Plant Based Eating for Heart Health

Plant-based meals benefit heart health because they contain no dietary cholesterol, very little saturated fat, and abundant fiber. Find out how you can manage your heart health and blood pressure with a plant-based style of eating.

In the class Foods for a Healthy Heart you will:

• See a short video with medical experts covering plant-based nutrition studies related to cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure
• Discover how to get started easily with foods you already know
• Participate in a hands-on cooking demonstration to build knowledge and skills
• Learn how to make three low-fat, plant-based recipes you can enjoy at home
• Receive useful resources related to plant-based eating and heart health

The food we eat has a significant impact on our health, other living creatures, and our planet. Medical research and studies indicate that a low-fat, plant-based diet can be very effective in improving blood sugar levels, promoting weight loss, lowering cholesterol, managing blood pressure, and reducing inflammation. This way of eating has been proven to prevent, manage, and in some cases reverse chronic diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, some forms of cancer, type 2 diabetes, some autoimmune diseases, obesity, and other medical conditions.

The class instructor, Deb Czech, is a plant-based cooking and nutrition coach and the founder of Planted Platter. She helps people improve their health by teaching them to prepare tasty, wholesome, plant-based meals. Deb has been a licensed Food for Life instructor with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine since 2019 and regularly teaches classes online and in various locations in the Capital Region. More information is at plantedplatter.com.