As I have written many
times before, I am not a fan of diets or diet books. I believe in eating food, in appropriate
amounts, with lots of vegetables and fruits.
That said, Marla Heller’s book The
DASH Diet Younger You is worth reading (although the author has a
distressing addiction to exclamation points).
Heller is a registered
dietician, which means that she has the nutrition expertise to design a diet
that is healthful and nutritionally adequate.
The DASH diet, on which this book is based, was originally designed to
help combat hypertension, but it has proved to be generally good for
people. Heller’s schtick is that the DASH
way of eating can help delay or reverse the effects of aging when combined with
healthy lifestyle behaviors (our friends exercise, stress management, and
sleep).
I have not yet tried any
of the numerous recipes in the book, but many of them seem promising. I’ll be experimenting next week. There is a detailed eating plan for two or
more weeks, depending on whether a person wants to include more meats or
not. Dedicated carnivores might have
some adjusting to do because this eating plan puts the plant foods first, but
vegetarians can get down to business.
Anyone who wants guidance
toward healthier eating would do just fine following the advice in this book.
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