Dash Diet in a Dash

The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet was developed as a way to fight or prevent high blood pressure (hypertension) by eating a diet low in sodium and high in potassium, magnesium and calcium. This diet has proven to be as effective as many first-line hypertension drugs, and it also can help prevent other disease such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. We all know that it can be difficult to find time to cook healthy meals in the midst of our busy lives. The recipes contained in this book are the quickest, easiest DASH diet recipes around - you can prepare them in 15 minutes or less. There are delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert, and they can be easily adapted with other ingredients to create a variety of meals that are good - and good for you.