Reducing High Blood Pressure for Beginners: A Cookbook for Eating and Living Well

by Kim Larson

Take heart—controlling your blood pressure is easy with this beginner's cookbook.

If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure, changing the way you eat can make all the difference. Reducing High Blood Pressure for Beginners can help you manage—or even prevent—hypertension through delicious, nutritious recipes that you can cook at home with ease.

Join the millions of Americans who have lowered their blood pressure through the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension). Reducing High Blood Pressure for Beginners can transform your health and well-being with time-saving, budget-friendly meals you’ll Fireside Beef Stew, 30-Minute Marinara, and Chicken Curry in a Hurry, to name a few.

Inside this essential blood pressure cookbook you’ll

Beginners welcome—This hypertension-centric cookbook is perfect for beginners who are starting the path to better living.Savor the flavor—These pages are packed with 75 quick, easy recipes—including meat dishes, vegetarian dishes, and even gluten-free dishes—that taste great and help lower blood pressure long-term.Get the facts—Clear, easy-to-understand medical information about causes, treatments, and the impact of lifestyle changes will help guide you on your way to improved health.Now you can control your blood pressure and enjoy delicious food at the same time.

Genres: Cookbooks

233 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 26, 2019

Reviews

[January · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reducing High Blood Pressure for Beginners: A Cookbook for Eating and Living Well by Kim Larson RDN NBC-HWC
238-page Kindle Ebook

Genre: Health, Cookbook

Featuring: Charts, High Color Photos, What is High Blood Pressure, Your BP Reading Explained, Causes of Hypertension - Those You Can't Control and Those You Can, Common Comorbidities, How It's Treated - Medication Descriptions, Natural Treatments, Weight Control, Your New Way of Eating, Daily DASH, Eating in a Restaurant, Shopping at a Grocery Store, Label Lingo, Fitness Suggestions, Destress, Stocking Your Kitchen - Equipment, and Pantry - Food; Weekly Grocery Lists, Meal Plan, Recipes, Prep Time, Nutritional Values, Breakfasts and Smoothies; Soups, Salads, and Sides; Meatless Mains; Seafood and Poultry Mains; Beef and Pork Mains; Snacks and Sweets; Sauces and Dressings; Measurement Conversions, Resources - Site Links, References - Links

Rating as a movie: G

Quotes: Your blood pressure reading looks like a fraction, with one number over another, like 120/80 or 140/90. The top number is the systolic pressure, and it measures the pressure of the blood in your arteries during heartbeats. The bottom number is the diastolic pressure, and it measures the pressure of the blood in your arteries between heartbeats. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).

Caffeine can raise blood pressure, so it’s prudent to limit your daily intake to no more than two cups of coffee or two to three servings of other caffeinated beverages such as soda or tea.

Many people control hypertension by eating a vegan or vegetarian diet, but if you’re a carnivore, you don’t have to give up your favorite meats. You can lower your blood pressure while eating chicken, fish, lean beef, and lean pork. Just add more fruits and vegetables to your plate to achieve your DASH goals.

My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🍳

My thoughts: 🔖Page 44 of 238 Chapter Three Everything You Need To Master Your Health - This reads like a classic cookbook there are a few pages about blood pressure in layman's terms, more comprehensible than books on the topic. Then it moves into foods and now despite the title chapter 3 starts with kitchen supplies.
🔖139 Chapter Seven Seafood and Poultry Mains - I am actually surprised that there are a lot of good recipes in this book.
🔖170 Chapter Eight Beef and Pork Mains - Those were mostly good. I'm not sure I can get behind shrimp spaghetti, I think a picture would have helped a lot. Is it a light sauce with tomatoes, or is it a pink sauce because of the tomatoes? I don't know why but that makes a huge difference for me.

It seemed like every recipe involving beef was budget-friendly, I'm going to have to try those first to be sure. This was a good book, I did expect to like so many of the recipes, now I just have to make them. I do wish there were more photos but I enjoyed the ones they had. I was blown away by the amount of websites at the end.

Recommend to others: Yes. This is a great cookbook, you don't need to be on the DASH diet to take advantage of these recipes.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reducing High Blood Pressure for Beginners is by Kim Larson. This is a cookbook that has many good recipes that are useful in lowering blood pressure or at least not raising I t. The recipes are easily adapted for a different number of people and to adapt to the recipe with ingredients you have in your pantry.

[Ahri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some interesting recipes

There are some interesting recipes in this book that I would like to try out, but a lot of the recipes require canned ingredients. Those tend to be high in sodium and/or sugar. So, it would require a lot of time reading labels to get the ones with the minimum amount.

[Andrex · Rating 2 out of 5]

As soon as I saw the recommendation for margarine and vegetable oils such as canola, corn and safflower I was immediately turned off. These fats are NOT healthy for you! They are highly processed, most oftentimes rancid and thus deodorized and need to be avoided.

When consuming salt use REAL SALT that is not devoid of vital minerals etc. like the white table salt sold in stores. The recipes in this book are SO bland. Yes, the author uses a lot of herbs etc. but folks who overuse salt are unlikely to enjoy these recipes. NO salt at all - talk about extreme. Our bodies need some salt. Garlic potatoes without salt? Yuk! Ingredients are great and it doesn't take much REAL SALT to make a difference. Balance is what is needed. Zesty Vegan Lentil Sandwiches uses brown sugar and no salt. Yuk! Let's raise your blood sugar with a high carb meal instead of raising your blood pressure. Makes NO sense! Many of the recipes use low sodium broth. Why not cut the broth and teach folks how to cook with unprocessed real herbs and spices? The author makes no mention of the need for soaking nuts prior to consumption. Do your own research on why this is important.

SO anything to like about this book? There is definitely some helpful info to be found at the beginning. According to the author more than half of Americans have high blood pressure! Instructions are provided on how to find your BMI to discover whether you are overweight.

All in all though I was not impressed with this book. I was provided a copy by the publisher. Thanks, Liz

[Virginia Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Reducing High Blood Pressure for Beginners: A Cookbook for Eating and Living Well" advises that you can "take control of your blood pressure--one mouth-watering meal at a time". The recipes and meal plans included by author Kim Larson, a registered dietician and nutritionist, are based on the principles of the popular, and proven effective, DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension). Along with the recipes and meal plans, the author has included helpful information on what high blood pressure means, what causes it, and how it is treated. You'll also find advice on how to adapt to your new way of eating, best selections when dining out, making the right choices when shopping for groceries, healthy snacking, easy exercise, and learning to de-stress. Before beginning any new diet and exercise plan, check with your primary healthcare provider to see what works best for you. Here are some of the delicious recipes: "Everything Egg Scramble"; "Blueberry-Oat Muffins"; "Citrus Shrimp and Spinach Salad"; "Garlic-Roasted Red Potatoes"; "Veg-Out Ratatouille"; "Rainbow Corn and Bean Salad"; "White Wine Chicken Scampi"; "Lemon-Pepper Baked Chicken"; "Grilled Steak with Roasted Onions and Peppers"; "Sweet-and-Sour Pork Stir-Fry"; " Spiced Honey-Roasted Pecans"; "Chocolate-Coconut Pots De Creme"; "Easy Honey-Dijon Sauce"; and "Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette".

Book Copy Gratis Callisto Publishers

[Lecy Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was marketed as a cookbook, but it's a lot more than that. While there are a lot of healthy recipes, there is a large section all about blood pressure, including classifications, risk factors, and causes of hypertension, as well as a section about how to lower blood pressure through diet and exercise. There are a lot of recipes that contain meat and dairy and I would have enjoyed seeing more plant-based options. Overall, it would be a good reference to someone who has a new hypertension diagnosis and is looking for a guide to assist them in making healthy lifestyle changes. *Advance copy provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

[Jen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is NOT a healthy cookbook. I’m shocked that it was written by a nutritionist. The use of canned goods and processed foods was surprising to me. Why use canned tomatoes when you can use the real thing? The use of canola oil instead of olive or coconut oil was a head scratcher for me as well. There were many things I questioned in this book and I didn’t find a single redeeming quality. My thanks to the publisher for the advance reader in exchange for my honest review.

[Kerrie Hoar · Rating 3 out of 5]

This cookbook has a good explanation (with good resources) of hypertension. The recipes are good, but I did find them to be bland. I found myself adding Mini-Mini Salt seasoning.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

[Kim Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Information is presented in a way that is easy to understand. Many good recipes.

[maria sexton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good info

Very very informative! Lots of good recipes! Very well explained! Love how the recipes are separated like breakfast, lunch, dinner.

[Shaunda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. Wish the recipes were more down to earth.