Friday, February 22, 2013

My Mother In Law, Shirley has died.

Due to the death of my Mother In Law I am taking a break from blogging while we take care of us!  I'm having an awful time and so is John.  I will come back and share about this when I am better able to be coherent and not set myself off worse into this depression and more.  We thank you for any positive comments about this situation.  Shirley is a Christian so she is with God.  90 years old and died of old age, not from the horrible hold of colon cancer that we all thought would be the one to win the battle for her life.  Thank you for being kind please. 

John and Carolyn 

If you want to help with a donation toward the $1,000.00 (plus)
bill that we have been left with, please send with a MEMO to this fully protected donation program by PayPal.


We are asking you to consider and pray about making a donation to the "Mrs. S. Mullin/Hospice Colon Cancer Donations as my Mother IN Law is in her final stage now and we  just need enough to pay the arrangements (they do it right away) but we have to pay the money back to them.  Any money left over will go towards Hospice.  

We don't just want you to donate, Carolyn and John want to give you something to thank you.  Carolyn sells SCENTSY and makes her own candles (when she's not confined to bed most of the day...  fibromyalgia and osteoporosis is bad right now)  So here is the donation button and please tell us what we can send to you?  We of course will send thank you notes (real ones) to those who donate.  

That is the button to click on.

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Monday, February 11, 2013

Carolyn and John ask for your help during this passing away of Shirley

 

We are asking you to consider and pray about making a donation to the "Mrs. S. Mullin/Hospice Colon Cancer Donations as my Mother IN Law is in her final stage now and we  just need enough to pay the arrangements (they do it right away) but we have to pay the money back to them.  Any money left over will go towards Hospice.  

We don't just want you to donate, Carolyn and John want to give you something to thank you.  Carolyn sells SCENTSY and makes her own candles (when she's not confined to bed most of the day...  fibromyalgia and osteoporosis is bad right now)  So here is the donation button and please tell us what we can send to you?  We of course will send thank you notes (real ones) to those who donate.  

That is the button to click on.

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The above chart shows you what Carolyn is going through right now as I write this blog. <John>  She's in the Depression Fatigue Limited Activity stage.  She's saving her energy to visit my Mom in the Nursing Home in these final days. 

These are the sites of the things that Carolyn and John can do for you:  

Carolyn sells Avon now for 2 5 years!  She only does DIRECT MAIL which means that you buy from her store and the product goes from Avon to you directly.  LINK:  http://carolynmullin.avonrepresentative.com/

Maybe you want to buy something for you or a loved one?

Carolyn also works for SCENTSY as an independent consultant.  This is her store online (and this is direct from Scentsy to your house)  They have so much more than candles!  Check it out:


    Again, think of your loved one or for you!  






And those products above and more products available for sale from our site:
http://carolynscandlesandcards.blogspot.com/

Carolyn handmakes Stampin Up Cards!  She's not a listed seller because she has so much in the way of card making that she uses the products that she has and makes them from her own imagination.  Sometimes she uses design ideas to send to people who need ideas.  
(Valentine's are available now and LOVE cards)  Coming up are so many things you can ask for.  If you have a special request and design, please send it to me at mullinjl2@gmail.com


 We are not including our phone number at this time because we are so worn out emotionally and physically that we are only taking calls from Hospice and the Nursing Home.  

If you need to check out this information about her condition then please call Fernando (her caretaker) when you write to me at mullinjl2@gamil.com and I will give it to you. 

Thank you and God Bless You always!

                                 John and Carolyn and Shirley

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Book Review of If I Should Die Before My Dog: a book tour




First I would like to THANK the authors! What an incredible book and I (although I don't plan on it, nor does my husband) would be thrilled to pass this book on with Sandie to a Sharpei Rescue here in Southern California.  We had been in dog rescue for years before we moved to the beach home and it is a world of wonder!

Second I would like to thank Sharon Martin for her talent and friendship and professionalism of a woman who reads more books than can fit in my home!  She is a delight to work with and all readers of books should visit her bookstore online and sign up to be in one of her book tours!

Third (but not finally) I would like to thank is the book's illustrator:

 by Rod Lawrence
Throughout the pages of the book "If I Should Die Before My Dog —" you will find the most delightful illustrations. In black and white, llustrator Rod Lawrence captures the color of a dog's life.

These drawiings are amazing and would make a splendid display framed and hung as a collection.

Dog Painter courtesy of Amazon


We (my husband and myself) were inspired to read this book when 
Sharon Martin assured me that it was not a sad novel.  To be sure I had my husband read to me pages 9 thru 19.  After filling up with tears anyway, I said that I would fill in this book after I spent time talking with our Sharpei Mix dog, 11 year old "Sandie."  I haven 't been able to do anything but go through the book and take some notes in my journal about it and have been waiting for a time when I'm in good health to finish all that I need to do.
I read where the Cathy and Joe wrote to Sharon Martin and said, "Both of Cathy's parents died within a few months of each other.  Cathy's father's last words were "Take care of my baby dog."  They left behind  little "Mandy", a twelve year old pomeranian.  Cathy's brother had been the caretaker of their parents for many years, so Mandy was very fortunate."   


Click on the book image to buy the book 


This book is:
A Dog Lovers lasting guide.......An beautifully illustrated interactive book that one fills in all of the information about their dogs life in the event they can no longer care for them to help ensure your pets are taken care of. 

Another Review of this book and then some!

This book is # 97 in TOP 100 of Amazon.com Dog Care Books!

A thought provoking check list for dog lovers, who unfortunately and with much sadness can no longer take care of their dog. 

This book will assist those who want to prepare for their dogs future in an easy to use format that will guide them through the process of telling the "story" of their dogs life, for their pets "Next Guardian".


John and Carolyn and Sandie
 
My Sandie, a kill rescue dog, is an "elder" and she would really need to go somewhere that had no cats (she's cat crazy) and no other dogs in the home because she is very dog unfriendly in her home.  Let's just say that Sandie came with a lot of issues and we were the perfect match for her because she picked us and told us all that she had been through (via her chart) and we asked her the first night, "Why did you pick us?"  How did you know you could trust us?  So I think we would need to find an Elder Rescue somewhere here in Southern California.  She's a beach dog but loves the grass too.   
 

I have to say that reading this line in the letter to Sharon Martin,  I was left to wonder about this brave family.  'Cathy's father's last words were "Take care of my baby dog."  They left behind  little "Mandy", a twelve year old pomeranian.  Cathy's brother had been the caretaker of their parents for many years, so Mandy was very fortunate. '  



I can't imagine my dog thinking she was fortunate if she were to lose us and have to go to Elder Rescue and start the next decade of her life with yet "another family."  She had 2 prior to us taking her and I hope that she forgot about those other 2 homes that were horrible to her.  


Cathy and Joe say, "This interactive workbook is meant to ease this trauma by going with the dog to the next caregiver.  This transition can be eased by having all of the needed information about the dog such as: habits, grooming, medical, words they know, nicknames, how they were trained and much, much more.  If this book were never needed it then becomes a precious keepsake of your dear companions life with you."


I can tell you who I wouldn't leave Sandie with and I better not mention them here since they could be reading this review.   But John and I really have to talk about this and now I am so happy for having read this book.  We will make this careful and thought out process with each other and Sandie. 





We also can say that we have been through this elder dog placement before with our rescue dog "Bear."  

Bear looked like this dog

http://blog.aspca.org/tags/adoptionWe rescued her as "foster parents" when she was at the end of her pregnancy and on LA's list to kill.  Los Angeles is just a mess with their kill shelters and especially where Bear came from it's amazing she didn't come to us filled with fleas! But the wonderful woman who takes care of finding these dogs left to nothing and matching them up with first with breed specific dog rescue as well as people like John and I who had a home with all the needs for a dog like Bear to come to and have her puppies! 
Bear's 11 pups had these colors and some had even more colors


 I will eventually write Bear's Story for her (since I do not know that she could "bare" to tell it herself in the first part of the story) and tell you that once she had her 11 puppies in our home and they all went to the adoptive shelter that we would only trust since we rescued our first dog from that shelter.  We had to give Bear to a dog breed specific rescue shelter with wonderful women who found Bear a home with a graduate student who lived next to a lake with a big tree where Bear could enjoy the peace and quiet with one woman who would love her to the end! 

We, like the Connolly's, have been "secret pet Angels" helping those who cannot afford  medical treatment, surgery, spaying, neutering etc. for their pets. We also help support many non-profit pet charities.
    





The authors describe themselves as what they consider themselves to be "accidental authors", they took a fleeting thought and after much research on the subject found nothing covering this category.  They had no idea what we were getting into!  After some time they found that "you don't just publish and go.   And then, watching television one night they saw that if you want to promote something------you join twitter!  
Twitter turned out to be one of the best things we could have done. "  
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Authors Joe and Cathy Connolly
They met wonderful people there such as Barbara Brunner, author of "Dog-ma, Zen of Slobber" and Clive Eaton, author of "Pyramid Legacy". These authors gave them many marketing tips and great ideas on how to promote their book. 




About the Authors
Joe and Cathy Connolly have spent a lifetime owning, training and caring for dogs. Cathy grew up with a Collie breeder, dog groomer and dog handler while attending many different dog shows and eventually went on to work with other breeders as she grew older. They live in beautiful Northern Michigan with their 3 furry four legged children, one large dog, one small dog and the entire family is supervised by one bossy calico cat. 
 
Click here to read the rest of the TOUR!  My fellow bloggers are wonderful and wrote amazing reviews of the book that I want to call The Best Dog Book That We Have Read to prepare a dog companion with life with their next guardian!
 
       Please click the image here to find an adoptable dog! 


Image is from the ASPCA and the image leads you there to their adoptable dogs!


This Valentine’s Day, Open Your Heart to a Shelter Pet
Image is from the ASPCA and the article is

This Valentine’s Day, Open Your Heart to a Shelter Pet

        To find ELDER DOG's For Adoption please click here!



John and I plan to write a number of books now that he is retired and I am going steady with my love of blogging to books!  We will pull from the best of our articles in this blog about dog care and life with Sandie and go on to publish what we have time to write and have approval and personal growth.  At ages 53 and 64 we think we have grown to be speakers for dogs that we have had in life so far!



Click on the image below and join up on the next book tour that is open.  These fill fast and also get in on the GIVEAWAY!




Friday, February 8, 2013

How to Make a Lighter Guacamole with Superfoods by Julie Morris

Post is sponsored by a RECIPE Contest!   Do you have a recipe that you would like to give me for a GUACAMOLE Test?  If so please write to me at califbeachgal@fastmail.fm  and in the subject, write Gaucamole Contest.   This will begin on Feb. 16th, 2013 and go through April 14th, 2013 and the WINNER receives a FREE Guacamole  Tshirt ,  2nd receives a FREE Guacamole HAT, and 3rd  receives a FREE Guacamole Recipe Book with the recipes that went into this contest!  The recipes WILL be shared with all of you at the end of the CONTEST!    Rules for the contest will be furnished on the NEW POST that will appear here soon named,  GUACAMOLE RECIPE CONTEST WITH PRIZES! 

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How to Make a Lighter Guacamole (with Superfoods!)

Here in Southern Calif. we say "We Love Our Guacamole!"

Some people crave cookies. I crave guacamole. Crave it. Need it. Must have it now. I already use avocados a lot in my recipes because they’re essentially nature’s beautiful butter. But there’s something about that smooth, creamy, green goodness combined with fresh and spicy Mexican flavors that drives me to go on a monologue of “mmmph” sounds until that bowl is scraped clean.

I’m also quite particular about my guacamole. It has to be super fresh (best flavors). It can’t have sour cream in it (blech). And I like it left just a little chunky so there’s always hope of getting a bonus pop of avocado/tomato/onion (yay). I pretty much have an unwritten system for making guacamole at home, that hasn’t been messed with for at least a decade… until now.

This summer, I had a little bit of a game-changing experience. I was thinking about how it would be great to be able to eat even more guacamole (if we’re being honest here), but without having to worry about consuming the world’s largest number of calories. In the past, I’ve made recipes using the sneaky trick of incorporating whipped peas and/or blended steamed broccoli to replace some of the avocados… and I’ll admit they’re pretty good adaptations. But then I remembered my good superfood friend: chia seeds.

Being a native Central American superfood crop, chia seeds inherently go with many types of Mexican cuisine, from drinks to salsas to flatbreads. Tiny and flavorless, they’re so easy to use, boosting the nutrition of dishes with their Omega 3’s, antioxidants, minerals and fiber. However, they’re also excellent when used as a low calorie “filler.” Soak chia seeds in liquid, and within 15-30 minutes they’ll swell up with hydration, forming a gelatinous substance affectionately known as “chia gel.” And guess what - if you soak them in a flavored liquid, they retain much of the introduced flavor too.

This light guacamole cuts down on the avocado overload a bit, and uses the smooth, undetectable texture of low-calorie gelled chia seeds (soaked in pureed tomatoes) to “fill in” the rest of the bowl.  Boasting tons of great Mexican flavor, amplifying nutrition, and reducing calories, this is one guacamole adaptation I’m proud to stand behind… and “mmmph” over again and again.

Chia Guacamole

This incredible guacamole has all the flavor of the classic Mexican recipe, but about half the calories – thanks to the smart use of chia seeds.

Makes 6 servings
  • 1 very large juicy tomato (heirloom varieties are great)
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds
  • 1 large avocado
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ cup white onion, minced (plus extra for garnish)
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro, minced (plus extra for garnish)
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
  • sea salt, to taste (optional)
  • hot sauce, to taste (optional)
In a food processor or blender, blend the tomato into a chunky puree. Transfer to a small bowl, add the chia seeds, and stir well to combine. Let sit for 10 minutes to allow the chia seeds to swell and the mixture to thicken.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mash the avocado with the back of a fork into a paste. Add the garlic powder, onion powder, mixed onion, cilantro and lime juice, and mix well. Add the thickened tomato-chia mixture and stir. Add sea salt to taste, and spike with hot sauce, if desired, to preferred heat level. Transfer to a serving bowl and top with extra chopped onion and cilantro.

Published September 1, 2012 at 11:05 AM

About Julie Morris
Julie Morris is a Los Angeles-based natural food chef and author of Superfood Cuisine: Cooking with Nature's Most Amazing Foods. An active advocate of whole, plant-based foods and superfoods for optimal health, her recipes and nutrition tips are dedicated to making a vibrantly healthy lifestyle both easy to achieve, and simply delicious to follow.
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From Carolyn:  John and I love our avacados and guac. a lot!  We always have some on hand as it is our "go to" meal.  We find that the best gaucamole is made FRESH that day (about one hour before you are ready to eat it!)  That means the freshest of ingredients!  REAL GUACAMOLE and not that stuff that comes in a jar, can, plastic, squeeze pack and who knows who horrible factory made product there is out there!   :)   For you who can't get it fresh... of course you are going to use the factory brand.   I've been known to go to the Farm Stand of a friend here and bring down a "LITTLE" as in small amount, and she gives me all the fresh product right there and I make a guacamole for her customers to snack on (yes I bring fresh tortilla chips) and my cutting board (I won't use cutting boards from other people or let other people use mine....  that's something you should be STINGY about!)  and I have this recipe in hand (copies made) and make a store bought brand and ask them to taste test!  And they always go for this recipe!

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Words of Wisdom ... not mine of course! Mine to follow.






SPOTLIGHT ON SNACKS! Give up one for one!




 The above food pyramid is what you should be eating and some of what you shouldn't be eating


My Midnight Snack!



SugarAholics are snacking on the above at anytime of the day!
Here at Conversations With Carolyn you will constantly learn the value of HEALTHY meal and snack choices vs. that which commerical advertising on any media is trying to get you to eatt and hopefully they are NOT on your platter!


Healthy Zucchini Bread!  Homemade!

Healthy Fruit Choice that you can make ahead for the family!


Homemade pizza we make for ANYTIME and KIDS LOVE!
Healthy sandwich that you can make for HUNGRY eater!



Healthy After School Snack that kids and adults can make together!

 
John (my husband) and I make healthy breads all the time and eat at anytime!

Eggroll Lasagna "cupcakes" because they are made in a cupcake pan.

Healthy Water with Vitamins that is great to drink!

We're always making yummy breakfasts that are healthy!

Coconut everything "pup cake" with Goat's Milk Caramel.  Watch this one!

If you are offering these in a basket, you and your kids will always make healthy food and snack choices!



Food is such a big part in everyone’s lives. Aside from keeping us healthy and energize, food bonds us with our family and friends. This is probably the reason why for families, big or small, the kitchen is the heart of their home.  

Midnight snacks are part of this food bonding. We share our midnight snacks with friends on the couch or over the phone. We eat our midnight snacks when we’re finishing out take-home work. We turn to our midnight snacks to accompany us in the journey of your book of the night. We even have midnight snacks while making decisions with the love of our lives.

Midnight snacks are just simple foods that can be found in the kitchen at the wee hours of the morning. They are usually light because people don’t want to gain calories before getting to bed. 




We will continue this spotlight in blogs to be featured and also written by us!  Please share your healthy snack recipes or links and name the food item.   I will select 10 and and ask you to send your photo to HEALTHY OPTIONS


*Need these recipes and more healthy options?  email us

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Puppy Bowl Sunday: You can get the Subaru App to Watch Some Puppy Love and All the Cutest Puppiness!


Subaru: Dog Tested. Dog Approved.™
Suit up Puppies and humans!  Get ready for some serious Puppy Bowl action with the coolest new co-viewing app presented by Subaru:

Puppy Bowl IX: The Biggest Game on All Fours is Back!

Link to download: http://blogp.ws/Wxa8ia (This is the iTunes app link) 


Dog Friendly Subaru has made the Puppy Bowl even more exciting and interactive as part of their Dog Tested. Dog Approved.™ campaign.Their cool and fun app will have Subaru content available this Sunday Feb 3 during the Puppy Bowl.
It will also work during the re-air (check your local listings ) Its available for  mobile devices and tablets, and makes this year’s game even more fun!

[Note that this app. only works in unison with the broadcast- ie the sounds of the Puppy Bowl broadcast IXrigger activity on this app similar to Shazam technology, which is what this app interactive, fun and just so puppylicious!]


The half time show with the kittens! "Sandie" says wooo hooo let's get in on this action and jump in the tv screen and chase them!

Oops I forgot that she's not the least bit interested in kitchens on the screen but in REAL LIFE!

Check out the water cool down zone. The new
features this year will rock your world, with the slow
mo cute cam, lipstick cams, snout to snout lens shots.
Of course a cool down tub, when the pups need to cool
down.

Don’t forget the tailgaters on the sidelines.
This year game will be more fun than ever.

Gear up before all the action starts for the big game by getting Subaru’s hot
new app for Puppy Bowl IX! Download the “IntoNow” app on your tablet or mobile device. You can enjoy some trivia, photos, polls, the Puppy Bowl Hall of fame and some fun extras. This app works on both Apple  IOS and Android Devices.
Dog Friendly Subaru has made the Puppy Bowl even more exciting and interactive as part
of their Dog Tested. Dog Approved.™ campaign.Their cool and fun app will have Subaru content available this Sunday Feb 3 during the Puppy Bowl.

It will also work during the re-air (check your local listings ) Its available for mobile devices and tablets, and makes this year’s game even more fun! [Note this app only works in unison with the broadcast- ie the sounds of the Puppy Bowl broadcast IXrigger activity on this app similar to Shazam technology, which is what this app interactive, fun and just so cool!]
As Subaru puppy bowl app users watch the Puppy Bowl IX live on TV, the Puppy Bowl Plus application will serve up additional fun and interactive content to engage with. Sandie has given this APP a four paw salute!

Every year Subaru of America celebrates the love between Subaru and their dogs with a dog specific campaign.
This year’s Subaru Dog Tested. Dog Approved.™ campaign introduces Grant Weber, Subaru Canine Sales Associate. Having sold Subaru vehicles to only dogs, No matter size, breed, or temperament, he’ll find the right Subaru for your needs. So if you’re a dog, and you’re looking for a Subaru, head on down to see Grant Weber. He knows what a dog wants and what a dog needs! Subaru is sure you will leave with your tail held high, and paws up salute!

Join the Puppy Bowl  action on Twitter and follow MeeptheBird ,  use the hashtags #SubaruBP and #PuppyBowl to interact with other viewers. If your on google plus, interact with others using these same hashtags. If your a facebook fan. you can hang out and interact at Subaru Dog Facebook page, on February 3rd. Check out our Pinterest Subaru Board for some cute pics of our dogs enjoying the games.


Saturday, February 2, 2013

DASH Eating Plan has been the best I've done! A Review!

Chicken Salad
"Why has the DASH diet been ranked as the best diet, the healthiest diet, and the best diet for diabetes, two 3 years in a row? The expert panel of physicians assembled by US New & World Reports chose DASH because it is proven to improve health, has a balance of healthy food groups, and it actually works. It has been proven to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and is associated with lower risk of several types of cancer, heart disease, stroke, heart failure, kidney stones, reduced risk of developing diabetes, and can slow the progression of kidney disease.

Now, there is a new bestseller, The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution, to help you harness the health benefits of the DASH diet for weight loss. This book stands alongside our first bestseller and top DASH diet resource, The DASH Diet Action Plan, to give you a fresh start to healthy eating. The full DASH diet plan is shown below.

And we just learned of more honors for The DASH Diet Action Plan, which was recently named as one of the top life-changing health books, by Huffington Post readers. And DASH was a newcomer in the top 25 most popular diets, from the Diets in Review rankings. See more recent news stories about the DASH diet.



The DASH Diet for Weight Loss

While the DASH diet was originally developed as an eating style to help lower blood pressure, it has been found to be a fabulous plan for weight loss. The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution turbocharges weight loss with a powerful plan based on previously overlooked DASH research. The DASH Action Plan is famous for having introduced the DASH diet for weight loss. Now we take it to the next level.
Because it has an emphasis on real foods, heavy on fruits and vegetables, balanced with the right amount of protein, DASH is the perfect weight loss solution. It is filling and satisfying. Because it is healthy, you can follow it for your whole life. And it is a plan that you can feed your entire family, with larger portion sizes for those who don't need to watch their weight. It helps you easily lose weight, even though you feel as if you are not on a diet, and it actually makes you healthier!
The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution has special benefits for people who carry their excess weight aroung the middle, or who have metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, PCOS, or postmenopausal weight gain. And, it has been shown to be very effective in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol.

See more about our 2 special events for the book launch, a Google+ Hangout on January 31, 8:30 pm EST and our free Facebook support group. We will help you get started for the New Year, New You!

The DASH Diet for Health

The DASH diet is especially recommended for people with hypertension (high blood pressure) or prehypertension. The DASH diet eating plan has been proven to lower blood pressure in studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension). In addition to being a low salt (or low sodium) plan, the DASH diet provides additional benefits to reduce blood pressure. It is based on an eating plan rich in fruits and vegetables, and low-fat or non-fat dairy, with whole grains. It is a high fiber, low to moderate fat diet, rich in potasium, calcium, and magnesium. The full DASH diet plan is shown below. The DASH diet is a healthy plan, designed for the whole family. New research continues to show additional health benefits of the plan.
In addition to being recommended by your physician, DASH is also endorsed by:
  • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (one of the National Institutes of Health, of the US Department of Health and Human Services)
  • The American Heart Association (AHA)
  • The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  • US guidelines for treatment of high blood pressure
  • The 2011 AHA Treatment Guidelines for Women
  • The Mayo Clinic.

The DASH eating plan has been proven to lower blood pressure in just 14 days, even without lowering sodium intake. Best response came in people whose blood pressure was only moderately high, including those with prehypertension. For people with more severe hypertension, who may not be able to eliminate medication, the DASH diet can help improve response to medication, and help lower blood pressure. The DASH diet can help lower cholesterol, and with weight loss and exercise, can reduce insulin resistance and reduce the risk of developing diabetes.
The NY Times Best Sellers, The DASH Diet Action Plan and The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution, provide real life solutions to make it easy for people to follow the DASH diet. They each have 28 days of meal plans, recipes, guidance for weight loss, how to eat at restaurants, fast food places, etc. and still stay on track. It shows you how to stock up your kitchen for the DASH diet, and how to read food labels to make good choices. And, of course, the meal plans and recipes are all low sodium/low salt. The book shows you how to add exercise and other lifestyle changes to help lower blood pressure. The books help you design your own personal "DASH Diet Action Plan" and your own "DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution."
New research shows that following the DASH diet over time will reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease, as well as kidney stones. The benefits of the DASH diet have also been seen in teens with hypertension. The DASH diet truly is the diet for everyone.

Specifically the DASH diet plan includes:

Type of food
Number of servings for 1600 - 3100 Calorie diets Servings on a 2000 Calorie diet
Grains and grain products
(include at least 3 whole grain foods each day)
6 - 12
7 - 8
Fruits
4 - 6
4 - 5
Vegetables
4 - 6
4 - 5
Low fat or non fat dairy foods
2 - 4
2 - 3
Lean meats, fish, poultry
1.5 - 2.5
2 or less
Nuts, seeds, and legumes
3 - 6 per week
4 - 5 per week
Fats and sweets
2 - 4
limited

Even though most people know that this seems like a very healthy way of eating, they initially may find it hard to implement and sustain. The average American gets 2 - 3 servings of fruits and vegetables combined each day, so following the DASH diet can involve making a concerted effort. The book makes it easier. It helps you with simple lifestyle changes and strategies to make new habits that you will keep for a lifetime.
Although weight loss was not a part of the original DASH diet research, these books help you harness the benefits of DASH for weight loss.
The design of the meal plans in the book are based on newer research on how to make satisfying meals, helping to prevent between meal hunger. That is a key feature of high-fiber, low caloric-density, balanced meals with appropriate serving sizes.

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Thanks: MARLA HELLER, contributor 


LOOKING FOR: Another blogger, or obsessive compulsive eater who would like to try this eating plan (not DIET) although that is part of it.  What I ask...


1.  you try it for a week and be sure you choose foods that work for you and your doctor and the Eating Plan!

2.  you agree to send a review here when you have completed 1 week.  If you are interested, please write to carolyncavies@yahoo.com for an idea of what kind of review we are looking for!  I do not pay in dollars for this review, but rather in FREE AD SPACE on my blog!    
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