Web Links

www.hearthub.org American Heart Association patient website. Includes Nutrition Center (recipes, healthy eating advice, shopping tips), Physical Activity (how to get started, motivation tips), smoking cessation information, weight management help, caregiver resources, and much more.

www.startwallkingnow.org Sponsored by American Heart Association. A motivating way to start taking control of your help through walking. Create a customized plan, find walking paths in your neighborhood, get support from the online walking community.

www.mylifecheck.heart.org Take a My Life Check assessment and find out where you stand on the road to good health. Learn about Life’s Simple Seven, get your own heart score and develop a personalized life plan. Start living a healthier life today!

www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart Excellent resource for heart patients full of information from the National Heart and Lung Institute. Includes heart-healthy recipes, disease-specific publications, health assessments, weight management resources, and much more.

BMI Calculator Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI), assess your risk, get weight-loss tips and recipes

DASH Eating Plan Download and/or printthe DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) booklet from the National Institutes of Health. Includes DASH guidelines, sample menus, and recipes.

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