tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329859304867026452024-03-12T18:01:00.217-05:00Foodie and Friendseat healthy, with flavor and styleGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-44334839763412347772008-11-02T06:41:00.029-06:002009-07-04T14:10:23.087-05:00Dr. Dean Ornish: Healing and other natural wondersDr. Dean Ornish gave this presentation at a TED conference in February 2004. He discusses the importance of lifestyle including diet as well as exercise and stress reduction in maintaining or regaining good health. His program has had proven success in reversing heart disease and cancer. He and his colleagues have shown that the more a person is willing to move to the healthy end of his Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-23064559407272259852008-10-29T09:01:00.052-05:002008-10-29T14:23:37.390-05:00Eating Right for Cancer Survival -- Neal Barnard, MDIn Dr. Neal Barnard’s “The Cancer Project” web site, he offers a video, “Eating Right for Cancer Survival”, which is designed to be used along with his “Survivor’s Handbook”. It includes several presentations describing how the right food choices can help in cancer prevention and survival and bring major changes in your health and well being. They are available to purchase and on-line.Dr. Neal Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-70808323616439949162008-10-20T03:11:00.055-05:002008-10-20T08:12:09.926-05:00Millennium Pasta CarbonaraThis delicious and healthy recipe is easy to prepare. The original recipe is available in Dr. Neal Barnard’s NutritionMD web site, www.nutritionMD.com. It is a recipe submitted by the Millennium Restaurant in San Francisco, which is recognized as one of the finest gourmet vegetarian restaurants in the world.This creamy and spicy pasta recipe is low in calories and total fat content, high in Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-21603904689065581942008-10-16T19:35:00.001-05:002008-10-16T19:38:13.647-05:00Meals -- Soupsindex__________________________Carrot Cream Soup with Basil Mint SwirlMore...Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-31919762306617066912008-10-16T16:28:00.114-05:002008-10-17T06:58:36.924-05:00Carrot Cream Soup with Basil Mint SwirlThis easy to prepare, very delicious and healthy recipe is available in Dr. John McDougall’s February 2008 newsletter (www.drmcdougall.com).This recipe is low in calories and total fat content, high in fiber, and high in vitamins and minerals.Total calories = 202; Fat calories = 44; Fiber = 12 gramsFat = 19% (4.9 g), Protein = 13% (7.5 g); Carbohydrates = 68% (39 g)With more than 20% of the RDA, Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-52440832514044065562008-10-14T07:03:00.069-05:002008-11-02T07:54:33.256-06:00The Experts Speak – A Lecture SeriesI’m including links to videos of lectures by Nutrition and Medical Experts covering topics appropriate for answering questions related to a low fat, whole food, mostly plant based diet; including why it is a very healthy diet, perhaps the healthiest diet strategy in the world.After the jump, there is a topic index. Sometimes the links go to posts I’ve made on this blog. Sometimes they go directlyGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-39014118847283978412008-10-13T19:45:00.006-05:002008-10-13T19:53:59.909-05:00Contact MeIf you wish to contact me, please send me an email atFoodieandFriendsMail@gmail.comThanks,GaryGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-56169362846433723822008-10-08T12:21:00.011-05:002008-10-20T20:11:23.705-05:00Make Yourself Heart Attack Proof – by Caldwell Esselstyn MDThis is a lecture presented by Dr. Caldwell, a prominent surgeon and medical researcher from the Cleveland Clinic, one of the leading coronary care institutions in the world. Dr. Caldwell describes the mechanism for a heart attack and the results of a long term research study he conducted with patients with severe coronary disease. His study participants had 49 coronary events in the 8 years Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-56495037141456733592008-10-07T09:39:00.017-05:002008-10-07T10:06:29.702-05:00Dean Ornish, MD Interview With Charlie RoseThis 22 minute Charlie Rose interview gives an opportunity to hear Dr. Ornish in his own words talking about his work, successes, strategy and goals.As I watched the interview, the primary messages that came through for me were:1) the Ornish program works; it has documented success in controlling and actually reversing chronic diseases, like diabetes, heart disease and cancer,2) the medical Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-35041983333444195282008-10-05T16:29:00.015-05:002008-10-29T10:06:37.892-05:00Cancer and Nutritionindex_______________By following the links in this index, you will be guided to lectures and excepts from published books and articles discussing Cancer and Nutrition by recognized Nutrition and Medical experts.The China Study -- Lecture by T Colin Campbell, Ph.D. Dean Ornish, MD Interview With Charlie RoseEating Right for Cancer Survival -- Neal Barnard, MDMore...(This index is still under Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-77870689715888178482008-10-05T16:25:00.009-05:002008-10-08T12:57:16.571-05:00Heart Disease and Nutritionindex_________________By following the links in this index, you will be guided to lectures and excepts from published books and articles discussing diets and Coronary Heart Disease by recognized Nutrition and Medical experts.(This index is still under construction. More data will be posted.)The China Study -- Lecture by T Colin Campbell, Ph.D. Dean Ornish, MD Interview With Charlie RoseMake Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-68246658222902944492008-10-05T16:05:00.011-05:002008-10-05T16:21:34.325-05:00The China Study -- Lecture by T Colin Campbell, Ph.D.T Colin Campbell, PhD was the project leader for a research study known as The China Project. It is the largest nutrition study ever conducted. It was funded by United States and Chinese government, and was joint research project among Cornell University, Oxford University and the Chinese Academy of Preventative Medicine. Dr. Campbell reports The China Project produced more than 8,000 Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-81074747508995293972008-10-02T14:52:00.003-05:002008-10-02T14:58:43.182-05:00On-Line Recipes (Index)index_______________Mushroom Stroganoff by NutritionMD – Neal Barnard, MDBeef Stroganoff by Whole Foods MarketMore...Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-10973706093347879052008-10-02T14:20:00.014-05:002008-10-03T07:49:15.672-05:00Can “Creamy” Recipes Be Low Fat Recipes?Is it possible for “creamy” recipes to conform to a low fat diet strategy?Yes!I looked at 5 different “creamy” stroganoff recipes published by Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Neal Barnard, Whole Foods Market, and Rachal Ray and Paula Dean on the Food Network web site. Both recipes by Drs. Ornish and Barnard fit the healthy Reversal Diet guidelines published by Dean Ornish. The others have a fat content Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-53302644041664392082008-10-02T13:28:00.016-05:002008-10-03T06:48:33.561-05:00Beef Stroganoff by Paula Dean – Food NetworkThis recipe is published by Paual Dean on the Food Network web site.This original recipe had the highest calorie content of all 5 recipes, and exceeds the typical American diet statistics of 30% - 40% Fat. With Total Fat = 61 grams or 55% of total calories, its fat content is very high. But, it can be modified, reducing Fat content to 8 grams or 16% of Total Calories, bringing it to the healthyGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-41189123090944108362008-10-02T12:22:00.020-05:002008-10-03T06:46:44.446-05:00Beef Stroganoff by Rachal Ray – Food NetworkThis recipe is published by Rachal Ray on the Food Network web site.This original recipe exceeds the typical American diet statistics of 30% - 40% Fat. With total Fat = 52 grams or 56% of total calories, its fat content is very high. But, it can be modified, reducing Total Fat to 6 grams, or 11% of Total Calories, bringing it to the healthy end of Dr. Ornish’s nutrition Spectrum, in the Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-21547348272449739742008-10-02T11:12:00.029-05:002008-10-03T12:37:40.779-05:00Beef Stroganoff by Whole Foods MarketThis recipe is published by Whole Foods Market on their web site.This original recipe resembles the typical American diet statistics. With total Fat = 26 grams or 36% of total calories, its fat content is too high to conform to the nutrition guidelines recommended by our Nutrition and Medical Experts. But, it can be modified, bringing it much closer to the healthy end of Dr. Ornish’s nutrition Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-37095604712001584962008-10-02T10:16:00.005-05:002008-10-02T14:38:29.398-05:00Mushroom Stroganoff by Neal Barnard MD at NutritionMDThis recipe is published by Dr. Neal Barnard on his NutritionMD web site.This unmodified recipe fits Dr. Ornish’s Reversal Diet guidelines, with a Total Fat content = 3.5 grams or 6% of total calories. It includes soy milk and cornstarch to develop a creamy texture. And, it uses several kinds of mushrooms to develop a “meaty” flavor and texture instead of the typical steak in most stroganoff Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-86238126082573336592008-10-02T09:33:00.019-05:002008-10-03T07:57:44.818-05:00Creamy Mushroom Stroganoff by Dean Ornish, MDThis recipe is published by Dr. Ornish in his book, Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish. You can buy the book here.This recipe fits Dr. Ornish’s Reversal Diet guidelines, with a Total Fat content = 4 grams or 5% of total calories. It includes non-fat sour cream and cornstarch, a technique to replace cream in pasta sauces which is also described in his book. And it uses a soy meat alternativeGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-34030797785838834472008-09-25T13:34:00.006-05:002008-09-25T13:44:21.774-05:00Physically Additive Foods (chocolate, cheese, meat, and sugar) – by Neal Barnard, MDThis is a video of a lecture by Neal Barnard, MD in which he talks about why foods like chocolate, cheese, meat, and sugar are physically addictive. He also states we can eliminate our craving for these foods by eliminating them from our diet for 3 weeks. This impressed me a lot because I had craved cheese and added it to almost everything I could. After seeing this video, I stopped eating Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-71018086538130370262008-09-24T11:11:00.003-05:002008-09-24T11:17:03.180-05:00Dr. Fuhrman Cures Diabetes - But Drug Companies ObjectDr. Joel Fuhrman is one of my Nutrition and Medical Experts whose works I have referenced. His approach to nutrition is very similar to that recommended by the other Nutrition and Medical Experts, and he, like they, have documented positive results. I will be placing additional posts about his work.Here is a video that is part of a lecture Dr. Fuhrman presented. In it, you should understand Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-89062443169564646592008-09-23T12:12:00.012-05:002008-09-23T14:19:41.098-05:00Recipe SourcesThere are thousands of low fat, whole food, vegan recipes available on line and in published books. Here are just a few links to help you get started.This Foodie and Friends web site will regularly select from a variety of sources, do a nutritional analysis and actually demonstrate how to cook and perhaps modify recipes to make them healthy as well as delicious.Representative recipe sources are Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-67987718738109830492008-09-23T11:50:00.008-05:002008-09-23T12:08:37.535-05:00Martha Stewart Living Cookbook – “fit to eat recipes”We’ve seen overwhelming data that show a low fat, whole food, vegan diet can prevent and even reverse chronic disease. There are thousands of delicious and elegant recipes that fit these healthy Diet Guidelines. Many recipes that fit these criteria are published in Celebrity Chef and other popular cookbooks – but not necessarily listed as healthy recipes. Or many recipes in these popular Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-91515453684817030982008-09-23T10:04:00.013-05:002008-09-23T10:33:34.224-05:00Effectiveness of Vegan vs ADA Diet for Controlling Diabetes – Study by Neal Barnard, MDNeal Barnard, MD has published two studies comparing the effectiveness of a low fat vegan (10% Fat, 15% Protein and 75% Carbohydrates) to the recommended American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diet. His studies show a low fat vegan diet is more effective than the ADA diet in reducing blood glucose levels even without adding exercise to a lifestyle change.In this web site, I’ve included a study by Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032985930486702645.post-37590617033129931462008-09-23T08:19:00.015-05:002008-09-23T10:32:40.966-05:00Cause and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus - lecture by Jerold Olefsky, M.D.In this lecture, Dr Olefsky reports on a very large study that showed a lifestyle change, which included changes in diet and exercise, is an extremely powerful tool – actually stronger than drug therapy in preventing diabetes. This study was very large, screening more than 120,000 patients in 24 different medical/research centers. The results were so dramatic and significant that the study was Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04458568455432790904noreply@blogger.com0