DASH Diet for Beginners: A Diet That Will Lower Your Blood Pressure, Help You Lose Weight, and Make You Feel Better

DASH Diet for Beginners: A Diet That Will Lower Your Blood Pressure, Help You Lose Weight, and Make You Feel Better

As a result of unhealthy dietary habits, lack of sufficient physical activity and a stress filled environment, most of us have become prey to two deadly disorders – hypertension and obesity. And it doesn’t stop there! Obesity and hypertension increase your risk factors for several disorders such as diabetes, cardiac disorders etc. To tackle these, we either end up following multiple diets, without any results or consume medicines on a daily basis. Consumption of drugs regularly is not good for our health in the long run. 
What if I told you that you would be able to tackle your hypertension and lose weight at the same time, with the help of a single diet? Say hello to the DASH diet, which is specifically designed to address these issues. If you haven’t come across this diet before, worry not! This book will equip you with all the necessary information on this diet.
The first chapter will give you an overview of the diet, such as what it entails, who can follow it, etc. The second, third and fourth chapters deal with some exciting recipes for you to try. 

Here is a preview of what you will learn

• The DASH Diet – An Overview
• What is the DASH Diet? 
• Who should follow this diet? 
• What forms part of this diet? 
• What are the principles of this diet?
• How does the dash diet help you lose weight?
• What are some of the benefits of following this diet?
• Breakfast Recipes
• Main Course Recipes
• Desert Recipes

Try this recipe for yourself:

Veggie Quiche Muffins

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of finely chopped green onions
• 1 ½ cups of low fat cheddar cheese, finely shredded
• 2 cups of broccoli, chopped finely
• 4 cups of non-fat or 1% milk
• 2 cups of tomatoes, diced finely
• 1 teaspoon of pepper
• 1 teaspoon of salt
  
• 2 cups of baking mix
• 8 eggs
• 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Grease 24 muffin cups using cooking spray.
3. Arrange the broccoli, onions, tomatoes and cheese in the muffin cups neatly and set aside.
4. Now, take a large bowl and add the milk, eggs, pepper, salt, baking mix and Italian seasoning to it. Mix well. Ensure that the egg mixture is of a smooth consistency.
5. Transfer the egg mixture to the muffin cups.
6. Place the muffin cups in the oven and let it bake for around 4o minutes. Let the muffins cook in the oven until they turn golden in color. Insert a toothpick i