“I grew up in Texas, eating meat five times a day, and I liked meat. But I began being a vegetarian when I was 19 because I found that I felt better.” FoundFeltFiveGrewEatingGrew UpMeatVegetarianTexasEating Meat 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
“People tend to think of breakthroughs in medicine as a new drug, a laser, or a high-tech surgical procedure. They often have a hard time believing that the simple choices that we make in our lifestyle. What we eat, how we respond to stress, whether or not we smoke cigarettes, how much exercise we get, and the quality of our relationships and support can be as powerful as drugs and surgery. And they often are.” PeopleThinkingBelieveHardChoicesSimplePowerfulQualitySupportExerciseDrugEatingStressMedicineLifestyleSmokeHard TimesOur RelationshipCigarettePhysiciansSurgeryBreakthroughProceduresHealthy LifestyleResearchersLasers Author:Dean Ornish
