Doctor is chef is most definitely a class I would've failed in medical school but as I constantly say on the radio and in my practice you are what you eat. And in many ways I learned this the hard way. Hence my interest in food and how we prep it is not only professional, it's personal. If we're ever going to slow down this epidemic of obesity and diabetes the idea that healthy eating is bland has to go. Some friends of mine recently were at a dinner where the host has heart issues so he cooked everything without salt. It tasted like...old boots boiled according to my friend. This is the kind of dinner party that fuels the myth, eating healthy, even if it doesn't prolong your life sure makes it seem longer.
The Harvard School of Public health is pushing doctors and other health care professionals through courses like Healthy Kitchen, Healthy Lives so they can pass on healthy eating is fun eating. It's a message that needs to sink deep into your brain and when it does...it may just save your life.
