Many factors affect your chance of getting heart and blood vessel disease. Some of these risk factors can’t be changed (family history, age, and gender). But, if you watch what you eat and stay active, you can improve your cholesterol levels, control your weight, and manage high blood pressure.
Use this resource, made by Preventive Cardiology Registered Dietitians, to help you live a heart-healthy life.
Cookbooks
The Road to a Healthy Heart Runs through the Kitchen, by Joe and Bernie Piscatella, Workman Publishing, 2005.
The New American Heart Association Cookbook, 9th Edition, Clarkson Potter, 2017
American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook, 4th Edition, Clarkson Potter, 2013
American Heart Association Quick and Easy Cookbook, 2nd Edition, Clarkson Potter, 2012
American Heart Association Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook, 2nd Edition, Harmony, 2018
The Diabetes and Heart Healthy Cookbook, American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association, 2nd Edition, 2014.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Mediterranean Diet, Tessman & Green, 1st Edition, Alpha, 2010
The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook, Nancy Harmen Jenkins, 1st Edition, Bantam, 2008
The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook, Amy Riolo, 1st Edition, American Diabetes Association, 2010
Eat, Drink and Weigh Less, Katzen & Willett, 1st Edition, Hachette Books, 2007
The EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook, Ades, 2008
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, Mark Bittman, 10th Edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Living, Bennett & Sammartano, 2nd Edition, Alpha, 2012
The Great Vegan Bean Book, Hester & Comet, 2nd Edition, Fair Winds Press, 2013
Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook, 2nd Edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005
Love and Lemons: Simple Feel Good Food, 125 Plant-Focused meals to Enjoy Now or Make Ahead, Jeanine Donofrio
Well Plated Every Day Cookbook, Erin Clarke
The Truly Easy Heart-Healthy Cookbook: Fuss-Free, Flavorful, Low-Sodium Meals, Routhenstein, 2020
The Heart Healthy Cookbook for Two, Koslo & Samaan, 2017
Magazines (with free healthy online recipes)
Clean Eating www.cleaneatingmag.com
Eating Well www.eatingwell.com
Vegetarian Times www.vegetariantimes.com
Web Sites
National Stroke Association
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics www.eatright.org
DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/dash
Heart Healthy recipes by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute https://healthyeating.nhlbi.nih.gov/default.aspx
United States Department of Agriculture My Plate https://www.choosemyplate.gov
American Heart Association website https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating
Heart Healthy Market https://healthyheartmarket.com/
Smartphone Apps
Stress
Insight Timer-Meditate & Sleep
HealthyMinds
Self-Monitoring
Heart Pal
Point of Care
Holly Health
MyFitnessPal
Chronometer
Nourishly
Recipes/Meal Planning
Sifter
Plan To Eat
Eat This Much
Who to Call
If you are a UW Health patient and have more questions, please call UW Health at one of the phone numbers below. You can also visit our website at www.uwhealth.org/nutrition.
Nutrition clinics for UW Hospital and Clinics (UWHC) and American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH)
(608) 890-5500