Healthy Kitchen Hypertension Health Recipes

Author: Lian Yulin, Yu Tian (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Hypertension is a common and frequently occurring disease among middle-aged and elderly people. With the continuous improvement of material living standards and the acceleration of work pace, the incidence of hypertension has been increasing year by year. In its later stages, it often leads to complications such as stroke, kidney failure, and heart failure, severely endangering people's health and even lives. Dietary treatment for hypertension is guided by traditional Chinese medicine theory, integrating natural foods and natural medicines organically. It preserves the nutritional benefits of natural foods while also possessing the disease-preventive and therapeutic effects of medicinal ingredients. Generations of medical experts have also advocated the principle that "food therapy is better than medicine therapy." The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon emphasizes: "Grains are for nourishment, fruits are for assistance, livestock are for benefit, and vegetables are for replenishment." This sufficiently demonstrates that food therapy can not only supplement the nutrients needed by the human body but also improve the constitution of patients, enhance disease resistance, and achieve the goals of preventing disease before it occurs, preventing deterioration once it has occurred, and self-treating minor illnesses. This is precisely the purpose of compiling this book.
To this end, Healthy Kitchen Hypertension Health Recipes is structured around the principle that dietary treatment is key, divided into two parts: "Dietary Therapy Recipes" and "Medicated Diet Therapy Recipes." It selects nearly 600 varieties of dishes, soups, pastries, porridge, juices, and teas with therapeutic and health benefits, each accompanied by cooking methods, characteristics, and efficacy. The recipes feature reasonable ingredient combinations, easy-to-follow procedures, and cost-effectiveness, making them highly scientific and practical.