| There are many people who our following DASH diet | | | | vegetables, while cutting out junk food they end up |
| recipes in hopes of lowering their blood pressure, but | | | | reducing their calorie intake. Of course reducing daily |
| the diet doesn't just lower blood pressure. The | | | | calorie intake can lead to weight loss. The diet also |
| American Heart Association recommends it for those | | | | stresses reduced sodium and for this reason |
| who have cardiovascular problems or high blood | | | | processed foods should be limited, whole grains and |
| pressure and are looking to eat a heart healthy diet. | | | | other high fiber foods are encouraged. |
| The good news is like most heart friendly diets it can | | | | Ironically this diet is endorsed by the Mayo Clinic, not |
| also lead to weight loss. | | | | the fad 3 day grapefruit diet which often wrongly |
| The word DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to | | | | carries the name of the Mayo Clinic in it. Anyone |
| Stop Hypertension and the diet has been proven to | | | | Looking for DASH diet recipes should get the book, |
| lower blood pressure in as little as 14 days. The diet | | | | The Dash Diet Action Plan by Marla Heller. The book |
| provides guidelines on how many servings from each | | | | not only has recipes but a complete 28 day meal plan |
| food group should be eaten daily. To increase heart | | | | and gives guidance on how to adjust calorie intake |
| healthy minerals like, calcium, magnesium and | | | | for more weight loss. It also contains more helpful |
| potassium more servings of vegetables are eaten | | | | tips on lowering your blood pressure by making |
| daily. When most people eat less meat and more | | | | positive changes to ones lifestyle. |