About Dr. Gourmet

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.

You can find out more at the Dr. Gourmet web site. Eat well, eat healthy, enjoy life!

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Ask Dr. Gourmet Newsletter for September 13, 2011

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: I presume from your comments on Pradaxa that all the dietary restrictions for those taking Coumadin would also apply to someone using Pradaxa. Is that correct?

A: No, it doesn’t appear that there are [...]

Dr. Gourmet's Food Reviews: July 8, 2011

I look around grocery stores a lot. Not just to find items for us to review on Fridays but just to keep up with what’s going on. I pass by the soup aisle all the time, stop, look a bit and always move on. The [...]

Two Soups from Amy's : Dr. Gourmet Reviews

Readers of this column will know that we have consistently found Amy’s foods inconsistent. You can put two of their frozen meals side by side and one will be great and one not any good at all. This occurs across the spectrum of their offerings [...]

Acai Berry; Salt Substitutes; Salting : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: I am on the MAOI Parnate and I cannot have anything with tyramine in it. Could you tell me exactly what is in the Acai Berry fruit? I ordered the freeze dried berry in a capsule. I’m just not sure if I [...]

Sea Salt; Saw Palmetto; More : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Q: I appreciate your writing about salt and sea salt. How can Campbell’s Soups claim that they have used sea salt and have, therefore, less salt? That has really been bothering me.

A: There’s two ways to look [...]

Vitamins; Diets for Multiple Conditions; More : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Q: Is the product Vitamin Water Zero a hoax or does it have some redeeming value?

A: My opinion is that this is a scam. There’s no reason to take multivitamins except in some very specific cases and there’s no [...]

Assessing the Salt Content of Processed Foods

About a month ago I had to update our page on Low Sodium Diets (Bite, 03/03/10). Turns out the estimates of how much salt people in the United States were consuming, on average, had gone up: to over 10 GRAMS of salt per day for [...]

Ginger Satay with Peanut Sauce: New Recipes at DrGourmet.com!

Ginger Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

I love this spin on chicken satay with the ginger. It gives it a fresh, light flavor. The peanut sauce with the addition of cilantro is rich but soft and [...]

Roasted Root Vegetables: New Recipes at DrGourmet.com

Roasted Root Vegetables

This is the perfect accompaniment for roasts whether it’s beef, chicken or lamb. A single pan, an oven, some herbs and you’re good to go.

This recipe is [...]

Ask Dr. Gourmet: What Diet Will Increase My HDL Cholesterol?

Q: Would you recommend a website with healthy diets that would help to INCREASE MY HDL, good cholesterol?

A: The Dr. Gourmet recipes are designed to do just what you wish — lower total cholesterol, raise HDL cholesterol and lower [...]