A/V Fridays - Dr. Dean Ornish Says We Are What We Eat
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What struck me about this talk is the power we have to take positive strides in improving our health by making simple changes. Don’t look at it as another person nagging you to eat well and exercise. Take it on as a challenge. When it comes to your health, you are in the driver’s seat.
June 13th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
I am a long time admirer of Ornish. Back when his first book about low-fat diet and heart disease came out I read it and followed his diet quite strictly. I had vowed to lose 24 pounds as I recall. I lost about 35 or so. My main goal was to get in shape not to lose weight and so I did walk seven days a week and lift weights for three or four. I stopped weighing after I got down to 190#(I’m 6′3″) and stopped following the diet religiously when I finally weighed myself and found I was 172#. All this to say, he knows whereof he speaks.
June 13th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Thanks for posting this. I wish more folks would take this information to heart, and build a better life for themselves.
July 11th, 2008 at 8:10 am
We did this diet years ago and lost many lbs. Did not skick with it and have since gained back in spades. As the cook, I found the preperation of recipies to be demanding and time-consuming! Also, we weren’t raised vegetarian so it was a big adjustment. However, I am looking at my health and my husband’s issues and realise we are walking time-bombs. Perhaps a bit of inconvience might be worth the guarenteed results of better health and self-esteem. I might add salmon and an occasional drop of olive oil to the diet. Being hypoglycemic, I need the ex-tra protein probably. And I believe a tinsy bit of fat is ok., both in the diet and on the hips.
I believe that the current recommended food pyramid guide and info about nutrents of foods is a bit questionable. Studies are vague and the biology of how foods interact chemically is mostly unknown. I mean, a researcher will conclude what an individual carrot contains chemically but has no clue how the body absorbs those nutrients when combined with other foods. If I drink a soda with my carrot, will my body even recognise the carrot in the cesspool of mess it is breaking down with?
And then there is individual body chemistry to consider… I cannot eat mellons because they make my mouth itch, so what is considered healty is not in some cases. I am only saying that no one really knows what is the perfect diet for optiomal health for all individuals. Ornish’s diet worked for us and it will work again. I’m sure I won’t eat a soda with my carrot on this diet.