Dean Ornish, MD, is the founder and president of the non-profit Preventative Medicine Research Institute, clinical professor of medicine at UCSF, and the author of 6 books, all national best sellers. He received the Outstanding Young Alumnus award from the University of Texas, Austin, and the National Public Hero award from the University of California Berkeley. He was recognized as a Time 100 innovator by Life Magazine as one of the 50 most influential members of his generation, by People Magazine as one of the most interesting people of the year, and by Forbes Magazine as one of the world’s 7 most powerful teachers. We discuss the Ornish diet and how even though you can’t change your genes, you CAN change your gene expression and altar various health issues you are currently or may experience in the future.

Becoming one of the pioneers in preventative health care 1:28
The Ornish Diet 8:17
Fitonutrients and changing gene expression 14:05
How spending time with our family and friends helps prevent bad health issues 19:35

“We want to try and avoid infection with the virus, but because this virus is so good at infecting people, it’s really important for us to say, ‘OK, what can we do to help reduce the likelihood and severity of those symptoms if we do get infected?’ Diet is one. Reaching out and spending time with your family and friends, and loved ones is another, and exercise also. People that are sedentary are more likely to get moderate to severe Covid. Those who are under chronic emotional stress are more likely to get it, so there’s a lot we can do to empower ourselves.” 18:44

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