
Lifestyle & Nutrition
Healthy lifestyle choices play a powerful role in preventing and managing chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Small, consistent habits—such as healthy eating, regular physical activity, good sleep, and stress management—can improve your overall health and quality of life.
If you’d like extra support, our care team is here for you. Talk with our nutrition staff for help with healthy eating and weight management, or connect with our behavioral health team for support with stress and building sustainable habits. Explore the topics below for trusted guidance to help you and your ʻohana stay healthy.
Click on each of the categories below to learn more and access related trusted resources
Nutrition Basics
- Healthy Eating Tips (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Reading Food Labels (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Hawai’i Health, Cooking and Recipes
- Local Healthy Recipes (Hawaii Nutrition Center)
- Recipes by Food Type (Hawaii Nutrition Center)
- Eating Healthy (Living Healthy Hawaii)
- My Plate (Hawaii Nutrition Center)
- Hawai’i Seasonal Produce Guide (Hawaii Nutrition Center)
Diet
- Blood Pressure – DASH Diet (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Heart Healthy Diet- Mediterranean Diet (American Heart Association)
- Low Sodium Diet (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Low Cholesterol Diet (American Heart Association)
- Diabetes Meal Planning (American Diabetes Association)
Weight Management
- Healthy Weight Loss and Maintenance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Behavior Change for Weight Management (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Physical Activity & Exercise
- Local Recreation Centers (County of Hawaii)
- Physical Activity Tips (Hawaii Nutrition Center)
- Strategies to Increase Physical Activity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Fitness Guidelines for Adults and Children (American Heart Association)
- Getting Started with Exercise (MedlinePlus)
Sleep Health
- Healthy Sleep Basics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Sleep Disorders & Tips (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)