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After a heart event, you and your loved ones may feel overwhelmed and scared. You know a lifestyle change is necessary, but don't know where to start.
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We've even compiled a selection of Heart Gifts with everything from jewelry to artwork to apparel and more... all with a heart theme so you and your loved ones can celebrate living with heart disease!
You'll find recommended reading suggestions throughout as well as on our recommended reading page. There are news updates to help you stay current with important media coverage about heart health, and so much more!
This site is also to create 
a "community" of people living with coronary disease. I hope you'll share your thoughts and ideas about the site. And if you're living with heart disease, share your story for the benefit of others.
I understand what it's like to have to change your thinking and your lifestyle... because I've been there.
| Stories from the Heart! |
What our site visitors are saying...
"I am sure I will return to this site often."
"The website has a lot of useful info! Thanks so much!"
"Heart health is a marathon, not a sprint. In other words, it's what you do over the long term that really counts. Don't worry about one particular point in the race when you may not have stayed the course. Just get back on track and keep going."
Barry Franklin, Ph.D.
This site does not provide medical advice. We provide support, information, and resources. Consult your doctor for medical advice and before changing your diet or embarking on a new exercise program.
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The following is a brief description of this site's key pages:
| Sitemap Smart Heart Living Sitemap |
| Heart Gifts Heart gifts are a symbol of love and caring... what better present for someone you know who is living with with heart disease? |
| Why smart-heart-living.com? How living with heart disease led to smart-heart-living.com. |
| Recovering from a heart event You've had a heart event. Now you are recovering. What can you expect? |
| Heart Disease Risk Factors Heart disease risk factors and how to manage them for smart heart living. |
| Smart heart exercise for life! Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to reduce your risk. |
| Heart Healthy Diet Resources, recipes, and tips for a heart healthy diet |
| Heart Healthy Recipes Delicious heart healthy recipes that are easy to prepare and enjoy! |
| Body Mass Index What is Body Mass Index and why is it important for your heart health? |
| Lifestyle choices Learn more about the lifestyle choices you can make for smart heart living. |
| Emotions and Heart Disease We're emotional beings. How do our emotions affect the heart? |
| Cardiac Tests Cardiac Tests - Understanding the common tests |
| Heart Medication Heart medication - Managing your meds is one of the keys to healthy living with heart disease |
| Common Concerns When You Have Heart Disease Common Concerns when you have heart disease - confidence (or lack of) in your body, when to call the doctor, sex, and more. |
| Chest Pain Chest pain - one of the most common symptoms of heart disease - how can you manage it |
| Heart disease Symptoms and When to Call for Help Heart disease symptoms - When to call for help. |
| CPR CPR saves lives - Here's information on how you and your family can learn CPR in 22 minutes |
| Women and Heart Women and Heart Disease - Did you know it's the leading cause of death for women! |
| Cardiac Stent Cardiac stent - What are the risks? What are the benefits? |
| After Bypass Surgery Bypass Surgery - Getting on with your life after the initial recovery |
| Cardiac Rehab Cardiac Rehab - Providing you with the resources to move beyond the present to a more heart healthy future |
| Cardiac Pacemakers Cardiac pacemakers - A new lease on life! Tips for living with a pacemaker. |
| Heart valve Heart Valve Disease - Now that you know you have it, how do you live with it? |
| Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart failure - What is it and how can you LIVE with it? |
| Advance Directive Advance directive - Have your wishes heard when you can't speak for yourself |
| Heart Health Online heart health online - resources and information |
| Recommended Reading for Smart Heart Living Smart Heart Living's recommended reading - resources to help you lead a heart healthy lifestyle. |
| Heart disease news. Synopsis of articles about heart disease. Heart disease news - media coverage and information related to heart health |
| Smart Heart Living Bulletin Sign-up Sign up for the Smart Heart Living Bulletin |
| Heart Disease Stories Heart disease stories from site visitors. |
| Contact Us Contact us to tell us what you think |
| Smart Heart Living Site Blog The Smart Heart Living Site Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the Smart-Heart-Living.com web site. Subscribe here. |
| Media Resource Page Media Resource - releases, recent articles, and photos related to heart healthy living and this website |
