Trendy diets

The DASH diet, which stands for ‘low-sodium Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension,’ is designed to help people lower their blood pressure and support weight-loss.
Low Risk Blood Pressure is now 120/80 or less. Hypertension affects almost 1 in 4 Canadian adults and the lifetime incidence of developing high blood pressure is estimated to be 90%
DASH has been shown to lower BP in as little as two weeks. And the bonus is that is lowers LDL- bad cholesterol.
We need salt but not as much as we think. DASH allows only 1500 mg of sodium per day – that’s 2/3 teasp – compared to the average of at least 3000 mg in most NA diets.
1/2C of tomato sauce contains 650 mg of sodium, a bag of chips around 200 mg.
DASH emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat or non-fat dairy and limits saturated fat and dietary cholesterol – a list that sounds like music to my ears.