I usually find that the process of discovery is more interesting than the answers. Dean Ornish More Quotes by Dean Ornish More Quotes From Dean Ornish An Asian way of eating and living may help prevent and even reverse the progression of coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, prostate cancer and breast cancer. Incorporate more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, soy products and fish in your diet. Eat at home more with your family and friends. Dean Ornish familyeatinghomeheart Connections with other people affect not only the quality of our lives but also our survival. Dean Ornish connectionsqualitysurvivalpeople I strongly believe that the Founding Fathers of our country got it right: power corrupts, and any time you have too much power concentrated in one place, it tends to get abused, so checks and balances are always needed. Dean Ornish youpowertimebelieve When we understand the connection between how we live and how long we live, it's easier to make different choices. Instead of viewing the time we spend with friends and family as luxuries, we can see that these relationships are among the most powerful determinants of our well-being and survival. Dean Ornish friendsfamilytimelong Awareness is the first step in healing. Dean Ornish first-stepstepawarenesshealing Lifestyle changes may slow, stop, or even reverse the progression of early-stage prostate cancer. Dean Ornish slowstopchangeslifestyle Small changes in diet don't have much effect on preventing coronary heart disease and cancer. But bigger changes in diet and lifestyle may prevent heart attacks in almost everyone. Dean Ornish dietsmalllifestyleheart Make choices to empower yourself. Dean Ornish empowermakeyourselfchoices 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. Dean Ornish enjoyreadingeatingfood How you eat is as important as what you eat. If I eat mindlessly while watching television, I get all of the calories and none of the pleasure. Instead, if I eat mindfully, paying attention and savoring what I'm eating, smaller portions of food can be exquisitely satisfying. Dean Ornish youimportanteatingfood In an era in which war and terrorism - at home and abroad - are often based on racial, religious and ethnic differences, rediscovering the wisdom of love and compassion may help us increase our survival at a time when an increasingly divided country and world so badly need it. Dean Ornish wisdomtimelovewar Reimbursement is a major determinant of how medicine is practiced. When reimbursement changes, so do medical practice and medical education. Dean Ornish medicalmedicinepracticeeducation The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food. Dean Ornish needcommunityfoodwater When we realize that something as primal as the food that we choose to eat each day makes such an important difference in addressing both global warming and personal health, it empowers us and imbues these choices with meaning. If it's meaningful, then it's sustainable - and a meaningful life is a longer life. Dean Ornish dayhealthfoodlife Intimacy is healing. Dean Ornish intimacyhealing 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. Dean Ornish feelgoodyoufamily Preventing cardiovascular disease can help free up critical resources for treating HIV/AIDS and other illnesses. Dean Ornish helpfreeresourcesdisease A little humility goes a long way. Dean Ornish long-wayhumilitylongway Your genes are not your fate... if you change your lifestyle, you change your genes. Dean Ornish youlifestylefatechange The choices you make each day in your diet and lifestyle have a direct influence on how your genetic predisposition is expressed - for better and for worse. You're only as old as your genes, but how your genes are expressed may be modified by exercise, diet and lifestyle choices much more than had previously been believed - and more quickly. Dean Ornish betterdayyoulifestyle
