Healthy living

British Heart Foundation

Healthy living

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Eating a balanced diet

Everyone should aim for a well balanced diet. It can help cut your risk of heart and circulatory diseases, and stop you from gaining too much weight.

Get tips on following a balanced diet

Order our free Eat better booklet

Eat better is our essential guide to making healthier food choices. It’s packed with simple, practical tips for everyday life.

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Healthy recipe finder

Our recipe finder contains hundreds of heart healthy recipes with full nutritional analysis.

Search for healthy recipes

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Get healthy eating tips from Heart Matters

Discover the best foods for heart health, simple nutrition tips and delicious recipes from our expert dietitians.

Read our Heart Matters articles

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5 steps to sustainable weight loss

Find 5 small but achievable changes to your lifestyle that can help you lose weight in a healthier and more sustainable way.

Get tips to lose weight

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What are the health risks of obesity?

Obesity is a medical condition which can raise your risk of heart and circulatory diseases. Find out the causes and if you might be at risk.

Learn about obesity and the heart

Easy ways to work out at home

Looking to exercise without going to the gym? We share 9 easy ways to do the recommended amount of exercise.

Try out our easy home exercises

Read Heart Matters

Heart Matters is our award-winning magazine featuring healthy eating tips, medical information, real-life stories, the latest research and much more.

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Order our heart health booklets

Order or download our free information booklets on a range of topics, including risk factors, healthy eating and keeping your heart healthy.

Order our free heart health booklets

Speak to a cardiac nurse

If you have a heart or circulatory condition, or you care for someone who does, you can speak to a cardiac nurse on our Heart Helpline.

Contact the Heart Helpline

To find out more, or to support British Heart Foundation’s work, please visit www.bhf.org.uk. You can speak to one of our cardiac nurses by calling our helpline on 0808 802 1234 (freephone), Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. For general customer service enquiries, please call 0300 330 3322, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

British Heart Foundation is a registered Charity No. 225971. Registered as a Company limited by guarantee in England & Wales No. 699547. Registered office at Greater London House, 180 Hampstead Road, London NW1 7AW. Registered as a Charity in Scotland No. SC039426