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“Corporations cook very differently than people do.” So said Michael Pollan, the author and activist, in “How Cooking Can Change Your Life,” a phenomenal talk given in London in 2013. If you’ve read any of his work (e.g., the fantastic Omnivore’s Dilemma: A [...]
Good diet foods for high blood pressure include blueberries, flax meal, hibiscus or jamaica tea, and beet juice. But high blood pressure management starts with measuring it accurately: I recommend the Omron Series 7 for home. These foods all have very good peer-reviewed medical research that shows [...]
Everything about food, to someone who loves art, music, nature or sculpture, can be sensual. Food is truly seductive in its textures, colors, aromas, sounds and of course flavors. And there is a whole section of food photography called food pornog*raphy, which (almost needless to say) features [...]
Personal Nutrition Expert Doctor Santa Barbara Doctors tend to dismiss nutrition and diets as therapeutic tools, especially for obesity, because we have had so little training in it. That’s a hugely missed opportunity for medicine, and now it is about to vanish, at least in hospitals. One [...]
My colleague Michael Roizen, MD, told me on his terrific YOU the Owner’s Manual Radio Show this weekend that the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Schools of Medicine are collaborating on a new building that will house a culinary medicine program and teaching kitchen. Isn’t that great? [...]
Recipe used with permission from Dr. La Puma’s REFUEL: A 24 Day Eating Plan to Shed Fat, Boost Testosterone and Pump Up Strength and Stamina (Crown/Harmony [...]
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Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 Calories: 200 per serving Percent from Fat: 15% Cusine: Vegetarian Course: Soups – Side, Soups – Meal Diet: Vegetarian Food as MedicineSM Ingredient: Collard Greens Food as MedicineSM Tip When you chop or chew collard [...]
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Fragrent, colorful and extremely healthy, this recipe for Pan-Asian Shrimp & Vegetables is perfect for [...]