Cardiac rehabilitation is for people recovering from or at risk of heart disease. It combines medical supervision and cardiac monitoring, educational, dietary and psychiatric counseling, with a progressive exercise training program to help people reach and maintain a high level of heart fitness and return to a full and productive life. Nearly everyone can benefit from cardiac rehab. No one is too old or too young.
To Rehab or Not to Rehab
You’re on heart medication or you’ve just had heart surgery. Everything’s fixed, right? Well, not quite. The underlying factors that got you here in the first place are still at work. Patients enter the program at their physician’s request during or after hospitalization for angina, heart surgery, angioplasty, and/or a heart attack. The rehabilitation program begins in the hospital and then continues on a outpatient basis for several months after discharge and then on an ongoing basis in the lifetime maintenance program.
Lentil Rice Medley—This month’s Heart Healthy Recipe, courtesy of the Strong Rehabilitation Program
Check out our other Heart Healthy Recipes:
- Amaretto Cocoa
- Applesauce Bran Cereal Muffins
- Autumn Fruit Salad
- Avocado-Yogurt Dip with Cumin
- Banana Berry Bread
- Bay Leaf and Thyme-Scented Roasted Winter Squash and Garlic
- Chilled Zucchini Soup
- Creamy Sugar-Free Cheesecake
- Couscous with Chickpeas, Tomatoes, and Edamame
- Curried Waldorf Salad
- Eight-Flavor Baked Beans
- Heart Smart Bran Muffins
- Hot Mulled Cider
- Low Sodium BBQ Sauce
- Mango Cucumber Salad
- Mediterranean Lentil Salad
- Mock Mashed Potatoes
- Nutty Yam Banana Bread
- Poppyseed Fruit Salad
- Split Pea Soup with Italian Herbs
- Sugared Cranberries
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Tuna Patties with Dill Sauce
- Wasabi Almonds
- Zucchini Casserole