 Email: help@anorexiabulimiacare.co.uk A Christian organisation offering support to sufferers of any eating disorder, their families, carers and professionals. Provides a befriending service, online resources, advice and the chance to share experiences with others who have been through the same. Eating Disorder Expert Website: http://www.eatingdisorderexpert.co.uk/ Email: janem@eatingdisorderexpert.co.uk Address: EatingDisorderExpert, Daresbury Point, Green Wood Drive, Manor Park, Cheshire, WA7 1UP A comprehensive library of resources and information on diagnosing, signs, causes, risks and treatments of a number of eating disorders from anorexia nervosa to binge eating. Gain Weight Safely Website: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=2302 An official NHS guide to putting on weight safely, with links to further information. Sexual HealthFamily Planning Association Website: http://www.fpa.org.uk Tel: 0845 122 8690 Address: FPA, 50 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8QU The UK’s leading sexual health charity, educating people of all ages on making informed sexual decisions and providing research and political lobbying for better sexual health. Call the helpline to find your nearest sexual health clinic. British Association for Sexual Health and HIV Website: http://www.bashh.org/ Address: BASHH, Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE Professional association for sexual health workers providing further education in public health and clinical practice on genito-urinary medicine (sexual health). Society of Sexual Health Advisors Website: http://www.ssha.info/ Email: info@ssha.info Provides information and sources of help on sexually transmitted diseases for members of the public and health professionals. R U THINKING? Website: http://www.ruthinking.co.uk/ Tel: 0800 28 29 30 Website for young people providing a wealth of sexual health and relationship advice and support, with a helpline for free, confidential advice. Other Useful WebsitesBritish Heart Foundation Website: http://www.bhf.org.uk/ Tel: 08450 70 80 70 Address: British Heart Foundation, 14 Fitzhardinge Street, London, W1H 6DH Cancer Research UK Website: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ Tel: 020 7242 0200 Address: Cancer Research UK, PO Box 123, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PX MIND, the mental health charity Website: http://www.mind.org.uk/ Tel: 0845 766 0163 Email: contact@mind.org.uk Address: MIND, 15-19 Broadway, London, E15 4BQ Diabetes UK Website: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/ Tel: 020 7424 1000 Email: info@diabetes.org.uk Address: Diabetes UK Central Office, Macleod House, 10 Parkway, London, NW1 7AA Patient UK (Patient Health Information) Website: http://www.patient.co.uk/ |