The DASH Diet Guide: Including a Diet Guide and 25 Delicious Recipes

By Lisa Rey

More than 80 million Americans suffer from hypertension, or high blood pressure, and it puts them at risk for serious health problems including heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. The DASH Diet was specially designed for individuals with high blood pressure and it provides many additional health benefits, including weight loss. If you are thinking about switching to the DASH diet, this book is the perfect place for you to start.

In this book you will receive the following:

• An introduction to the DASH Diet
• A list of foods to eat and avoid on the diet
• A collection of 25 delicious DASH Diet recipes

If you are ready to give the DASH Diet a try, then simply pick a recipe from this book and start cooking! You won’t be disappointed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lisa Rey
• Release date: Dec 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781519938985

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Introduction

More than 80 million Americans suffer from hypertension, or high blood pressure, and it puts them at risk for serious health problems including heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. Heart disease is an incredibly common and deadly condition which affects people of all ages. Many people with high blood pressure take prescription medications, but those medications often come with side effects that make you wonder whether it is truly worth it to take them at all. Perhaps the most effective treatment for high blood pressure is a healthy diet. The DASH diet was specially designed for individuals with high blood pressure and it provides many additional health benefits. If you have high blood pressure, or if you are simply curious about the DASH diet, this book is the perfect place for you to start.

About the DASH Diet

The DASH diet is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension and it is a dietary protocol developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. This diet is intended to help hypertensive adults manage and lower their blood pressure without the use of prescription medication. Switching