Topic: Dean Ornish
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We aimed to assess whether three months of intensive lifestyle changes increased telomerase activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells -- PBMC
Lifestyle change may reduce aging, disease Sep 17, 2008
Study after study find that people who feel lonely are many times more likely to get cardiovascular disease than those who have a strong sense of connection and community
Relationships may by key to survival Sep 25, 2005
It has been found that people who volunteer to help others also greatly increase their health and survival
Study: Generous oldsters live longer Nov 13, 2002
Dean Michael Ornish, M.D., (born July 16, 1953) is 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.
Ornish, a native of Dallas, Texas, is a graduate of Hillcrest High School of the Dallas Independent School District. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and earned his M.D. from the Baylor College of Medicine. He served a medical internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Ornish is widely known for his lifestyle-driven approach to the control of coronary artery disease (CAD). Dr. Ornish and colleagues showed that a lifestyle regimen featuring Yoga, meditation, a low-fat vegetarian diet, smoking cessation, and regular exercise could not only stop the progression of CAD, but could actually reverse it. He has acknowledged his debt to Swami Satchidananda for helping him develop this holistic perspective on preventive health.
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