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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Nuts Still the Best Snacks : Dr. Gourmet's Health and Nutrition Bites

When I’m giving a lecture about eating healthy, someone invariably asks about snacking. As you may already know, I’m not a big fan of snacking between meals when you’re trying to lose weight. All too often that snacking simply adds calories that you don’t need. [...]

Ask Dr. Gourmet Newsletter for August 30, 2011

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 [...]

Ask Dr. Gourmet Newsletter for August 16, 2011

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: I’ve been diagnosed with hemachromatosis. Can you recommend a diet that is low in iron and iron retaining content?

A: Hemochromatosis (for those readers who [...]

Ask Dr. Gourmet Newsletter for August 9, 2011

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

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 [...]

Ask Dr. Gourmet Newsletter for July 12, 2011

Dear Dr. Gourmet,

Q: How many milligrams of potassium would be acceptable in a recipe if you are trying to bring your potassium levels down?

A: One of the most common [...]

Eat More of These Foods and Gain Less Weight

Many of my patients seem to think that gaining weight as they get older is inevitable. While it’s true that many people do gain weight as they get older, recent research suggests that this weight gain has more to do with diet and lifestyle (surprise!) [...]

Eat More of These Foods and Gain Less Weight

Many of my patients seem to think that gaining weight as they get older is inevitable. While it’s true that many people do gain weight as they get older, recent research suggests that this weight gain has more to do with diet and lifestyle (surprise!) [...]

The Science Behind Just Tell Me What to Eat! : Dr. Gourmet's Health and Nutrition Bites

It’s here! Get your copy of Just Tell Me What to Eat!

I’m so excited that my new book, Just Tell Me What To Eat!: The Delicious 6-Week Weight Loss Plan for the Real World is now available. This is a 6 week plan that I’ve built over [...]

Mediterranean Diet and Heart Disease

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 [...]

Whole Grains and Belly Fat: Dr. Gourmet's Health and Nutrition Bites

For the last few weeks I’ve been writing about the effects of the Mediterranean Diet in general and some of the specific components of the Mediterranean Diet on abdominal fat deposition (read: belly fat). My patients are often concerned about belly fat, not because of its [...]