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MS-04: Diet, Nutrition & Health --------------------------- #0780 Health, Medical, Diet Small Programs Disk --------------------------- 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. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0780 -------------------------------- ------------------------ #2677 Health and Diet #2 Small Programs Disk ------------------------ 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. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2677 -------------------------------- ------------------------ #4925 Health and Diet #3 Small Programs Disk ------------------------ 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. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4925 -------------------------------- 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 Manager Self-Health Systems $50 #2534 teaches you how to regulate stress levels. It includes a stress test designed to measure and analyze your overall stress level, a method for identifying your stressors and assessing their intensity levels, and a display system for showing trends over time in stress levels for different stressors. Requires 512K. CASP (CDC Anthropometric Software Package) Jordan, Michael D. $0 #7214/1536 [2 disks] is designed to assist health care specialists (physicians, public health officials, nutritionists, etc.) in their analysis of anthropometric data (weight/height, height/age, weight/age). This program has been developed by the Division of Nutrition, Center for Health Promotion and Education at the Centers for Disease Control, and has been customized for public health professionals. This package is based on growth curves for children, birth through age 18, and contains no adult data. CPR\ByStander Review 2.1 [CPRV21] Small, Frederick, ASP $27 #3742 (12-93 CD) teaches about and tests your knowledge of CPR. Depression-Free Groff, M. $15 #2361 is a set of files that provide information about and offer quizzes to identify nine types of depression and related illnesses, plus 18 different methods of a possible cure. Also included are the names of some organizations you can contact for more information. Headache-Free Groff Software $15 #2287 discusses the different types of headaches and offers a comparison between migraine and cluster headaches. Possible cures discussed include acupuncture, Alexander technique, astrology, chiropractic, electroconsulsive therapy, faith healing, health tonics, herbal medicines, homeopathy, hypnosis, indirect hypnotic, K'ai Men, standard medical, and vitamins. It helps you keep track of meals and any foods that may cause headaches. Health Risk #0132 is a health analysis program written by an MD for medical experts. HealthFreebies 3.0 Infolist $20 #12366 (10-93 CD) is a listing of free health-related items. You can get magazines, diet guides, videos and more from top health organizations and associations in the U.S. Most sources have toll free numbers. Computer virus information and a cat care section are also included. Heparin Rates Consultant Pharmacist Services, Inc. $39 #1860 is a program for hospital pharmacists. It converts heparin in units per hour to milliliters per hour in 100 unit increments and lets you print out the information on a label or on 8.5"x11" paper. Requires 512k. MEDPAS Cambridge Technologies $64 #7758/4338 [3 disks] is a medical reference program. It covers over 400 of the common diseases and their treatment, over 40 individual tests that can be preformed at home, and over 30 abnormalities and infectious diseases, including chapters on AIDS, Nutrition and Obesity. TPN Labels Consultant Pharmacist Services, Inc. $95 #1849 is a program for hospitals and clinics It will allow the creation, editing, printing, and deleting of TPN labels. PC-Hypertext MaxThink, Inc. $0 #1256 is a series of articles in hypertext format which question the popular theory of the cause of AIDS and to discuss the opposing views of some eminent scientists. DIET: ===== Diet 9.305 Smith, M. D. $20 #27215/1276 previously called WEIGHT CONTROL, contains various programs for those individuals who are dieting or just counting calories for other reasons. There is a calorie calculator, learn caloric effects and totals against pound lost, how to shop for diet foods and their caloric value, weekly weight loss file that prints out, calculate and print weight loss goals and lots of good and informative tips on how to stick with a diet and what to look out for so you don't fail. FastFood #27215/1198 is a dietary analysis program. It presents a list of 15 national fast food chains, such as McDonald's. Then you are shown the entire menu of the chosen establishment. You can either select a single menu item or page through all the items on the menu and the program shows the complete nutritional (to use the word loosely) breakdown for each item. The program has been endorsed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, according to the author. (See Utilities - MENU MANAGER for other files by the same author on this disk.) Meal Mate MacGregor, Stephen L. $25 #27215/1058 is a planning aid for people preparing meals for someone on a carefully controlled diet, such as a diabetic. The program follows the guidelines established by the American Diabetes Assoc., The American Medical Assoc., and WeightWatchers Int. We found it quick and easy to determine the calories in either a single meal or a recipe. Nutrition Analyst White, James H. $33 #27215/1754 allows complete nutritional analysis of many food items and diets the user formulates in terms of protein, carbohydrates, fats, cholesterol, fiber, and 15 essential vitamins and minerals. The program creates an individualized profile of Recommended Daily Allowances, and allows the creation of custom diets for the user's life style. This program covers 450 foods. Slimmer Summers, George D. $35-$50 #27215/1353 [2 disks] will calculate your ideal weight and calorie requirements while keeping track of your weight loss and plotting your progress. There is an extensive look-up database (1200 items) of food types with their corresponding caloric values. These data files are also used for those who may want or need to lower their blood cholesterol count. The program is based on the guidelines of the American Heart Association called Eater's Choice. Eater's Choice is a system that allows you to choose foods that you want to eat while you lower your blood cholesterol. The program is slick, fast and easy to use, but is clearly flawed when it comes to calculating the ideal weight for a 6'4" male of medium frame (said an overweight 6'4" male of medium frame). A calorie counter is incorporated into the program. Other features include a fast food menu section; the ability to track daily weight, calories, exercise, protein, sodium, potassium, carbohydrates, cholesterol, fat, and fiber; support for PostScript printers; mouse support and more. HealthAide 1.06 Parker, F.D. $30 #27393/2966 [2 disks] measures the nutritive value of the foods you eat and provides guidance for healthy eating. Suggestions and analyses presented in the program are based on recommendations from the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, United States Department of Agriculture and the Human Nutrition Information Service. Features include an analysis of ideal weight; calories needed to maintain current and ideal weight; caloric level required to safely and gradually gain or lose weight; daily protein, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium goals; heart disease risk factor; blood pressure record; 12 vitamin and 12 mineral information briefs; 10 nutrient and non-nutrient information briefs; a table of USRDAs and safe and adequate allowances for adults; food files with 600 foods in 12 categories with known values of 33 nutrients (including fast foods); color coded warning flags for saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium and total fat percentage of calories; daily total and up to seven day average of nutrients consumed; and more. Requires DOS 3+. (The author can no longer be reached at the address provided in the documentation.) Health Quest Dees, Dr. James W. $10 #27352/2883 [2 disks] will make diagnostic and dietary suggestions based upon symptomology and information concerning dietary input. This is not intended to provide ultimate advice, but to identify nutritional areas that should be further explored. The program will also provide a nutritional evaluation of up to seven days of your actual food intake. Hard disk required. Charles M. Thompson, Lenexa, KS: "INSTALL.EXE fails miserably from drive A:. It creates all the directories and sub-directories but leaves them empty and then jams the system." PsL: We came up with the same results installing from the MegaDisk, however, when we install from floppies the program installs properly. Since the files are in ZIP format you could manually unZip all the files but you don't know which directory to place them. We have written to the author and hope to receive another copy of the program that can be installed from one high density disk, not just two floppies. WhiteWare Recipe Analyst White, James H. $20 #27352/2968 will do a complete nutritional analysis on the contents of your recipes. It displays calories and quantity of protein, carbohydrates, total fats, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, potassium and dietary fiber, and percentages of adult US RDA for protein, Vitamins A, C and E, the B vitamins, calcium, folacin, and iron. Better Diet Analyzer Syntonic Software, ASP $34 #20032/3105 lets you analyze and monitor your diet. It includes information on more than 1400 foods, including fast-food restaurants and brand-name products, drawn from data provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You can add nutritional information to the database for any other foods. It can track carbohydrate and protein content, and hold up to 180 days of diary data. Context sensitive help is also included, and a hard drive is recommended. Leaner 2.01 Iwatsuki, Harry, ASP $35 #20032/3244 helps maintain a healthy lifetime diet and increased exercise by self-monitoring, pre-planning, goal setting and other behavioral modification techniques. It provides encouraging and educational information from current research done by nutritionists and biologists. Cardiovascular risk factors, percent body fat, lean body mass and age related safe weight range are calculated. Graphs include detailed plots of daily entries and annual overviews of weight gains and losses. You can print monthly weight reports and exercise reports including graphs and daily information. Aerobic exercise points are calculated automatically. The program is easy enough to be used by individuals, but extensive enough for use by a clinic or weight-loss business. Requires 512K and a hard disk. Managing Your Food 4.09 Aakhus, Greg, ASP $35 #20032/3245 is a complete food manager for food manufacturers, restaurant managers, dietitians, diabetics, and the home shopper. The program will track cost, protein, carbohydrates, fat, calories, cholesterol, fatty acids, fiber, vitamins, minerals, food exchanges, and percent RDA. It can output a shopping list arranged by store and aisle. The cost and nutritional information, by serving, is automatically figured for each recipe, meal, or plan as it's added or updated. Although it comes with recipes and ingredients additional ingredients, recipes, meals, or plans may be added, and any existing information may be easily modified. Requires 512K. Your Personal Nutritionist Sitting Duck Software $38 #20032/3114 helps you with your diet by providing the means to create daily regimens from the food database and your own recipes. You can analyze recipes, meals, single food items and the daily regimen for all nutrients including the essential amino acids. Requires DOS 3+ and 384K of RAM. Master Meal Manager Johnson, Thomas C., ASP $25 #4020 is a quick and easy way to manage recipes, plan meals, and produce shopping lists. It stores up to 500 recipes, sorted by name and category. It generates a meal schedule for up to 14 days. A shopping list is created automatically of all ingredients used in each recipe from the meal schedule. Meal schedules, recipes, and shopping lists can all be printed. Requires 512K, and a hard disk or high density floppy. Master Chef 1.0 Johnson, Thomas C., ASP $39 #20181 (MS-04) is a professional kitchen management program. It features recipe management, diet planning, meal planning, meal scheduling, and shop ping list management. This program provides the same basic functions that Master Meal Manager (#4020, above) provides, but on a larger scale. EXERCISE: ========= Aerosoft Fitness Log Aerosoft, ASP $49 #20034/3931 is an exercise log that calculates aerobic points for 34 types of exercise and calories burned for 49 types of exercise. It records all exercises featured in the Presidential Sports Award program and lets you compare current totals to previous ones. Up to 999 users can be tracked. FitCal Baker, Nick $24-$46 #20034/3243 will log, track and chart exercise and fitness activity and present a visual representation of progress in the form of graphs and notices. It logs all aerobic and bodybuilding activity, and physical measurements, such as percent of body fat, blood pressure, heart rate, and more. It keeps daily records for up to four months. Cycler's Log Hack, Larry $22 #27356/1746 will allow you to track your rides and get averages for the week, month, etc. The program includes a calorie counter, searching by race or workout, displaying "x" number of fastest times for race, workout or both. Graphic Coach Dunnigan Designs $25 #27356/687 provides runners with the ability to monitor their current and past training and progress. Personal Miles Forester, John $20 #27356/1585 is intended primarily as a log book for up to 20 different runners, hikers or cyclists, but it also includes a calendar, mail list manager, address book, and sunrise/sunset calculator. Detailed ride reports include route description, average speed and an equivalent average speed corrected for elevation gain. Requires 2 drives. Runner's Log Hack, Larry $22 #27356/1745 contains the same features as CYCLER'S LOG except that it is geared towards running and jogging enthusiasts. Muscle Growth Tracker HyTech Inc. $8 #3835 keeps track of muscle development in a body builder. This program supports two users. It allows you to enter measurements and print a monthly or weekly progress report. Ride-Log DWS Software $15 #4340 keeps track of information on bicycle rides. It tracks the ride date, distance ridden, time to ride, location and other variables related to each ride. It can print reports and graphs. Requires EGA/VGA. ]]]]]