Nutrition & Behavioral Medicine

Looking to balance your nutrition and behaviors as you go through rehabilitation? Look no further than AACVPR’s roundup of resources.

Literature

• “Thriving with Heart Disease” by Wayne Sotile and Robin Cantor-Cook (Amazon)
• “Take a Load Off Your Heart” by Joe Piscatella and Barry Franklin, PhD (Amazon)
• “Prevent, Halt & Reverse Heart Disease” by Barry Franklin, PhD and Joe Piscatella (Amazon)
• “Positive Mind, Healthy Heart!” by Joe Piscatella (Amazon)
• “Anger Kills” by Redford and Virginia Williams (Amazon)
• “Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers” by Gary Sapolsky (Amazon)
• “The Heart Speaks” by Mimi Guarneri, MD (Amazon)
• “Don't Sweat the Small Stuff … and It’s All Small Stuff” by Richard Carlson (Amazon)
• “Full Catastrophe Living” by Jon Kabat Zinn, PhD (Amazon)
• “The Heart's Code” by Paul Pearsall, PhD (Amazon)
• “Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease” by Dean Ornish, MD (Amazon)
• “Love & Survival” by Dean Ornish, MD (Amazon)

Cardiac Website Links for Patients

• MendedHearts.org — a support organization for cardiac patients
• WomenHeart.org — a support organization for women with heart disease
• AHA Support Network — a support network for patients and caregivers
  • Enter psychosocial terms like “depression”, “anger”, or “psychological” in this website’s search engine for articles pertaining to these topics.

Pulmonary Website links for Patients

• EFFORTS — an organization of COPD patients for support and advocacy
• COPD Foundation — an organization for patients with COPD and medical professionals