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| View Larger Image | The DASH Diet for Hypertension | Mass Market Paperbackby Thomas J. Moore (Author), Mark Jenkins (Author)
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| | Binding: | Mass Market Paperback | | Publisher: | Pocket | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 368 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2003 | | Sales Rank: | 6,480th |
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Product Description
More than 50 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure, and most of them control it by taking prescription drugs with potentially dangerous side effects. But there is a natural, affordable, and easy-to-manage alternative to medication: the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. Developed by a world-class team of doctors and nutritionists, the DASH diet is clinically proven to lower blood-pressure levels and thereby reduce the risk of heart failure, stroke, and kidney disease. Now, with The DASH Diet for Hypertension, readers can benefit from: • A hearty and healthful selection of DASH menus, recipes, even grocery lists • DASH weight-loss and exercise programs for everyday living • The science behind DASH, including calorie worksheets and a formula to calculate body-mass ...and much more from this revolutionary program, which is recommended by the American Heart Association; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the American Society for Hypertension; and other leading medical authorities. |
Amazon.com Review
The DASH Diet for Hypertension, recommended by the American Heart Association, has been shown in studies to lower blood pressure in two weeks without the use of drugs. The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy; includes moderate amounts of fish, poultry, and nuts; and reduces consumption of red meat and sweets. Studies from the National Institutes of Health followed 800 participants and found that the DASH diet lowered blood pressure as much as typical medication. This is no quirky diet--it's the way the major medical groups have been advising us to eat all along, but with a specific formula that tells you how many servings to eat from each Food Pyramid food group. You also get suggestions for exercising moderately, losing weight, reducing salt, and food shopping. Included are two weeks of daily menus and 62 recipes, with modified favorites like Macaroni and Cheese and Sweet and Sour Pork with Vegetables, plus innovative dishes such as Mango/Black Bean Salad with Grilled Shrimp and Sweet-Potato Chips (baked). The authors are medical hypertension experts associated with Harvard and Duke medical centers. Recommended for people who want to lower their blood pressure or just eat more healthfully. --Joan Price |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 23 reviews)
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If You Have Hypertension You Need to Be DASHING by D. Cooper (Oakland, CA United States)  5 Stars
September 10, 2009
Hypertension kills. Suffering a stroke, heart attack, congestive heart failure, or damage to your eyes should be enough to get anyone to change their bad habits and get their lifestyle on track with the DASH diet. There is nothing difficult about eating fresh fruits instead of cookies or candy, and making fresh salads and cooking fresh vegetables instead of opening up a can of soggy, sodium laden mush passing as food.
Believe it or not, I told MY doctor about the DASH diet when I first got diagnosed with high blood pressure about 10 years ago. She'd never heard of it. I was only 34 but African Americans seem to have a higher rate of hypertension than any other ethnic group. My blood pressure was an unbelievable 170/110 but I had no symptoms at all. Fearful of medications, but even more fearful of dying, I looked for an alternative solution that would provide fast results, and happened across the DASH study results.
I ordered two booklets from the NHLB website and started changing my life.
When I went back for a checkup a month later, my blood pressure had dropped an amazing 32 points systolic and was within the normal range of 138/85. She was stunned and ran from the room with the booklet I gave her to show other doctors in the office. They were in disbelief and actually came in to talk to me about the program. My blood pressure continued to drop once I got a better handle on sodium and liquor intake until it reached normal where it now stays unless I go off on a tangent too many days in a row.
This was accomplished without any medication, just a steely determination to live which meant giving up things I shouldn't have been eating anyway. The book is great because it goes into a great deal of explanation and provides menu ideas to get you started.
If you can't afford to order the book right now, at least look on the web and review the online documents which support changing your eating habits per the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. The DASH diet saved my life.
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The DASH Diet for Hypertension by L. Brinkley (North Carolina)  2 Stars
August 23, 2009
This book has some interesting, informative and useful information. However, many pages part of the type has been omitted. It's usually one or two characters per line. Usually you are able to figure out what the word(s) is supposed to be but this makes reading and using the book difficult. Needless to say, it's not a book that you look forward to using.
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Great value for the price. by V. Brooks (Seattle, WA USA) 5 Stars
July 05, 2009
This is a fantastic book and the price is excellent, It is the most comprehensive "dash diet" book I have read. It is well organized. The table of contents and the index makes it easy to go back to pages that need to be reviewed. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to lower their blood pressure and lose weight.
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This booked helped me by Richard Hamilton (Edgartown, MA USA)  4 Stars
January 28, 2009
The Dash Diet For Hypertension was the book that I purchased after a routine physical in December determined that I had hypertension. I have reduced my sodium intake, and followed the diet suggestions- and five weeks later have low-normal blood pressure, and I have lost 3 pounds as well. I have reduced my intake of meats, fats and refined sugar, I eat a larger percentage of fruits, grains and vegetables, and use salt very judiciously in cooking, usually no more than half of what is called for.
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Nothing you can't learn for free by L. Wick  1 Stars
October 31, 2008
The DASH diet is well documented online. Ordinarily I would say that the price of the book is justified by having the information brought together and organized, but this book fails so very badly at that job. The information is in fact poorly organized, surprisingly so. The book is in every sense unappealing, with bad typography, irritating language and a feeling of having been thrown together with no thought or effort. As for the diet itself, it works wonderfully and can play a big part in your fight against hypertension. But this book is a terrible place to learn about it.
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| Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure With DASH
by Lung, and Blood Institute National Heart (Author)
Get with the plan that is clinically proven to significantly reduce blood pressure! This updated booklet contains a week's worth of sample menus and recipes recalculated using 2005 nutrient content data. The "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" eating plan features plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other foods that are heart healthy and lower in salt/sodium. Also contains additional information on weight loss and physical activity.
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