| A chilled Riesling with spicy Greek shrimp with feta cheese.a crisp California coastal Sauvignon Blanc paired with an herb-stuffed chicken breast with roasted red pepper sauce.a fruity Oregon pinot noir with fresh poached wild salmon.a Napa Valley merlot with Asian spiced duck breasts.a peppery syrah with Provencal grilled lamb.
No, this is not taken from a fancy restaurant menu, though it could well be. These are some of the delicious recipes from the recently published book 'The Wine Lover's Healthy Weight Loss Plan: 100 Recipes That Let You Enjoy the Health Benefits of Your Favorite Wine'. The book is the brainchild of Dr. Tedd Goldfinger, a practicing cardiologist and Lynn Milligan, a celebrated Cordon Bleu chef who has traveled widely India , Mexico and South America . They have teamed up to create the only book to incorporate the pleasures and benefits of wine with 100 delicious, balanced gourmet recipes, with weight loss as a bonus.
Goldfinger has studied the health benefits of wine in his patients with coronary artery disease, and has worked with an international group of leading nutritionists, and epidemiologists to endorse a lifestyle of healthy foods and one or two glasses of wine daily for better health, longer life, and yes, successful weight loss. Dr. Goldfinger, who enjoys a glass of red wine with meals, has also battled overweight as many of his patients have, and has found success and satisfaction with the Wine Lovers program.
Healthy foods that conform to a Mediterranean style diet, stressing fresh local ingredients and moderation works! He "sincerely endorses a glass of wine a day to my patients with heart disease. The benefits of wine - and only wine, not any other alcoholic beverage -- have been scientifically proven to reduce coronary disease, boost resistance to cancers, infections, arthritis, and other inflammatory disorders and diseases'.
Long considered "empty calories" by the dieting crowd, wine turns out to be beneficial when sipped in moderation.' It's a super-drink that aids your brain, kidneys, and especially your heart. Despite their fat-laden confits and cassoulets, wine has protected the French from cardiovascular disease (a medical conceit known as The French Paradox .) Paired with the right dishes, wine works to promote better health and consistent weight management for the majority of those who try it,' claims the author.
Goldfinger's underlying principle of The Wine Lover's Healthy Weight Loss Plan is that your diet should be as healthy and complex as a glass of wine, with its textures and tastes. Focus on healthy, rather than restricted, eating. Exchange harmful simple sugars, carbohydrates and high fructose corn syrup for vegetables, legumes, and grains. Always go for natural and satisfying! And be sure one meal a day is accompanied by the power of a small glass of wine, which contains bioactive pigments, tannins and antioxidants found in grape skins.
'Learn how to eat well - goodbye to restrictive diet food! - lose weight, and enjoy the benefits and pleasures of a daily glass of wine' seems to be the mantra of the book. For further details (hardcover US$16.95) write to Ann_pryor@mcgraw-hill.com
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