Since 1963, February has been recognized as American Heart Month by the American Heart Association. The purpose of this month is to educate and encourage heart healthy habits to promote the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. In honor of American Heart Month, we’ve added Heart Health+ featured seminars and activities to our Healthy Lifestyle™ schedule. Join us any week in February and you will have the opportunity to participate in our weekly Heart Month 5K Walk/Run, CPR Instruction seminar, Low-sodium cooking demonstration and our Pedometer Challenge, where we will track each Guests’ steps (as a group) across the U.S.

Cooking Healthy:
Recipe for Success

February 25th–28th, 2010

Learn how to prepare healthy cuisine at its finest during H3’s popular cooking workshop. Facilitated by Chef Marvis Hinson, this fun three-day event is filled with interactive cooking demonstrations, instructional sessions and hands-on experience in our special demonstration kitchen. Create brand-new dishes, get tips on how to make your favorite recipes healthier and much more. (Limited to 14 participants.)

Click here to view a sample schedule.

Fresh Start+

February 28th–March 7th, 2010

Facilitated by H3 Wellness Counselor Dr. Beth Leermakers, you will have the opportunity to discover a new you through sessions focused on providing you with the tools and support needed to turn the page from your past and start a new chapter of your future. Sample classes include Letting Go and Re-Invent Yourself.

“Hilton Head Health has changed my life. When I arrived, I had high blood levels for pre-diabetes and heart disease. The middle fingers of my left hand were curling up involuntarily; my nervous system was shot. I was having short term memory problems due to stress. I was in an emotionally vulnerable state and 30 pounds overweight. I know that not only have I lost weight, I feel like a new human being. I feel far physically stronger, and I am back in balance. HHH doesn’t just allow us to educate ourselves about exercise health, nutrition, and weight loss, but it allows us a space in which to reassess our lives, our priorities and our core values. I have met extraordinary people here, not only among the staff, the instructors, lecturers, and administrators, but among my fellow participants, many of whom have been willing to share their own reasons for being here, and their deepest visions for better lives. H3 is an extraordinary community, and one I will miss. I am rarely surrounded by such love and kindness, not to mention the amazingly delicious food. Worth every penny of my investment in my own health and well-being.”
~Tina Barr

If you have a story you’d like to share, please e-mail us at getinspired@hhhealth.com! Make sure to put ‘Get Inspired’ in the subject line.

* Disclaimer: These records are only from guests who completed two or more weeks in our program in 2010.

Sun Coast Salmon

Pump your heart full of healthy omega-3’s with this month’s Heart Healthy Sun Coast Salmon recipe. Not only is fish a great alternative to red meat, it is packed with omega-3 fatty acids. Recent research shows that eating oily fish containing omega-3 fatty acids (salmon, trout, and herring) may help lower your risk of death from coronary artery disease.

The American Heart Association recommends eating omega-3 rich fish options at least two times (two servings) per week. A serving of fish is roughly the size of a deck of cards (3 ounces).

* Also try sea bass, grouper, snapper, halibut or jumbo scallops.

~ Place salad greens in Japanese steamer basket

~ Lay fish filets on top of greens

~ Pour fish stock into the bottom of a pot that will fit the steamer

~ Steam fish for 5-7 minutes depending on thickness

~ Combine tomatoes, olives and vinaigrette, and gently warm

~ Stir feta or goat cheese (if cheese is soft use as a topping) into vinaigrette

~ Place steamed fish and greens on a warmed serving plate and top each piece with a portion of the warm vinaigrette

Download the recipe card PDF here!