Now completely revised and updated with more than 75 percent new material, this invaluable book presents a proven hypertension treatment plan based on nutrition, herbal and alternate therapies, and lifestyle changes.
Now completely revised and updated with more than 75 percent new material, this invaluable book presents a proven hypertension treatment plan based on nutrition, herbal and alternate therapies, and lifestyle changes.
Robert Rowan, M.D., is a clinical professor at New York University Medical School and the coauthor of two other books. He lives in New York City.
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Contents Preface Part I. The Basics 1. Could You Have Hypertension? 2. The Dangers of High Blood Pressure 3. Measure Your Pressure 4. Diastolic and Systolic Pressure -- What Does Each Mean? 5. What Happens When You Learn You Have High Blood Pressure? 6. Do It for Yourself Part II. Your Diet or Your Life 7. The Truth About Salt 8. Obesity Is a Hypertension Issue 9. Are You Really Hungry? 10. Eat Right/Feel Right 11. The Rice Diet and Other Diet Choices 12. Cholesterol As a Culprit 13. Fiber Is Important 14. Sugar Is Not Sweet to Your Body 15. Diabetes and Kidney Disease and Hypertension 16. Hypertension: A Risk Factor for Stroke 17. Working Together: The Pump and the Hose 18. Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium and High Blood Pressure Part III. Your Style of Living 19. Smoke Gets in Your Blood 20. Alcohol and Illegal Drugs and Hypertension 21. Sleeping with Hypertension 22. Hypertension and Aging 23. Women and High Blood Pressure 24. Impotence and Hypertension 25. Stress and Hypertension 26. Complementary (Alternative) Therapies for Hypertension 27. Biofeedback: Training Your Body to Reduce Hypertension 28. Folk Medicine and Other Traditions 29. Exercise Combats Hypertension 30. Walking Your Blood Pressure Down Part IV. Hypertension Drugs 31. About Antihypertensive Drugs 32. Herbs, Vitamins, and Minerals and Hypertension Part V. Shopping and Cooking with High Blood Pressure 33. A Life of Healthy Eating: Recipes to Lower Your Blood Pressure SPARKY SEASONING MIX GRAINS Veggie Pasta Sauce Lasagna Without Guilt Spaghetti with a Gobble Swimming with the Tuna VEGETABLES Hot Vegetable Bean Dip Herbal Zucchini Combo Broccoli (or Other Vegetable) Soup Escalloped Corn Pudding Terrific Taco Salad MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH Sweet and Sour Roast Pork "Lite" Beef Stroganoff Oriental Beef and Vegetable Stir-fry Oriental Chicken and Vegetable Stir-fry Chicken and Spanish Rice Chicken Salad Tuscany Chicken Tuscany Turkey Broiled Sesame Fish Dizzy Dill Fish Spicy Baked Salmon FRUITS AND DESSERTS Apple Crisp Jiggling Mold Bran Apple Bars Zucchini Bread Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies Appendix 1. Sodium in Foods Appendix 2. A Week with the DASH Diet Appendix 3. A Comparison of Saturated Fat, Total Fat, Cholesterol, Calories, and Sodium Appendix 4. A Walking Program to Reduce Blood Pressure Glossary Additional Resources Index
Contents Preface Part I. The Basics 1. Could You Have Hypertension? 2. The Dangers of High Blood Pressure 3. Measure Your Pressure 4. Diastolic and Systolic Pressure -- What Does Each Mean? 5. What Happens When You Learn You Have High Blood Pressure? 6. Do It for Yourself Part II. Your Diet or Your Life 7. The Truth About Salt 8. Obesity Is a Hypertension Issue 9. Are You Really Hungry? 10. Eat Right/Feel Right 11. The Rice Diet and Other Diet Choices 12. Cholesterol As a Culprit 13. Fiber Is Important 14. Sugar Is Not Sweet to Your Body 15. Diabetes and Kidney Disease and Hypertension 16. Hypertension: A Risk Factor for Stroke 17. Working Together: The Pump and the Hose 18. Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium and High Blood Pressure Part III. Your Style of Living 19. Smoke Gets in Your Blood 20. Alcohol and Illegal Drugs and Hypertension 21. Sleeping with Hypertension 22. Hypertension and Aging 23. Women and High Blood Pressure 24. Impotence and Hypertension 25. Stress and Hypertension 26. Complementary (Alternative) Therapies for Hypertension 27. Biofeedback: Training Your Body to Reduce Hypertension 28. Folk Medicine and Other Traditions 29. Exercise Combats Hypertension 30. Walking Your Blood Pressure Down Part IV. Hypertension Drugs 31. About Antihypertensive Drugs 32. Herbs, Vitamins, and Minerals and Hypertension Part V. Shopping and Cooking with High Blood Pressure 33. A Life of Healthy Eating: Recipes to Lower Your Blood Pressure SPARKY SEASONING MIX GRAINS Veggie Pasta Sauce Lasagna Without Guilt Spaghetti with a Gobble Swimming with the Tuna VEGETABLES Hot Vegetable Bean Dip Herbal Zucchini Combo Broccoli (or Other Vegetable) Soup Escalloped Corn Pudding Terrific Taco Salad MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH Sweet and Sour Roast Pork "Lite" Beef Stroganoff Oriental Beef and Vegetable Stir-fry Oriental Chicken and Vegetable Stir-fry Chicken and Spanish Rice Chicken Salad Tuscany Chicken Tuscany Turkey Broiled Sesame Fish Dizzy Dill Fish Spicy Baked Salmon FRUITS AND DESSERTS Apple Crisp Jiggling Mold Bran Apple Bars Zucchini Bread Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies Appendix 1. Sodium in Foods Appendix 2. A Week with the DASH Diet Appendix 3. A Comparison of Saturated Fat, Total Fat, Cholesterol, Calories, and Sodium Appendix 4. A Walking Program to Reduce Blood Pressure Glossary Additional Resources Index
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