Name: Healing through diet
Uploaded: 2008-10-17T01:00:00Z
Duration: 16 min 36 s
Description: Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.

Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.

Healing through diet

The body's natural ability to heal can be triggered faster than many realize by removing sources of harm, rather than relying on high-tech solutions. Simple lifestyle changes, including diet, exercise, and community, have reversed heart disease and slowed cancer growth in rigorous studies. In one case, patients who changed their habits saw a 300 percent improvement in blood flow without surgery. True wellness is rooted not just in what people eat, but in the intimacy and support they share.