Browse our Publications on Heart Health

Heart health is central to your overall health. We offer a number of publications on maintaining a healthy heart, including our monthly Harvard Heart Letter. Browse our reports below.

	Click to enlarge		Harvard Heart Letter If you’re concerned about heart disease, you need expert information and advice you can trust. The Harvard Heart Letter, from Harvard Medical School, is your monthly advisory on the latest developments in heart health, new treatments, prevention, and research breakthroughs. Read more 12 monthly issues (Print+Electronic) $29.00 12 monthly issues (Electronic Only) $25.00

	Click to enlarge		The Healthy Heart: Preventing, detecting, and treating coronary artery disease It doesn’t make sense: Heart disease is one of the most preventable of all diseases and yet it’s America’s number-one killer and has been every year since 1921. But you can avoid becoming a heart disease statistic. The Healthy Heart: Preventing, detecting, and treating coronary artery disease provides everything you need to know about preventing and treating coronary artery disease. Read more Printed Version: $16.00 Electronic Download (PDF): $16.00 Print + Electronic Download (PDF): $24.00

	Click to enlarge		Heatlhy Eating for a Healthy Heart Changing how you eat can lower your risk of heart attack and losing 10 pounds dramatically lowers your risk for heart disease. This report tells you how to achieve a healthy weight and eat well at the same time. Learn the basics of a heart-healthy diet, how to plan a balanced meal at home, and what to eat when you dine out. As an added bonus, we’ve included 40 heart-healthy, original recipes created by a chef. Bon appetit! Read more Printed Version: $16.00 Electronic Download (PDF): $16.00 Print + Electronic Download (PDF): $24.00

	Click to enlarge		Hypertension: Controlling the 'Silent Killer' Stop the silent killer! Hypertension: Controlling the 'Silent Killer' lays out a step-by-step lifestyle program you can use to lower your blood pressure. It also covers blood pressure monitoring and medications. With the information we have today, there is no need for hypertension to be a killer any longer. Read more Printed Version: $16.00 Electronic Download (PDF): $16.00 Print + Electronic Download (PDF): $24.00

	Click to enlarge		What to do About High Cholesterol In recent decades, the “cholesterol is bad” message has had a remarkable impact on our health. What to Do About High Cholesterol will give you the facts about good and bad cholesterol and triglycerides—where they come from, what they do inside your body and the arteries of your heart, and what to do when your levels are off kilter. It also describes the NCEP’s recommendations for evaluating your risk for heart disease and suggests ways to work with your doctor to reduce cholesterol by developing a treatment plan tailored to your particular risk level. Read more Printed Version: $16.00 Electronic Download (PDF): $16.00 Print + Electronic Download (PDF): $24.00

	Click to enlarge		Healthy Eating: A guide to the new nutrition Forget your old ideas about healthy eating. Research done since the 1990s shows beyond all doubt that you can lower your risk for the most serious diseases of our time by following a healthy diet. Healthy eating, based on this new science, can ward off 25% of all cancers and, combined with exercising regularly and not smoking, can prevent possibly 90% of cases of type 2 diabetes. Healthy Eating supplies the information you’ll need to choose safe, nutritious foods. Read more Printed Version: $18.00 Electronic Download (PDF): $18.00 Print + Electronic Download (PDF): $26.00

	Click to enlarge		Exercise: A Program You Can Live With Not sure how to start an exercise regimen? Exercise: A Program You Can Live With will help guide you through starting and maintaining an exercise program that suits your abilities and lifestyle. You’ll find answers to your questions on how much and what kind of physical activity you need, as well as advice on fitness products currently in the marketplace. Read more Printed Version: $16.00 Electronic Download (PDF): $16.00 Print + Electronic Download (PDF): $24.00

	Click to enlarge		Preventing and Treating Kidney Disease About 1 in 9 people have some form of Chronic Kidney Disease, and another 20 million are at risk, yet many are unaware. A plethora of less serious, common kidney ailments exist but are bothersome nonetheless, from kidney stones to infections to cysts. Prevention is a key factor in keeping your kidneys healthy. Read more Printed Version: $16.00 Electronic Download (PDF): $16.00 Print + Electronic Download (PDF): $24.00

	Click to enlarge		Weigh Less, Live Longer: Strategies for Successful Weight Loss More than half of all adults in the United States are overweight! That’s a staggering statistic with tremendous health implications. The good news is that you can lose weight and keep it off. The Weigh Less, Live Longer Report can help you tailor a successful weight control plan that fits your particular needs. Read more Printed Version: $16.00 Electronic Download (PDF): $16.00 Print + Electronic Download (PDF): $24.00

	Click to enlarge		Understanding Depression Depression affects nearly 19 million adults each year, yet this common disease is often misunderstood or misdiagnosed. While depression can’t simply be willed away by "shaking off" your blues, there are many effective treatments that can bring joy back into your life. Reading Understanding Depression and sharing it with those closest to you might help improve your life — or the life of someone close to you!. Read more Printed Version: $16.00 Electronic Download (PDF): $16.00 Print + Electronic Download (PDF): $24.00

	Click to enlarge		Stress Management: Techniques for Preventing and Easing Stress Stressed? Hair standing on end? At one time or another, we have all been “stressed out.” In Stress Control: Techniques for Preventing and Easing Stress learn about a multitude of techniques that can help reduce stress, including information on breath focus, progressive muscle relaxation, cognitive restructuring, meditation, yoga, massage, and more. Also included is a checklist of the warning signs of stress, a portable guide to stress relief, a meditation wallet card, and a stress-relief planning chart. Read more Printed Version: $16.00 Electronic Download (PDF): $16.00 Print + Electronic Download (PDF): $24.00

	Click to enlarge		Harvard Heart Letter If you’re concerned about heart disease, you need expert information and advice you can trust. The Harvard Heart Letter, from Harvard Medical School, is your monthly advisory on the latest developments in heart health, new treatments, prevention, and research breakthroughs. Read more 12 monthly issues (Print+Electronic) $29.00 12 monthly issues (Electronic Only) $25.00

	Click to enlarge		Harvard Health Letter The Harvard Health Letter delivers timely, authoritative health information from one of the world’s most trusted sources – the experts at Harvard Medical School. Read more 12 monthly issues (Print+Electronic) $29.00 12 monthly issues (Electronic Only) $25.00

	Click to enlarge		Harvard Women's Health Watch Harvard Women’s Health Watch – the monthly newsletter that focuses on the special health concerns of women, with expert information and advice from the specialists at Harvard Medical School. Read more 12 monthly issues (Print+Electronic) $28.00 12 monthly issues (Electronic Only) $24.00

	Click to enlarge		Harvard Men's Health Watch Harvard Men’s Health Watch addresses the health issues that matter to men the most. From prostate disease to hair loss, from exercise programs to heart health, this monthly newsletter helps men lead longer, healthier lives. Read more 12 monthly issues (Print+Electronic) $28.00 12 monthly issues (Electronic Only) $24.00

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