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This is a recipe for Pumpkin Pecan Squares. Pumpkins are an excellent source of fiber. Fiber helps reduce bad cholesterol levels, protect the body against heart disease and [...]
In nutrition, there are three concerns to address: information, money/resources, and time. Information, though not easy, is usually the least difficult problem to solve. People want to know which foods lower cholesterol or blood sugar; which nutrients interact with their medications; whether olive [...]
Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 8 minutes Servings: 4 Calories: 385 per serving Percent from Fat: 33% Cusine: Mexican, Vegetarian, Gluten Free Course: Lunch, Dinner Diet: Vegetarian, Gluten Free Food as Medicine Ingredient: Cumin Culinary MedicineSM Tip Cumin is a powerful spice shown [...]
Join us and receive Dr John La Puma’s Healthy Bytes Newsletter archives through December 2010 filled with recommended products, services, research tools and tips. Here’s a few bytes… Healthy Bites 2013 [...]
Articles on Nutrition I believe there is a national movement to help you get stronger, leaner and healthier with what you eat. Knowing what’s in your food, and how it can help you get well or make you sick are the most important steps you can take to transform [...]
I participated in a diabetes twitter chat with Dr Sanjay Gupta and Everyday Health earlier this week, and the phrase that seemed to strike a RT chord was “Education Before Prescription.” Since I spend much of my time teaching *patients and families how to make the best personal [...]
Atkins was all the rage in the late 1970s; Ornish in the late 1980s; Atkins again in the late 1990s; and now there is free-for-all, with Paleo, Raw, Vegan and Gluten Free all vying for media time, most-favored-diet-status and celebrity spokespersons. Diets come and go in waves. I love analyzing [...]
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Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 8 minutes Servings: 4 Calories: 348 per serving Percent from Fat: 22% Cuisine: Moroccan, Gluten Free Course: Dinner Diet: Mediterranean Food as MedicineSM Ingredient: Black Eyed Peas Food as MedicineSM Tip Eating beans and peas four times per week [...]
The almonds in this Mandarin Chicken With Almonds recipe are high in monounsaturated fats, the same type of health-promoting fats found in olive oil, which are associated with reduced risk of heart [...]