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Eat And Cook Healthy! With Dr. John La Puma

Published March 3, 2011 at 11:22 AM PST

John La Puma, MD (pictured) is the leading physician voice for healthy eating as part of health, and an expert in wellness and stress management. Both a board-certified practicing internist and professionally trained chef, he is a New York Times best-selling author twice, on healthy aging and diet. Host of “ChefMD™” on Lifetime TV and the PBS Special “Eat And Cook Healthy,” he is the first physician to teach a cooking and nutrition course in a US medical school (SUNY-Syracuse), with Dr Michael Roizen of RealAge.

Airs Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 10 a.m. on KPBS TV

"Eat And Cook Healthy! With Dr. John La Puma" is a program that teaches viewers to experience food they can't wait to make, and grab the energy and good health to reclaim their lives. Anyone who loves food, wants to have more energy, wants to reverse his or her family health history, or wants to know what to eat to get and stay healthy should watch this program. The recipes, meals, and menus can work within minutes of eating.

Healthy Eating Resources

Visit Dr. La Puma's website for free recipes, food FAQ's, to read his blog and to take the gluten free quiz.

At 35, after eating too much of the Standard American Diet (SAD, isn't it?), Dr. La Puma had become SADly paunchy. So he decided to research the science of nutrition while also going to culinary school to learn to cook. He created the revolutionary new concept of "culinary medicine" - recipes, foods, and meals that prevent or control common health conditions without sacrificing restaurant-quality taste.

In "Eat And Cook Healthy! With Dr. John La Puma," viewers will learn to stock the medicine chest in your kitchen, use the doctor inside of you, and create dishes that give you lifesaving benefits and truly dazzling flavor. Dr. La Puma is the author of the New York Times bestselling book "Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine."

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