Hypertension Cookbook For Dummies - Softcover

Rosanne Rust; Cynthia Kleckner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118095138 ISBN 13: 9781118095133

Publisher: For Dummies, 2011

Synopsis

Beat hypertension with simple and delicious low-sodium recipes

Hypertension Cookbook For Dummies features 150 delicious and simple low sodium and low or non-fat recipes that avoid pre-packaged and processed food while remaining economical and easy to prepare. You'll get recipes for making delicious breakfast, lunch, dinner, easy on-the-go, and kid friendly recipes to suit any lifestyle, complemented by a full-color, 8-page insert exhibiting many of the book's recipes.

Twenty-five percent of American adults have pre-hypertension—blood pressure numbers that are higher than normal, but not yet in the high blood pressure range. The recipes presented in Hypertension Cookbook For Dummies are not only for those currently diagnosed with high blood pressure, but those who are at risk.

• 150 recipes that cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, and on-the-go meals
• Delicious meals for those who are at risk of high blood pressure
• Special considerations for on-the-go and kid-friendly meals

Hypertension Cookbook For Dummies shows you how to take charge of your blood pressure by making simple and surprisingly delicious changes to your diet.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Beat hypertension with simple, delicious, and wholesome recipes

Have you been diagnosed with pre-hypertension or hypertension? Are you looking to make changes to your diet and lifestyle that will give you a healthier heart? This friendly guide includes 150 easy and delicious recipes to make mouth-watering breakfast, lunch, dinner, on-the-go, and kid-friendly meals that help you maintain a healthy blood pressure — and get on the path to a healthier, happier you.

• Lifestyle changes — discover how a healthy diet, being physically active, maintaining a healthy weight, and managing stress can help prevent or control hypertension

• Count on it — get the skinny on all those pesky numbers relating to hypertension, from systolic and diastolic pressure to the dietary guidelines

• Start cookin' — make flavor-filled, low-sodium recipes for every meal of the day, from scrumptious salads and one-pot wonders to vegetarian dishes and sweet desserts

• Stay fresh — add beneficial nutrients to your diet with a variety of fresh and homemade meals, snacks, and sides that avoid the sodium and fat of processed foods

Open the book and find:

• The facts about beating hypertension — and it's not just about reducing sodium

• Meal-planning ideas to help fit cooking into your busy schedule

• Where salt may be hiding in your diet

• Tips for losing weight and lowering your cholesterol

• Wise ways to make grocery shopping fast and heart-smart

• Plain-English guidance on reading nutrition labels

• All the details on following the DASH diet to manage your blood pressure

Learn to:

• Make 150 delicious hypertension-friendly recipes

• Implement simple and surprisingly flavorful changes in your diet

• Ease into a healthier, more nutritious life for better blood pressure control

About the Author:

Rosanne Rust, MS, RD, LDN, is a freelance writer and nutrition consultant who helps individuals and organizations develop solutions to poor eating habits.

Cindy Kleckner, RD, LD, is a nutrition consultant who works with the Cooper Aerobics Center specializing in weight management, cardiovascular health, corporate wellness, and nutritional culinary events.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1118095138
• ISBN 13: 9781118095133
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384