Education is the beginning step in making lifestyle change for better health. These patient education materials are great for anyone who want to identify and reduce their risk factors for prevention. They are also great tools for those individuals who have been diagnosed with any type of heart disease or who have had a heart attack, stroke or congestive heart failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome or who want to lose weight or or maintain weight loss. Click here for credit card purchases.

Dining A La Heart...FAST FOOD FACTS is a booklet which lists the nutrient information on menu items at most fast food restaurants.  It lists serving size, grams of fat, saturated fat, % calories from fat, calories, cholesterol and sodium.  COST:  $5  (New revised version with more restaurants will be available by fall 2004.)

Dining A La Heart... New & Revised …COOKING FOR A LIFETIME 2000 Edition is a cookbook containing over 300 heart healthy recipes designed to make low fat cooking easy & delicious.  It also contains the American Heart Association Guidelines and tips for modifying recipes. Many of the recipes have been developed by chefs from around the state. COST  $15

The Guide to Living THE HEART HEALTHY WAY 2004 Edition is a 170 page patient guide to a healthy lifestyle. The guide includes risk factors and coronary heart disease, nutrition and physical activity guidelines, related issues on osteoporosis, high blood pressure, stress and antioxidants, tools for weight management and sample menus to get started. The most current recommendations for fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium and fiber are included. The Body Mass Index, shopping and cooking tips and the latest recommendations from the  American Heart Association and the National Cholesterol Education Program are also included. COST: $15  

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