DASH Diet For Dummies

by Sarah Samaan

Lower your blood pressure in just two weeks with the #1 rated diet When high blood pressure becomes chronic, it's called hypertension--a condition that affects 970 million people worldwide, and is classified by the World Health Organization as a leading cause of premature death. While medications can help, nothing beats dietary and lifestyle modifications in the fight against high blood pressure, and the DASH diet is a powerful tool in your arsenal. Focusing on lowering sodium intake and increasing fiber, vitamins, and minerals can help lower your blood pressure in as little as two weeks. It's no wonder that the DASH Diet is ranked as the number 1 diet for three years in a row and is endorsed by the American Heart Association, The National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute, and The Mayo Clinic.

"DASH Diet for Dummies" is your ultimate guide to taking control of your body once and for all. Originally conceived to alleviate hypertension, the DASH Diet has been proven effective against a number of conditions including Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, PCOS, weight loss, and more. "DASH Diet for Dummies" contains all the information you need to put the diet into practice, including: Over 40 DASH-approved recipes, including meals, snacks, and desserts 100+ DASH-approved foods, including meats, seafood, sweets, and more Tips for navigating the grocery store and choosing healthier fare A 14-day Menu Planner to help you get started today

The DASH Diet is built upon the principles of healthy eating and getting the most nutritional bang for your buck. Doctors even recommend DASH to their healthy patients as an easy, stress-free way to adopt the food habits that will serve them for life. "DASH Diet for Dummies" is your roadmap on the journey to good health, so get ready to start feeling better every day.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Cookbooks, Reference

368 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2014

Reviews

[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't have high pressure/hypertension, I know some people who do and read for professional interest.

Eat. Your. Yolks. Dietary cholesterol has nothing to do with "bad cholesterol" LDL, and eggs WITH yolks can improve your good cholesterol HDL.
Anyone who recommends not eating yolks and only whites is operating on bad outdated information.
If the fat is too high to you, then cut out fats from elsewhere in your diet. Egg yolk fat is good fat.

Again with the "benefits" of moderate drinking. Hopefully soon moderate drinking will no longer be recommended as beneficial just as smoking is not considered to be beneficial to your health anymore, which this book even says.
If you want to drink, fine, but don't hide behind the excuse that it's "good for your health", because it's not.

[Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best book on this topic, but helpful in my quest to find interesting recipes I could use in healthful low-sodium cooking. Definitely worth a look if you need to research this subject.

[Jessie Georges · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction and overview of the DASH diet. This "diet" is rated "the best overall diet" by US News & World Report and is highly recommended for those who have high blood pressure.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

good reference to help lower blood pressure

[Gary · Rating 4 out of 5]

More info and guidance than recipes. Good introduction to the "lifestyle" and a good reference book.

[Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

the road to a healthy blood pressure is paved in better food choices. Need to add a variety of better choices, combining vegetables, fruits, whole wheat grains, low fat dairy, healthy fats.

[Annette Meier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful