Dean Ornish
Dean Ornish
Dean Michael Ornishis an American physician, and president and founder of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, as well as Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He is known for his promotion of what he believes to be healthy diets, particularly vegetarianism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth16 July 1953
CountryUnited States of America
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Think about it: Heart disease and diabetes, which account for more deaths in the U.S. and worldwide than everything else combined, are completely preventable by making comprehensive lifestyle changes. Without drugs or surgery.
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what affects prostate cancer may also have implications for breast cancer as well.
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While the digital age has done so much to improve our world, it has dramatically changed our social structure, often further isolating us from each other.
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Science is simply a powerful way of understanding what's real and what isn't, what's true and what's not. It can help us determine what works, what doesn't, for whom, and under what circumstances.
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What matters most is your overall way of eating and living.
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A valid scientific theory is predictive, verifiable, and replicable. To me, that's beautiful.
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The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food.
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If I eat mindlessly while watching television, reading, or talking with someone else, I can go through an entire meal without tasting the food, without even noticing that I've been eating. The plate is empty but I didn't enjoy the food - I had all of the calories and little of the pleasure.
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There's no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that's even better, and quickly.
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When you grow up in an extended family, or in a stable neighborhood with two or three generations of families who live there, you feel seen. Not just the good things you've done, the stuff you put on your resume. You know they've seen you in your dark times, when you've messed up - but they're still there.
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that the progression of prostate cancer may be beneficially affected by making comprehensive changes in diet and lifestyle.
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This is not the definitive study, but it certainly advances the field and it adds new information about how powerful these simple changes can be,
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I always find it amusing ... Compared to having your prostate removed? ... The only side effects are you feel better and it helps prevent heart disease.