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Blood pressure down : the 10-step plan to lower your blood pressure in four weeks-without prescription drugs / Janet Bond Brill, Ph. D., R.D., LDN.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Three Rivers Press, [2013]Description: xii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0307986357 (pbk.)
  • 9780307986351 (pbk.)
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Contents:
Everything you need to know about high blood pressure and your health. Understanding the problem ; High blood pressure : the silent killer ; Blood pressure down : a potent natural combination therapy -- The ten-step blood pressure down plan. Step 1 : lose five pounds ; Step 2 : cut the salt ; Step 3 : eat bananas ; Step 4 : eat spinach ; Step 5 : eat yogurt ; Step 6 : eat soy ; Step 7 : eat dark chocolate ; Step 8 : drink red wine ; Step 9 : take four supplements ; Step 10 : exercise -- A few closing words from Dr. Janet -- Appendix 1. Quick guided imagery exercise guidelines -- Appendix 2. Ten-step daily checklist -- Appendix 3. Body mass index calculations -- Appendix 4. Blood pressure progress chart -- Appendix 5. Chef card : slashing salt at restaurants -- Appendix 6. Minerals pocket charts -- Appendix 7. Sample blood pressure down meal and exercise plans -- Appendix 8. Heart-healthy recipes.
Summary: Offers a safe, effective plan for lowering blood pressure that is based on a combination of functional foods, a simple exercise regimen, and a modest calorie restriction and doesn't include prescription medication.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 616.132 B857 Available 33111007214881
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

For the nearly 78 million Americans with hypertension, a safe, effective lifestyle plan--incorporating the DASH diet principles and much more--for lowering blood pressure naturally

If you have high blood pressure, you're not alone: nearly a third of adult Americans have been diagnosed with hypertension, and another quarter are well on their way. Yet a whopping 56 percent of diagnosed patients do not have it under control. The good news? Hypertension is easily treatable (and preventable), and you can take action today to bring your blood pressure down in just four weeks--without the potential dangers and side effects of prescription medications.

In Blood Pressure Down, Janet Bond Brill distills what she's learned over decades of helping her patients lower their blood pressure into a ten-step lifestyle plan that's manageable for anyone. You'll:

* harness the power of blood pressure power foods like bananas, spinach, and yogurt
* start a simple regimen of exercise and stress reduction
* stay on track with checklists, meal plans, and more than fifty simple recipes

Easy, effective, safe--and delicious-- Blood Pressure Down is the encouraging resource that empowers you, or your loved ones, to lower your blood pressure and live a longer, heart-healthy life.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-328) and index.

Everything you need to know about high blood pressure and your health. Understanding the problem ; High blood pressure : the silent killer ; Blood pressure down : a potent natural combination therapy -- The ten-step blood pressure down plan. Step 1 : lose five pounds ; Step 2 : cut the salt ; Step 3 : eat bananas ; Step 4 : eat spinach ; Step 5 : eat yogurt ; Step 6 : eat soy ; Step 7 : eat dark chocolate ; Step 8 : drink red wine ; Step 9 : take four supplements ; Step 10 : exercise -- A few closing words from Dr. Janet -- Appendix 1. Quick guided imagery exercise guidelines -- Appendix 2. Ten-step daily checklist -- Appendix 3. Body mass index calculations -- Appendix 4. Blood pressure progress chart -- Appendix 5. Chef card : slashing salt at restaurants -- Appendix 6. Minerals pocket charts -- Appendix 7. Sample blood pressure down meal and exercise plans -- Appendix 8. Heart-healthy recipes.

Offers a safe, effective plan for lowering blood pressure that is based on a combination of functional foods, a simple exercise regimen, and a modest calorie restriction and doesn't include prescription medication.

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