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" Bureaucracies tend to perpetuate themselves, whether they are multinational corporations or large government institutions such as Medicare, often at the expense of those that they are supposed to serve. "

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" As a veteran of the diet wars, I think it's time to call a truce. Rather than hear experts argue, most people want practical information they can use. "

Dean Ornish

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Information

Diet

" 'I resolve to eat less food' sounds good in theory, but it's often hard to sustain. And if you believe that it's all willpower, then you're likely to be upset with yourself if you don't succeed. "

" A valid scientific theory is predictive, verifiable, and replicable. To me, that's beautiful. "

Dean Ornish

Scientific

Beautiful

" Even a small amount of dark chocolate can be exquisitely satisfying if you meditate on it. "

" Fear leads to more fear, and trust leads to more trust. "

Dean Ornish

Leads

Fear

" I'm first and foremost a scientist. "

" Joy of living is sustainable; fear of dying is not. "

" Rediscovering the wisdom of love and compassion may help us survive at a time when an increasingly balkanized world so badly needs it. "

" How you eat is as important as what you eat. If I eat mindlessly while watching television, I get all of the calories and none of the pleasure. Instead, if I eat mindfully, paying attention and savoring what I'm eating, smaller portions of food can be exquisitely satisfying. "

" The choices you make each day in your diet and lifestyle have a direct influence on how your genetic predisposition is expressed - for better and for worse. You're only as old as your genes, but how your genes are expressed may be modified by exercise, diet and lifestyle choices much more than had previously been believed - and more quickly. "

" For much of my career, I've studied health and how it's intrinsically tied to lifestyle. "

" Lifestyle changes may slow, stop, or even reverse the progression of early-stage prostate cancer. "

" I grew up in Texas, eating meat five times a day, and I liked meat. But I began being a vegetarian when I was 19 because I found that I felt better. "

Dean Ornish

Meat

Texas

" I appreciate the power of a White House bully pulpit - but kids listen and learn primarily from other kids. If your son's friend tells him that the apple is better than the fries, he's more likely to listen. "

" When we exercise, it feels like we're really out there doing something, whereas spending a few minutes with your eyes closed in meditation may feel a little, well, wimpy. "

" Whether you're six or sixty, if you go on a diet and lifestyle program and feel constrained, you're likely to go off it sooner or later. Offering a spectrum of choices is much more effective; then, you feel free and empowered. "

Dean Ornish

Choices

Diet

" Science is simply a powerful way of understanding what's real and what isn't, what's true and what's not. It can help us determine what works, what doesn't, for whom, and under what circumstances. "

" Curious patients are more receptive to new ideas, and those who engage their health practitioners in a dialogue are much more likely to adhere to these recommendations. "

" Anything that takes you out of the context of being separate is healing. Anything that takes you out of the context of separateness is intimacy. "

" Eating a stick of butter will raise HDL in those who are able to do so, but that does not mean that butter is good for your heart. It isn't. "

" When you're feeling stressed, your breath becomes more rapid and shallow. Take some slow, deep breaths, which will reduce your stress level almost immediately. "

" Alas, bacon and eggs are not health foods. "

" We all know we're going to die one day, but who wants to think about it? What's sustainable is joy, pleasure and freedom. "

" The biological mechanisms that control our health and well-being are much more dynamic - for better and for worse - than most people realize. "

" A little humility goes a long way. "

" If we can reach populations in developing countries and help them understand the value of their indigenous diet and lifestyles rather than copying ours, perhaps we can reverse the exponential rise in cardiovascular disease that is plaguing them. "

" Just like navigating in the open sea, triangulating the information you collect from media with your doctor's advice and some common sense will help map a sound path to safety. "

" The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food. "

" People who are lonely and depressed are three to 10 times more likely to get sick and die prematurely than those who have a strong sense of love and community. I don't know any other single factor that affects our health - for better and for worse - to such a strong degree. "

" Chronic emotional stress shortens your telomeres. "