Smart 4 Your Heart is the ultimate guidebook that has gathered the most complete and current information into one source, guiding you through your journey toward achieving a healthy heart. Many people are not sure where to turn when they are told their cholesterol is high. Where do you go for help? What should you do? Where do you start? Where do you find all the information and answers to your questions? Smart 4 Your Heart will give you the tools to take charge and zero in on the areas where you need special assistance. It is almost as if you are having a personal consultation to find out what you should and shouldn t eat, as well as deciphering portion sizes, and uncovering all those hidden little saboteurs in food that will derail your goal of heart health. Use it to achieve cholesterol levels your heart can live with. Pinpoint ways to achieve results faster through personal assessments, and test your knowledge with interactive quizzes. It includes sample menus, and more than 40 charts including food sources of soluble fiber, calcium, magnesium, omega-3 content of seafood and saturated fat content of meat and poultry. Smart 4 Your Heart is divided into two major sections a resource guide and a healthy living cookbook with more than 150 recipes. Written in an easy-to-read style, the resource guide details the fundamentals of cholesterol management. Smart 4 Your Heart shows you how to use food to optimize your health. Strategies for grocery shopping, eating out, reducing sodium, listing of gluten free grains and weight management suggestions help you apply good choices in everyday situations and create a healthy plate at each meal. The cookbook section is a collection of recipes to help you and your family eat in a delicious and heart healthy manner. Quick breakfast and meal ideas are included. Each recipe is kitchen tested and comes with a complete nutritional analysis which includes soluble fiber, saturated fat, potassium, vitamin K and omega-3 content along with other nutrients such as fat, calories, cholesterol and sodium. Discover how to: Reduce inflammation and metabolic syndrome Lower cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL particles Increase HDL Eat to protect your heart with the right fats and low glycemic carbohydrates Select fish or fish oil in the amount right for you Plan and prepare simple, tasty heart healthy meals Obtain the desired amount of omega-3 from various types of fish Add beans and lentils (legumes) to your diet Use the glycemic index