Introduces more than one hundred new recipes for healthy, weight-conscious after-dinner dining.

Heart disease poses the greatest health threat that women in the United States face: One in every three women will die from it each year. But that doesn't have to be the case. Heart disease is not an inevitable part of growing older. In fact, if you reach the age of 50 without developing the major risk factors for heart disease, you can live your entire life without it, and your chances of dying from it decrease from 50 percent to a strikingly low 8 percent. The key to preventing heart disease is embracing a heart-healthy lifestyle—and the sooner, the better. In this groundbreaking book, the American Heart Association shows you how even the smallest changes can make a big difference over time to protect the health of your heart. The Complete Guide to Women's Heart Health explains how gradual and sustainable shifts in your routine, such as using just a little more than one percent of your time each week to exercise or losing just 10 percent of your body weight, can have a far-reaching impact on your health. With specific pointers on diet, exercise, and health care, this book shows you how to get past the common obstacles as well as how to make taking care of your heart easy and attainable for the busy life you lead, at every age. In chapters targeted for every decade of a woman's life from her 20s to her 70s and beyond, the American Heart Association gives women age-appropriate advice on healthy lifestyle choices and heart-health care. Additional information addressing issues of special interest to women and how those issues affect the heart include: · Smoking· Pregnancy· Menopause and hormone therapy· Aging· Diabetes and other health conditions With the latest guidelines on prevention, suggestions on how to work with your healthcare providers to maintain and improve your vitality, details on screening technologies, and facts about common diagnoses and treatment options, this book is the ultimate resource to help you—and all the women in your life—fight heart disease. From the Hardcover edition.

In print for more than thirty-five years and with three million copies sold, The New American Heart Association Cookbook remains the ultimate resource on achieving a healthy diet. With 612 mouthwatering recipes and the latest heart-health information, this newly revised and updated edition is more valuable than ever. There’s just no denying that nutritious, wholesome eating combined with an active lifestyle helps prevent heart disease and increases vitality. The American Heart Association knows that maintaining good heart health throughout your life is possible, and this cookbook shows you how to get started right in your own kitchen. The New American Heart Association Cookbook, 8th Edition, includes not only 600-plus everyday recipes for the whole family but also the most current dietary, exercise, and lifestyle recommendations. This latest edition features more than 150 brand-new recipes, all of which meet the American Heart Association’s good-health and high-flavor standards. With globally inspired tastes, trendy ingredients, and popular time-saving cooking methods, here are just some of the new recipes this edition has to offer: • Curried Pumpkin Soup • Spinach Salad with Roasted Beets and • Pomegranate Vinaigrette • Ginger-Infused Watermelon and Mixed Berries • Slow-Cooker Cioppino • Salmon Cakes with Creole Aïoli • Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce • Couscous Paella • Slow-Cooker Chile Verde Pork Chops • Black Bean Polenta with Avocado Salsa • Cumin and Ginger Lentils on Quinoa • Edamame with Walnuts • Sweet Potato Bread • Pistachio-Cardamom Meringues • Delicate Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake with • Blackberries In this revised edition of The New American Heart Association Cookbook, you’ll find updated information on trans fats and sodium, all-new nutritional analyses, and important good health tips. Also included are grocery-shopping strategies, healthy cooking methods, more than a dozen new menu plans for special occasions and holidays, a recipe index of Planned-Overs and Plan-Aheads for easy reference, and more. With so many recipes and so much information packed between its pages, The New American Heart Association Cookbook will be the cookbook you return to again and again.

Millions of Americans want to reduce the fat and cholesterol in their diets, yet don’t want to sacrifice the flavors and textures they love. The American Heart Association comes to the rescue with scrumptious recipes—from Cheese-Herb Chicken Medallions to Chocolate Soufflé with Vanilla Sauce—that prove just how attainable a goal that is! This book is particularly useful for doctors whose patients need some great suggestions for putting sound medical advice into daily practice.

America's most trusted authority on heart-healthy eating presents a brand-new addition to its cookbook library. This book is perfect for busy cooks who love the crowd-pleasing convenience of one-dish meals, but still want the health benefits.

Incorporating the latest guidelines from major organizations, including the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, this book offers clinicians a complete overview of how to help patients adopt healthy behaviors and to deliver recommended screening tests and immunizations. Chapters provide practical guidance on counseling patients about exercise, nutrition, tobacco use, substance use, sexually transmitted infections, and depression and on gathering information from the patient, ordering evidence-based screening tests, designing a personalized health maintenance plan, facilitating behavior change, and the work-up of abnormal results from screening tests. This new edition includes updated chapters on practice redesign, the use of electronic medical records, and reimbursement; updated patient resource materials and instructions; and new authors with deep expertise on the topics. A companion Website (www.healthpromodisprev.com) features fully searchable text online.

Maybe you want to control your weight, combat high cholesterol, or fight heart disease. Perhaps your doctor suggested a low fat diet, or perhaps you just know you should eat better. Whatever your reason, this is the cookbook to get you moving in the right direction. The good news is that eating more healthfully isn’t boring anymore; it means bringing taste, fun, and variety to what you eat. And The American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook, a treasure trove of nearly 200 recipes, is proof. From tempting appetizers like Crab Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce to amazing main courses like Peppery Beef with Blue Cheese Sauce and luscious desserts like Sugar-Dusted Mocha Brownies, the appealing recipes and sound science in this book make healthful eating easy. With the new American Heart Association dietary guidelines and all the latest information on cholesterol, this book is an invaluable reference for the health-conscious consumer. It tells in simple terms how cholesterol affects the body, differentiates between “good” and “bad” cholesterol, and discusses cholesterol-lowering drugs. Eating the American Heart Association way is sensible, healthful, and delicious.