The DASH Diet Younger You: Shed 20 Years--and Pounds--in Just 10 Weeks

by Marla Heller

Overview

New York Times bestselling author and DASH Diet specialist Marla Heller reveals groundbreaking research to help prevent and even halt signs aging through a combination of DASH-approved superfoods and strategies designed to target aging.

The most trusted brand in diets—the DASH diet—has helped millions of people lower blood pressure, lose weight, and improve their health. Now, in this groundbreaking new program, it can help you look and feel 20 years younger! Marla Heller, New York Times bestselling author and premier DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) dietitian, has combined key elements of the DASH diet with the latest cutting-edge research to develop a program that can halt and even reverse many of the effects of aging.

Based on the diet rated the #1 Best Overall Diet by U.S. News & World Report, THE DASH DIET YOUNGER YOU reveals five age-defying strategies designed to target the root causes of aging, including Oxid-Aging, Inflamm-Aging, and Glyc-Aging. You'll lose weight and turn back the clock while enjoying a delicious diet of antioxidant rich superfoods, satisfying plant-based meals, and foods that promote healthy gut bacteria and decrease inflammation and cravings. Featuring a natural detox that fights aging at the cellular level and proven blood pressure "busters," this powerful program will help you erase years with visible and measurable results. In just 10 weeks, you can:

• Reverse the diseases of aging
• Fortify and rejuvenate hair and skin
• Revitalize and strengthen bones, muscles, and joints
• Improve heart health and blood pressure
• Lose weight, especially in the tummy
• Look and feel younger, healthier, and slimmer!

Complete with 28 days of meal plans and over 75 delicious recipes, THE DASH DIET YOUNGER YOU has everything you need to look and feel years younger!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455554553
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	12/27/2016
Series:	A DASH Diet Book
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	167,136
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Marla Heller is a Registered Dietitian, and holds a Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She was trained in DASH by one of the original architects of the original NIH research and has been working for over 15 years to help her patients put DASH into practice. Heller has been the featured nutrition expert for the Chicago Tribune and Washington Post and she is a spokesperson for the Greater Midwest Affiliate of the American Heart Association. She is the author of New York Times bestsellers The DASH Diet Younger You, The DASH Diet Action Plan, and The Everyday DASH Diet Cookbook.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Part I DASH to a Younger You

Chapter 1 You Are As Young As You Eat 3

Chapter 2 Pump Up Plant-Based Eating 19

Chapter 3 Brighten Your Plate with the Colors of Youth 32

Chapter 4 Detox with a Healthy Microbiota 42

Chapter 5 Kick Out Bad Sugars 53

Chapter 6 Fire Big Food and Big Pharma 65

Part II Put Old on Hold

Chapter 7 Younger You Meal Plans 87

Chapter 8 Younger You Recipes 123

Part III Breakthrough Lifestyle Solutions

Chapter 9 Three Lifestyle Secrets to a Younger You 191

Chapter 10 Stop the Diseases of Aging 205

Appendix A U.S. to Metric Conversions 227

Appendix B BMI (Body Mass Index) Chart 231

Appendix C Calcium-Rich, Potassium-Rich, and Magnesium-Rich Foods 233

Appendix D Food Serving Tracker 235

References 237

Index 243