Chronic Disease

Recommended Websites for Chronic Disease

• Healing Chronic Disease – for chronic pain, diabetes, and heart disease

• Learning about Diabetes
• Diabetes Education Online – general information from UCSF
• Mendosa.com – great website with info on glycemic index and load, complications, etc.

• Dean Ornish – The Spectrum
• CDC Heart Disease
• American Heart Association
• DASH diet – dietary approach to stop hypertension
• DASH Eating Plan

• Authentic Happiness – positive psychology
• MoodGym – online cognitive therapy

• My Pain Management - website includes relaxation exercises, breathing techniques, visual imagery, written expression and more
• Approaches to Chronic Pain - Another website for chronic pain, including self-care techniques, self-assessment tools, educational info and more. There are two other modules for heart disease and for diabetes.
• Nuevos enfoques para el Dolor Crónico in Spanish
• Healing Groups - Materials from group visits for chronic pain, addressing nutrition and pain, relaxation techniques, pacing and adaptation, etc.

• Inside ADHD
• National Resource Center on ADHD