Finally...I have completed all the revisions, additions, etc. for my new book...
"Steve Black's Healthy Eating Tips!"
I have been trying to eat healthy for years. That includes cutting out red meats, 95% oils, fried foods, sugar, etc.
Over the years, I have developed many recipes, mostly vegetarian, that have gotten rave reviews from guests! I even have one person who has asked that when I make meals at home, send her a platter and she would pay me!
I have shared, in this book, several of the kitchen appliances that I use and recommend, as well as cooking with little or no fat. In addition, I have provided lots of facts about fats and oils (something we should stay away from! Read what I said in the cookbook, some very interesting facts.
I have included the first few pages of the cookbook...just for my bloggers!
Look for a Special Offer in the next week! But for now, here's a short preview.
A healthy diet begins
at home and with proper knowledge and technique it is easy to ensure that you
and your family lives a healthy lifestyle that facilitates good health for a
long life.
There are different facets to healthy cooking, all with their own goals:
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Low Fat/Heart Health
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Low Carb
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Low Cholesterol (Synonymous with Heart Health)
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Low Calorie
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Low Sodium
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Low Sugar
It is common for these
categories to interlace, and it’s also typical of people to choose from more
than one category.
No matter the specific
goals people might have, one thing that should concern everyone is heart health
and healthy weight management.
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat
the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with
nutrition.” …Thomas Edison
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Why A Healthy Diet Is Important
There are several reasons why a
healthy diet is important.
The first is the fact
that when you eat healthy you have the proper energy to live life. This energy
extends to the senior years, keeping you vibrant and healthy even as you age.
Second and most
important is that a healthy diet supports a healthy life and the avoidance of
many life threatening health conditions, and diseases and premature death.
According to the World Health Organization, the numbers of worldwide obesity
have doubled from 15% to 30% in the last couple of years.
According to the Food
Research and Action Center more than 2/3 of U.S. adults are overweight or obese
in 2014.
According to research
published in the American Journal Of Public Health, obesity related conditions
account for about 18% of all deaths in the United States.
According to
HealthyAmericans.org, more than ¼ of health care costs are caused by obesity
related conditions.
And, the World Health
Organization reports that 44% of diabetes, 23% of heart disease and between 7%
and 41% of certain cancers are attributed to obesity and overweight.
According to the Center For
Disease Control, approximately 600,000 people die of heart disease in the
United States each year, that's a total of 1 in every 4 deaths.
Heart disease is the
leading cause of death with heart attacks killing about 720,000 people each
year.
About 49% of Americans have the 3 biggest risk
factors for heart attack:
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High Blood Pressure
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Smoking
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High LDL Cholesterol
Diabetes, overweight and obesity, poor diet,
lack of exercise and too much alcohol are also risk factors for heart disease.
Both heart health and
healthy weight management start in your own kitchen. And when you have kids
it's crucial to live by example and teach them healthy habits that they will
learn and follow for life. This is even more crucial when conditions such as,
Diabetes, obesity and heart disease run in your family.
Many times people
think about their diet when it's too late, such as, after a heart attack, or
after a diagnosis of clogged arteries or when they are diagnosed as
pre-diabetic as a result of obesity.
