British Heart Foundation
Heart Health Magazine
Heart Health is your FREE magazine from the British Heart Foundation, packed with great ideas on keeping your heart healthy.
It is part of a range of information and support they provide through Heart Matters
The magazine is full of information about treatment, medication and care. There's also advice on changing your lifestyle with our healthy living tips and great recipes.
Plus, take inspiration from real life stories and see special reader offers.
Sign up now!
To get heart health magazine simply register with:
Heart Matters - Sign up online to get your free issues on heart health
Or call them on 0300 330 3300 (local rate number).
(Please note that they can only send the magazine to UK addresses)
Join now and in addition to regular issues of heart health magazine you’ll be sent a welcome pack, including 'A quick guide to heart health', your 5-a-day food diary and a tape measure to check if you are a healthy shape
When you register, you can choose what else you would like to receive from them, including free email tips for a healthier lifestyle and information on specific heart health topics.
Everyone who signs up to Heart Matters get access to a dedicated HelpLine staffed by cardiac nurses and heart health advisers
Videos
These videos are from the BHF website
To learn how to perform CPR, follow these simple steps:
- Step 1: Shake and shout
- Step 2: Check for normal breathing
- Step 3: Call 999
- Step 4: Give 30 chest compressions
- Step 5: Give two rescue breaths
- Step 6: Repeat until an ambulance arrives
Remember – even if you haven't been trained in CPR with rescue breathing, you can still use hands-only CPR.
How to use a defibrillator.
Defibrillators are very easy to use. Although they don’t all look the same, they all function in broadly the same way. The machine gives clear spoken instructions. You don't need training to use one.