People who are lonely and depressed are three to 10 times more likely to get sick and die prematurely than those who have a strong sense of love and community. I don't know any other single factor that affects our… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
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… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
There's a tendency to dismiss anything having to do with love and intimacy in medicine because it's hard to measure. — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
No one has all the answers, so whatever a woman who has the BRCA mutation chooses to do requires courage and an element of… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
The power of the Internet is also its limitation - it provides access to large amounts of information without providing guidance on how to… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
Anything that takes you out of the context of being separate is healing. Anything that takes you out of the context of separateness is… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
An Asian way of eating and living may help prevent and even reverse the progression of coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, prostate cancer… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
The healing power of love and relationships has been documented in an increasing number of well-designed scientific studies involving hundreds of thousands of people… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
When I use the word spirituality, I don't necessarily mean religion; I mean whatever it is that helps you feel connected to something that… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
Eating a vegetarian diet, walking (exercising) everyday, and meditating is considered radical. Allowing someone to slice your chest open and graft your leg veins… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
An educated patient is empowered; thus, more likely to become healthy. — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
Real power is not given to us or even created; real power is realized. It comes from realizing an inner sense of peace, self-worth,… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
In a global economy, the Bush doctrine of unilateralism - going it alone - has been disastrous. It's becoming increasingly clear that we're all… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
Getting through the day becomes more important than living a long life when you have no one else to live for. — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
