Dr. Dean Ornish: Reversing Disease and Living Longer

Published: July 31, 2019, 7 a.m.

Dr. Dean Ornish joins The Exam Room\u2122 to answer your questions about nutrition!\xa0

The legendary in lifestyle medicine joins \u201cThe Weight Loss Champion\u201d Chuck Carroll for a wide-ranging interview at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine.

Dr. Ornish speaks openly with Chuck about his own battle with depression that nearly claimed his life before turning to a wide-ranging Q&A on nutrition.

Among the questions answered:

  • What are the best foods to eat to live longer?
  • What role does oil play in heart disease?
  • Do diets based on blood type really work?
  • Is it true that even on a plant based diet once you are on statins you will always need them?
  • Can adopting a plant-based diet improve the quality of life for people 85 and older?
  • Are soy-based foods like edamame and tofu dangerous?

The pair talk also discuss Dr. Ornish\u2019s latest book, UnDo It: How Simple Lifestyle Choices Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases.

This episode of The Exam Room\u2122 Podcast is sponsored by The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, which supports organizations like the Physicians Committee that carry on Greg\u2019s passion and love for animals through rescue efforts, veganism, and wildlife conservation.

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