Hasty Gourmet Low Salt Favorites or Living Well

Hasty Gourmet Low Salt Favorites: 300 Easy-to-Make, Great-Tasting Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle

Author: Bobbie Mostyn

This first installment of the Hasty Gourmet series includes 300 healthy, savory dishes that are sure to please without requiring lots of time in the kitchen. From appetizers and soups to entrees and desserts that span Asian, Hispanic, and Mediterranean influences as well as traditional American comfort food, these recipes use readily available ingredients, have easy-to-follow directions, and take less than 30 minutes to prepare. Although created specifically for those required to monitor their salt intake, the majority of recipes are also low in fat and cholesterol- and sugar-free. Each recipe contains a complete listing of the nutritional information and total sodium content per ingredient. Hints on stocking a low-salt pantry, general cooking techniques, food labeling guidelines, and calorie and nutrient vignettes help make the switch to low-salt cooking easy and delicious.

Library Journal

In the first volume of a projected series of "Hasty Gourmet" cookbooks, Mostyn (Pocket Guide to Low Sodium Foods) begins with a discussion of the "low-salt lifestyle" with accompanying sidebars and boxes of useful information, including a quiz on which foods have more sodium (Manhattan or New England clam chowder?). The recipes follow and are arranged by course or type of food, with many familiar dishes adjusted for low-sodium diets, e.g., chicken quesadillas, roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, and bread pudding. Each recipe features a sidebar of comments (suggestions), nutritional information per serving, and the total amount of sodium and fat per ingredient. Some recipes contain "Food Notes" or "Variations" that provide additional information. This cookbook assumes that the reader has some knowledge of cooking, if a potato pancake recipe lacking guidance on the amount of batter to use is any indication. While the American Heart Association's Low-Salt Cookbook remains the bible on the subject, Mostyn's book is an excellent addition to the healthy cooking section of any library.-Christine Bulson, SUNY at Oneonta Lib. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

New interesting textbook: Cucina Classica or Grandmas Home Kitchen

Living Well: Taking Care of Yourself in the Middle and Later Years

Author: James F Fries

Medical care allows us to live longer, but to enjoy life we need to stay healthy. Living Well presents a thorough but unstressful program for keeping in good mental and physical shape as we grow older, with advice on everything from choosing a doctor to having a happy sex life. Here you will find up-to-date information about how many diseases associated with aging, such as osteoarthritis, diabetes, and atherosclerosis, can be avoided or put off, along with clear advice on financial planning, medications, and keeping your mind active.

This edition of Living Well has been inproved with forty-five east-to-use decision charts and large easy-to-read print. Always mindful of helping readers make and preserve choices in medical care, Drs. Vickery and Fries have designed each chart—on hip pain to incontinence to diet and exercise—to provide valuable advice on solving a specific problem of later life.

About the Author:
James F. Fries, M.D., is Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and a nationally recognized expert on wellness programs. His books include the best-selling health guides Take Care of Yourself, The Arthritis Helpbook, Arthritis: A Comprehensive Guide, and Taking Care of Your Child, which together have sold more than fourteen million copies.

Table of Contents:

	To the Reader	xiii
	Preface	xiv
	How to Use This Book	xv
	Acknowledgments	xvi
Part I	Vitality and Aging	1
Chapter 1	Aging Versus Vitality	2
	The Bad News: You Can't Live Forever	4
	Better News: You Will Probably Live Longer Than You Think	7
	The Best News: You Can Stay Vital	8
	Principal Principles	15
Chapter 2	Avoiding Fatal Illnesses	18
	Prevention of Specific Diseases	21
	Atherosclerosis	21
	Cancer	24
	Emphysema (COPD)	26
	Cirrhosis	27
	Diabetes	27
	Trauma	28
	The Limits of Prevention	29
Chapter 3	Avoiding Nonfatal Diseases	32
	Osteoarthritis	33
	Back Problems	34
	Hernias	35
	Hemorrhoids	35
	Varicose Veins	36
	Thrombophlebitis	36
	Gallbladder Disease	37
	Ulcers	38
	Bladder Infections	38
	Dental Problems	39
	Prevention of Surgery	40
Chapter 4	Avoiding Some of the Problems of Aging	41
	Osteoporosis	42
	Falls and Fractures	43
	Medication Side Effects	44
	Cataracts	45
	Corneal Opacification	46
	Hearing Loss	46
	Memory Loss	47
	Dependence	47
	Using Your Master Plan for a Better Life	48
Chapter 5	Reject the Stereotype	49
	Facing the Stereotype	51
	Senior Pride	51
Chapter 6	The Psychology of Healthy Aging: Choices, Coping, Optimization, and Growth	55
	Avoid Learned Helplessness	57
	Develop Self-efficacy	58
	Choose the Right Coping Strategies	59
	Optimize Selectively and Compensate	59
	Use the Life Cycle to Your Advantage	61
	Growth	63
Part II	The Essential Strategies for Living Well	65
Chapter 7	Five Keys to a Healthy Senior Lifestyle	66
	Exercise	67
	Diet and Nutrition	74
	Smoking	81
	Alcohol	84
	Obesity	84
	Other Health Habits	87
Chapter 8	The Doctor	88
	Choosing the Right Doctor	88
	Negotiating a Plan	92
	The Checkup	95
Chapter 9	Medications	98
	Your Defense Mechanisms	98
	The Declining Dose Requirement--A Central Principle	100
	Multiple Problems and Multiple Medications	102
	Cutting Back	103
	Vitamins and Minerals	104
	A Word on Water	105
	The Bottom Line	106
Chapter 10	The Healthy Head	107
	Jogging the Memory	108
	Exercising the Mind	112
	Fighting Depression	114
	Wisdom	115
Chapter 11	Senior Sexuality	116
	Changes with Age	116
	The Woman	117
	The Man	118
	The Situation	119
Chapter 12	The Healthy Home	121
	Ease and Routine: The Yearly Inventory	121
	Protection Against Injury: The Safety Inventory	123
Chapter 13	Retirement	127
	Options	128
	Finances	132
Chapter 14	Completing the Plan: Advance Directives	143
	The Living Will	147
	The Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care	148
	The Durable Power of Attorney for Financial/Asset Management	149
	The Last Will and Testament	150
	The Easy Way Out	152
	Completing the Plan	153
Chapter 15	Surviving Chronic Illness with Style: Secondary Prevention	154
	Compensation, not Coping	155
	Arthritis	157
	Osteoporosis	160
	High Blood Pressure	163
	Diabetes	167
	Congestive Heart Failure (Heart Failure, CHF)	169
	Emphysema (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD)	172
	Alzheimer's Disease	174
	Succeeding with Chronic Illness	176
	Walking	303
	Climbing Stairs	306
	Sleeping	308
Part IV	Data	311
Appendix A	Some Surprising Statistics	313
Appendix B	For Further Reading	346
	Index	351