“When most people think about my work, they think about diet. To me, diet has always been the least interesting part of it.” PeopleThinkingInterestingDiets Author:Dean Ornish
“Whether you're six or sixty, if you go on a diet and lifestyle program and feel constrained, you're likely to go off it sooner or later. Offering a spectrum of choices is much more effective; then, you feel free and empowered.” IfsFeelsChoicesGoes OnSixProgramLifestyleDietsOfferingSixtySooner Or LaterEmpoweredSpectrum Book:The Spectrum: How to Customize a Way of Eating and Living Just Right for You and Your Family Source: The Spectrum: How to Customize a Way of Eating and Living Just Right for You and Your Family
“Love and intimacy are at the roots of what makes us sick and what makes us well, what causes sadness and what brings happiness, what makes us suffer and what leads to healing...I am not aware of any other factor in medicine- not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not surgery- that has a greater impact on our quality of life, incidence of illness and premature death from all causes.” WellsSufferingCausesHealingQualityGreaterSadnessExerciseDrugRootsSickStressImpactMedicineIllnessFactorsIntimacyDietsSmokingSurgeryQuality Of LifeGeneticsPrematureIncidencePremature Death Author:Dean Ornish
“Because the biological mechanisms that affect our health and well-being are so dynamic, when people change their diet and lifestyle, they usually feel so much better, so quickly; it reframes the reason for changing from fear of dying to joy of living. Also, the support that patients give each other is a powerful motivator.” PeopleGivingFeelsWellsReasonJoyChangePowerfulSupportDyingPatientLifestyleWell BeingDietsMechanismJoy Of LivingFear Of Dying Author:Dean Ornish
“I don't understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced vegetarian diet is considered drastic, while it is medically conservative to cut people open and put them on cholesterol lowering drugs for the rest of their lives.” PeopleWellsCareUnderstandingCuttingFoodHealthDrugEatingAskingConservativeHealth CareDietsVegetarianVeganAnimal RightsBalancedFoundersPhysiciansResearchersVegetarian HealthDrasticVegan DietCholesterolVegan HealthVegetarian DietPlant Based Diet Author:Dean Ornish
“Eating a vegetarian diet, walking (exercising) everyday, and meditating is considered radical. Allowing someone to slice your chest open and graft your leg veins in your heart is considered normal and conservative.” HeartWalkingExerciseNormalEatingEverydayConservativeLegsRadicalDietsChestsAllowingVegetarianVeinsMeditatingVegetarian Diet Author:Dean Ornish
“Love and intimacy are at the root of what makes us sick and what makes us well...I am not aware of any other factor in medicine-not diet, not smoking, not exercise-that has a greater impact.” WellsGreaterExerciseRootsSickImpactMedicineFactorsIntimacyDietsSmoking Author:Dean Ornish
