Keep Kids and Families Healthy by NHLBI

Staying active can help keep your heart healthy. Get inspiration to manage your heart health and prevent heart disease from Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, PhD. This video is by The Heart Truth® — a program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our goal is to raise awareness about heart disease in women — the risks, the causes, and the ways women can keep their hearts healthy. Dr. Jeffries Leonard is President of The Links, Inc.

Did you know that having social support makes eating healthy easier? That’s why we’re focusing on how #OurHearts are healthier TOGETHER in this heart healthy cooking demo. Join Dr. Holly Nicastro, Nutrition Scientist with NHLBI, and Carlene Thomas, Registered Dietician Nutritionist and Food Photographer with Oh Carlene, as they dish up two weeknight chicken and rice dishes and a refreshing mango smoothie. How do your friends and loved ones help you stay heart healthy? Let us know in the comments below and on social media using the hashtag: #OurHearts.