Dr. John La Puma was a physician who loved food. As he aged, he realized that his interest in eating was leading him down a decidedly unhealthy path. Instead of going on one of the many popular diets out there, he decided to go to cooking school and really learn about food. In this book, ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine, he combines his medical knowledge with his food sense in order to create healthy recipes that will help you become the most healthy person you can be. He calls his approach 'Culinary Medicine.'For those of us who pay attention to the world of foods news around us, much of the information in this book will be old hat. Dr. La Puma spends a lot of time telling his readers how saturated fats, high fructose corn syrup, trans fats and hormone treats meats are bad. Haven't we been hearing this for years? However, his tips for choosing healthful foods are great and so I'm inclined to forgive him for opening in such a well-trod manner.
The other thing that's terrific about this book are the recipes Dr. La Puma has created. He's filled eighty pages of the book with healthful meals that are easy to prepare and maximize the benefits to your body (he suggests making oatmeal with green tea instead of water for added oomph). The final section of this book is also a helpful one, as he includes a number of edible remedies. Trying to get rid of acne? Dr. La Puma recommends eating low on the glycemic index and avoiding low- and non-fat milk. Suffering from the common cold? Increase kefir, yogurt and red wine.
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9-05-2008 @ 10:49AM
John La Puma, MD said...
Thanks for shout-out, Marisa.
It was fun to write the book, and to read your reviews: I love your passion for great food and great health too.
Keep up the great work.
Best
John
www.drjohnlapuma.com
n.b. We'll send your blog readers--and everyone else--my free, quick, healthy, easy recipes every week at www.ChefMD.com
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