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Looking for lifestyle strategies to stay heart healthy?
What you eat can improve your physical and mental health. A healthy eating pattern rich in fruits and vegetables and other cardio-protective foods can lower your blood pressure up to 15 points and reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke by 20-30%. Healthy eating may also lower your need for medication.
Primary care teams providing "Better Care – Together”
Did you know that we have 20 Registered Dietitians working with more than 165 family physicians in the Hamilton and surrounding area? Your dietitian is just a phone call away. Call your family doctor’s office to book a phone appointment with the Registered Dietitian to receive individualized nutrition counseling suited to your lifestyle, preferences and medical history
Heart Health Groups
Join our Heart Smart Eating two week online group and learn about healthy eating to lower your blood pressure and cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease. Our Registered Dietitians are ready to answer your questions and provide you with tips and tools to start making changes today. To register and receive the zoom invitation and participant resources, visit our Heart Health Groups page.
Heart Health Resources
Looking for resources on heart health? Check out the heart health recorded webinars below or click on our patient resources Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure and Healthy Eating for Your Heart to find answers to your questions and help you prepare for your visit with the dietitian, nurse or family doctor.
Heart Health Webinars
Here are a few webinars that may help you with your heart health.
| Staying Heart Healthy At Home During COVID-19 | Healthy Eating for Your Heart Starts in Your Gut | |
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Learn how to manage your blood pressure and cholesterol through your diet, and how to watch your sodium intake when you are eating more canned foods. Registered Dietitians will discuss the Mediterranean and DASH diet, heart healthy foods to add to your meals, how to figure out if you're eating too much sodium, unhealthy fats, added sugars, and more. |
Did you know that fiber is a prebiotic that helps promote healthy gut bacteria? Changes in our gut with aging, medication interactions, and lower fiber intake can effect your digestion and risk of heart disease too. Join our Registered Dietitians for a virtual session to learn about your gut’s role in digestion, immunity, and heart health, how fibers you eat can improve your BP and cholesterol and lower your risk of heart attack and stroke and tips to promote healthy bacteria in the gut. |
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| Supporting Healthy Aging: Nutrition for Seniors | ||
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Why is good nutrition so important as we age? Do our nutrient needs change with age? What can I eat to prevent diabetes and heart disease, falls and malnutrition? What nutrients do I need to pay special attention to as I age? Join us to get answers from our dietitians and learn about the secrets to eating well and aging well. |