ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to: Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, Getting Really Healthy [Paperback]

John La Puma (Author), Rebecca Powell Marx (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2009

Doctor, What Do I Eat for That–and How Do I Make It Taste Really Good?

Respected physician and trained chef Dr. John La Puma answers those questions and more in this revolutionary book. In it, he offers you “culinary medicine” the art of cooking blended with the science of medicine. The result? Restaurant-quality recipes, foods, and meals that can reverse the process of disease.

Use ChefMD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine to:

• Discover what and how to eat for forty health conditions–from ADD and Alzheimer’s to rheumatoid arthritis and ulcers
• Build a “culinary medicine chest” with fifty amazing foods that prevent or control common health conditions
• Conquer fatigue, supercharge your immune system, and look and feel younger
• Get the most nutrition from the foods you eat
• Find the ChefMD Essentials–thirty-six healthful and flavorful brand-name foods in boxes, bags, and cans
• Fall in love with food again with fifty easy ChefMD recipes–guilt free!

Eat and cook the ChefMD way and discover just how easy, simple, and delicious a healthy life can be.

Editorial Reviews

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"John taught me how to cook and how to make healthy food taste terrific. Get this book and he'll share that brilliant wisdom and practical advice with you. Your body and your taste buds will thank you for it."
— Michael Roizen, M.D., Chief Wellness Officer of the Cleveland Clinic and coauthor of four #1 New York Times Bestsellers, including YOU: Staying Young

“Dr. La Puma brings to your table a rare combination of medical experience and culinary skills. Anyone’s health and meals will both benefit by reading this book.”
—Walter C. Willet, M.D., Chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health

"Through the culinary wizardry of Dr. John La Puma, not even your taste buds will know that you're eating 'good for you' food. You can live well--and long--with his guidance."
—Mehmet Oz, M.D., Author of YOU: Staying Young and YOU: The Owner's Manual

“Every one of us has an internal doctor, a natural inner leader, that can keep us healthy. Dr. La Puma teaches you how to eat the right food so your inner doctor can do its work. Learn how to eat well and feel well at the same time. “
—Jack Canfield Co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Body and Soul®

"John La Puma has a way of bringing the science and pleasures that should come from healthy eating together on the same plate. As a fascinating blend of both chef and physician, his passion and talent come through with practical and enticing tips on how to shop, cook, and eat. In this engaging book, he shows us that healthy food can be both good for you and bring delicious pleasure to our lives."
—Jesse Ziff Cool, Author, Restauranteur, and Advocate of Sustainable Agriculture


From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

JOHN LA PUMA, M.D., is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The RealAge Diet and Cooking the RealAge Way, the host of ChefMD on television, and the director of the Santa Barbara Institute for Medical Nutrition and Healthy Weight in Santa Barbara, California.

REBECCA POWELL MARX is a writer and television producer and a 2007 and 2008 International Health and Media FREDDIE award winner.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (April 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307394638
• ISBN-13: 978-0307394637
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.7 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. La Puma is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and professionally trained chef. The leading practicing physician voice for the importance of food in health care, and a New York Times best selling author twice, he has pioneered food-as-medicine that's tasty and life-changing. Also an award-winning TV host, he has starred in over 100 episodes of "What's Cooking With ChefMD?" and co-hosted Lifetime TV's "Health Corner" with Joan Lunden and hosts PBS' "Eat and Cook Healthy with Dr John La Puma."

Connect at http://drlapuma.com, or be his fan at http://facebook.com/drjohnlapuma

He has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, Oprah.com and NPR and has been published in Guideposts, Shape, the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and the New York Times. He developed recipes for Dr. Oz and Roizen's New York Times best-seller You the Owner's Manual.

Repeatedly named "One of America's Top Physicians" by the Consumers' Research Council and called a "Secret Weapon" by The Wall Street Journal, Dr. La Puma was honored with the American Medical Association's NAMC "Award of Excellence". He creates private programs for patients, using Chef Clinic strategies to work with his patients with weight problems, personally coaching them to transform their lives with what they eat, and to look, feel and live better. He is based in Santa Barbara, California.

Customer Reviews

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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOTS of great tips that doesn't feel like a COMPELTE repetition of what other books have already said, January 6, 2010

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This review is from: ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to: Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, Getting Really Healthy (Paperback)

I found this book by accident while shopping at a local supermarket right. Since I just had a baby and felt like I was battling baby fat AND a hormonal imbalance, this book caught my attention. So, I flipped through it, thought the info and recipes looked interesting, and so I bought it.

I've read the book and have made three of the recipes so far. I absolutely LOVE this book!!! Not only is the information fresh and doesn't feel like a repeat of all the other diet & hormone imbalance books I've read, but the meals are delicious, quick, AND simple! I have a ton of cookbooks but this one gets a lot of attention...and for a good reason. I highly recommend this book.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big Bood of Culinary Medicine, May 19, 2009

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This review is from: ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to: Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, Getting Really Healthy (Paperback)

This book has great information for eating healthy and preventing disease at the same time. I had a hard time getting started in it because it is strickly print, no color or illustrations at all. But once I got started I found it had very helpful information. We all need to be aware of healthier ways to prepare our food.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book for everyone!!, June 25, 2009

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Bill Lundquist "Big Bill" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to: Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, Getting Really Healthy (Paperback)

This is a great book! Very useful for everyone! We are what we eat and this book really spells that out! Eat better..........feel better! I am enjoying a 250+ pound weight loss thanks, in part, to Dr. John LaPuma's simple and delicious recipes! Start your journey today to a healthier YOU!

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