Free heart healthy food samples encourages people to live well

Award-winning restaurateur, cookbook author and chef to the celebrities, Julie Hasson will be partnering with Adventist Health’s Northwest Regional Heart Center to teach people how to cook and eat heart healthy.  It’s all part of the Delicious Fair of the Heart event happening this Sunday.

Date:  Sunday, February 17

Time:   1-3 p.m.

Location: Adventist Medical Center Auditorium 10123 SE Market St., Portland

Cost:  FREE

Hasson along with more than a dozen Portland food vendors such as Bob’s Red Mill, Dave’s Killer Bread, Butler Soy Curls and Duck Produce will be at the event, providing free vegetarian food samples, cooking demonstrations and a collection of recipes.

“What you eat can have a big impact on the health of your heart, says Mark Hart, MD., cardiologist at the Northwest Regional Heart Center. “A poor diet full of high-fat, sugary and salt-laden, foods can contribute to weight gain, raise blood pressure and increase cholesterol levels – all of which are risk factors for heart disease.”

Attendees will also have a chance to take a free heart age appraisal and learn the difference between their biological age and heart age.

About Adventist Medical Center (AMC)

Adventist Medical Center (AMC), located in southeast Portland, is a nonprofit, 302-bed acute care facility, offering a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services throughout the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area.  It is home to Adventist Health-Portland which includes more than 30 primary care and specialty clinics in the metro area.  It is home to the Northwest Regional Heart Center, ranked among the safest hospitals in the nation for patient safety.

 Adventist Medical Center is part of Adventist Health, a faith-based, not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system with nearly 21,000 employees serving communities in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Founded on Seventh-day Adventist health values, Adventist Health provides compassionate care in 18 hospitals, more than 135 clinics (rural health and physician clinics), 14 home care agencies and four joint-venture retirement centers. We invite you to visit AdventistHealth.org for more information.