Exercise and Physical Activity
These resources are not intended to replace consultation with the appropriate health professional, including physician, psychologist, marriage and family therapist, exercise professional, etc. If you are experiencing any mental or medical emergency, call 9-1-1, or the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, 1-800-273-8255 (press 1 at the prompt if you are a veteran)
Tobacco Cessation
Smoke Free: https://smokefree.gov/
Veterans: https://veterans.smokefree.gov/
Women: https://women.smokefree.gov/
Teens: https://teen.smokefree.gov/
Older Adults (aged 60+): https://60plus.smokefree.gov/
Spanish version: https://espanol.smokefree.gov/
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
ASCVD Risk Calculator Plus, American College of Cardiology (obtain an estimate of your likelihood of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, like having a heart attack, over the next 10 years and also your lifetime risk): https://tools.acc.org/ascvd-risk-estimator-plus/#!/calculate/estimate/
American Heart Association (AHA) My Life Check®, and AHA Life’s Simple 7® (habits for ideal cardiovascular health): https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-lifestyle/my-life-check--lifes-simple-7
National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Let’s Work Together to Prevent Heart Disease: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/education/heart-truth/lets-work-together-prevent-heart-disease
Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Prevent Heart Disease: https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/prevention.htm
Cardiac Rehabilitation
American Heart Association (AHA) Cardiac Rehab: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cardiac-rehab
Cardiac rehab is a medically supervised program designed to improve your cardiovascular health if you have experienced heart attack, heart failure, angioplasty or heart surgery.
You may benefit if you have or have experienced a:
heart attack (myocardial infarction)
heart condition, such as coronary artery disease (CAD), angina or heart failure
heart procedure or surgery, including coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, including coronary or balloon angioplasty and stenting), valve replacement, a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
Cardiac Rehab Tools and Resources: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cardiac-rehab/cardiac-rehabilitation-tools--resources
Million Hearts ® 2022 (A national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes within 5 years): https://millionhearts.hhs.gov
Cardiovascular Disease “Reversal Programs” (lifestyle interventions that have demonstrated the ability to lead to regression of atherosclerotic plaque in people with heart disease in most participants – nutrition plan is similar to Orthodox Christian strict fast)
Ornish Lifestyle Medicine
Ornish Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation: https://www.ornish.com/intensive-cardiac-rehab/
The Scientific Foundation of Ornish Lifestyle Medicine: https://www.ornish.com/proven-program/the-research/
Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition Plan: https://www.ornish.com/proven-program/nutrition/
Ornish Lifestyle Medicine: Fitness Workouts for Reversing Disease:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLglFExOeYAZhOXn7MwIZBSCr2w8qrk6gm
Ornish Program: Stress Management Practices for Reversing Disease (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLglFExOeYAZjqEX2Jxq7jWGPUrXQCHOx-
Undo it! How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases
Publisher: Ballantine Books; Illustrated edition (January 8, 2019)
Language: English
Hardcover: 528 pages
ISBN-10: 052547997X
ISBN-13: 978-0525479970
Ornish Reversing Early Alzheimer’s Study: https://pmri.org/research/reverse-alzheimers-disease-current-trial/
Caldwell Esselstyn, Heart Disease Reversal Program: http://www.dresselstyn.com
NutritionFacts.org: https://nutritionfacts.org
NUTRITION/COOKING
Mediterranean Diet:
Oldways Cultural Food Traditions, Mediterranean Diet: https://oldwayspt.org/traditional-diets/mediterranean-diet
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Diet Review: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-weight/diet-reviews/mediterranean-diet/
Diane Kochilas Online Recipes: https://www.dianekochilas.com/tag/mediterranean-diet-recipes/
Diane Kochilas Cookbooks:
The Food and Wine of Greece: https://www.amazon.com/Food-Wine-Greece-Classic-Mainland/dp/0312087837/ref=sr_1_5?crid=GOZ6C9Q32M7&keywords=diane+kochilas&qid=1645411484&sprefix=diane+kochilas%2Cspecialty-aps%2C164&sr=8-5
Ikaria: Lessons on Food, Life, and Longevity from the Greek Island Where People Forget to Die: https://www.amazon.com/Ikaria-Lessons-Longevity-Island-People/dp/1623362954
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/education/dash-eating-plan
Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthy Teaching Kitchen Program: https://www.nutrition.va.gov/Healthy_Teaching_Kitchen.asp
Recipes and Cookbooks: https://www.nutrition.va.gov/Recipes.asp
Food For Life: Food for Life is an award-winning nutrition education and cooking class program that provides an innovative approach to diet-related chronic diseases. Since 2001, Food for Life has been a pioneer in delivering hands-on information about the direct role of plant-based nutrition in health and disease prevention to communities around the world https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/plant-based-diets/ffl/classes
Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet resources
Online Recipes
Forks Over Knives: https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/
21-Day Vegan Kickstart Program (choose “sign up free online,” or get mobile phone app): https://kickstart.pcrm.org/en
Forks Meal Planner, Online Program (by Forks Over Knives): https://www.forksoverknives.com/meal-planner/
Happy Herbivore: https://happyherbivore.com/recipes/
Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s Plant-Based Recipes: http://nutritionstudies.org/recipes/
Dr. John McDougall’s Recipes: https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/recipes/
Fat Free Vegan Recipes: http://fatfreevegan.com/
YouTube Channels: Cooking Videos/Recipes
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Diet (Jane Esselstyn Channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkVtuE3WR0NhNnDiP5d_pAA/videos
Dr. John McDougall Diet (Mary McDougal Recipes): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWb7fyvqF1bjFqsOruq1dETMu6CIpjM0E
Happy Herbivore, Lindsay Nixon recipes (select the “Happy Herbivore Abroad” Playlist, and the “Meal Mentor Batch Cooking” Play list): https://www.youtube.com/user/happyherbivoreblog/playlists
Forks Over Knives Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/forksoverknives/playlists
Brand New Vegan Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/brandnewvegan/playlists
Living Lamb’s Vegan Kitchen: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIWxj50iiDVMIYAb8NqV1Tw/playlists
Chef AJ’s Channel: Vegan Recipes Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoZa6h6fG-KHPx5DKrD6IZAjgs43HkQs