Dean Ornish

People don't dislike change, they dislike being changed.

— Dean Ornish

Think about it: Heart disease and diabetes, which account for more deaths in the U.S. and worldwide than everything else combined, are…

— Dean Ornish

There's a tendency to dismiss anything having to do with love and intimacy in medicine because it's hard to measure.

— Dean Ornish

No one has all the answers, so whatever a woman who has the BRCA mutation chooses to do requires courage and an…

— Dean Ornish

The power of the Internet is also its limitation - it provides access to large amounts of information without providing guidance on…

— Dean Ornish

Anything that takes you out of the context of being separate is healing. Anything that takes you out of the context of…

— Dean Ornish

Nobody wants to feel controlled or treated like a child.

— Dean Ornish

An Asian way of eating and living may help prevent and even reverse the progression of coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity,…

— Dean Ornish

The healing power of love and relationships has been documented in an increasing number of well-designed scientific studies involving hundreds of thousands…

— Dean Ornish

When I use the word spirituality, I don't necessarily mean religion; I mean whatever it is that helps you feel connected to…

— Dean Ornish

Eating a vegetarian diet, walking (exercising) everyday, and meditating is considered radical. Allowing someone to slice your chest open and graft your…

— Dean Ornish

An educated patient is empowered; thus, more likely to become healthy.

— Dean Ornish

Real power is not given to us or even created; real power is realized. It comes from realizing an inner sense of…

— Dean Ornish

In a global economy, the Bush doctrine of unilateralism - going it alone - has been disastrous. It's becoming increasingly clear that…

— Dean Ornish

Getting through the day becomes more important than living a long life when you have no one else to live for.

— Dean Ornish

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…

— Dean Ornish

Smaller portions of good foods are more satisfying than larger portions of junk foods, especially if you pay attention to what you're…

— Dean Ornish

Having the BRCA mutation significantly increases the risk of breast cancer, but it is not always the only factor. Lifestyle choices may…

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With everything that you can imagine at our fingertips, many of the social interactions that help tie people together in a community…

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When I talk about forgiveness, I mean letting go, not excusing the other person or reconciling with them or condoning the behavior.…

— Dean Ornish

When it's good business to make healthier food, then it becomes sustainable.

— Dean Ornish

Connections with other people affect not only the quality of our lives but also our survival.

— Dean Ornish

If you're at high risk or are trying to reverse heart disease or prevent the recurrence of cancer, you probably need to…

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Preventing cardiovascular disease can help free up critical resources for treating HIV/AIDS and other illnesses.

— Dean Ornish

I'm first and foremost a scientist.

— Dean Ornish