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- Good News About High Blood Pressure: Everything You Need to Know
to Take Control of Hypertension - And Your Life - by Thomas Pickering,
MD
- Dr. Thomas Pickering is Professor of Medicine at the Hypertension
Center at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in New
York. He is a leading researcher and educator, and the author
of over 350 scientific articles and three clinical textbooks.
- A "Just the Facts Ma'am" approach reflects the latest
research. Explains new technological breakthroughs such as ambulatory
monitoring, the best mainstream treatments for high blood pressure
and high cholesterol, and the pros and cons of alternative treatments
such as vitamins, herbs, and meditation. (he is not a strong supporter
of alternative treatments... but does a superb job of explaining
the basics of what science knows about high blood pressure)
- In order to control high blood pressure, he emphasizes, one
must deal with the other risk factors for heart disease, such
as smoking, excess weight, and high cholesterol. Discusses recently
released studies about the possible impact on high blood pressure
of red wine, homocysteine, the obesity hormone leptin, and folic
acid.
- Some interesting facts: A low-salt diet isn't right for everyone
with high blood pressure. Risk factors for women and men vary.
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- Healing Hypertension: A Revolutionary New Approach - by Samuel
J. Mann, M.D., physician/researcher and Associate Professor at the
Hypertension Center at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
- How you can tell your hypertension is emotional or genetic.
- He emphasizes that hypertension is linked to emotions in some
people, while it has nothing to do with emotions in others. He
spends most of the book helping you see that hidden emotions may
be affecting your hypertension. The last few chapters address
where you can go from there.
- how to pick the right blood pressure drug, depending on whether
the hypertension is linked to emotions or not.
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- American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook: A Complete Guide to
Reducing Sodium and Fat in the Diet - by Rodman D. Starke. Low-Salt
/ Low-Fat diets from the American Heart Association.
- Shows you how to use herbs, spices, and in some cases, spirits
to keep your dishes flavorful. Learn how to make ingredient substitutions
so that you can adapt your favorite recipes--"seasoning blends"
like Herb Seasoning, Lemon Herb Seasoning, Salad Herb Blend, or
Chili Powder Blend instead of salt, for example.
- The 175 recipes include modifications of familiar favorites,
such as Tuna Macaroni Casserole, Arroz con Pollo, Beef Stroganoff,
and Meat Loaf. There are also intriguing new recipes, such as
Fish Steaks with Thyme, and Chicken with Yogurt-Cilantro Sauce.
There are also sauces, soups, snacks, and salads. Thirty dessert
recipes give you healthier versions of all your old favorites,
including Peanut Butter Cookies, Fudge, Cherry Pie, Vanilla Pudding,
and, of course, Chocolate Cake.
- All recipes include nutritional information: calories, protein,
carbohydrates, fat (total, saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated),
cholesterol, sodium, potassium, and calcium.
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