Q: Recently I received my cholesterol numbers and they were high. I enjoy mozarella cheese but have been hearing of the health benefits of quark.
Is eating mozarella cheese going to affect my cholesterol numbers? What are [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
[This article is part of The Real World Diet Coaching Program, an ongoing series on The How and Why of Eating Healthy. Read the whole series to date.]
The research on Mediterranean style diet does [...]
I love layered food. Lasagna, eggplant parmesan, tamale pie, Shepherd’s Pie… We’ve been reviewing a number of versions of these in the last few weeks with fair success.
There’s no shortage of such dishes in the grocery store. It’s an [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
[This article is part of an ongoing series on The How and Why of Eating Healthy. Read the whole series to date.]
Dairy products are one of the nine elements of the traditional Mediterranean Diet. Even so, dairy [...]
It’s not all bad. One of my colleagues who is a neurologist does have a good lunch when he’s in clinic. His nurse (who used to be a chef) puts this together for him. He is from Iran and there’s always a bit of a Middle Eastern twist with olives, fruit, nuts, ahmok wafers, avocados [...]
Dear Dr. Gourmet,
Q: I have heard there are some cheeses that will not cause a problem for those who are lactose intolerant. Can you tell me some?
A: We doctors have an expression about the effect of medications on the [...]
Blue Cheese Acorn Squash
This is one of those deceptively simple recipes that is so good. A bit of squash and a bit of cheese… cooking is supposed to be harder than this. Sometimes it is just this easy and delicious.
Dear Dr. Gourmet,
Q: From Aug 07 to March 08 I lost 65 pounds on the Medifast diet which is typically less than 1000 calories per day.
But recently, due to various usual work frustrations, holidays, etc. my weight [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
I receive a lot of questions to the Ask Dr. Gourmet feature of the website about diverticulosis. Here are some examples:
“Is eating strawberries a no-no for persons with Diverticulitis? I note that you [...]