American - Educator | July 16, 1953 -
In 2010, I consulted with President Clinton after his bypass grafts occluded and encouraged him to make healthy lifestyle changes including a whole-foods, plant-based diet low in refined carbohydrates.
Dean Ornish
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If you're at high risk or are trying to reverse heart disease or prevent the recurrence of cancer, you probably need to make bigger changes in diet and lifestyle than someone who just wants to lose a few pounds and is otherwise healthy. If you just want to lower your cholesterol, weight or blood pressure, begin by making moderate changes.
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It costs less to eat and live more healthfully. Walking, loving, meditating, and quitting smoking are free and require no special equipment.
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How you eat is as important as what you eat. If I eat mindlessly while watching television, I get all of the calories and none of the pleasure. Instead, if I eat mindfully, paying attention and savoring what I'm eating, smaller portions of food can be exquisitely satisfying.
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Too much power in any institution tends to stifle innovation.
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No one has a monopoly on truth, and science continues to advance. Yesterday's heresies may be tomorrow's conventional wisdom.
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Preventing cardiovascular disease can help free up critical resources for treating HIV/AIDS and other illnesses.
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When we torture people, even if we win the battle, we've already lost the war for hearts and minds. Especially our own.
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As a veteran of the diet wars, I think it's time to call a truce. Rather than hear experts argue, most people want practical information they can use.
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Reimbursement is a major determinant of how medicine is practiced. When reimbursement changes, so do medical practice and medical education.
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Getting through the day becomes more important than living a long life when you have no one else to live for.
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Even a small amount of dark chocolate can be exquisitely satisfying if you meditate on it.
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