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Dean Ornish, MD: The Power of Sustainable Changes in Diet & Lifestyle

Dean Ornish, MD: Reversing Heart Disease

Drs. Dean Ornish & Deepak Chopra in a wide-ranging discussion

Dean Ornish, MD: What's Good For You is Good For the Planet

Dean Ornish, MD: Healthy Connections

Dean Ornish, MD: Bill Clinton and Reversing Heart Disease

Dean Ornish, MD: Health Reform

Dean Ornish, MD: Senate Health Reform Testimony

Dean Ornish, MD - Keynote: Reviewing the Science of Integrative Medicine

Dean Ornish, MD: Genes Are Not Your Fate

Dean Ornish, MD: The World's Killer Diet

Dean Ornish, MD: Healing

Dean Ornish on Stopping Prostate Cancer

Dean Ornish on Treating the Whole Patient

Dean Ornish on Breakthroughs in Cancer

Dean Ornish, MD

Selected Press

Telemorase Study: Lancet Oncology
(PDF)

Gene Expression Study: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
(PDF)

Stamford Hospital unveils the new Center for Integrative Medicine & Wellness
PDF – Press Release
PDF - Full Article

Wall Street Journal: "'Alternative' Medicine Is Mainstream: Jan 9th, 2009
http://online.wsj.com

New York Times: "Senate Confirmation Hearing: Tom Daschle": Jan 8th, 2009
www.nytimes.com

BBC: "Clean living slows cell aging," Sept 15, 2008: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7616660.stm

Scientific American:  “Can lifestyle changes bring out the best in genes?" June 17, 2008:
www.sciam.com/

San Francisco Chronicle, "Changing diet, exercise found to extend lives," Sept 16, 2008:
www.sfgate.com

Newsweek cover story, "Healer of Hearts," March 16, 1998: www.newsweek.com

Newsweek, "The Good Heart," Oct. 3, 2005:  www.newsweek.com

Newsweek, "Men's Health: Prostate Cancer's Difficult Choice," June 16, 2003:
www.newsweek.com

Newsweek, "The Prostate Plan," April 22, 2002: www.newsweek.com

USA Today, "Patient Calls Ornish Program 'Miraculous,'" Sept. 20, 1995
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday

USA Today, "Ultra-low-fat menu appears to help diabetics with heart risk," Mar 3, 2005:
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/

USA Today, "Determined to be svelte by summer? Start today," Feb. 18, 2008:
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday

NewYork Times, "Dean Ornish Replies," Sept 17, 2008: http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com

New York Times, "End of the Diet Wars," Aug 15, 2008: http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com

New York Times, "Scientist At Work," Dec 29, 1998: http://query.nytimes.com

TIME magazine, "The Atkins Ornish South Beach Zone Diet," June 21, 2004:
www.time.com

TIME magazine, "A New Diet Equation," May 30, 2007, www.time.com

TIME magazine: "The Ornish Diet," May 30 2007, www.time.com

New York Times, "A Diet Rich in Partial Truths," July 13, 2002: http://query.nytimes.com

New York Times, "Unusual Heart Therapy Wins Coverage from Larger Insurer," July 28, 1993:
http://query.nytimes.com

Dr. Ornish's reply to the New York Times Tierney Lab

Dr. Ornish's Columns

A Lifesaving Legacy

Judah Folkman transformed our understanding of cancer. Now his groundbreaking work is leading to new strategies for fighting obesity, Alzheimer's and scores of other conditions.

A Plan for Overweight Kids

The childhood obesity epidemic has been called 'the terrorist threat from within.' Now researchers armed with $500 million are taking aim at this public health disaster.

Bigger Brains, Better Genes

Believe it or not, those are among the benefits of exercising more and eating healthier.

Changing Your Lifestyle Can Change Your Genes

New research shows that improved diet, meditation and other non-medical interventions can actually "turn off" the diseasepromoting process in men with prostate cancer.

Chocolate to Live For

Not only does it taste good, studies show that it improves blood flow to your heart, lowers blood pressure, and other good stuff. What you need to know about a sweet and healthy favorite.

Ending the Sick Care System

Sen. Tom Harkin on why America cannot afford to skimp on preventive health care

Feel Better, Live Longer

Love and joy are the real secrets to healthy living.

Forget About Willpower

The real secret to sticking to your New Year's resolutions is knowing why you want to lose weight and live healthier. Fear of dying is not sustainable; joy of living is.

From Breakdown to Breakthrough

Proven strategies for helping you survive the stress and anxiety of trying times.

Genes are Only Part of the Story

In most cases, diet and lifestyle changes trump DNA if you're willing to make big enough changes.

Lifestyle Changes, Regime Changes

Fear doesn't work--whether it's in politics or at the breakfast table.

Lighten Up

New studies show that stress not only makes you gain weight, but it affects what you eat and even where you pack on those extra pounds. What you can do to stop it.

Like Parent, Like Child

The diet and lifestyle choices you make don't just affect you.

Talking with Edwards About Health Reform

In the first of a series, our columnist explores the candidates' positions on fixing the way we pay for medical care.

The Collapse of Primary Care

Disaster looms as medical students abandon family practice for higher-paying sub-specialties.

The Dark Side of Good Fats

While omega-3 fatty acids offer health benefits to most people, new research has found they may be dangerous to some patients.

The Garbage Trucks in Your Blood

The recent failure of a potential blockbuster drug designed to increase so-called 'good cholesterol' raises important issues about diet and heart health. What is HDL, anyway?

The Never-ending Diet Wars

A new study reports that the Atkins diet can be just as healthy as a low-fat diet. But don't start buying bacon yet. This research has some serious flaws.

The Toxic Power of Racism

Recent studies document the harmful effects of discrimination on our health.

Tortured Logic

There are important reasons why the most sacred medical oaths and doctrines prohibit doctors from participating in torture in any way.

What Matters Most

That simple question can play a powerful role in healing our lives.

Why Health Insurance Doesn't Work

Because of a growing awareness that the current system is unsustainable, reformers are promoting disease prevention. A look at one campaign leader.

Yes, Prevention is Cheaper than Treatment

Don't be misled by recent reports, changes in diet and lifestyle are still the most effective way to lower health-care costs. You'll feel better, too.

A Peek into Dr. Dean Ornish's Pantry

Dr. Dean Ornish and his family practice what he preaches and it shows.

The Great Olive Oil Misconception

Dr. Ornish answers questions about the health value of canola oil versus olive oil.

Bust a Myth, Get a Benefit

Dr. Ornish sets us straight on common diet myths.

Fed Up? The Truth About Low Calorie Diets

Dr. Dean Ornish takes a hard look at the recent study about low-fat diets.

Dr. Ornish in Social Media

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Dean Ornish, MD: Medical Editor of the Huffington Post

How to Transform Your Lifestyle and Your Life (Part One)

"Listen, here's what I think. I think we can't go around measuring our goodness by what we don't do. By what we deny ourselves. What we resist, and who we exclude. I think we've got to measure goodness by what we embrace, what we create, and who we include."

Top 10 Medical Events Of The Decade

In writing about the top 10 medical events of the decade, I first began writing about the latest high-tech breakthroughs in genomics, stem cell research, angiogenesis, and so on.

In addition, some of the biggest medical and health events of the past decade were studies documenting the limitations of...

Sharecare Builds A Web 3.0 Bridge To Better Health

Nowhere is the power of the Internet for improving people's lives more evident than in health care. Having the latest health information literally at their fingertips has enabled people to make more appropriate choices, learn about the effects and side-effects of medications they are taking, hear from peers about their...

Don't Tread on Me: Transcending the Left Wing/Right Wing Health Care Debate

Recently, I found myself in the middle of a contentious debate on Larry King Live sandwiched between President Obama's longtime personal physician, Dr. David Scheiner, and Dr. Ron Paul, the libertarian Republican member of Congress from Texas.

Dr. Scheiner described his disappointment with President Obama for not supporting...

Resuscitating Health Care Reform

Health reform is in danger of failing because the focus has been too much on who is covered and not enough on what is covered. Health care reform is primarily about health insurance reform, with the main battle being over coverage and the payment system.

All Calories are Not the Same!

Recently, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study comparing the effects of different diets on weight loss. Their conclusion? It doesn't matter what you eat, only how much you eat. So, pick a diet you can stick with, as that's all that really matters.

Transforming Medicine: An Historic Even

Dr. Ralph Snyderman is Chancellor Emeritus of Duke University and chair of the Institute of Medicine's "Summit on Integrative Medicine" at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. The Summit s a 2-1/2 day historic event in which some of the most thoughtful and important thinkers are coming together...

Ending the "Sick Care" System: Interview with Senator Harkin

Feel Better, Live Longer

Something Good About the Economic Meltdown

"Having a heart attack was the best thing that ever happened to me," a patient once told me many years ago.

"How so?" I wondered.

"Well, that's what it took to get my attention--to begin making major changes in my life that have made me so much healthier...

The Never-Ending Diet Wars

A new study comparing the Atkins diet, a Mediterranean diet and a low-fat diet published on July 17 in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), is likely to inspire headlines saying that the Atkins diet is better for your waistline and your health than a low-fat...

The Toxic Power of Racism

Like many of us, I was inspired by Sen. Barack Obama's recent eloquent speech on healing racial and other divisions in this country. His words resonated with my personal experiences. In 1981, for example, when my friend and I moved to Boston to start our medical internships at Massachusetts...

Forget About Willpower

I went to a holiday party last night and saw a friend I hadn't seen in a while.

"Hey, Woody--you look great! How did you manage to lose so much weight?"

"Well, I tried something radical: I'm eating less food. I realized that I liked looking good and feeling good...

Tortured Logic

"The end excuses any evil."
--Sophocles, "Electra" (409 B.C.)

"No man is justified doing evil on the grounds of expediency."
--Theodore Roosevelt, "The Strenuous Life" (1900)

Last week, I was having dinner with a good friend who is an extremely bright and thoughtful person. I shared with...

A Rational Response to the Name of "Evil"

When the U.S. claims the right to invade any country unilaterally and then defines a country like Iran or North Korea as "evil," then it is a rational response for these countries to develop nuclear weapons as the only military deterrent to invasion. We create what we most fear.

Globalization of Illness/Globalization of Health

A globalization of coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and obesity is occurring throughout the world. While heart disease is declining in developed countries, it is rising dramatically in developing countries that are beginning to copy our diet and lifestyle.

In short, they are starting to live like us and...