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: I’ve been following a Weight Watchers type diet for 2 1/2 months now. I’m 44 yrs old, 5′4″ and weigh just over 150 lbs. In the past, as recently as last year, I have been able to go a month or two [...]
Q: My question is really how much should I weigh? I’m a girl. Almost 13. I’m 5′3″ – almost 5′4″, and my weight is different every day! It’s from 114-118! It changes so much! Can you tell me why, as well?
It’s surprising that there are not more quality research studies about soup. We all think of chicken soup as being good for whatever ails you and there are a few studies that indicate that this may be the case (only a few, mind [...]
There’s been a lot of talk about hoodia gordonii, a succulent indigenous to South Africa and Namibia that the natives have used to treat indigestion and to suppress appetite. Now Hoodia extract supplements are widely sold as an appetite suppressant, although its safety hasn’t been [...]
As I noted last week, small children won’t eat what they don’t like, and vegetables are at the top of the list of things that small children don’t like and won’t eat. So it’s probably no surprise that children don’t get enough vegetables in their [...]
There are all sorts of appetite reduction tips that I hear from my patients. Some swear by chewing gum to reduce their appetite,although at least one study indicates that it doesn’t actually affect appetite. People also talk about having a glass of water before meals, and [...]
In the past thirty years or so we’ve seen fewer families eating dinner together regularly, and this has coincided with the increase in individual’s waistlines. Plenty of studies have looked at the relationship between family meals and weight in children, [...]