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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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!) [...]
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!) [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]