Re: Easy availability of DASH book, worldwide

[Guest guest]

I've had two copies of the DASH diet book confiscated at UK customs.

Small parcels that are heavy for their size are routinely opened and

examined. The note I had both times from the customs official was

that the book was on their confiscation list. For some reason the

acronym DASH is a terrorist buzz word.

Helen in Scotland.

>

> > Hi Helen,

> >

> > I agree with you on the difficulty of obtaining the DASH book. I

am

> > here in the Philippines and my order with our largest book

supplier

> > has also failed.

> >

> > However, I found the Rice Diet Book in a used books shop

recently. I

> > have just completed reading it and the Rice Diet seems doable. I

would

> > like to try it soon.

> >

> > Regards.

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Well I am not going to try to get it shipped to me again..... Maybe

if I make it to the US in the next year or so I'll manage to get a

copy and bring it back myself.

Funny but the parcels containing hobby stuff such and paint and

rotary cutters get opened as well but they always get to me fine - as

do all books except for the DASH book. Interesting that.

Helen in Scotland

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>

> I've had two copies of the DASH diet book confiscated at UK

customs.

> Small parcels that are heavy for their size are routinely opened

and

> examined. The note I had both times from the customs official was

> that the book was on their confiscation list. For some reason the

> acronym DASH is a terrorist buzz word.

>

> Helen in Scotland.

>

>

[Guest guest]

No confiscation was done by customs officials.

Large and or heavy packages are routinely opened in customs since the

recent terrorist alerts. If the book or title of the book contains

any of the buzz words it is confiscated.

Claiming a medical need for the book is likely to be met with raised

eyebrows since the car bombings in recent weeks were carried out by

doctors. I don't think I'd like to try that one.... Multiple copies

would also raise suspicions if you were stopped at customs.

However if the book was available as an ebook (paid download) that

might solve the problem!

Helen

> >

[Guest guest]

Here is the link I found:

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf

Unfortuantely the recipes all include non-gluten free items - a small

selection:

wheat cereal, bread, wheat rools, fat free yogurt (uses gluten to

thicken), oatmeal, bagel, low fat mayo (uses gluten to thicken),

spaghetti..... the gluten free alternatives are high sodium as a rule.

Now here is a list of things which I am not sure about:

eye of round beef

canola oil

romaine lettuce (lambs breath lettuce is available - it isn't lettuce

at all more like chick weed)

cantaloupe

cornbread

graham cracker

collard greens

peaches are only available when they are in season and only last a

day or two before they go mouldy. I think what you call zucchine we

knpw as courgette. These have to be grown at home under glass if we

want them.

Helen in Scotland

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[Guest guest]

A pity the search inside did not include a recipe or at least a list

of ingredients....

Looking at the index there are a couple of things I'm not sure of:

Acorn Squash... we do have oak trees and I collect the acorns. We

sometimes roast them and make a drink from them (A bit like you would

do with coffee beans). I'm not keen on it but it is supposed to help

the immune system (snake oil Dr Grim???) So I am assuming that acorn

squash will be the shelled acorns put through a food processor...

please let me know if this is not the case.

Amaranth? Never heard of this before.....

Anyway I have ordered a DASH book from a UK place - I just hope they

have it. I phoned a few places that had it on their lists but it is

no longer available from them.... keep your fingers crossed that

aphrohead still have it...... It's costing me UK£15 (about US$30) so

I'll be a bit cross if it turns out I can't get the recipe

ingredients or that they are not gluten free or convertable to gluten

free..... Aphrohead often have odd titles but they specialise in

Rasta literature.

>

> Correct.

> 's book is probably not going to be online.

> At least I couldn't find it.

>

> This is the book:

> http://www.amazon.com/DASH-Diet-Hypertension--

/dp/0743410076/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-0774450-2213521?

ie=UTF8 & s=books & qid=1186415657 & sr=8-1

>

> Note: Those interested can search inside the book.

>

> Look here:

> http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?

tn=dash+diet & sortby=2 & sts=t & an=moore & n=200000169 & bi=0 & bx=off & y=18 & ds=3

0 & x=80

>

> There are 4 books in the UK.

>

> Regards

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've never seen either before..... obviously not available here. I'm

not sure I'd have the time to google for so many ingredients and would

lose heart vey quickly after finding I couldn't get the stuff anyway!

Helen in Scotland

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> This is acorn squash: <http://whatscookingamerica.net/squash.htm>

> http://whatscookingamerica.net/squash.htm

>

> This is amaranth : <http://www.specialfoods.com/amaranth.html>

> http://www.specialfoods.com/amaranth.html

>

> You can find anything you want with a Google search

>

> Val

>

[Guest guest]

It is on the Amazon UK list but when you order it they can't supply. I

tried to place an order about 12 hours ago and got the usual out of

stock message ....

Helen in Scotland

[Guest guest]

What is corn meal? Is it the same as corn flour?

It is the grains that are the problem as most grains are poison to me.

Helen

>

> Helen,

> I find the recipes entirely too complex anyway.

> If you stick with the idea of 5 fruits and 5 veggies, cook them how

you like, 6 oz of lean meat, a milk product, 3 grains,etc., it's much

simpler.

> Can you eat corn meal?

>

> Regards.

>

> Re: Easy availability of DASH book,

worldwide

>

>

> A pity the search inside did not include a recipe or at least a

list

> of ingredients....

>

> Looking at the index there are a couple of things I'm not sure of:

>

> Acorn Squash... we do have oak trees and I collect the acorns. We

> sometimes roast them and make a drink from them (A bit like you

would

> do with coffee beans). I'm not keen on it but it is supposed to

help

> the immune system (snake oil Dr Grim???) So I am assuming that

acorn

> squash will be the shelled acorns put through a food processor...

> please let me know if this is not the case.

>

> Amaranth? Never heard of this before.....

>

> Anyway I have ordered a DASH book from a UK place - I just hope

they

> have it. I phoned a few places that had it on their lists but it

is

> no longer available from them.... keep your fingers crossed that

> aphrohead still have it...... It's costing me UK£15 (about US$30)

so

> I'll be a bit cross if it turns out I can't get the recipe

> ingredients or that they are not gluten free or convertable to

gluten

> free.....

>

>

>

>