My name is Timothy Harlan and I am both a physician and a chef. This blog is a general collection of information and random ideas on eating great food and eating healthy.
Q: Every time I go to your site to look for menus for lowering cholesterol, I end up back at the Mediterranean Diet for low sodium. I do not have a blood pressure problem or salt/sodium problem, just high cholesterol. When can I [...]
In lectures I will almost always have someone ask about cholesterol. This is the one area where people are very confused and here’s an example of a question we get from our readers:
Recently I saw an article about a chef who has created a low-fat Mediterranean diet. Until now, I really did think that I had heard it all, but this is just so utterly bizarre that I sat stunned, staring at my computer screen [...]
A lot of articles about research studies make it sound like overweight or obesity is a direct cause of conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. This isn’t true. While we know that there is a statistical link between having excess body weight and having [...]
Q: I like to use old recipes. I made a lasagna from a 1970’s era recipe of mine. It was very (too) salty. I used Italian sausage (Johnson brand), ground beef, tomato paste, mozzarella cheese (Rouse’s brand), ricotta, an egg, and only added [...]
Last week I responded to a question about what to eat to help lower cholesterol.One reader had commented that she didn’t want to consume only oatmeal and my column was about all the fabulous foods that can help lower cholesterol as well or better [...]
Dear Dr. Tim, I feel so guilty. How bad is ice cream for me? Give me some good foods that I would like that will lower my cholesterol, and please don’t mention oatmeal.
Q: I really enjoy trying some of your recipes; I am a cancer survivor and am always looking for healthier food ideas. Your recipe for Salmon in Parchment with Mangoes – is it possible to use foil for the pockets instead of parchment?