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Helen Pensanti, M.D.

"New Healthy Living Recipe Options"

Most of you have been tuning in to Doctor to Doctor for quite some time now, and you know what you should be eating. But it is easy to end up eating the same thing week after week, and then boredom sets in. Today I want to give you some new recipe options that you can get absolutely free!

Do you have high blood pressure?

If you have this condition you should have an eating plan that emphasizes fruits and vegetables, grains, low fat dairy products, lean meats, poultry and seafood. Recipes can be found at the NIH website, with the keyword "Heart/HBP." You can find this information at: www.nhlb.nih.gov/health/publi/heart/hdp/dash/new_dash.pdf

Are you looking for a way to get those all important five daily servings of fruits and vegetables?

Five a day is a website with new, inexpensive fast and tasty ideas to just that. Look for them at www.5aday.gov/index-recipe.shtml

The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute also features "Heart Healthy Home Cooking African American Style" on their website. Check them out at www.nhlbi..nih.gov/health/oybkuc/heart/other/chdblack/cooking.pdf

La Diabetes Recetas offers free recipes in Spanish for people with diabetes at: www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/food/d-recetas/recetas.htm

Are you a vegetarian?

At www.vrg.org/recipes you will find some great vegetarian recipes.

Do you like "Cooking Light" magazine?

Check out their website and get free recipes on www.cookinglight.com/cooking

Finally, are you a gourmet cook?

Do a search for "Epicurious" and click on "Advanced Search" to suit your individual needs and tastes.

So there you have it, you don't have to eat the same thing week after week. You can branch out with some new recipes and it is absolutely free!

Now you can have even Better Health Naturally!

Helen Pensanti, M.D.