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Program Goals

  • Reduce the risk of diet-related diseases among menopausal women in the Dupage County, Illinois yoga community.​​

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  • Reduce the prevalence of the use of fad diets and promote the health benefits of an anti-inflammatory diet to menopausal women in the Dupage County, Illinois, yoga community.

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  • Educate the Dupage County yoga community menopausal women on their body's changing nutritional needs.

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  • Empower menopausal women in the Dupage County, Illinois, yoga community to achieve their wellness goals within a yoga studio setting, utilizing science-based nutrition and strategies, social support, and spiritual yoga philosophies.

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Program Objectives

  • 70% of registered participants attend all four program lessons in 4 months time measured by the program leader at the conclusion of each lesson.

  • 70% of program participants join and engage the Facebook group within the the first 2 months of starting the program, measured by number joined and number of at least 2 comments or posts per participants.

  • Upon completing the 4 month program, 60% of participants report increasing their whole grains, vegetable, and fruits intake by 1 daily serving each.

  • By the last month of the program, 60% of FB platform participants report adhering to their SMART goals between lessons via a survey posted on the group page.

  • 70% of participants increase their nutrition knowledge and can identify at least 4 inflammatory and 4 anti-inflammatory foods upon completing the 4 week program via questionnaires given on the final day of the program..

  • 50% of participants report improvements in or stable disease risk markers (cholesterol, blood pressure, BMI, or blood sugar levels) 1 year after completing the program via self-reported surveys.

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