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" Connections with other people affect not only the quality of our lives but also our survival. "
Dean Ornish
People
Survival
Quality
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" The reason I spend so much of my time doing science is that the whole point of science is to help people resolve conflicting claims by saying: 'Show me the data.' "
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" Because the biological mechanisms that affect our health and well-being are so dynamic, when people change their diet and lifestyle, they usually feel so much better, so quickly; it reframes the reason for changing from fear of dying to joy of living. Also, the support that patients give each other is a powerful motivator. "
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" 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. "
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" Earlier in my life, I had a tendency toward depression. "
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" Concepts such as 'risk factor modification' and 'prevention' are often considered boring and they may not initiate or sustain the levels of motivation needed to make and maintain comprehensive lifestyle changes. "
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" Although scientists can often be as resistant to new ideas as anyone, the process of science ensures that, over time, good ideas and theories prevail. "
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" What matters most is your overall way of eating and living. "
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" If you go on a diet and feel constrained, you are more likely to drop it. But if you see your food choices each day as part of a spectrum, then you are more likely to feel free and empowered. "
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" No one has all the answers, so whatever a woman who has the BRCA mutation chooses to do requires courage and an element of faith. And a lot of love and support. "
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Love
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" 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. "
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" You can meditate on almost anything: a prayer, song, image or word. Close your eyes; sit in a comfortable position. Take a breath, and say the word out loud, emphasizing the humming sound at the end. When you come to the end of the breath, take another one and say the word again. And so on. "
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Eyes
End
You
" In 2010, I consulted with President Clinton after his bypass grafts occluded and encouraged him to make healthy lifestyle changes including a whole-foods, plant-based diet low in refined carbohydrates. "
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" When we are angry with someone, we empower the person we hate the most in that moment to make us stressed out or even sick. That's not smart. "
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Hate
Moment
" The Internet has transformed many parts of our daily lives, touching everything from how we find information to how we go shopping, get directions, and even stay in touch with friends and family. "
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Family
Daily
" There's a tendency to dismiss anything having to do with love and intimacy in medicine because it's hard to measure. "
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Medicine
Love
" 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. "
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Eating
Good
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" All divisions are man-made. "
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Divisions
Man-Made
" If you're at high risk or are trying to reverse heart disease or prevent the recurrence of cancer, you probably need to make bigger changes in diet and lifestyle than someone who just wants to lose a few pounds and is otherwise healthy. If you just want to lower your cholesterol, weight or blood pressure, begin by making moderate changes. "
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" Lifestyle changes may slow, stop, or even reverse the progression of early-stage prostate cancer. "
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Stop
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" An educated patient is empowered; thus, more likely to become healthy. "
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" If you're with a close friend, your anger may raise his blood pressure as well as your own, whereas loving feelings may lower blood pressure in both of you. "
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" Your body has a remarkable capacity to begin healing itself, and much more quickly than people had once realized, if you simply stop doing what's causing the problem. "
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" Knowing that changing lifestyle changes our genes is often very motivating - not to blame, but to empower. "
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Blame
Changes
" For much of my career, I've studied health and how it's intrinsically tied to lifestyle. "
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" Even a small amount of dark chocolate can be exquisitely satisfying if you meditate on it. "
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" Knowledge and engagement are a powerful antidote to forces that often work against our kids being healthy. "
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" When you grow up in an extended family, or in a stable neighborhood with two or three generations of families who live there, you feel seen. Not just the good things you've done, the stuff you put on your resume. You know they've seen you in your dark times, when you've messed up - but they're still there. "
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Good
Family
" Nowhere is the power of the Internet for improving people's lives more evident than in health care. "
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Power
Care
Health
" A little dark chocolate in small amounts often helps lift me out of those blue moments. When I walk into my favorite store on Union Street in San Francisco that sells high-quality chocolates from around the world, I feel like, well, a kid in a candy store. "
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Blue
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World
" Whether it's by helping us search for health-related information, connecting us with doctors through online portals, or enabling us to store and retrieve our medical records online, the Internet is starting to show the promise it has to transform the way people interact with and improve their own health and wellness. "
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