DASH Diet Trivia on Carrots

August 28th, 2008 -- Posted in DASH Diet Trivia Day | No Comments »

Use Carrots in Your DASH Diet

To have success in the  DASH Diet and your health, you need to remember that vegetables including carrots are very important.  Here are is a guideline for eating vegetables.

Vegetables

One serving equals:

  • 1 cup raw leafy vegetables
  • 1/2 cup cooked vegetables
  • 6 ounces vegetable juice

Good choices include:

  • tomatoes
  • carrots
  • squash
  • broccoli
  • turnip
  • greens, like collards, kale, and spinach
  • artichokes
  • beans, including green beans and lima beans
  • sweet potatoes
  • potatoes

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A Rise in High Blood Pressure Rates!

June 11th, 2008 -- Posted in Health | No Comments »

A report signed by 14 leading medical groups and voluntary health organizations from around the world stating that instances of uncontrolled hypertension will rise dramatically, triggering a global cardiovascular disease epidemic, unless the health care policymakers and governments take immediate and wide-ranging corrective action.

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