For the past 21 years, Dr. Dean Ornish has dedicated his life, through
clinical research, to proving that comprehensive lifestyle and dietary
changes often reverse even severe coronary heart disease without drugs
or surgery. Dr. Ornish, the author of five best-selling books, is best
known for the book, Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart
Disease, and has been featured in major medical and general media for
his discoveries.
Dr. Ornish has appeared on the one-hour documentary show NOVA, a PBS
science series that featured his research on healthy lifestyles. His
work was also featured on Bill Moyers' PBS series Healing & the Mind, as
well as on the cover the March 16, 1998 issue of Newsweek. Among the
medical publications in which his research has been published are the
Journal of the American Medical Association, The Lancet, Circulation,
and the American Journal of Cardiology.
Dr. Ornish is the founder, president, and director of the nonprofit
Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, California. He is a
Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San
Francisco, as well as a founder of the Center for Integrative Medicine
there. Dr. Ornish is listed in the Dictionary of International
Biography, Who's Who in America, and Men of Achievement. He was
recognized as one of the most interesting people of 1995 by People
Magazine, and as one of the 50 most influential members of his
generation by LIFE Magazine.
Dr. Ornish's best-selling books include Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for
Reversing Heart Disease; How to Prevent Heart Disease and Cancer and
Lots of Bad Things; Everyday Cooking with Dr. Ornish; Eat More, Weigh
Less; and Love & Survival.
For more information on Dr. Ornish, you are invited to visit his
website, at www.ornish.com.
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