If you want to lose weight, lower your cholesterol or just learn how to eat healthy, you've found the right place. My free, interactive diet planner, My eatTHISdiet, will help you create weekly meal plans - complete with recipes and shopping lists - to make eating better easy for you and your entire family.
My eatTHISdiet is perfect for those with food allergies or health issues like GERD / acid reflux, lactose intolerance, and those who use Coumadin® (warfarin).
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About 
You know what it's like to need to lose weight. There's an enormous amount of information on the Internet and in books about how to lose weight, but none of it really makes it easy.
My patients would come to see me and when I would talk to them about how to eat healthy and lose weight, they would say, “Tell me what to eat.”
And like most doctors (I'm a board-certified internist), I would say something like, “Well, cut down on fats and saturated fat and reduce the amount of calories that you eat.”
Because I grew up in the restaurant business and am a chef, I have an extensive knowledge of cooking and nutrition. I'd tell my patients about books and websites where they could get information about eating healthy, and occasionally I'd help them create meal plans. We would discuss fad diets and their pros and cons. I'd overwhelm my patients with information.
But it was only after a patient said to me, "Don’t tell me about all that! Just tell me what to eat!" that I finally got it.
That's when I created 
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Using my low fat, low calorie, healthy recipes, I created
a six-week eating plan to help that first patient lose weight
by eating healthy. It worked so well for her that soon other
patients were asking me for their own eatTHISdiet meal plan!
Dozens of my patients helped me refine the diet so that it'll
fit into your busy lifestyle. It's flexible, easy to use,
and best of all, no more cooking one meal for yourself and
one for the rest of the family.
Everything you need is here on this website. Weekly menus, recipes, even shopping lists! Even if you don't need to lose weight, but just want to eat healthy, you can do that with eatTHISdiet.
Try My eatTHISdiet today and see how easy it can be to cook and eat healthy.
Timothy S. Harlan, M. D.
Dr. Gourmet
Top Diet Resources |
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Coumadin® (warfarin) GERD (Gastroesophageal
Reflux Disease) / Acid Reflux Lactose
Intolerant? Eating
Healthier At Fast Food Restaurants |
Low-Cholesterol
/ Low-Fat Diet
Healthy Eating for Kids The Mediterranean Diet |
If you’re taking Coumadin, you need to watch your intake of Vitamin
K. This guide will help you manage your diet successfully. Food lists,
recipe guides, and more! 
Fight GERD with Dr. Gourmet's healthy recipes, with easy “tummy
tips” to help you manage your reflux. 
It’s not unusual to have difficulty digesting lactose and needing
to avoid foods containing cheese or milk.
This index will help guide you to Dr. Gourmet
recipes you’ll safely
enjoy. 
I have to admit that I seldom eat at fast
food joints: I much prefer to eat great food.
That said, sometimes you don't have any choice. I've created a listing
of items from various fast food restaurants that will help you make
healthier choices. 
Has your doctor told you that you have a problem
with your cholesterol? You've come to the right place. The recipes and
meal plans on the Dr. Gourmet website are low-fat and low cholesterol. 
A healthy diet gives kids a great start on a healthy life. Here are some great snack ideas and guidance
for the children in your life. 
Research on the Mediterranean Diet forms the basis for all
Dr. Gourmet recipes and eatTHISdiet meal plans, whether it is The Comfort
Food Diet, plans for Coumadin® users or diabetics. Sign Up for the Dr. Gourmet Newsletters!
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Monday: Weekly Newsletter
Tuesday: Ask Dr. Gourmet: Dr. Harlan answers your questions about food and health.
Wednesday: Health and Nutrition
Bites: Get the scoop on the latest health
research and what it means for you!
Thursday: New Recipes: A list of recipes newly added to the website.
Friday: Eat - Don't Eat / Food Reviews Dr. Gourmet tells you what's good - and what's not.
Looking for the Six-Week eatTHISdiet?
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Tools and Resources
What's Your Body Mass
Index?
A lower Body Mass Index means you live a longer, healthier life.
Do you need to reduce your BMI? Find out
now.
Waist-Hip Ratio
This easy-to-calculate measurement is a good indicator of your
risk of health problems like heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure
and diabetes. What's your WHR?
The Health of It All...
Have a question about the health qualities of a particular food?
Perhaps you want tips on safe food handling? This
index will guide you to a wealth of health information about the foods
you eat.
Ask Dr. Gourmet
Have a question about food or health? Dr. Harlan fires up his
computer to answer readers' questions, from the appearance of plaque to
healthy school lunches. Ask Dr. Gourmet.
Dr. Gourmet Reviews
When you can't make the time to cook, Dr. Gourmet has reviewed
common convenience foods so you know what's eating well and eating
healthy.
Ingredients
Specific information about hundreds of ingredients in the Dr.
Gourmet kitchen. Read all about them!
Equipment
Which equipment is essential to a well-stocked kitchen? What
is a mandoline? What they are, and where
to find them.
Hand on Heart
Dr. Harlan's latest cookbook, Hand on Heart, includes several of the recipes from drgourmet.com, plus a few that were developed specifically for the book, like Banoffee Pie! More on what's inside.
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Chef Tim Says...
OK, I love pans. I have more than a few because over
time I have collected ones that work best for certain
recipes. I get questions from visitors about what are
the best pans to purchase. The answer depends on the amount
of room in your kitchen, your budget and how much of a
geek you might be.
Heavy gauge aluminum pans are a fine value and are good conductors of heat. Because of this they will be fairly responsive to changes in heat. Many brands come coated with non-stick and handled carefully will last for years. These are a great choice for beginning cooks. Those that are not coated will take on a lovely cure and a natural non-stick over time.
Stainless pans are higher up the price range and somewhat more conductive. There's a wide range now of pans that have everything from basic stainless steel to sandwiches of stainless or aluminum or copper. For beginners it's best to find a moderately priced heavy gauge pan. Pans
Dr. Tim Says...
I have written before about the interaction with certain medications and grapefruit. It wasn't until about 2 years ago that scientists identified the exact substance in grapefruit that causes the problem. We now know that furanocoumarins (naturally-occurring substances found in grapefruit's juice) are the culprit.
The issue is how those furanocoumarins interact with the CYP3A4 enzyme made in the liver. The problem arises because of the way this enzyme acts on certain medications. Drinking grapefruit juice affects this enzyme and interferes with how they are broken down. We don't know exactly how long after eating grapefruit or drinking the juice the effect wears off, however. Consequently the ongoing presence of the grapefruit in the body continues to have an effect on the system.
Interestingly, there are also CYP3A4 enzyme produced in the intestine that can interfere with the availability of drugs being absorbed into the bloodstream. As a result you should be aware that there may not be a safe time to take some medications when eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice.
One of the questions that I have received after writing on this topic is just which drugs can be a problem. Grapefruit Interactions