Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases
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Summary
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Fight cancer， diabetes， heart disease， weight gain， and even the aging process itself with one simple， scientifically proven plan to reverse disease--as well as prevent and reduce symptoms--from the world-renowned pioneer of lifestyle medicine。
Dean Ornish， M。D。， has directed revolutionary research proving， for the first time， that lifestyle changes can often reverse--undo！--the progression of many of the most common and costly chronic diseases and even begin reversing aging at a cellular level。
Medicare and many insurance companies now cover Dr。 Ornish's lifestyle medicine program for reversing chronic disease because it consistently achieves bigger changes in lifestyle， better clinical outcomes， larger cost savings， and greater adherence than have ever been reported--based on forty years of research published in the leading peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals。
Now， in this landmark book， he and Anne Ornish present a simple yet powerful new unifying theory explaining why these same lifestyle changes can reverse so many different chronic diseases and how quickly these benefits occur。 They describe what it is， why it works， and how you can do it:
- Eat well a whole foods， plant-based diet naturally low in fat and sugar and high in flavor。 The "Ornish diet" has been rated "#1 for Heart Health" by U。S。 News & World Report for eleven years since 2011。
- Move more moderate exercise such as walking
- Stress less including meditation and gentle yoga practices
- Love more how love and intimacy transform loneliness into healing
With seventy recipes， easy-to-follow meal plans， tips for stocking your kitchen and eating out， recommended exercises， stress-reduction advice， and inspiring patient stories of life-transforming benefits--for example， several people improved so much after only nine weeks they were able to avoid a heart transplant--Undo It！ empowers readers with new hope and new choices。
Praise for Undo It！
"The Ornishes' work is elegant and simple and deserving of a Nobel Prize， since it can change the world！"--Richard Carmona， M。D。， MPH， FACS， seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States
"If you want to see what medicine will be like ten years from now， read this book today。"--Rita F。 Redberg， M。D。， editor in chief， JAMA Internal Medicine
"This is one of the most important books on health ever written。"--John Mackey， CEO， Whole Foods Market
Dean Ornish， M。D。， has directed revolutionary research proving， for the first time， that lifestyle changes can often reverse--undo！--the progression of many of the most common and costly chronic diseases and even begin reversing aging at a cellular level。
Medicare and many insurance companies now cover Dr。 Ornish's lifestyle medicine program for reversing chronic disease because it consistently achieves bigger changes in lifestyle， better clinical outcomes， larger cost savings， and greater adherence than have ever been reported--based on forty years of research published in the leading peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals。
Now， in this landmark book， he and Anne Ornish present a simple yet powerful new unifying theory explaining why these same lifestyle changes can reverse so many different chronic diseases and how quickly these benefits occur。 They describe what it is， why it works， and how you can do it:
- Eat well a whole foods， plant-based diet naturally low in fat and sugar and high in flavor。 The "Ornish diet" has been rated "#1 for Heart Health" by U。S。 News & World Report for eleven years since 2011。
- Move more moderate exercise such as walking
- Stress less including meditation and gentle yoga practices
- Love more how love and intimacy transform loneliness into healing
With seventy recipes， easy-to-follow meal plans， tips for stocking your kitchen and eating out， recommended exercises， stress-reduction advice， and inspiring patient stories of life-transforming benefits--for example， several people improved so much after only nine weeks they were able to avoid a heart transplant--Undo It！ empowers readers with new hope and new choices。
Praise for Undo It！
"The Ornishes' work is elegant and simple and deserving of a Nobel Prize， since it can change the world！"--Richard Carmona， M。D。， MPH， FACS， seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States
"If you want to see what medicine will be like ten years from now， read this book today。"--Rita F。 Redberg， M。D。， editor in chief， JAMA Internal Medicine
"This is one of the most important books on health ever written。"--John Mackey， CEO， Whole Foods Market
Reviews
Paul Bard
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Great help in adopting a wholefood plant based diet， learning to view stress as enhancing， extending the days fuse with lifestyle medicine， and working with support groups effectively。We imagine we know this stuff。 The Ornishes KNOW this stuff， inside and out。 You'll definitely have a new experience of them reading this book。Five stress reducers: stretching， breath， meditation， guided imagery， progressive relaxation。 Tips on working with a group: identify feeling， express， listen empathetically。 Great help in adopting a wholefood plant based diet， learning to view stress as enhancing， extending the days fuse with lifestyle medicine， and working with support groups effectively。We imagine we know this stuff。 The Ornishes KNOW this stuff， inside and out。 You'll definitely have a new experience of them reading this book。Five stress reducers: stretching， breath， meditation， guided imagery， progressive relaxation。 Tips on working with a group: identify feeling， express， listen empathetically。。 principle: feelings connect， thinking isolates。 Listen with eyes ears and heart。 Self compassion is "what am I not paying attention to that I need to？" and "How can I nourish my happiness and health today？"Appendix A and B are also tremendous helps in food。 。。。more
Vladimir Garcia Melijov
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Great tips on how to live a healthy life: eating whole food plant base meals， stressing less， loving more and exercising
Jim Sarjeant
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Great health book。 In line with my diet and contains lots of exercises and recipes。
Kathi
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I have mixed feelings about this。 While I got some wonderful insights， an audiobook was probably not the best vehicle for this material。 Dr。 Ornish's voice is steady and well modulated， but when he got in to technical terms and descriptions， I found my mind wandering。 zzzzzz Audio descriptions of physical exercises and body movements are difficult to interpret -- you need the visual aids！ （I know， I know， there are diagrams in the pdf）。 I fast-forwarded to the end of that chapter。Anne's voice， o I have mixed feelings about this。 While I got some wonderful insights， an audiobook was probably not the best vehicle for this material。 Dr。 Ornish's voice is steady and well modulated， but when he got in to technical terms and descriptions， I found my mind wandering。 zzzzzz Audio descriptions of physical exercises and body movements are difficult to interpret -- you need the visual aids！ （I know， I know， there are diagrams in the pdf）。 I fast-forwarded to the end of that chapter。Anne's voice， on the other hand， is soothing and makes you want to follow along。 She is presenting the emotional and esoteric portions of the program: yoga， meditation， interpersonal relationships。 I wish she had been my yogi while I was practicing （pre-pandemic）: I loved knowing WHY certain poses were beneficial and what body part was being improved。 I do wonder who in the real world has time for 60 minutes each day of physical activity and another 60 minutes of yoga/meditation that they recommend。 One or the other maybe。 Not both。The program left me with things to consider， possible lifestyle changes to make and an overall positive attitude。 。。。more
Brenda C
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I love Dean Ornish but this was actually not any “new” news。 Eat more Whole Foods。 Move your body。 Reduce stress。 Love well。
Khey Major
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Lisa
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I'm an Ornish fan of long standing。 I especially respect that while his core philosophies haven't changed since the early days （i。e。， eat a mostly plant-based diet， move more， work on managing stress， cultivate loving and supportive relationships）， as science and research have advanced， he has refined his specific food recommendations accordingly。 Recommended。 I'm an Ornish fan of long standing。 I especially respect that while his core philosophies haven't changed since the early days （i。e。， eat a mostly plant-based diet， move more， work on managing stress， cultivate loving and supportive relationships）， as science and research have advanced， he has refined his specific food recommendations accordingly。 Recommended。 。。。more
Live Your Best Life
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Dr。 Dean Ornish always reminds me that nutrition and exercise are only half of the puzzle to good health and well-being。 The other half of that puzzle is stress management and loving/intimate relationships。 I love his wholistic approach to health。 I also love that insurance companies are now funding and working with his program to support others。 Great read！
Nancy Ellen
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Good information。
Vali
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Mă rezum la câteva cuvinte。 Trebuie citită， de două， trei ori。 O carte foarte bună。
Jeanne Russick
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Encouraged ElderWhat a great reminder of what we all know to be true。 Tough to let go of our old favorites for new ones。 But we must！
Ann Dake
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Lifestyle book based on better （vegan） eating， more exercise， less stress， more love， meditation etc。 Great ideas， maybe a bit hard to implement。
Melynda DeCarlo
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Principle #1） The mind and body are inexplicably linked。 Principle #2） Emotions drive your physiology。 There are 6 Pillars of Well Being;Sleep•Meditation•Movement•Healthy Emotions•Nutrition & Grounding / Focus on Breath Work！ A symptom is a sign that your body is out of balance。 Consider: The Five Elements: Space， Air， Water， Earth and Fire。 What’s your Dosha？ Vatta？ Use Sesame seed or Almond Oil for Massage
Becky
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I attended a talk by the author and received a copy of his book。 There’s a lot of wonderful advice on how to live a healthier life in his talks and book， with examples that make it possible。 The diet may be a big change for you but the exercise is simple， low impact with pictures and directions for each move。 He also goes over the science of all components to living a better life， including reducing stress and increasing social contact and support。
Petrica
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Whole-foods， plant-based is the new black。 Becoming vegetarian started as a long road to hell， but turned up as a nice walk in heavens。 The book might be a tipping point for the ones trying to reduce their meat/animal product intakes regardless the reason behind it。
Jeannie Hannan
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I highly recommend this book！
Karen
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Best book and program。 It’s really not hard to be plant based。 The health improvements are worth it。
Jill Andrews
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For me this is a lengthy reinforcing of what I already know， with a common sense approach， rather than any ground breaking ideas。
Sanford Chee
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Recommended by William GreenEat well， move more， stress less， love more。 Stanford Coursera Course: Cooking for Busy Healthy People by Maya Adam， MDhttps://www。coursera。org/learn/cookin。。。Maya's receipeshttps://d3c33hcgiwev3。cloudfront。net/。。。How Cooking Can Change Your Life - Michael Pollanhttps://youtu。be/TX7kwfE3cJQJames Barber the Urban Peasant cooking videoshttps://www。youtube。com/user/UrbanPea。。。TED Talk: 'A cleanse won't detox your body， this is what will' -Dr。 Jen Gunterhttps://www。ted。co Recommended by William GreenEat well， move more， stress less， love more。 Stanford Coursera Course: Cooking for Busy Healthy People by Maya Adam， MDhttps://www。coursera。org/learn/cookin。。。Maya's receipeshttps://d3c33hcgiwev3。cloudfront。net/。。。How Cooking Can Change Your Life - Michael Pollanhttps://youtu。be/TX7kwfE3cJQJames Barber the Urban Peasant cooking videoshttps://www。youtube。com/user/UrbanPea。。。TED Talk: 'A cleanse won't detox your body， this is what will' -Dr。 Jen Gunterhttps://www。ted。com/talks/jen_gunter_。。。Rotary 30 day plant rich diet challengehttps://portal。clubrunner。ca/659/site。。。ESRAGhttps://www。esrag。org/ESRAG plant rich diet task force FBhttps://www。facebook。com/ESRAG-Plant-。。。Reversing the Reversible with Diet - by Dr。 Sudhir Sethihttps://youtu。be/ODC-oPaY9QI 。。。more
Simonew
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I really enjoyed this informative book。 The basic take always （as stated in the title ） are : Teat well， move more， stress less， love more。。。 a great way to to live。 Functional lifestyle medicine is so fascinating :）
Jorge DeFlon
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Un muy completo tratado de los pilares clásicos del bienestar: Alimentación natural Ejercicio frecuente Paz del alma Relaciones significativasCon solo el capítulo de las relaciones ya sería un libro muy recomendable。
Brynn
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Pro: I enjoyed the nutrition sections and the science behind it。 I appreciated all the research references and the list of brands and food suggestions in the back。 I haven’t tried any of the recipes yet but many of them looked delicious。 Con: I felt like all the other sections were a bit repetitive and glossed over。 And it did feel a little like he was pushing his own agenda though that may not have been his intent。 However， I do think plant based lifestyle medicine is extremely important so I t Pro: I enjoyed the nutrition sections and the science behind it。 I appreciated all the research references and the list of brands and food suggestions in the back。 I haven’t tried any of the recipes yet but many of them looked delicious。 Con: I felt like all the other sections were a bit repetitive and glossed over。 And it did feel a little like he was pushing his own agenda though that may not have been his intent。 However， I do think plant based lifestyle medicine is extremely important so I think if you are newer to some of the concepts， this would be a really good comprehensive start。 。。。more
Kelly （kellyreadingbooks）
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Let's see if I can lower my cholesterol without statins， woohooooo！ Let's see if I can lower my cholesterol without statins， woohooooo！ 。。。more
Lois
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convinced this is the way to eat！
Sharon
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I think the authors do a commendable job explaining how many diseases can be reversed through diet and lifestyle intervention。 I also believe that a whole foods plant-based diet is the key。 I also found it interesting how they presented data against the high-fat movement。 They also talk about exercise and stress reduction in our 24/7 world， which is critical。 I understand that this makes things easier for people， however， my one criticism is that they suggest eating some prepared foods which I d I think the authors do a commendable job explaining how many diseases can be reversed through diet and lifestyle intervention。 I also believe that a whole foods plant-based diet is the key。 I also found it interesting how they presented data against the high-fat movement。 They also talk about exercise and stress reduction in our 24/7 world， which is critical。 I understand that this makes things easier for people， however， my one criticism is that they suggest eating some prepared foods which I don’t agree with， processed foods should be eliminated。 As Michael Pollan said: plants but nothing from a plant。 。。。more
Jan Mage
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I expected super low fat vegan concepts and there they were。 I am not vegan but it is interesting to see where I might find a healthier and still tasty way to eat more in a whole food plant inclusive way。 The exercise part was better than expected。 Much of it is quite good and serves as instructions for those unfamiliar or a reminder for others on the importance of eating well。 But let me tell you， those two are so fascinated， proud， and consumed by how eating vegan makes you have hard ons that I expected super low fat vegan concepts and there they were。 I am not vegan but it is interesting to see where I might find a healthier and still tasty way to eat more in a whole food plant inclusive way。 The exercise part was better than expected。 Much of it is quite good and serves as instructions for those unfamiliar or a reminder for others on the importance of eating well。 But let me tell you， those two are so fascinated， proud， and consumed by how eating vegan makes you have hard ons that last forever （I mean， really - a study on length and frequency？？？！） and how it makes you desire inventive sex （throughout the book popping up all over the freaking place）。 There they really lost me。 If it wasn't for the exercise part and general info， I'd have given it a two star rating。 If you want to learn how to eat vegan for health - you will enjoy this book。 But don't harass the servers and cooks at restaurants in the manner they suggest doing。 If you can't eat there without causing a scene， cook at home。 。。。more
Amanda
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I like the idea of 21 minutes a day to transform one's life， and I do believe that the four concepts taught in the book are required for a healthy life。 I also really enjoyed the easy to use tables in the back of the book for food suggestions， especially those that are pre-packaged and easy to use on the go。 What bothers me about this book and idea， and the reason I did not score this as a 5， is: the foods are not practical for the typical American。 Most suggestions are not economically savvy。 I I like the idea of 21 minutes a day to transform one's life， and I do believe that the four concepts taught in the book are required for a healthy life。 I also really enjoyed the easy to use tables in the back of the book for food suggestions， especially those that are pre-packaged and easy to use on the go。 What bothers me about this book and idea， and the reason I did not score this as a 5， is: the foods are not practical for the typical American。 Most suggestions are not economically savvy。 It is hard for me to get behind an idea/concept that， no matter how well received， is elitist。 Also， there are no Evidence BAsed Studies to support the long term benefits of this program。 Rehab programs use this in Cardiology， but again - no long term evidence to support this concept having a lasting impact on health。 Interesting， easy read with useful tables and ideas。 。。。more
Donna
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Another well-researched， clinically-proven Ornish book on what to eat and how to live。 Meal plans， recipes， and illustrations make it all doable， even for non-exercisers and new vegetarians。
Patti
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