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HIGH SCHOOL REUNION DIET

by David Colbert, MD

with Terry Reed

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Siri Hustvedt In a culture of obesity, poisonous fast food, myriad food phobias, and one weight loss diet more bizarre than the next, Dr. David Colbert and Terry Reed have written a lucid, lively book that offers its readers an antidote: sanity. Well researched, medically sound, and entirely free of hysteria, High School Reunion Diet is much more than a means to an end. It is a lively, smart primer on how to eat, not just for thirty days, but forever.

-Siri Hustvedt
Acclaimed Author of
The Sorrows of An American, and What I Loved

Molly RingwaldDr. Colbert is like your favorite high school teacher—very funny, a little sarcastic and a lot subversive. By translating nutritional science into a language we can finally relate to, he gets inside your head and turns your thinking around. Your body will never be the same again—and years later, you’ll probably still be thanking him for it.

-Molly Ringwald

Gael GreenWith its concise exposure of unnatural foods, in a voice somewhere between a savvy coach and a cheer leader, this book can help you master a healthier way to eat, crème brûlée included.

-Gael Greene
Insatiablecritic.com

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Dr. Colbert Visits Haiti

As part of the humanitarian outreach at his New York practice, Dr. Colbert travelled to Haiti last week with his medical assistant Paul Hogue. The two met up with several fellow MDs, OR nurses and an international team of volunteers, then went by overnight bus from Santa Domingo to the DR-Haitian border, where a field camp had been set up to treat the severely wounded.  Dr. Colbert assisted in several emergency amputations, often using his fluent French to comfort and inform the wounded. For the first person story recounting his experiences, please see his account in Sunday’s New York Post at NYPost.com

City Bakery and the World-Beating Salad

Doctor Colbert often grabs a great lunch at nearby City Bakery–despite the name, one of the best salad spreads in New York City, and hence the country.  These photos document just some of the choices available on any given day: brightly colored, nutrient-packed, anti-oxidant loaded–otherworldly plants and proteins.

  1. lettuce Colorful lettuce and cabbage used as a base.
  2. zuchinni Spiced zucchini for flavor…
  3. IMG03607-20100127-1540 Extra greens and olives for extra nutrients!
  4. IMG03608-20100127-1540 The finished product is a tasty salad packed with vitamins.

City Bakery Lunch No. 2

doctor's lunch

Dr. Colbert’s lunch includes:

Eat The List: Recipes

Winter Chops with Cherry Tomatoes

Just because it’s not the season, that doesn’t mean you should forego the stupendous health benefits of the cooked tomato.  Though even ketchup and pizza sauce will give you the superb antioxidant protection of the tomato’s abundant lycopene, often what’s served underneath the sauce doesn’t do much for your waistline or your health.  Learn to use tomatoes in new and inventive ways even when you’re not getting them fresh from your garden. This simple recipe delivers the goods, with the added health benefits of the onion—proven to help protect against many forms of cancer if eaten on a regular basis.  (For all the details on both of these star vegetables, see The Lists section of The High School Reunion Diet.)  Recipe serves 4.

Prep

4 Pork chops

1 Medium onion, sliced thin

2 pints red and yellow cherry tomatoes, halved

3 Tablespoons of olive oil

1      Tablespoon Balsamic vinegar

2     Kosher Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1)   Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium high heat.   Sauté the sliced onion until translucent and lightly browned.  Transfer to a bowl.

2)   Heat the remaining oil in the skillet over medium-high heat, then sauté chops until browned and just cooked through, 3-4 minutes per side.  Transfer chops to a platter.

3)   Return the onions to the pan, add the tomatoes and sauté together over medium-high heat for about 2-3 minutes.  Remove from heat, stir in balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.  Spread on chops and serve.

Eat The List: The Tomato

The Lovely Tomato

Think of the tomato as a large, red, good-looking multi-vitamin, and try to remember it wouldn’t hurt to take one each and every day.  Tomatoes deliver an alphabet city of important nutrients—Vitamins A, C, E, K, Bs, E for starters.  The cooked tomato has an added bonus; even a little cooking in olive oil releases the highly- touted anti-oxidant lycopene, which has proven in studies to have tremendous impact on fighting certain cancers, including prostate.  Last but not least—you’d be hard put to find someone who doesn’t like tomatoes; they make almost any dish more festive and flavorful.  Eat them year round, one way or another.  See The Recipes section for a way to enjoy them in winter.