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

by John La Puma and Rebecca Powell Marx

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030739462X
• ISBN13: 9780307394620
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

I love cookbooks, and I also love to learn more about the food I am making. This book has both, and it's written in a very readable and entertaining manner. Furthermore, the information in "What do I Eat for That?" is very useful. I would recommend this book to anyone! Dr. Puma also has a great website, [...], that I also highly recommend!

A nust-have for anyone wanting to eat healthy!

This book is written in plain easy to understand terms. You can apply all advice in this book. It is wonderful!

A "Must Have" for Every Family Interested in Staying Healthy

I found Dr. La Puma's book to be unique packed with valuable information and full of cooking tips I will incorporate in my daily menus. I tried the 14 menu plan following it exactly. The food was delicious and easy to prepare. I was never hungry and I have noticed after just 14 days the remarkable health benefits. I caught myself not reaching for my glasses in order to see more clearly, I had much more energy and slept more soundly. My hair & nails have improved and complexion is clear and smooth. I salute Dr. La Puma for devising this wonderful health booster made possible from my own kitchen! Bravo! Dr. La Puma.

Intelligent and readable

This book is a guide to improved health through informed food choices. Certain foods contain healthful components that can be used to combat specific medical problems. Food can play an important role in getting well. Healthful foods are best appreciated when served in delicious meals. That's where the word "Chef" in the title comes from. Recipes are provided for presenting these foods in chef-quality meals. The book has a pleasant tone; it's enjoyable to read. A companion website - chefmd.com - provides supplementary information.

A Great Resource with Something for Everyone!

As an athlete dutifully concerned with nutrition, I read this book thinking that I knew everything already, but Dr. La Puma proved me wrong. Not only did I learn a lot, this book is a delightful, down-to-earth read. What it may lack in illustrations it more than makes-up in wisdom and joie de vivre. Although I am a vegan and this book is not aimed directly at the vegan community, the recipes still rekindled my love for everything health-food related. My inner skeptic also appreciated the research citations in the back of the book. The environmentalist side also applauds Dr. La Puma's efforts to return to local foods, organic foods, and generally just slow down with food and enjoy. Overall, a solid book that I would definitely give as a gift! *Oh and I guess if you want to look at pictures, his website has little video clips and other bells and whistles.