Connecticut COVID Resources

Food is Medicine! Here are some great resources for making healthy choices:

  • Dirty Dozen — Environmental Working Group. This group reviews the most important foods to choose organic every year.
  • SeafoodWatch.org — healthy and sustainable seafood choices – download the guide here for the Northeast US
  • DASH Diet — Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension – a plant based diet which has been shown to reduce blood pressure and cholesterol naturally with food you prepare yourself simply. Here is a pdf with a great comprehensive summary: DASH pdf.
  • Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations from the American Heart Association
  • Gluten free diets — Information from the Celiac Disease Foundation
  • Low FODMAP Diets — Information from Monash University – the foremost research institution regarding diet and IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
  • MyFitnessPal — a free comprehensive support program or app to help you in your weight loss journey.
  • Noom — a different take on the usual weight loss program, with its foundations in psychology, nutrition science and sociology.

Medical Information — Some resources I like to share with my patients.

Health Calculators

Additional Information

  • Natural Database — updated information and research regarding herbal medications and dietary supplements. Dr. Cremin’s go-to site for the latest and most reliable information.
  • ConsumerLabs.com — Independent review of supplements and botanical medications to ensure quality and purity.