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The Ornish Diet has been named the “#1 best diet for heart disease” by U.S. News & World Report for seven consecutive years!

Dr. Dean Ornish is the first clinician to offer documented proof that heart disease can be halted, or even reversed, simply by changing your lifestyle. Based on his internationally acclaimed scientific study, which has now been ongoing for years, Dr. Ornish's program has yielded amazing results. Participants reduced or discontinued medications; they learned how to lower high blood pressure; their chest pain diminished or disappeared; they felt more energetic, happy, and calm; they lost weight while eating more; and blockages in coronary arteries were actually reduced.

In his breakthrough book, Dr. Ornish presents this and other dramatic evidence and guides you, step-by-step, through the extraordinary Opening Your Heart program, which is winning landmark approval from America's health insurers. The program takes you beyond the purely physical side of health care to include the psychological, emotional and spiritual aspects so vital to healing. This book represents the best modern medicine has to offer. It can inspire you to open your heart to a longer, better, happier life.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0804110387
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ivy Books (December 30, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 672 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780804110389
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0804110389
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.16 x 1.01 x 6.84 inches
Reviewer: Samuel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Still extremely important, and here's why--
Review: Of all the "alternative medicine" heart books out there (or at least the five best-sellers that I've read), Ornish's is still the most complete, up-to-date, sensible and safe. Esselstyne's, which is currently in the number one slot in sales, is practically the same except slightly more "radical" (he prohibits oils of any kind--whether fish, flax, soy). It's simpler to read, briefer, and more current (probably accounting for its popularity), but for the most part it's a stripped-down version of Ornish's book, even following the same organization (advice plus lots of recipes). Ornish's program has the advantage of giving consideration to factors other than food and exercise as a therapeutic measure, and is the more "philosophic." (Also, there's the matter of sugar and triglycerides, appended below.)What sets Ornish apart, above all, is his holistic approach. He's fully aware that just as conventional medicine has placed excessive emphasis on stents, statins and bypasses, alternative medicine has committed much the same when on too-exclusive emphasis on foods, fish oils, various vitamins, enzymes, proteins and amino acids. Ornish looks squarely at the mental-emotional-spiritual dimension of human experience and the role of stress on heart disease. Just as literature-philosophy-theology teachers of modern thought dwell on the theme of alienation--from self, from others, from a higher power--in a modern and post-modern world, Ornish repeatedly comes back to the same theme, quoting, for example, T. S. Eliot and "The Four Quartets" (the Thunder's words at the end of "The Wasteland" also resonate here). For Ornish the operative word is not "alienation" but "isolation," which must be confronted and overcome at all costs for healing to occur. Quoting Sam Keene, he makes it clear that projecting one's own biases against the "other"--as members of hate groups are want to do--is no antidote to "isolation." It requires control, sympathy, understanding, perhaps above all a rejection of material values and the need to be liked. Ornish's is the one book that goes beyond what to eat and not to eat, what pills to take and avoid, what exercises to do and how often. His is the most spiritual approach.Here's the problem with some of the other books--for example, by Sinatra (who to his credit provides the most specific, illuminating information about "the new cardiology" or Ignarro (Dr. N.O.): With the exception of Ornish and Esselstyne, they prescribe the consumption of vitamins, supplements, pills and powders in megadoses that are not proven to be without side-effects which, for some individuals, can be draining and stressful in themselves. I know people who can't tolerate probiotics, ginseng, S-ame, goldenseal, grapefruit seed oil, and any number of the recent supplements that are sold simply on the basis of one "expert's" say-so, the cooperation of the vitamin manufacturers, and without FDA approval. To ingest the quantities of CoQ-10 and d-Ribose recommended by Sinatra or the 4 grams of d-Arginnine plus Citrulline required by Ignarro (in addition to 5 to 10 other "essential" supplements) is to invite a certain amount of discomfort before any of the advertised effects might be noticed. Indeed, to follow these recommendations is to trust that the medical "establishment" is completely ignorant of the wondrous powers of these supplements or determined to make us over-tax the health care system more than is already the case.Lord knows, the FDA, or organized medicine, has slipped up its share of the time, has been overly slow to approve some measures, overly hasty in other cases. But to demonize them as some sort of vast conspiracy intent upon keeping us all feeling unwell is, however much of a therapeutic placebo to some, an insult to common sense and logic. In fact, some of these health evangelists--going back to Adele Davis and Linus Pauling--prescribe as much from the perspective of belief, faith and theology as caution, wisdom, and science.[Not a popular review, but I stand by it. Even in his preface (p. xxix), Ornish calls attention to a matter that I simply missed while reading 5-6 more current books on CVD: simple carbs, or "non-fat" sugar and corn syrup. Yes, Esselstyne (and the rest, too) endorses organic, whole grain products, which would ensure the reader imbibes essential complex carbs. But the other books don't always explain as fully as necessary the primary REASON for watching the carbs no less than the fats. It leads to high sugar blood counts, overproduction of insulin, insulin resistance and, as a result, not only tiredness but elevated triglycerides and high blood pressure. I had been so exclusively focused on HDL and LDL and the avoidance of all meat, dairy, oils, fats, etc. that I was inadequately prepared for the results of a truly comprehensive lipid panel. To be fair to Esselstyne, it was from a paper on his website--not from any personal physician--that I learned about the absolute necessity of staying on Plavix following insertion of a chemically-treated stent. All the more reason to try alternative measures--such as the diet changes recommended by Ornish and Esselstyne--to preserve that precious endothelium before replacing it with something you didn't receive from your mother.]

Reviewer: Sarah jordanhazy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book
Review: Easy to understand with so much knowledge and information to help someone with heart disease. I bought this for my mom and she had utilized it in helping with lifestyle changes

Reviewer: Gary F. Taylor
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Near-Vegan Diet with Zero Fat, High Fiber, High Carbs
Review: I like to describe the currently popular PREVENT AND REVERSE HEART DISEASE by Caldwell B. Esselstyn as "vegan terrorism." The earlier PROGRAM FOR REVERSING HEART DISEASE by Dean Ornish is essentially the same as Esselstyn's tome, but it is written in a more chatty style that has the effect of taking the edge off.Both Esselstyn and Ornish structure their books in similar ways in an effort to grapple with scientific study and recommended lifestyle changes, but the core of both books is the diet and the recipes, which emphasize complex carbs and high fiber, cut all meats, and avoid any trace of fat. But frankly, the Esselstyn diet and recipes are grueling and unattractive, where as the Ornish diet and recipes--while still strict--are within the realm of possibility.The problem with these sorts of books is that, no matter what any particular doctor says, we aren't entirely sure that they work. We do know that if you have heart problems it is a good idea to reduce fat and bump up fiber, but studies have varying results and every expert contradicts every other expert. I would also note that a good many heart patients take Coumadin (aka warfarin), which is adversely affected by vitamin K, which is concentrated in many of the foods the diet recommends, so you'll want to have your Coumadin levels frequently checked if you move onto this particular diet.My own sentiment about this diet, and the numerous others, is that you have to use a bit of common sense. I somehow doubt that egg whites or canned tuna packed in water has enough fat and cholesterol to make much of a difference; on the other hand, people who like the notion of sitting down to bacon for breakfast and a steak for dinner really need to get it together before they drop dead. I'd read up as much as possible and then take the road you (and your doctor) think most sensible. That said, Ornish isn't as dietarily devastating as Esselstyn, so if you're thinking about the Esselstyn diet you might want to start here first.GFT, Amazon ReviewerIn Memory of Gypsy, Queen of the Night, Feline Companion of Twenty Years

Reviewer: Prakash G
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Actual book worth a gem, Book size and font size can be increased for ease of reading,

Reviewer: Vincent
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Bought this book for my mother as she is struggling with health issues in her late 50s. It is packed with very good information for a start, and will also look to getting Dr. Esselstyn's book very soon as well. Hope she will make good use of this wealth of knowledge! It is a shame we are not taught these things at a very young age, in our families or the educational system. Sadly there is little incentive doing so and will be met mostly with backlash in mainstream society. Attitudes are slowly changing however, and it is up to the younger generations to be the light forward in making the societal and cultural impact around nutrition and health that's sorely needed more than ever. Heart disease is not inevitable; prevention and reversing these diseases is doable if you really want it.

Reviewer: sandra
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: LÓGICO E INTERESANTE SU MÉTODO, TOMANDO EN CUENTA QUE NUESTRA SALUD ES RESULTADO DE UN CONJUNTO DE VARIANTES Y NO SOLO UN MEDICAMENTO

Reviewer: Howard Hepworth
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Very long and too small print

Reviewer: Fidèle client parisien
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Je m'attendais à quelque chose de bien mais ce livre m'a surpris car il fait le lien avec d'autres domaines. La méthode ne se limite pas à des conseils d'alimentation et d'activité physique !À recommander et à offrir à vos amis.