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Hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, obesity. All these conditions, and more, can be impacted by your lifestyle, and they can weigh you down if you allow them to. Fortunately, you don’t have to. Making positive changes in the way you eat and the way you choose to spend your time can have a lasting impact on your health and the overall quality of your life. No matter what challenges you may have in your life, never give up or give in. Life is too precious.

Don’t think of DASH as “going on a diet.” That implies a temporary situation. What you’re after here is making a lifestyle change that you can live with — one that doesn’t make you feel deprived or drained, but rather, one that you can celebrate! Our recipes and tips throughout this book will help you accomplish this, and you’ll find lots of tips in Chapters 4, 11, and 16.

By following the DASH diet, you’ll be able to create a plan that will support your health and empower you with more energy. Consequently, exercise will seem less daunting, and you’ll find it easier to change other habits that have been keeping you back.

Track your successes and forgive your slip-ups. Reach out for support from professionals or a friend when you need encouragement or focus. Making healthy changes may seem difficult at first, but by taking it one step at a time, you’ll find that you can accomplish a great deal.