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" The power of the Internet is also its limitation - it provides access to large amounts of information without providing guidance on how to sort out what is credible and what is not. "

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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. "

Dean Ornish

Risk

Motivation

Boring

" What's personally sustainable is globally sustainable. "

" 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. "

" All divisions are man-made. "

Dean Ornish

Divisions

Man-Made

" Eating bad food does not make you a bad person. "

" Connections with other people affect not only the quality of our lives but also our survival. "

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

Dean Ornish

Scientific

Beautiful

" What matters most is your overall way of eating and living. "

" 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. "

" I never give up hope. "

Dean Ornish

Hope

Never

" Knowing that changing lifestyle changes our genes is often very motivating - not to blame, but to empower. "

" Telomeres are the ends of our chromosomes that control how long we live. As telomeres become shorter, then cells age and die more quickly. In simple terms, as your telomeres get shorter, your life gets shorter. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

" When we torture people, even if we win the battle, we've already lost the war for hearts and minds. Especially our own. "

" Nobody wants to feel controlled or treated like a child. "

" It costs less to eat and live more healthfully. Walking, loving, meditating, and quitting smoking are free and require no special equipment. "

" One of the reasons I'm excited by what visionary Elon Musk has done with the Tesla is to show that you can reduce global warming and drive a powerful, fun car. A cool car helps make a cooler planet. "

" Let's all be more humble about the evidence behind medical advice but also respect the challenges to providing accessible lifestyle guidance. "

" I'm first and foremost a scientist. "

" There's a tendency to dismiss anything having to do with love and intimacy in medicine because it's hard to measure. "

" I strongly believe that the Founding Fathers of our country got it right: power corrupts, and any time you have too much power concentrated in one place, it tends to get abused, so checks and balances are always needed. "

" 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. "

" Make choices to empower yourself. "

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

" When it's good business to make healthier food, then it becomes sustainable. "

" Too much power in any institution tends to stifle innovation. "

" 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. "

" 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. "