APP: EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry
A helpful app if you need ideas for what to eat/cook. It shows you the health info as well.
Read reviews, get customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry on the App Store. Download EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
http://itunes.apple.com/app/eatingwell-healthy-in-a-hurry/id319258887?mt=8
Read reviews, get customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry on the App Store. Download EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
A helpful app if you need ideas for what to eat/cook. It shows you the health info as well.
APP: Meal Planning by Food on the Table
This app is a great tool for planning your healthy meals in advance. Also a great resource for knowing what to buy from the grocery store.
Takes the sales from your local grocery store and integrates them into recipes based on your food preferences. Creates a customized meal plan and organized grocery list.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meal-planning-by-food-on-table/id418971697?mt=8
Takes the sales from your local grocery store and integrates them into recipes based on your food preferences. Creates a customized meal plan and organized grocery list.
This app is a great tool for planning your healthy meals in advance. Also a great resource for knowing what to buy from the grocery store.
TIP: Listen To Mellow Music
Heart Healthy Living states that studies show that listening for 30 minutes increases brain wave activity and lowers blood pressure.
http://www.hearthealthyonline.com/heart-disease-overview/stress-management/healing-music_1.html
Heart Healthy Living states that studies show that listening for 30 minutes increases brain wave activity and lowers blood pressure.
TIP: Sneak Fiber in Your Life with Sneaky Pete's
Sneaky Pete’s, the first soluble oat beverage of its kind, is an easy, refreshing, and low calorie way to help you meet the daily requirement for fiber. Delicious all-natural, heart healthy Sneaky Pete's, which is also low in sodium and sugar, is the only oat based beverage to provide the same amount of soluble fiber as an entire bowl of oatmeal.
TIP: Sneak Fiber in Your Life with Sneaky Pete's
Suggested by krupaconsulting:
Sneaky Pete’s, the first soluble oat beverage of its kind, is an easy, refreshing, and low calorie way to help you meet the daily requirement for fiber. Delicious all-natural, heart healthy Sneaky Pete's, which is also low in sodium and sugar, is the only oat based beverage to provide the same amount of soluble fiber as an entire bowl of oatmeal.
LIST: 10 Ways to Get Heart Healthy for February - American Heart Month by InspiredWoman
Get educated on heart disease and learn some ways to prevent it. Being healthy is important, and this list helps you learn some heart healthy habits.
Heart Disease is the Number One Killer of American Women - spend February educating yourself about Heart Disease and prevention and spend every other day of the year spreading the word to the women you love and staying WELL! How do you stay Hea
http://www.skinnyscoop.com/list/inspiredwoman/10-ways-to-get-heart-healthy-for-february-american-heart-month
Heart Disease is the Number One Killer of American Women - spend February educating yourself about Heart Disease and prevention and spend every other day of the year spreading the word to the women you love and staying WELL! How do you stay Hea
Get educated on heart disease and learn some ways to prevent it. Being healthy is important, and this list helps you learn some heart healthy habits.
LIST: Healthy Heart Foods by Alex
This is a great list of healthy foods that still taste great! Healthy does not have to mean bad tasting.
Eat healthy without sacrificing taste. What should I add to this guide?
http://www.skinnyscoop.com/list/alexle/healthy-heart-foods
Eat healthy without sacrificing taste. What should I add to this guide?
This is a great list of healthy foods that still taste great! Healthy does not have to mean bad tasting.
RELATED ARTICLE: Drink Tea for Good Heart Health
This article includes information provided from a doctor about which teas are best for heart health and more.
http://www.examiner.com/parenting-in-tampa-bay/find-out-which-tea-might-help-cure-what-ails-you
Suggested by Tangela Walker-Craft:
This article includes information provided from a doctor about which teas are best for heart health and more.
RELATED ARTICLE: 7 Healthy Heart Foods
We all want a healthy heart, so we need to make sure our diet is helping us and not hurting us.
http://kickashfitness.com/fitness/seven-heart-smart-foods/
Suggested by fitnesschimp:
We all want a healthy heart, so we need to make sure our diet is helping us and not hurting us.
RELATED ARTICLE: Heart Disease - 17 Celebrities With Heart Problems
An interesting article from Huffington Post of celebrities that have/had heart problems and are rallying to promote awareness.
In the past few years, celebrities have rallied to promote awareness for heart health -- particularly in women. Cardiovascular disease is still the number one cause of death in the U.S., for both women and men, accounting for one in every three...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/06/heart-disease-celebrities_n_1258409.html
In the past few years, celebrities have rallied to promote awareness for heart health -- particularly in women. Cardiovascular disease is still the number one cause of death in the U.S., for both women and men, accounting for one in every three...
An interesting article from Huffington Post of celebrities that have/had heart problems and are rallying to promote awareness.
RELATED ARTICLE: A Month-Long Celebration of Heart-Healthy Recipes
Four healthy-living bloggers have teamed up to provide heart-healthy breakfasts, lunches, snacks, dinners and desserts in honor of American Heart Month. Each week features new recipes and giveaways geared towards heart-health!
http://www.carascravings.com/love-your-heart-feb-2012
Suggested by Cara Weber Lyons:
Four healthy-living bloggers have teamed up to provide heart-healthy breakfasts, lunches, snacks, dinners and desserts in honor of American Heart Month. Each week features new recipes and giveaways geared towards heart-health!
RELATED ARTICLE: Love Your Heart and Protect Against Heart Disease
The Dishin' Dietitian talks about the importance of heart health and dishes up some smart tips.
http://dishindietitian.com/?p=925
Suggested by ToreyRD:
The Dishin' Dietitian talks about the importance of heart health and dishes up some smart tips.
RELATED ARTICLE: How to Fix Yourself a Heart Healthy Meal
The right nutrition is essential to maintaining a healthy heart and leading a healthy lifestyle. Learning which foods and nutrients to add to your diet, and how to prepare them into balanced meals, is key to promoting heart health. Unsaturated fats, low sodium, vegetables, and whole grains are all important in a heart-healthy diet.
Eating heart healthy comes down to is making smarter choices. This article offers exclusive tips and heart-healthy meal suggestions from registered dietician Holly Kistler of the Cederquist Medical Wellness Center and BistroMD.
http://www.bistromd.com/healthy-facts/healthy-eating/how-to-fix-yourself-a-heart-healthy-meal.aspx
Eating heart healthy comes down to is making smarter choices. This article offers exclusive tips and heart-healthy meal suggestions from registered dietician Holly Kistler of the Cederquist Medical Wellness Center and BistroMD.
Suggested by BistroMD:
The right nutrition is essential to maintaining a healthy heart and leading a healthy lifestyle. Learning which foods and nutrients to add to your diet, and how to prepare them into balanced meals, is key to promoting heart health. Unsaturated fats, low sodium, vegetables, and whole grains are all important in a heart-healthy diet.
RELATED ARTICLE: Sleep and Heart Health
I think that 'managing stress' is a very important part of having a healthy heart. Most people always think of diet or exercise as a major component, but neglect to realize the importance of reducing stress. Simple breathing techniques throughout the day, or when someone feels too much stress is very helpful to take someone to a 'happier' place.
http://www.lensaunders.com
Suggested by Len Saunders:
I think that 'managing stress' is a very important part of having a healthy heart. Most people always think of diet or exercise as a major component, but neglect to realize the importance of reducing stress. Simple breathing techniques throughout the day, or when someone feels too much stress is very helpful to take someone to a 'happier' place.
RELATED ARTICLE: Take Charge of Your Heart
A list of seven things you can do today to improve your heart health, courtesy of St. Luke's Medical Center in Phoenix.
http://www.stlukesmedcenter.com/about/news/take-charge/
Suggested by jamireagan:
A list of seven things you can do today to improve your heart health, courtesy of St. Luke's Medical Center in Phoenix.
RELATED ARTICLE: Fats That Help
because so much promotion has been against saturated fats, and pro poly-unsaturated fats, which can actually be causing us more harm than good; especially in excess.
Saturated fats have been given a bad rap, while vegetable oils and other poly-unsaturated fats have been over promoted for heart health; but new research, including a Harvard study, is showing us that this is not entirely true (actually the opposite)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Look-Move-Feel-Younger/144354978912042
Saturated fats have been given a bad rap, while vegetable oils and other poly-unsaturated fats have been over promoted for heart health; but new research, including a Harvard study, is showing us that this is not entirely true (actually the opposite)
Suggested by Sergio:
because so much promotion has been against saturated fats, and pro poly-unsaturated fats, which can actually be causing us more harm than good; especially in excess.
RELATED ARTICLE: Pistachios: The Love Nut
There is scientific research that supports the power of pistachios for heart health and the health of blood vessels. The unique blend of antioxidants contained in pistachios may reduce the risk of inflammation and lower cholesterol, making them good for the heart and the entire cardiovascular system. Pistachios may just be The Love Nut.
http://www.westernpistachio.org/thelovenut/pdf/Pistachio_infographic.pdf
Suggested by AmericanPistachioGrowers:
There is scientific research that supports the power of pistachios for heart health and the health of blood vessels. The unique blend of antioxidants contained in pistachios may reduce the risk of inflammation and lower cholesterol, making them good for the heart and the entire cardiovascular system. Pistachios may just be The Love Nut.
RELATED ARTICLE: Do it with "Heart"!
Great blog post from the La Tortilla Factory blog - The Wrap on Healthy Living - that shares some tips and recipes to help your heart.
http://thewrap.latortillafactory.com/2012/02/do-it-with-heart/
Suggested by meredith:
Great blog post from the La Tortilla Factory blog - The Wrap on Healthy Living - that shares some tips and recipes to help your heart.
RECIPES: Heart Healthy Ideas from Mercy Life
We recommend fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as kale and oatmeal to our patients," said Mercy LIFE Dietician Terrese Rice. "These foods are excellent for helping to make your heart strong and healthy.
Eating heart-healthy doesn't mean you have to sacrifice good meals. Let Mercy help you with dinner tonight with these great recipes! Nutrition facts included.
http://bit.ly/HeartHealthyRecipes
Eating heart-healthy doesn't mean you have to sacrifice good meals. Let Mercy help you with dinner tonight with these great recipes! Nutrition facts included.
Suggested by Mercy Home Health:
We recommend fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as kale and oatmeal to our patients," said Mercy LIFE Dietician Terrese Rice. "These foods are excellent for helping to make your heart strong and healthy.
RECIPES: Heart Healthy Dinner Ideas
Delicious dinner ideas that are filled with heart-healthy foods like vegetables, whole wheat pasta and nuts.
http://www.girlsgonesporty.com/articles/nutrition/go-red-for-women-heart-healthy-dinner-ideas
Suggested by GirlsGoneSporty:
Delicious dinner ideas that are filled with heart-healthy foods like vegetables, whole wheat pasta and nuts.
RECIPE: Try Softwraps Instead of Regular Bread
The 1st & only wraps made with heart healthy extra virgin olive oil, these SoftWraps are infused with fresh flavors such as tomato basil, rosemary & multigrain. In addition these wraps have whole grains such as millet, flax & sunflower seeds baked into each wrap & are made with fresh vegetable juices vs. dehydrated vegetable powders...
http://www.latortillafactory.com/products-4.aspx
Suggested by meredith:
The 1st & only wraps made with heart healthy extra virgin olive oil, these SoftWraps are infused with fresh flavors such as tomato basil, rosemary & multigrain. In addition these wraps have whole grains such as millet, flax & sunflower seeds baked into each wrap & are made with fresh vegetable juices vs. dehydrated vegetable powders...
