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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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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!
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!
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.
SMART HEART Breaking News
Low to moderate drinking – especially of red wine – appears to reduce all causes of mortality, while too much drinking causes multiple organ damage. More..
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"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 - a website full of information, resources, and survivor's stories |
| Recovering From a Heart Attack or Heart Surgery You've had a heart attack or heart surgery. Now you are recovering. What can you expect and what should you do? |
| Heart Disease Risk Factors and Heart Disease Information Identifiying your heart disease risk factors and how to manage them for smart heart living. |
| Exercise and Heart Disease Regular exercise is one of the most important things you can do to reduce your risk. of heart disease. Move your body - protect your heart! |
| A Heart Healthy Diet is All About Making Healthy Food Choices Resources, recipes, and tips for a heart healthy diet - whether you're living with heart disease or want to prevent it. |
| Lipid Hypothesis The lipid hypothesis has been accepted as gospel, yet many questions remain. |
| Heart Healthy Recipes Delicious heart healthy recipes that are easy to prepare and enjoy! |
| 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 |
| Minimally Invasive Surgery Minimally invasive surgery - New options for life saving heart surgery |
| 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. |
| 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? |
| CPR CPR saves lives - Here's information on how you and your family can learn CPR in 22 minutes |
| Advance Directive Advance directive - Have your wishes heard when you can't speak for yourself |
| Body Mass Index What is Body Mass Index and why is it important for your heart health? |
| 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: Living With Heart Disease If you're living with heart disease, here is the place to find the information and resources you need to achieve and maintain a heart healthy lifestyle! |
| Media Resource Page Media Resource - releases, recent articles, and photos related to heart healthy living and this website |
| Goulash Hungarian goulash - from Fix It and Forget It |
| Crockpot Stew Crockpot stew - so easy to prepare and easy to change around depending on what's in your pantry. |
| Stress Echocardiogram - Supine Bicycle Stress echocardiogram - supine bicycle exercise echocardiography in real time for better diagnosis |
| Chocolate and Health Chocolate and health - Is there such a thing as heart healthy chocolate? |
