There are a lot of misconceptions about the Mediterranean Diet, and of course the biggest one is that you can only eat Greek food. Long-time readers and followers of Dr. Gourmet know that Dr. Gourmet’s mission is translating Mediterranean Diet principles for the American (Western) [...]
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Dear Dr. Gourmet, Q: I have to ask if you think it is wise to propose using aluminum foil at all given the possibility of it perhaps, after long usage, contributing to Alzheimer’s? Apparently there is some concern about pots made from aluminum.
Dear Dr. Gourmet, Q: My niece is a strict vegetarian – no animal products. She just had a miscarriage. When they were drawing her blood, they saw large white chunks floating in the blood. Do you know what this could be? Her doctor thinks it’s plaque, [...] Coffee may well be the most misunderstood food item – right up there with shellfish. People assume it’s bad for them – specifically, that it’s bad for their heart – when the available evidence simply doesn’t bear that out. For example: it doesn’t appear to cause [...] Dear Dr. Gourmet, Q: I just read CNN’s latest article highlighting Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr.’s plant-based diet to prevent heart attacks and reverse heart disease. His diet recommendations counter many items in the Mediterranean Diet. See this excerpt from [...] Win a Signed Copy of Just Tell Me What to Eat! Win one of five signed copies of Dr. Harlan’s new book by entering the sweepstakes on Facebook! This is a 6-week plan that will have you and your family eating well and eating healthy, while learning how [...] 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 [...] If you’ve been following Dr. Gourmet for a while, you already know what I think about the Atkins Diet and other low-carbohydrate diets: why follow a diet – any diet – that takes entire food groups away from you? Certainly we know that such diets [...] Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. Here’s a roundup of just a few of the Health and Nutrition Bites we’ve done over the years on heart disease. You can find all of our Health and Nutrition Bites at DrGourmet.com/bites.
I get asked this question pretty regularly: “I know I should eat fish, but what about the mercury contamination?” It’s a fair question and there is some cause for concern. On the one hand, we know [...] |
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