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Heart health books
Heart Owner’s Handbook,
Texas Heart Institute and Denton A. Cooley, MD
21 Days to a Health Heart,
Alan Watson
American Heart Association:
To your health! A Guide to Heart-Smart Living
Mayo Clinic
Heart Book, Revised Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Heart Health, Bernard J. Gersh
Take
a Load Off your Heart: 109 Things You Can Actuall Do To Prevent, Halt, and Reverse Heart Disease, Barry Franklin, PhD, Joseph Piscatella
YOU:
The Owner’s Manual – An Insider’s Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger, Mehmet Oz and Michael F. Roizen
Federal agencies
Healthfinder
and human services information website from the US Govt.
MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases – Information from
the National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, and other trusted organizations.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute – Heart and vascular diseases,
including tools to check your risk of heart attack and information on prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Heart Disease. Wide variety of information
including fact sheets, national news, prevention, health promotion,
healthy living.
National Institutes of Health – Health Information, including healthy lifestyles, research information,
health and wellness, conditions and diseases, and procedures and therapies.
Other heart disease resources
American Heart Association – Learn more about the American Heart Association’s efforts to reduce death caused by cardiovascular disease.
Mended Hearts, Inc. – Offering the gift of hope and encouragement to heart patients, families and caregivers.
WebMD Heart Disease Health Center – Wide variety of resources including
prevention tips, personal health assessment, cholesterol concerns, healthy heart eating.
Nutrition and exercise
Dr. Gourmet – Learn how to eat healthy – it’s easier than you think!
Food
and Nutrition Information Center – US Govt site, providing resources and information on cardiovascular diseases, dietary modifications,
as well as ethnic and cultural heart health education materials.
US Dept of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion – Working to improve
the nutrition and well-being of Americans.
American Dietetic Association – Trustworthy, science-based food and nutrition information.
Fitness – Start walking! American Heart Association website designed to help you join with
others and get started walking your way to better health.
Women’s health
Women’s Heart Health – Joint project of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation,
the Office on Women’s Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, and WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease.
MedlinePlus: Heart Disease in Women – Information from
the National Institutes of Health and National Library of Medicine.
Women and Cardiovascular Disease – Go Red for Women – Building healthier lives, free
of cardiovascular diseases and stroke is the driving goal.
National Women’s Health Information Center – Reliable and current
information resource on women’s health.
Women’s Hearts – Founded by three women who had heart attacks while in their 40s, WomenHeart strives
to provide reliable, timely information about services for women with heart disease.
Diabetes
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases – Conducts and supports basice
and clinical research on many serious diseases.
American Diabetes Association – Working to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives
of all people affected by diabetes, through research, services, information, and by giving a voice to those who need our help.
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