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MS-04: Diet, Nutrition & Health
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#0780 Health, Medical, Diet Small Programs Disk
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First Aid 5.0 (1STAID) (12-93 CD)
Marketing Services Corp. of America
$25
is a first aid tutorial based on the current standards taught in courses
offered by several national organizations. It has been prepared by a
Certified First Aid Instructor with many years experience teaching first
aid, CPR and basic life support courses. Other features include specific
recommendations for a home and work first aid kit, a discussion of the
legal and ethical matters to be considered when rendering emergency
care, and more.
Bite by Byte 1.0 (BITE)
Mark, Jonathan S.
$15
is the computer implementation of a diet system, the "Structured Eating
System." Its goal is to let you eat what you want, but in moderation, with the
aim of taking off one pound a week. The program first calculates your ideal
weight and then tells you how many calories you are allowed. You may then
choose your menu for the day from a long list of foods. (If your food is not
on the list, you select an equivalent.) The program seems to have some quirks.
For example, after we selected one ounce of candy and then tried to select a
drink, it told us we had reached our limit of bread for the day. This may be
some type of equivalency calculation, but it was not explained in the docs.
Cal-Trak
Briggs, Austin
$5-$15
is a calculator that will allow you to figure out how many calories you can or
will burn up with certain activities. The calculator is based on the calorie
burn rate of an average 150 pound person with a pound lost for each 3,500
calories burned, which the author says should be close enough to give you a
ball-park figure. On the other hand, who wants a figure like a ball park?
(Sorry.)
CVRisk
calculates your risk of having cardiovascular problems. The basic file is
just the source code. Run CVRISK.EXE.
Genie (GENIEJD)
Davis, Jim
$?
purports to be more accurate than the old height, age and weight charts. It
has you measure various parts of your body. Oddly enough, it doesn't care how
tall you are, so a short person whose forearm size, etc, is the same as
someone who is very tall, is expected to weigh the same as the tall person.
Heart
Lind, Merrill J.
$10
is a program that gives the breakdown of fats (in grams), cholesterol and
sodium in foods that are very common. Statistics and recommendations are from
the 1984 National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference. This
program is for anyone who wants to watch their diet for a healthier heart and
lower blood cholesterol levels.
Heart Smart (HRTSMRT)
Henning Associates
$10
monitors your calorie, fat, and cholesterol intake for a meal, or for a day.
You can edit, delete or add to the 900 item food list. Items that are not
food-related can also be added. For example: if you bike, and for every minute
of cycling, you burn 10 calories. Theses calories can be subtracted from your
daily intake.
LifeTime
tells you how long you are going to live, if you really want to know.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0780
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#2677 Health and Diet #2 Small Programs Disk
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DealMeal (DEALMEA)
Weinstein, Michael P. M.D.
$0
works with the Deal A Meal dieting program advertised by Richard Simmons. You
should already have the diet program and be familiar with how to use it as
this program will allow you to computerize your diet plans.
Exercal 1.0
Robins, Dan
$0
computes calories burned in 15 different sports or exercises, based on your
weight and time spent on the sport/exercise.
Galley Master 2.0 (GALLEYM)
Ponanon Systems
$15
turns your plain resistance type rowing machine (hydraulic cylinder type, as
opposed to spinning disk or other type) into one of those fancy computerized
ones. The screen changes color and the speaker sounds the drum to insure that
you row at the correct rate. There are graphics of skully rowing across lake to
illustrate progress.
At the end of the exercise period, the program prompts you to take your pulse
and enter it into the computer. Your pulse, combined with data such as your
age and your time in the program, are used to customize the workout to insure
that maximum results are achieved safely with minimal investment of time.
LEx
Health Management Systems
$20
predicts your life expectancy based on information you give it. (The authors
are no longer at the address provided in the documentation.)
Remedies (REMEDS)
B.M.W. Programs
$?
lets you choose an ailment and see which herb will help, or select an herb and
see which ailment it will help.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2677
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#4925 Health and Diet #3 Small Programs Disk
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Cycle Master 2.0 (BIKER)
Ponanon Systems
$10
is for those of you who workout with a stationary bicycle. The program leads you
through a structured workout, consisting of a warm-up, a workout and a cooldown
period. The screen changes color and the speaker sounds the drum to insure that
you cycle at the correct rate, although you will probably (we tempted to use
Silencer, disk #2006) to remove the program's speaker output because of the
extremely irritating sirens at the beginning and end of the program. A bicyclist
at the top of the screen illustrates your progress. EGA/VGA required.
Good Health Using Herbs (HERBS)
Long, Kathy
$15
is an electronic book about herbs and health. It contains information about
how to prepare herbs for medicine, cooking with herbs and spices, herbs for
ailments, natural products for your family and pets, and many health
principles.
Patterns (PATTERN)
Parker, T.M.
$31
is a weight tracking program. It analyzes your weight history and makes a
prediction of future weight trends based on the Artificial Intelligence
technique of pattern recognition.
The concept behind this program is to warn you when your weight is about to
change, so that you can take steps to actively manage your weekly body weight.
The program also calculates your actual average weight change per week and how
many pounds away you are from your goal weight.
Vitamins
Starchild, Adam
$5
is a treatise on vitamins. It gives a brief description, the purpose and
usage in the body, U.S.D.A. recommended dosages for adults and children,
and foods that contain the following vitamins: A, C, D, E, K, B1
Thiamin, B2 Riboflavin, B6, B12, Folate (Folic Acid), Biotin,
Pantothenic Acid, and Niacin.
WorkOut! 0.9
Toneyscope
$20
helps plan your health goals. It provides an analysis of aerobics, weight,
calories and symmetry. Requires EGA/VGA.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4925
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AeroChart / Me & My Metabolism
MoonStone Software
#4722
$20-$25
AeroChart ($25) helps you formulate a set of exercise goals and attain them.
Graphs and reviews track daily and monthly progress. It calculates aerobic
exercise points and calories expended from 48 exercises. It accommodates large
families, health organizations, fitness centers, and corporate wellness pro-
grams. You can define your own aerobic activity, track your strategies and
routines, and password protect personal files. It supports English or Metric
auto conversion and international date format for reports and display. Flexible
page layout is included for weight and exercise reports.
Me & My Metabolism ($20) examines basal metabolic rate, assesses total energy
expenditure and evaluates eating style. Find your answers to questions like: Why
do I eat the way I do? How much effort significantly raises my activity level?
Do I need to do something to balance calories eaten with calories burned?
6-Step Stress Manage