email from tissa kappagoda
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2:18 AM (1 hour ago)
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Dear Philip,
Best wishes to you both and your family for the New Year.
My book on heart healthy diet and recipes is out today and I am attaching
a short flyer for your information. I would be greatly obliged if you
could place the information on the blog. The book has nearly 400
recipes but there are no Sri Lankan items in it.
Food as
Medicine for the Heart
Authored by Tissa Kappagoda MD, with Debbie
Lucus RD, Jill Burns RD and Linda Paumer MA
8.5" x 11" (21.59
x 27.94 cm)
Black & White on White paper
414 pages
MTK Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0615944692
ISBN-10: 0615944698
BISAC: Cooking / Vegetarian & Vegan
Food is an integral
part of any program of health care. The nature of the diet consumed is
especially important in the maintenance of cardiovascular health. It is
particularly relevant to those recovering from a major cardiac event such as a
heart attack or coronary artery bypass surgery and also to those who are at
risk of developing diseases such as atherosclerosis. While recognizing the
benefits that accrue from procedures such as the placement of stents in the
coronary arteries and the use of medications for the treatment of high blood
pressure and elevated levels of cholesterol, the authors believe that these
effects could be enhanced by instituting changes in lifestyle such as cessation
of tobacco abuse, participation in a regular exercise program and the
consumption of a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol. For a
period of more than 20 years, the authors of this book have promoted a low fat
plant-based diet for patients who have evidence of coronary atherosclerosis.
This book is a collection of approximately 350 recipes that were recommended to
patients who came under their care. The individual items were contributed by
patients who adapted their favorite recipes so that they fell within the low
fat vegetarian guidelines that were provided for them.
The book is divided
into three parts:
Part One: Background
information designed to guide readers through the basic concepts of nutrition.
Part Two: Meals plans based on the low fat vegetarian concept.
Part Three: Recipes arranged in convenient group followed by an index.
Available
at: createspace.com store from January 1st, 2015 and from Amazon
after January 10th, 2015. It
will be also available on Kindle.
