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Following the Mediterranean diet, eating whole foods, especially leafy greens, intact whole grains, legumes, and foods high in vitamin C will boost your mood.
Adopting a low-fat, whole-food plant-based or Mediterranean diet, combined regular physical activity will dramatically improve or even reverse type 2 diabetes.
Eating whole foods, especially the pattern found in the Mediterranean diet, and focusing on flavoring your food with herbs and spices to reduce the salt you eat, will improve your cholesterol, blood pressure and heart health.
Follow a whole-food plant-based or Mediterranean diet, focused on fresh produce, legumes, intact whole grains, and nuts, and minimize animal products and avoid ultra-processed foods, to achieve your optimal weight.
In a Culinary Medicine Shared Medical Appointment you will cook alongside our culinary expert, engage in a discussion about the health benefits of the food you are preparing, and learn practical tips to reach the health you want in a simple and cost-effective way. Gain culinary skills, learn simple recipes, and receive tailored nutrition advice to improve your health. Let food be thy medicine. Come learn the science of sustainable change. Spots are very limited so call today to reserve your place in the session!
In this episode of Is This Normal, Doc?, we sit down with Dr. Richmond Doxey. Dr. Doxey is one of the few physicians certified in Culinary Medicine—a groundbreaking approach that bridges the gap between clinical medicine and the joy of cooking
As a dedicated internist and culinary medicine specialist, Dr. Doxey empowers his patients to transform their health by harnessing the profound influence of nutrition and lifestyle to both prevent and reverse chronic illness.
Yes. What you eat does affect your blood sugar levels. It is not as simple as you may think. While limiting or avoiding refined sugars (like sugary drinks and treats) is a good start, additional changes, such as eating fresh fruits, beans, peas and other foods rich in fiber and antioxidants, can help lower your blood sugar levels, and even out spikes and drops. Likewise, limiting foods high in fat, especially processed treats, fried foods, and meat, poultry and eggs high in saturated fat, leads to better insulin sensitivity and over time, better blood sugar control.
Repeated research, well controlled trials and real-world studies have all shown the same thing: eating a diet high in fresh fruit, vegetables, beans, peas, lentils, intact whole grains, nuts and seeds, with liberal use of herbs and spices, reduces blood pressure. The effect is fast – in a matter of a few weeks sometimes – and sustained. In addition, it helps to keep sodium (salt) to around 1500 to 2,000 mg, or roughly ½ tsp, per day. Choose herbs, spices and culinary techniques like stir frying and sauteing to enhance flavor.
