ABSTRACT
Nutritional treatment of selected chronic conditions, emphasizing published research on interventions proven to prevent and reverse cardio-metabolic disease, and slow down progression and achieve remission in selected autoimmune conditions. This chapter demonstrates the potential of nutrition as a therapeutic tool in some of the conditions that matter the most—major causes of death and disability in society at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It includes nutritional intervention in cardiovascular disease, diabetes and hypertension. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet, in addition to limiting sodium, encourages a diet rich in fruit and vegetables. The nutrient dense plant-rich dietary pattern is similar in many ways to the research protocols of Ornish, Esselstyn, and Barnard. A study of 174 consecutive patients with essential hypertension employed water-only fasting in a medically supervised environment. The chapter describes selected special foods for hypertension: linseeds and hibiscus.
